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Department of Biotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology was established in 2007. The department offers undergraduate (B.Tech) degree and the Department conduct research in diverse areas of basic and applied biology. Biotechnology is ranked second as the growing sector with a tremendous employment potential and research scope. The Department aims to tap the huge biodiversity offered by the region and plans to conduct research; with the aim to explore the potential of the region. Ongoing research projects are spread in broadly three major domains that include (a) molecular, cellular and developmental biology, (b) Biopharmaceuticals, drug delivery and Phytochemical studies (c) Bioengineering. The department has attracted funding from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Several students of the department have qualified national level competitive examinations.

Vision:

The Department has plan to start M.Tech and Doctorate degree programme in the near future.

Highlights of Research activities & Thrust areas:

1. Screening of plants around Nagaland with antimicrobial activities.

2. Screening, over-expression and purification of antistaphylococcal proteins.

3. Development of assay system for rapid detection of mycobacterium species.

Thrust area of research:

  1. Biopharmaceuticals and drug delivery
  2. Molecular and cell biology
  3. Phytochemical Screening

Laboratories:

  • Watson Molecular Biology Lab
  • JC Bose Plant Tissue Culture Lab
  • Dayhoff Bioinformatics Lab
  • Pasteur Microbiology Lab
  • Mendel Genetics Lab
  • Biochemical Engineering Lab (Under construction)

Research projects Completed:

  1. “Characterization and purification of Lactoferrin from Mithun (Bos frontalis) milk and its antimicrobial potency on different pathogenic bacteria of Mithun”, DBT, Govt of India.
  2. “Physicochemical characterization of the primary sigma factor of Vibrio cholerae”, DBT, Govt of India
  3. “An effective treatment approach of T-cell induced autoimmune diabetes through sitagliptin-anti CD4 immuno-nano Conjugates in BALB/c mice”, DBT, Govt of India.