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BIOTECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

General information about the Department:

The Department of Biotechnology came into existence with the commencement of BSc Biotechnology course during the academic year 2002-2003 as per the Pune University norms and M. Sc. (Biotechnology) course in the academic year 2007-08. Four batches of degree students have passed since then with almost 100% result. The Department already has three well-established laboratories for conducting B. Sc & M.Sc. (Biotech) courses, with a built up area of 5,800 sq. ft. There are instrument rooms, media preparation room, and separate inoculation and incubation rooms for animal and plant tissue culture. A separate well equipped laboratory, an instrument room, inoculation and culture rooms (Total built up area of 2,500 sq. ft.) is available exclusively for conducting MSc classes and Practicals.

A well equipped separate research laboratory in the Department having advance equipments for ongoing research projects. There are major as well as minor research projects of worth Rs. 59 lakhs with research students. There is a well-stocked departmental library with about 900 books and journals.


SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • Qualified, skilled, dedicated staff, including research guides of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune with hands-on research experience in interdisciplinary sciences.
  • Visiting faculty from reputed research institutes, industries and Universities.
  • Spacious laboratories with modern infrastructure and sophisticated equipments.
  • Internet access for the students with all necessary software required for the curriculum.
  • Guest lectures by experts, seminars, exhibitions, quiz competitions etc. for overall development of the students.
  • Research training in various reputed Biotechnology institutes and industries.
  • Excellent curriculum including Theory, Practicals and Research project.

VISION

To continuously upgrade knowledge and technical base, to be always at par with the global advancement so that the national interest of our country is taken care of.

MISSION

To develop multidimensional personnel by imparting quality education through research and technology based approaches.

OBJECTIVES

  • To develop a vibrant academic ambience in the Department.
  • To instil the sense of achieving excellence in the students.
  • To groom the students to meet futuristic challenges and national interests.
  • To bestow the students with all the research skills required to work independently.
  • To develop scientific temperament and social responsibilities in the students.

STUDENTS CLEARED UGC-CSIR NET/ GATE EXAMS:

Sr. No.

