Department of Biosciences is a multidisciplinary research institute that aims to uplift the life of poor people and rural farmers through modern scientific research and extension activities. It encompasses major domains of biosocial sciences research,
Major research areas
Plant biotechnology
Genome editing
Ethnopharmacology
Phytochemistry
Computational Biology
Mushroom cultivation
Microbiology and probiotic research
Training and extension activities
Objectives of research
To improve crop plants and help rural farmers for sustainable agriculture through modern biotechnological research
To find medicines for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, inflammation, tuberculosis, etc.
To find and extract novel compounds from medicinal plants and microbes to cure diseases
To promote edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation for the benefit of people
To conduct awareness and extension program for rural farmers to improve their livelihood
INFRASTRUCTURE
Modern Biotechnology Lab
Plant Tissue Culture Facility
Mushroom Growth Unit with Spawn Production Facility
Containment Greenhouse
Phytochemistry and Drug Design Lab
Animal cell culture facility
EQUIPMENTS
Eppendorf Refrigerated Centrifuge
Thermo Scientific Nanodrop ONE Spectrophotometer
Bio-Rad Electrophoresis Units
Bio-Rad Thermal Cycler
Bio-Rad Gel Documentation system
Eppendorf Micropipettes
Kemi Orbital Shaking Incubator
Kemi BOD Incubator
Laminar Air Flow Chambers
Godrej Deep Freezer, 300 L
Borosil Double Distillation Unit
Borosil Soxhlet Extraction Apparatus
Autoclave -portable vertical
Shimadzu Electronic Balance
Magnetic Stirrer with E.R & Hot Plate
Hot Air Oven
Water Bath- Serological (Thermostatic)
pH Meter with electrode and temperature probe
Microscope- Binocular
Tabletop Centrifuge
Heating mantle
Spectrophotometer
Rotary evaporator
Bio-Rad Real-Time PCR System-CFX Opus qPCR Instrument
Olympus Trinocular Inverted Tissue Culture Microscope with Magnus Fluorescence and Bright Field Camera
Eppendorf CellXpert Carbondioxide Incubator
Bacteriological Incubator
Vision
To become a centre of excellence in quality higher education and research for the sustainable socio-economic development
Mission
Socio-economic development through value-added education, modern scientific research and extension activities
To promote sustainable and cost effective agriculture and nutritional security through modern biotechnological research
The scientific validation and sustainable utilization of traditional herbal wealth for drug development