ALUMNAE MEET 2017

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Department of Biotechnology was inaugurated

in 2006

Former Heads of the Department

Dr. Nirmala Kanagaraj (2006- 2009 ) Dr. Preeti Mehta (2009-2011) Dr. K.Shyamala (2011-2013)

Dr. Chitralekha Ramachandra (2013-14) Dr. Annie Cherian ( 2014-2015 )

Dr. Preeti Mehta (2009-2011)

CURRENT FACULTY

Dr. Rita Jayaraj (2015 onwards ) Head of the Department

Dr. J Anbumalarmathi Dr. Aruna Sharmili S Dr. Veena Gayathri K

INTERNSHIP

Visits to Research Institutes /Laboratories / Industries

CSIR TANUVAS

CFTRI

IITM

IISR VIT

TANUVAS Spice Research

Institute

Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology

January 17 & 18, 2014

Regional conference - Recent Advances in Nano-biotechnology – January 28, 2015

Biowizard A National seminar on Advances in Biotechnology – March 10, 2017

Workshop on Cloning Techniques and Immunotechniques April 25 to 29, 2016

Summer training programme on Techniques in

Biotechnology, 17-19, April, 2017

2015-2017

2014-2016

2013-2015 2011-2013

UGC- Minor Research Project Awarded in October 2016:

1)“Green Route Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Evaluation of their

Antimicrobial Efficacy on selected Bacterial and Fungal Species” awarded

Financial assistance for a tenure of 18 months - Rs. 2,30,000/-

Dr. Aruna Sharmili S. and Dr. J. Anbumalarmathi

2) “Reactive Dyes of Textile Industry Effluent Degradation by an Alkaliphilic

Bacterial Consortium” awarded Financial assistance for a tenure of 18

months - Rs .4,70,000/- Dr. K. Veena Gayathri

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

PUBLICATIONS

Particulars No. of Publications

2008 - 2017

Book Chapter International: 1

No. of Papers Published in Peer Reviewed

Journals

National and International : 37

PAPER PRESENTATION BY FACULTY

Exhibition.. on

Various aspects of Biotechnology

BIOARK-2017

SAP ACITIVITIES

2013-2015

2014-2016 2015-2017

JOURNAL CLUB

2013-2015 2014-2016

STUDENT PLACEMENTS S.No Student names Register No Nature of the Job Placement

1 Adeline Jaya Harsha 10/PBYA/506 Assistant Professor

D.R.W. College

2 D.Shalini 10/PBYA/523 Technical traninee Molecular Connections

3 Esther Sharon 10/PBYA/502 SET, Entrepreneur Running a School

4 Steffi Moreyra 10/PBYA/504 School

Teacher

Saudi Arabia

5 Virgin Martina Sophi 10/PBYA/505 School

Teacher

School

6 Reshmy Thomas 10/PBYA/517 Senior Analyst WIPRO

7 Saranya 10/PBYA/514 Scientist CIBA

8 A.Christina Jenifer 11/PBYA/504 Data Process Executive Cognizant

9 R.Nithya 11/PBYA/505 Medical Coding Ajuba Health care solution

10 T.Archana Kini 11/PBYA/506 Ph.D Research scholar Germany

11 Divyalakshmi L. 11/PBYA/510 Lecturer Valliammai College

12 Indupriya S. 11/PBYA/514 Doing SAS Programme Bangalore

S.No Student names Register No Nature of the Job Placement 12 Sujithra Devi 12/PBYA/502 Copy Editor TNQ Books and Journals

13 Anjana anand Nambiar 12/PBYA/504 Clinical Research Bangalore

14 Pavithra 12/PBYA/508 Tax Anlayst Ernst Young

15 Mary

Jennifer

Divya

12/PBYA/507 Trainee TNQ Books and Journals

16 Shiney Abraham D 12/PBYA/503 Trainee AGS Health Care

17 Sylvine

Lalnunhlimi

12/PBYA/504 Ph.D Research Scholar United Kingdom

18 Ashwini M 12/PBYA/506 Officer in Research and Dev

elopment

Life Cell

19 M.Sumaiya 13/PBYA/506 M.Phil WCC

20 Urvaja apparao 13/PBYA/514 M.S US

21 S. Sandhya 13/PBYA/514 Junior Scientific Officer RCH Diagnostics

22 Fathima Mehaboob 14/PBYA/511 School

Teacher

Nizam British International School

23 Soujanya 14/PBYA/506 Research Trainee Spinco Biotech

OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE

S.No Student names Register No Present status Placement

1. Saranya 10/PBYA/517 Ph.D. Research Scholar CIBA, Chennai

2. T. Archana Kini 11/PBYA/506 Ph.D. Research Scholar

Hannover

Biomedical Research Center

Germany

3. Sylvine

Lalnunhlimi

12/PBYA/504 Research Assistant

Kings College of London

United Kingdom

4. Urvaja apparao 13/PBYA/514 Ph.D. Research Scholar

Kansas University

USA

5. Nabila Fathima 14/PBYA/507 Intern - R&D Kemin Industries South

Asia Private Limited

Urvaja Apparao 13/PBYA/514 Ph.D. Research Scholar, Kansas University, USA

T. Archana Kini 11/PBYA/506

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Hannover Biomedical Research Center

Germany

Reshmy Thomas 10/PBYA/517 Senior Analyst WIPRO, Chennai

Sylvine Lalnunhlimi

12/PBYA/504

Research Assistant ,

Kings College of London, UK

Nabila Fathima 14/PBYA/507 Intern - R&D Kemin Industries South Asia Private Limited

Vidya Vasudevan 15/PBYA/514 Junior Research Fellow SRMC

DST-FIST LAB

FUTURE PLANS

• To establish a full-fledged research department

• To utilize and maximize the laboratory facilities

• To publish a news letter to encourage scientific writing skills

• To develop collaboration with industries and research institutes

• To apply for Major Research Projects

• To organize International conference

• To encourage the students to publish in peer-reviewed journals