Batch

Name

Examinations Cleared

1

M.Sc. 2016

Omkar Indari

CSIR-LS 2015

2

M.Sc. 2015

Akshara Bodas

CSIR-LS

3

M.Sc. 2015

Sushant Navrange

CSIR-JRF, DBT-JRF

4

M.Sc.2014

Suhasini Venkatesan

CSIR-LS, GATE-2014

5

M.Sc.2014

Sagar Arya

GATE 2015

6

M.Sc.2014

Priti Yewale

GATE-2014

7

M.Sc.2014

Amey Rayrikar

DBT-BET JRF, CSIR-LS

8

M.Sc.2014

Pranita Borkar

CSIR-NET JRF

9

M.Sc.2014

Manasi Shrouti

GATE-2014

10

M.Sc.2014

Akshay Walvekar

GATE 2014

11

M.Sc.2013

Shruti Marathe

GATE 2013, CSIR-JRF

12

M.Sc.2013

Snehal Bhadange

GATE 2013

13

M.Sc.2013

Mansi Sharma

NET-LS 2013

14

M.Sc.2013

Nikeeta Bachchav

GATE 2013

15

M.Sc.2013

Ankita Bhosale

GATE 2013

16

M.Sc.2012

Tushar Khare

GATE 2014

17

M.Sc.2012

Dnyanada Desai

GATE 2013

18

M.Sc.2012

Pallavi Deokate

NET-LS 2012, GATE 2014

19

M.Sc.2012

Pallavi Gaikwad

BARC –JRF Exam

20

M.Sc.2012

Chetan Chavan

DBT-JRF, NET, GATE, ICAR

21

M.Sc.2012

Chetan Aware

ICAR- NET JRF 2013

22

M.Sc.2012

Manoj Teltumbade

NET-JRF 2011, DBT-JRF 2012

23

M. Sc 2014

Pranita Borkar

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS

24

M. Sc 2014

Suhasini Venkatesan

NET LS & GATE

25

M. Sc 2014

Amey Rayarikar

NET LS

26

M. Sc 2014

Akshay Walhekar

GATE

27

M. Sc 2014

Priti Yewale

GATE

28

M. Sc 2014

Mansi Shrouti

GATE

29

M. Sc 2013

Manasi Sharma

NET LS ( All India 27 rank) & GATE

30

M. Sc 2013

Ankita Bhosale

GATE

31

M. Sc 2013

Nikita Bachchhab

GATE

32

M. Sc 2013

Shruti Marathe

GATE

33

M. Sc 2013

Snehal Bhadange

GATE

34

M. Sc 2012

Shweta Kulkarni

GATE

35

M. Sc 2012

Snehal Sapkale

GATE

36

M. Sc 2012

Tushar Khare

GATE

37

M. Sc 2012

Dnyanada Desai

GATE

38

M. Sc 2012

Manoj Teltumbade

NET JRF & DBT JRF

39

M. Sc 2012

Pallavi Deokate

NET & GATE

40

M. Sc 2011

Poorva Ghosh

UGC/CSIR NET

41

M. Sc 2011

Apoorva Deshmukh

UGC/CSIR NET

42

M. Sc 2010

Chetan Rawal

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS

43

M. Sc 2010

Prachi Boraste

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS

44

M. Sc 2010

Sheon Mary

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS

45

M. Sc 2010

Aditya Mulay

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS & GATE

46

M. Sc 2010

Trupti Thite

NET- LS

47

M. Sc 2009

Rakesh Joshi

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS(SPM Nominee)

48

M. Sc 2009

Rahul Nagmal

UGC/CSIR NET exam for JRF & LS

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS (FROM 2012-2015):

Activity

No. of Students

Scholarships/Awards

26

Best Students of the college

5

Publications

11

Avishkar/Presentation

26

Conference/Seminars/Workshops

48

Performing Arts

9

Sports

24

Research Projects

RESEARCH GUIDANCE:

  • Dr. Rekha Gupta, Dr. Vinay Kumar and Dr. Geetanjali Litake are recognized research guides of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune for Ph.D. in Biotechnology subject.

  • List of students completed their PhD (Biotechnology):

S. No.

Name of the student

Title

University

Guide

Year of Award

1.

Ms. Samrin Shaikh

Optimization of in vitroHelicteres isora L.

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Vinay Kumar

2019

2.

Mr. Vikas Nanekar

In-vitro propagation, antioxidant activities and elicitation of secondary metabolites of Eulophia nuda Lindl.

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Vinay Kumar

2019

3.

Mr. Braj Mohan

Molecular Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Vibrio Spp. from India

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Vinay Kumar

2021

4.

Mr Tushar Khare (Thesis submitted)

Studies on rice responses and adaptive strategies to sodium toxicity

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Vinay Kumar

2021


 


 

Completed Projects

COMPLETED EXTRA-MURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

S. No.

Name of the investigators

PI and CO-I

Title of the project

Funding agency

Total amount sanctioned in Rs.

Duration of project

 

1.

Dr. Rekha Gupta (PI),

Dr. Vinay Kumar (Co-I)

Biodegradation of ammonium perchlorate by phytoremediation approaches

 

ISRO,

Govt. of India

10,52,000

2011-2014

2.

Dr. Rekha Gupta (PI)

 

Synthetic dye degradation

B.C.U.D.,

S. P. Pune University

2,50,000

2009-2011

3.

Dr. Vinay Kumar (PI)

 

 

Investigating the individual roles and relative importance of Na+ and Cl¯ in NaCl-induced salt stress, and in the activation of antioxidant machinery in-response

SERB-DST, Govt. of India

18,37,000

2012-2015

4.

