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  • Guest Lecture

SPEAKER:                Dr. Shreya Agarwal, Visiting Scientist at University College of London

Topic:                      “Nanotechnology: Basics, Scope and Applications”

Date:                           22nd January, 2018

Time:                          11.00 AM

Venue:                        D-503

 

Department of Biotechnology organized a guest lecture on “Nanotechnology: Basics, Scope and Applications”by Dr. Shreya Agarwal, Visiting Scientist at University College of London on 22nd January, 2018.

According to Dr. Shreya nanotechnology have immense scope in the field of medicine and her motivation was to combine the traditional herbal medicine and modern . She talked about various types of nanoparticles. Lecture emphasized on preparation of nanoparticle of plant Cissus quadrangularis and their target delivery to bone cells in fractured bones, ligaments and tendons for repair. She vividly described various methods employed in preparation of CQ extract, gel, hydrogel, phytosomes etc. It was a knowledgeable and interesting lecture and students were highly motivated to work in this field as they could relate to this subject.

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  • Guest Lecture

SPEAKER:                Prof. Indu Shekhar Thakur, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Topic:                      “Sequestration of Carbon dioxide for production of Biofuel and Biomaterial”

Date:                           10th February, 2018

Time:                          10.00 AM

Venue:                        AV Hall

Professor Indu Shekhar Thakur, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawahar Nehru University has given a talk on carbon sequestration: Carbon dioxide to Biofuel generation on 10th February, 2018 in A.V hall. He very aptly had taken a topic which is of our concern interms of energy requirement and pollution load.

To meet the CO2 emission reduction targets, carbon dioxide capture and utilization (CCU) comes as an evolve technology. CCU concept is turning into a feedstock and technologies have been developed for transformation of CO2 in to useful organic products. At industrial scale, utilization of CO2 as raw material is not much significant as compare to its abundance. Mechanisms in nature have evolved for carbon concentration, fixation and utilization. Assimilation and subsequent conversion of CO2 in to complex molecules are performed by the photosynthetic and chemolithotrophic organisms. In the last three decades, substantial research is carry out to discover chemical and biological conversion of CO2 in various synthetic and biological materials, such as carboxylic acids, esters, lactones, polymer biodiesel, bio-plastics, bio-alcohols, exopolysaccharides. This review presents an over view of catalytic transformation of CO2 in to biofuels and biomaterials by chemical and biological methods.

The lecture was attended by faculty and post graduate students of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental science, Chemistry and Zoology. It was a relevant and informative talk where Prof.  Thakur vividly explained his research work with the young audience. All could very well connect to the talk and even pursue it as their future research arena.

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  • Guest Lecture

SPEAKER:                Prof. Indu Shekhar Thakur, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Topic:                      “Environmental Biotechnology for clean and green Environment: Challenges and opportunities”

Date:                           19th February, 2019

Time:                          10.00 AM

Venue:                         AV Hall

Professor Indu Shekhar Thakur, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawahar Nehru University has given a talk on “Environmental Biotechnology for clean and green Environment: Challenges and opportunities” on 19th February, 2019 in A.V hall. He very aptly had taken a topic which is of our concern in terms of energy requirement and pollution load.

To meet the CO2 emission reduction targets, carbon dioxide capture and utilization (CCU) comes as an evolve technology. CCU concept is turning into a feedstock and technologies have been developed for transformation of CO2 in to useful organic products. At industrial scale, utilization of CO2 as raw material is not much significant as compare to its abundance. Mechanisms in nature have evolved for carbon concentration, fixation and utilization. Assimilation and subsequent conversion of CO2 in to complex molecules are performed by the photosynthetic and chemolithotrophic organisms. In the last three decades, substantial research is carry out to discover chemical and biological conversion of CO2 in various synthetic and biological materials, such as carboxylic acids, esters, lactones, polymer biodiesel, bio-plastics, bio-alcohols, exopolysaccharides. This review presents an over view of catalytic transformation of CO2 in to biofuels and biomaterials by chemical and biological methods.

