Biotechnology

Department of Biotechnology

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Biotechnology was established in August, 1994 with the introduction of vocational course of Biotechnology at undergraduate level.Presently the department is running Ph.D. (Biotechnology), M.Sc. (Biotechnology), B.Sc. (Honours) Biotechnology, and B.Sc. with Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. With its creative, interdisciplinary and research oriented approach in various programmes, this Department is providing the students broader and deeper perspectives in academics and research. In 2007, GGDSD College was selected as a “College with Potential for Excellence” and “Biosciences” as STAR Department by UGC, New Delhi. The Department of Science and Technology has recognized the strength of the College’s Science programmes by selecting it under “Star College in Life Science” Scheme of Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi in 2009. The Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi has sanctioned college with “FIST Status” for strengthening of the Infrastructure and Research Programme Sciences.

The Department has developed excellent training facility and provides short term training and research project programme for external students. A number of students from other institutes have successfully completed summer training/short term research project. Under the training programmes organized for students from time to time, one candidate from USA under ‘The Doris Duke Conservation Fellows’ internship completed his two month project at the Research Facility in Department. The department has a faculty of highly qualified teachers, who are working in thrust areas of biotechnology. To update the knowledge of faculty and students, every year a number of workshops/ seminars/ popular lectures/ scientific quiz & co-curricular activities are organized by the department.

Course offered

#This programme provides options of multiple exit points i.e. after Diploma and Advanced Diploma.

Faculty

We have one of the largest group of biological scientists/teachers with a portfolio of research and teaching expertise that competes with the best institutions nationwide. The range of options and opportunities available at SDCC is difficult to beat. We cover areas from Human Health, Environment, Agricultural & Microbial Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Research facilities available

In keeping with the growing impetus on research, the department is inclined towards encouraging the research projects. The faculty members of the department have been sanctioned minor and major research projects from the agencies like UGC, New Delhi; DST, New Delhi, DST, Chandigarh; HSCST, Chandigarh etc

List of Ongoing/Completed Research Projects By the Faculty

INFRASTRUCTURE

Laboratory Facility:
The department has impressive class rooms and well equipped spacious laboratories. The high tech labs are built as per required specifications enabling the students to benefit from a superior learning environment. The department has general laboratories (3), Culture Room (1), Fermenter laboratory (1) and Food Processing and Preservation Laboratory (1). In addition, the department has Research Facility with three state -of- art Laboratories and One Instrument Room for sophisticated instruments. A seminar room fitted with audio-visual facility is also there to have more interactive class room sessions. One store room having stock of consumables is attached with the department.

Equipments available:
Most of our laboratories are equipped with latest Instruments and facilities making them the envy of universities and organizations in the region. We have modern well-equipped laboratories with all the latest equipments. These include:

• Thermal Cyclers
• Gel Documentation System
• Photomicroscopes
• Fluorescent Microscope
• High Speed Cooling Centrifuge
• UV-visible spectrophotometers
• In situ fermenter (5 litres)
• -80^oC freezer
• -40^oC freezer
• -20^oC freezers
• Cold room Facility
• Laminar Flow cabinets
• Incubator Shakers
• Water bath shakers
• Cell disruptor ( FastPrep System)
• Ice machine
• Electrophoresis systems
• Co2 incubator
• Water purification system
• Tissue culture racks
• Growth chambers
• ELISA reader
• Blotting instruments
• Cross flow filtration system
• Sonicator
• Homogenizer
• Fume hood
• Filtration assembly
• Triple distillation apparatus
• Trans-illuminators
• Hybridization chamber
• BOD/COD system
• Gel rockers
• Dry Bath

In addition, a number of minor equipments including autoclaves, ovens, incubators, water baths, weighing balances, microwaves, vortexes, colony counters, hot plates,colorimeters, magnetic stirrers, pH meters, refrigerators, centrifuges, compound microscopes are there in different laboratories.

The Department is also havingwell equipped computer facility with 24 hour broadband Internet. The Department of Biotechnology is getting software resources including Accery’s GCG Package with 300 GB database, Gaussian 9W with Gauss View, Hyper Chem 8.0, Exome ED,PAUP 4. 0,MiniTab 10 statistical analysis package and SPSS from bioinformatics and Statistics Department. Besides that central computing facilities are also available in the Advanced IT Block as well as Network Resource Centre within the campus itself for students and staff, so that they can access and browse through the latest Literature

Library facilities :

Department of Biotechnology purchases new books every year as per requirement of faculty and students. Till date, there are 2900 books in the main library in the field of biotechnology and 9834 allied sciences. A number of journals including Current Science, Indian J of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Indian J of Biotechnology, Journal of Intellectual Property, Journal of Science Education, Journal of Scientific & Industrial research, Journal of Parasitic diseases, PU Research Journal (Science), Journal of Biosciences, Indian J of Pharmaceutical Sciences etc. In addition the college has access of nearly 163 journals in Biological sciences through INFLIBNET services.