Dr. Vinay Kumar (PI)

 

Exploration of Helicteres isora L. as a source of diosgenin and enhancement of diosgenin production using plant tissue culture and genetic engineering approaches

UGC,

Govt of India

6,25,000

2012-2015

5.

Dr. Vinay Kumar (PI)

 

Investigating the individual roles of Na+ and Cl¯ in exerting the oxidative stress in rice and in activation of antioxidant machinery in-response-to it

B.C.U.D.,

S. P. Pune University

2,00,000

2011-2014

6.

Dr. Shalini Mathur (PI)

 

Tissue culture studies on Centella asiatica

B.C.U.D.,

S. P. Pune University

2,00,000

2013-2015

7.

Dr. Geeta Morwal (PI)

 

Tissue culture studies in Vanilla plant

B.C.U.D.,

S. P. Pune University

2,70,000

2013-2015

8.

Dr. Vinay Kumar (Partner)

Dr. Sayali Patil, Env. Sc. Dept, S. P. Pune University (PI)

Reviving Indian Rivers: Is nanoremediation an answer?

Australia-India Council

24,000 Australian Dollars

2015-16

9.

Dr. Vinay Kumar (PI)

Identification of novel and conserved sodium-responsive miRNAs and their target genes modulating salinity stress during reproductive phase in rice cultivars [EMR/2016/003896]

SERB-DST

Govt. of India

26,51,330

2017-20


 

Ongoing Projects

ONGOING EXTRA-MURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

S. No.

Name of the investigators

PI and CO-I

Title of the project

Funding agency

Total amount sanctioned in Rs.

Duration of project

 

1.

Dr. Vinay Kumar (PI)

Identification and functional characterization of salt responsive conserved and novel miRNAs in soybean [37(1)/14/30/2018-BRNS]

DAE-BRNS

Govt. of India

34,63,150

2018-21

2

Dr. Vinay Kumar (PI/Coordinator)

 

DBT-BUILDER

DBT, Govt. of India

2.5 Crores

2021-26

 


 

Research Publications

Sr. No.