The lecture was attended by faculty and students of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental science, Botany, Chemistry and Zoology. It was a relevant and informative talk where Prof.  Thakur vividly explained his research work with the young audience.

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  • Visit to Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

The Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology have jointly organized an industrial trip to Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. in Jaipur on 11th October, 2018. Postgraduate students of Biotechnology and Microbiology were accompanied by Dr Sreemoyee Chatterjee for this visit. Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. is a national level laboratory involved in the development and designing of non-allopathic drugs and products by involving the use of ancient techniques of AYUSH (i.e. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopath, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).

The laboratory has various sections which include:

  • The Bulk Extraction Division, where the extracts and pulps of various medicinal plants are extracted. This division includes extractors, distillators, driers, concentrators and boilers. The initial extracts for commercial production are prepared in this section.
  • The Formulation and Production Division, where the medicinal formulations (in form of capsules, tablets and syrups) and Ayurvedic products (like toothpastes, chyavanprash) are prepared and packed for commercial production. Some of the important instruments used in this section are the semi-automated and fully-automated fillers (for capsules), index sealing machines, end runners (for crushing), roll compactors, pouch fillers, octagonal blender, etc.
  • The Analytical Laboratory, where the research and development, and, quality control sections are present. The laboratory is well-equipped with the analytical instruments like FTIR machine, spectrophotometers (UV-VIS), chromatography machines (like HPTLC,HPLC, Gas chromatography, etc), calorimeters, pH meters, centrifuges, etc for chemical analysis of the product. The lab also contains a separate extract preparation chamber, a separate weighing chamber where weighing machine is placed on top of anti-vibrating table for accurate weighing, a separate microbiological analysis section with level 4 biosafety cabinets and various microbiological tools and instruments. The lab also contains the stability chamber for determining the shelf life of the products. The control sample room is also present where the commercial products are held for6 to 12 months, in case of any discrepancy occurrence after the market release of the products. A library is also present where books regarding the protocols and guidelines of the product manufacturingare present.
  • The visit to Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. proved very fruitful for us as we all came to know about the actual production and the steps involved before the market release of any product. This visit gave us an insight regarding the commercial production, R and D and quality control.

 

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  • A one day educational visit to DST- Science Park, Jaipur

A one educational day visit to DST- Science Park, Jaipur was organized on 13th February, 2020. Thursday by Department of Biotechnology and zoology for M.Sc. (Biotechnology & Microbiology) students. It particularly focused on “women in Science: Hands on” on the occasion of National women’s day. This visit was planned for not only empowering our students with the most recent and current trends in the field of Biotechnology and microbiology but also with the role of women in the field of bio-physics, biochemistry and molecular Biology.

Students attended the inaugural function, science film show and talk, poetry elocution, nukkad natak etc. Students took keen interest and participated in card making competition later etc. In this visit 30 students visited and they were accompanied by two faculty members from biotechnology and zoology departments respectively. Over all it was a very learning experience and students were looking forward to more of this type of visits.

 

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  • Guest Lecture

SPEAKER:                Dr. M C Arunan, Kishore Bharti Fellow and Visiting Scientist, CUBE, HBSCE, TIFR, Mumbai

Topic:                      Science and Society”

Date:                           25th July, 2019

Time:                          1.30 PM

Venue:                        Aditya Hall

A Guest Lecture on “Science and Society” was delivered by Dr. M C Arunan, Kishore Bharti Fellow and Visiting Scientist, CUBE, HBSCE, TIFR, Mumbai. He talked about the ways of nurturing the young curative minds in he arena of science. He tried to define new domains of science in our daily life just by changing our perception. He quoted the saying ofDr. O Siddiqui “ Sophistication is in the mind so we don’t have to limit ourselves because of lack of resources.” He inspired the students by inciting the thought of raising questions and finding answers and utilizing right tools for analysis and right interpretation. Understanding science, classical scientific research and characteristics of research were briefly discussed by the concept of “Gully Cricket”. He wrapped the discussion with few examples to make students understand the role of science in society.

