Departments of the School

  1. Department of Bio-Technology

Department of Bio-Technology



About the Department

The Department of Biotechnology was established in the year 2002 with an aim to link up Life Science with Engineering technology. The Department offers a four year B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc and Ph.D Programs in Biotechnology, Accredited by NBA of AICTE, and is the first College, in the state of Andhra Pradesh where the course received recognition. The Department has eighteen highly dedicated and research minded faculty members among whom 9 are doctorates with industry and academic background. During the last five years more than 80 papers have been published in peer reviewed journals. Faculty has filed Patents on novel ideas and is also actively involved in consultancy. The department has more than one crore of government funded projects by sponsoring agencies viz DST, DBT and UGC.

Faculty

Well qualified and experienced faculty

School No of Phds No. of faculty Pursuing Ph.D Others Total Faculty
Bio Technology 9  6 3 18

Objectives of Biotechnology Program

Biotechnology is the research-oriented science including a fusion of biology and technology. This study includes a large variety of subjects including Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Chemistry, Virology, Immunology and Engineering. It is associated with other subjects such as Health and Medicine, Cropping System and Crop Management, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Soil Science and Soil Conservation, Ecology, Bio-statistics, Cell Biology, Seed Technology, Plant Physiology etc. Biotechnology features the use of living cells and bacteria in the industrial process. Biotechnological principles can be applied in developing vaccines, medicines and diagnostics, improving energy conservation. There is a great scope for career in biotechnology in India as well as abroad. Career in Biotechnology offers various employment opportunities in R and D labs, marketing and production in the fields like Medicine and Healthcare, Animal husbandry, Agriculture and Environment industries.

Program Contents for B.Tech Biotechnology Core subjects

Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Fluid mechanics and Heat transfer, Bioprocesss engineering, Biostatistics, Bioanalytical techniques, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Enzyme Science and Technology, Immunology, Biochemical Thermodynamics, Bioinformatics, Genetic engineering, Plant biotechnology, Fermentation technology, Biochemical reaction engineering and Mass transfer operations

Electives

The Department of Biotechnology offers flexibility to students in opting for various streams of electives, which gives a cutting edge to the students in getting opportunities in industries and research organizations. These include streams of Biotechnology such as Biotechnology and Health Care, Molecular dynamics, Energy and Biotechnology, Computational Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Management

Program Contents for M.Tech Biotechnology Core subjects

Immuno-technology, Biochemical Engineering, Mathematics and Biostatistics, Plant and Animal biotechnology, Bioreactor Modeling and Simulation, Molecular biology and r DNA Technology, Downstream Processing, Applied Bioinformatics, Research Methodology, and Thesis/Practice School

Electives

Protein Engineering, Enzyme Technology, Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Validation & CGMP, Transport phenomenon In Bioprocess, Stem Cell Technology, Biomining, Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, PERL programming and Bioperl, Bioprocess Technology, Food Technology, Nanotechnology, Microalgal Biotechnology, Intellectual property Rights and Patent laws, Regulatory affairs and Clinical trials, Bioprocess Economics and Plant Design , Genomics and Proteomics, Medical Biotechnology

Program Contents for M.Sc Biotechnology Core subjects

Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Techniques, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Communication and soft skills, Plant and Animal Biotechnology, Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Intermediary Metabolism, Immunology, Genetic Engineering, Bioprocess Technology, Technical and Writing skills, Genomics and Proteomics, Nanobiotechnology ,Industrial training and Practice School/Thesis

Electives

Cancer Biology, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical trials, Industrial management and Entrepreneurship development, Protein Engineering , Molecular modeling and drug design, Marine Biotechnology and Pharmacology, IPR and Patent Laws, Clinical Biotechnology, Biosafety and Bioethics.

Scope for employment

Biotechnology sector is rapidly growing in India and is a very exciting sector with tremendous possibilities. It is an emerging field, yielding wonder drugs, new and improved varieties of plants and animals. Scientists work on a variety of sophisticated equipments, prepare chemicals, and maintain experimental microbial, plant tissue culture in research labs. Under graduation or post graduation in Biotechnology with an MBA allows individuals to settle as Entrepreneurs, generating employment for many more.

The major sectors where biotech graduates can find employment includes the health care industry, Pharma industry, Drug Design and Molecular Modeling, IT industry, Electronics and communication sector, biomaterials designing, biomedical imaging technologies, hospitals, agriculture, environmental and aquaculture sectors, vaccine production plants, food and beverage industries and many more.

Thrust areas in Biotechnology

  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Enzyme Engineering Technology
  • Fermentation Technology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Genetic Engineering and r-DNA Technology
  • Industrial Biotechnology
  • Genetics & Molecular Biology
  • Plant and Animal Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology

Laboratories

  • Biochemistry and Bioanalytical techniques
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Fermentation technology
  • Downstream Processing
  • Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Plant tissue Culture
  • Chemical Engineering

R&D Centers

  • Center for Bioprocess Technology
  • Center for Molecular Biology
  • Center for Plant Biotechnology
  • Center for Biopharmaceutical Chemistry

Achievements / Salient Features

  • Nine Doctorates in the Department specializing in different areas of Biotechnology
  • patents have been filed by faculty members in thrust areas of Biotechnology.
  • A faculty is pursuing Postdoctoral studies abroad (USA, University of New Mexico)
  • Students have more than 25 idea patents registered at US patent office.
  • One student selected by Microsoft for executing innovative projects under Microsoft Innovation program at MIC
  • 100% Results and Placements during the last five years
  • Students have been selected by IT giants like TCS and Infosys.
  • Student selected for presenting papers in international conferences like ISfit, Norway.
  • MoUs with La trobe University for student exchange program
  • Active MoU with Biotech industries viz Sneha Biotech and Srikrishna Synthon for Collaborative research and consultancy
  • Students of the department have published a good number of papers in reputed national and international journals.
  • Faculty has authored textbooks in Biotechnology for graduate students.
  • A social service organization “SPIRIT” registered with the government of Andhra Pradesh to help poor people.
  • Only institution in Andhra Pradesh to procure High end molecular modeling and drug design software from Schrodinger , for designing of Novel drug targets for life threatening diseases.

Sanctioned Research Projects

  • "Sequential separation of high valued products from microalgae", Fast Track Young Scientist Award funded by DST, Govt. of India
  • "Studies on Flue gas fed microalgae for bio fuel production", Major Research Project funded by UGC , Govt. of India
  • CO2 Mitigation and cultivation of oil rich microalgae for biofuel production project funded by DBT , Govt. of India
  • " “Isolation, Identification and Characterization of protein Pollen Allergens of Indian origin” ", Major Research Project funded by UGC, Govt. of India
  • Molecular Characterization of Plant Endo-N-Acetylglucosaminidases (ENGase)” SERC Fast Track Scheme- DST

Research Papers by students

More than 15 research papers have been published by B. Tech students, which is a very special feature of the department and shows the involvement of students in research activities of students and their own intention to contribute to research and development in reputed journals, some of which include

National / International conferences

Conducting National seminars and National level technical presentations has been a regular feature of the department. The Department has so far organized events viz...Biofar (2005), Biofiesta (2006), Biofest (2007) Biotrendz (2008) Biotrendz (2009), and National Conference on Bioprocess technology (2010), sponsored by Ministry of Earth Sciences, DST and DBT, Government of India and National seminar on recent trends in computer aided drug design (2011).