Details
1

Jamla M, Patil S, Joshi S, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2021. MicroRNAs and their exploration for developing heavy metal tolerant plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-021-10476-2 Impact Factor: 4.169
2 Malik S, Kaur K, Prasad S, Jha NK, Kumar V*. 2021. A perspective review on medicinal plant resources for their anti-mutagenic potentials. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16057-w Impact Factor: 4.223
3 Sarkar S, Dey A, Ray P, Kumar V, Baty RS, Batiha GE. 2021. Fungal endophyte: An interactive endosymbiont with the capability of modulating host physiology in myriad ways. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.701800. Impact Factor: 5.753
4 Jamla M, Khare T, Joshi S, Patil S, Suprasanna P, Kumar V*. 2021. Omics Approaches for Understanding Heavy Metal Responses and Tolerance in Plants. Current Plant Biology 27:100213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100213
5 Khare T, Anand U, Dey A, Assaraf YG, Chen Z-S, Liu Z, Kumar V*. 2021. Exploring phytochemicals for combating antibiotic resistance in microbial pathogens. Frontiers in Pharmacology 12:720726. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.720726 Impact Factor: 5.81
6 Khare T, Mahalunkar S, Shriram V, Gosavi S, Kumar V*. 2021. Embelin-loaded chitosan gold nanoparticles interact synergistically with ciprofloxacin by inhibiting efflux pumps in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. Environmental Research 199:111321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111321 Impact Factor: 6.498
7 Zhou X, Joshi S, Khare T, Patil S, Shang J, Kumar V*. 2021. Nitric Oxide, Crosstalk with Stress Regulators and Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Plant Cell Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-021-02705-5 Impact Factor: 4.57
8 Tiwari P, Khare T, Shriram V, Bae H, Kumar V*. 2021. Plant Synthetic Biology for Producing Potent Phyto-Antimicrobials to combat Antimicrobial Resistance. Biotechnology Advances 48:107729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107729 . Impact Factor: 14.227
9 Khare T, Joshi S, Kaur K, Srivastav A, Shriram V, Srivastava AK, Suprasanna P, Kumar V*. 2021. Genome-wide in silico Identification and Characterization of Sodium-Proton (Na+/H+) Antiporters in Indica Rice. Plant Gene 26:100280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plgene.2021.100280
10 Khare T, Dange D, Jadhav A, Shriram V, Gosavi S, Kumar V*. 2021. Nano-Boehmite induced oxidative and nitrosative stress responses in Vigna radiata L. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-021-10303-8 Impact Factor: 4.169
11 Zhou X, Joshi S, Patil S, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2021. Reactive Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbonyl and Sulfur Species and their roles in Plant Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-020-10294-y Impact Factor: 4.169
12 Joshi S, Kaur K, Khare T, Srivastava AK, Suprasanna P, Kumar V*. 2021. Genome-wide identification, characterization, and gene expression analyses of soybean NHX-type (Na+/H+) antiporters. 3 Biotech 11:16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02555-0 Impact Factor: 2.406
13 Khare T, Srivastava AK, Suprasanna P, Kumar V*. 2020. Individual (Na+ and Cl‾) and Additive Stress Impacts of NaCl on Proline Metabolism and Nitrosative Responses of Rice. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 152:44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.028 Impact Factor: 4.27
14 Wani SH, Kumar V, Khare T, Guddimalli R, Parveda M, Solymosi K, Suprasanna P, Kavi Kishor PB. 2020. Engineering Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Progress and Prospects. Planta 251:76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-020-03366-6 Impact Factor: 4.116
15 Shaikh S, Shriram V, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2020. Biotic elicitors enhance diosgenin production in Helicteres isora L. suspension cultures via up-regulation of CAS and HMGR genes. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 26:593-604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-020-00774-6 Impact Factor: 2.391
16 Yu Z, Tang J, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2020. The Alarming Antimicrobial Resistance in ESKAPEE pathogens: Can Essential Oils come to the Rescue? Fitoterapia 140:104433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2019.104433 Impact Factor: 2.882
17 Zhou X, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2020. Recent trends and advances in identification and functional characterization of plant miRNAs. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 42:25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-020-3013-8 Impact Factor: 2.354
18 Wani SH, Kumar V, Khare T, Tripathi P, Shah T, Ramkrishna C, Aglawe S, Mangrauthia SK. 2020. miRNA applications for engineering abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Biologia 75:1063–1081. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-019-00397-7 Impact Factor: 1.35