 

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Ms. Himanshi Gupta

B.Sc (Pass course), Sem VI

Cleared IIT JAM-Biotechnology Exam

Got AIR-60

II

BTE 201

Fundamentals of Microbiology and Fermentation Technology

-

12.2.2019

2.30 PM

3.15 PM

D-301

Dr. Neha Batra

II

BTE 202

Cell Biology

-

14.2.2019

2.30 PM

3.15 PM

D-301

Dr. Radhika Sharma+

Ms. Parikshana Mathur

II

BTE 203

Laboratory II

Batch A (CS)

Batch B (AS)

11.2.2019

09.2.2019

10.30 AM

10.30 AM

12.00 NOON

12.00 NOON

D-402

D-402

Dr. charu sharma

 

Dr. Ameeta Sharma

IV

BTE/MBL 401

Immunology

-

13.2.2019

1.45 PM

2.30 PM

401

Dr. Payal Mehtani

IV

BTE 402

Genetic Engineering

-

15.2.2019

1.45 PM

2.30 PM

401

Dr. Ameeta Sharma

IV

BTE 403

Laboratory IV

Batch A (PM)

Batch B (NB)

Batch C (SC)

 

18.2.2019

18.2.2019

20.2.19

 

12.15 PM

12.15 PM

12.15 PM

 

 

1.45 PM

1.45 PM

1.45 PM

 

D-402

D-403

D-403

 

Dr. Payal Mehtani

 

Dr. Neha Batra

 

Dr. Sreemoyee Chatterjee

 

VI

BTE 601

Environmnetal Biotechnnology

-

13.2.2019

12.15 PM

1.00 PM

D-301

Dr. Radhika Sharma

VI

BTE 602

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

-

15.2.2019

12.15 PM

1.00 PM

D-301

Dr. Charu Sharma

VI

BTE 603

Laboratory VI

Batch A (RS)

Batch B (NB)

Batch C (AS)

5.2.2019

5.2.2019

7.2.2019

1.45 PM

1.45 PM

1.45 PM

3.15 PM

3.15 PM

3.15 PM

D-402

D-403

D-302

Dr. Radhika Sharma

 

Dr. Neha Batra

 

Dr. Ameeta Sharma

II

MBL 201

Microbial Diversity- I

-

12.2.2019

2.30 PM

3.15 PM

401

Dr. Payal Mehtani+

 Ms. Parikshana Mathur

II

MBL 202

Bacteriology

-

14.2.2019

2.30 PM

3.15 PM

401

Dr. Charu Sharma

II

MBL 203

Laboratory II

-

13.2.2019

10.30 PM

12.00 NOON

D-402

Dr. Charu Sharma

IV

MBL 402

Medical Microbiology

-

15.2.2019

1.45 PM

2.30 PM

D-403

Dr. Charu Sharma

IV

MBL 403

Laboratory IV

-

09.2.2019

12.15 PM

1.45 PM

D-403

Dr. Sreemoyee Chatterjee

VI

MBL 601

Environmnetal Microbiology

-

13.2.2019

12.15 PM

1.00 PM

401

Dr. Nidhi Gupta

VI

MBL 602

Food & Dairy Microbiology

-

15.2.2019

12.15 PM

1.00 PM

401

Dr. Neha Batra

VI

MBL 603

Laboratory VI

-

09.2.2019

1.45 pm

3.15 pm

D-402

Dr. Anuja Vajpayee

II

BTE 221

Genetics

-

14.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-403

Dr. Payal Mehtani

II

BTE/MBL 222

Molecular Biology

-

15.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-403

Dr. Sreemoyee Chatterjee

II

BTE/MBL 223

Immunology

-

16.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-403

Dr. Anuja Vajpayee

II

BTE/MBL 224

Genetic Engineering

-

20.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-403

Dr. Nidhi Gupta

II

BTE 225

Plant Tissue Culture

-

19.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-403

Dr. Ameeta Sharma

II

BTE 226

Laboratory II

-

09.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-403

Dr. Payal Mehtani

II

BTE 227

Seminar

-

22.2.2019

9.45 AM

12.00 AM

 