19 Nanekar V, Shriram V, Khare T, Kumar V* 2020. Nrf2/HO-1 mediated antioxidant activities, cytotoxicity analysis and LC-ESI/MS profiling of Eulophia nuda L. The Natural Products Journal 10:69-79. https://doi.org/10.2174/2210315509666190215101646
20 Verma SK, Das AK, Gantait S, Kumar V, Gurel A. 2019. Applications of carbon nanomaterials in the plant system: A perspective view on the pros and cons. Science of the Total Environment 667:485-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.409 Impact Factor: 7.963
21 Yang B, Tang J, Yu Z, Khare T, Srivastav A, Datir S, Kumar V*. 2019. Light stress responses and prospects for engineering light stress tolerance in crop plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 38:1489-1506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-019-09951-8 Impact Factor: 4.169
22 Kumar V*, Shriram V, Bhagat R, Khare T, Kapse S, Kadoo N. 2019. Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities of Pogostemon deccanensis essential oils. 3 Biotech 9:31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-018-1560-0 Impact Factor: 2.406
23 Shriram V, Khare T, Bhagwat R, Shukla R, Kumar V*. 2018. Inhibiting bacterial drug efflux pumps via phyto-therapeutics to combat threatening antimicrobial resistance. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:2990. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02990 Impact Factor: 5.64
24 Xu J, Hou Q-M, Khare T, Verma SK, Kumar V*. 2019. Exploring miRNAs for developing climate-resilient crops: A perspective review. Science of the Total Environment 653:91-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.340 Impact Factor: 7.963
25 Wani SH, Tripathi P., Zaid A, Challa GS, Kumar A, Kumar V, Upadhyay J, Joshi R, Bhatt M. 2018.Transcriptional regulation of osmotic stress tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Molecular Biology 97:469-487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-018-0761-6 Impact Factor: 4.076
26 Shaikh S, Shriram V, Srivastav A, Barve P, Kumar V*. 2018. A critical review on Nepal Dock (Rumex nepalensis): A tropical herb with immense medicinal importance. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 11(7): 405-414. https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.237184 Impact Factor: 1.226
27 Verma SK, Das AK, Patel MK, Shah A, Kumar V, Gantait S. 2018. Engineered nanomaterials for plant growth and development: A perspective analysis. Science of the Total Environment 630:1413-1435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.313 Impact Factor: 7.963
28 Shaikh S, Shriram V, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2018. Establishment of Callus and Cell Suspension Cultures of Helicteres isora L. Research in Plant Biology, 8:1-7. https://doi.org/10.25081/ripb.2018.v8.3366
29 Kumar V*, Khare T, Sharma M, Wani SH. 2018. Engineering crops for future: A phosphoproteomics approach. Current Protein and Peptide Science 19:413-426. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389203718666170209152222 Impact Factor: 3.272
30 Kumar V*, Khare T, Shriram V, Wani SH. 2017. Plant small RNAs: the essential epigenetic regulators of gene expression for salinity stress responses and tolerance. Plant Cell Reports 37:61-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-017-2210-4 Impact Factor: 4.57
31 Shriram V, Kumar V*, Devarumath RM, Khare T, Wani SH. 2016. MicroRNAs as potent targets for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:817. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00817 Impact Factor: 5.753
32 Kumar V* and Khare T. 2016. Differential growth and yield responses of salt-tolerant and susceptible rice cultivars to individual (Na+ and Cl-) and additive stress effects of NaCl. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 38(7):170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-016-2191-x Impact Factor: 2.354
33 Mapara N, Sharma M, Shriram V, Bharadwaj R, Mohite KC, Kumar V*. 2015. Antimicrobial potentials of Helicteres isora silver nanoparticles against extensively drug resistant (XDR) clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 99:10655-10667; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6938-x Impact Factor: 4.813
34 Khare T, Kumar V*, and Kavi Kishor PB. 2015. Na+ and Cl- ions show additive effects under NaCl stress on induction of oxidative stress and the responsive antioxidative defense in rice. Protoplasma 252:1149-1165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-014-0749-2 Impact Factor: 3.556
35 Wani SH, Kumar V*, Shriram V, Sah SK. 2016. Phytohormones and their metabolic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. The Crop Journal 4(3):162-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2016.01.010 Impact Factor: 4.406
36 Kumar V* and Khare T. 2015. Individual and additive effects of Na+ and Cl- ions on rice under salinity stress. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 61: 381-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340. 2014.936400 Impact Factor: 3.092