Dr. Ameeta Sharma

II

MBL 221

Microbial Genetics

-

14.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Anuja Vajpayee

II

MBL 225

Virology, Mycology, Phycology

-

21.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-302

Dr. Anuja Vajpayee

II

MBL 226

Laboratory II

-

07.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-302

Dr. Ameeta Sharma

II

MBL 227

Seminar

-

22.2.2019

9.45 AM

12.00 AM

D- 503

Dr. Neha Batra

IV

BTE 421

Animal Cell Science and Technology

-

07.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Sreemoyee Chatterjee

IV

BTE 422

Virology

-

8.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Anuja Vajpayee

IV

BTE 423

Bioprocess Engg. & Technology

-

9.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Nidhi Gupta

IV

BTE 424

Industrial Biotechnology

-

11.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Neha Batra

IV

BTE 425

Environmental Biotechnology

-

12.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Radhika Sharma

IV

BTE 426

Laboratory IV

-

22.2.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D-402

Dr. Payal Mehtani

IV

BTE 427

Seminar

-

20.2.2019

9.45 AM

12.00 AM

D- 503

Dr. Nidhi Gupta

IV

MBL 421

Review

-

27.02.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D- 503

Dr. Charu Sharma

IV

MBL 422

Dissertation

-

1.03.2019

9.45 AM

10.30 AM

D- 503

Dr. Radhika Sharma

  Head                                                                    Controller of Examination                                   Registrar

A one day visit to Biological Park Nahargarh, Jaipur was organized on 5th October 2018, Friday by Department of Biotechnology for B.Sc. (Biotechnology & Microbiology) and M.Sc. (Microbiology) students. It particularly focused on not only empowering our students with the basic knowledge of biodiversity of flora and fauna but also with the basic principles and concepts involved in ecology. Students took keen interest in seeking new information and practical learning. In this visit fifty students visited and they were accompanied by two faculty members from the same department. Over all it was a very learning experience and students were looking forward to more of this type of visits.

The Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology have jointly organized an industrial trip to Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. in Jaipur on 11th October, 2018. Postgraduate students of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Microbiology were accompanied by Dr Sreemoyee Chatterjee and Dr. Trapti for this visit. Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. is a national level laboratory involved in the development and designing of non-allopathic drugs and products by involving the use of ancient techniques of AYUSH (i.e. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopath, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).

The laboratory has various sections which include:

  • The Bulk Extraction Division, where the extracts and pulps of various medicinal plants are extracted. This division includes extractors, distillators, driers, concentrators and boilers. The initial extracts for commercial production are prepared in this section.
  • The Formulation and Production Division, where the medicinal formulations (in form of capsules, tablets and syrups) and Ayurvedic products (like toothpastes, chyawanprash) are prepared and packed for commercial production. Some of the important instruments used in this section are the semi-automated and fully-automated fillers (for capsules), index sealing machines, end runners (for crushing), roll compactors, pouch fillers, octagonal blender, etc.
  • The Analytical Laboratory, where the research and development, and, quality control sections are present. The laboratory is well-equipped with the analytical instruments like FTIR, spectrophotometers (UV-VIS), chromatography units (like HPTLC, HPLC, Gas chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy), calorimeters, pH meters, centrifuges, etc for chemical analysis of the product. The lab also contains a separate extract preparation chamber, weighing chamber where weighing machine is placed on top of anti-vibrating table for accurate weighing, a separate microbiological analysis section with level 4 biosafety cabinets and various necessary instruments. The lab also contains a stability chamber for determining the shelf life of the products. The control sample room is also present where the commercial products are held for 6 to 12 months, in case of any discrepancy occurred after the market release of the products. A well-equipped library is also present where books regarding the protocols and guidelines of the product manufacturing are available.

The visit to Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. proved very fruitful for students as they all came to know about the steps involved before the market release of any natural product. This visit gave an insight regarding the commercial production, R & D and quality control.

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