37 Wani SH, Kumar V. 2015. Plant Stress Tolerance: Engineering ABA: A Potent Phytohormone. Transcriptomics 3(2):1000113. https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-8936.1000113
38 Shriram V, Nanekar V, Kumar V. 2014. In vitro regeneration and ploidy level analysis of Eulophia ochreata Lindl. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 52:1112-1121. Impact Factor: 0.818
39 Nanekar V, Shriram V, Kumar V, Kavi Kishor PB. 2014. Asymbiotic seed germination and seedling development of Eulophia nuda L., an endangered medicinal orchid. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India Sec. B. Biol. Sci. 84:837-846, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-014-0353-4 Impact Factor: 0.40
40 Kumar V*, Desai D., Shriram. 2014. Hairy root induction in Helicteres isora and production of diosgenin in hairy roots. Natural Products and Bioprospecting 4:107-112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13659-014-0011-9
41 Shriram V, Kumar V, Mulla J, Latha C. 2013. Curing of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance in multi-drug resistant human pathogens using Alpinia galanga rhizome extract. Advanced Biotech, 13(1): 1-5
42 Kumar V*, Lemos M, Sharma M, Shriram V. 2013. Antioxidant and DNA damage protecting activities of Eulophia nuda Lindl. Free Radicals & Antioxidants, 3:55-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fra.2013.07.001
43 Kumar V*, Sharma M, Lemos M, Shriram V. 2013. Efficacy of Helicteres isora against free radicals, lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation and DNA damage. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 6(6): 620-625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopr.2013.05.017
44 Kumar V*, Shriram V, Mulla J. 2013. Antibiotic resistance reversal of multiple drug resistant bacteria using Piper longum fruit extract. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 3(3): 112-116. https://doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2013.30322
45 Desai D, Khare T, Kumar V*. 2012. Sulfate & chloride salinity induced effects on physiological and biochemical parameters of sorghum. International Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 1(2): 5-10.
46 Khare T, Desai D, Kumar V*. 2012. Effect of MgCl2 stress on germination, plant growth, chlorophyll content, proline content and lipid peroxidation in sorghum cultivars. Journal of Stress Physiology and Biochemistry, 8(4): 169-178
47 Danai-Tambhale S, Kumar V, Shriram V. 2011. Differential Response of Two Scented Indica Rice (Oryza sativa) Cultivars under Salt Stress. Journal of Stress Physiology and Biochemistry 7(4): 387-397
48 Shriram V, Jahagirdar S, Latha C, Kumar V, Dhakephalkar P, Rojatkar S, Shitole MG. 2010. Antibacterial and antiplasmid activities of Helicteres isora L. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 132: 94-99 (ICMR, New Delhi). Impact Factor: 2.375
49 Shriram V, Kumar V, Suryawanshi SB, Upadhyay AK, Bhat MK. 2010. Cytotoxic activity of 9,10-dihydro-2,5-dimethoxyphenanthrene-1,7-diol from Eulophia nuda against human cancer cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 128: 251-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.031 Impact Factor: 4.36
50 Kumar V, Shriram V, Kavi Kishor PB, Jawali N, Shitole MG. 2010. Enhanced proline accumulation and salt stress tolerance of transgenic indica rice by over expressing P5CSF129A gene. Plant Biotechnology Reports 4(1): 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11816-009-0118-3 Impact Factor: 2.01
51 Kumar V, Shriram V, Nikam TD, Jawali N, Shitole MG. 2009. Antioxidant enzyme activities and protein profiling under salt stress in indica rice genotypes differing in salt tolerance. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Sciences, 55(4):379-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340802595543 Impact Factor: 3.092
52 Kumar V, Shriram V, Nikam TD, Kavi Kishor PB, Jawali N, Shitole MG. 2008. Assessment of tissue culture and antibiotic selection parameters useful for transformation of indica rice. The Asian & Australasian Journal of Plant Science & Biotechnology, 2(2):84-87. (Global Science Books, Japan).
53 Shriram V, Jahagirdar S, Latha C, Kumar V, Puranik V, Rojatkar S, Dhakephalkar P, Shitole MG. 2008. A potential plasmid curing agent 8-epidiosbulbin E acetate from Dioscorea bulbifera L. against multiple-drug resistant bacteria. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 32:405-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.05.013 Impact Factor: 5.283
54 Kumar V, Shriram V, Nikam TD, Jawali N, Shitole MG. 2008. Sodium chloride induced changes in mineral elements in indica rice cultivars differing in salt tolerance. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 31(11):1999-2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904160802403466 Impact Factor: 1.707
55 Shriram V, Kumar V, Shitole MG. 2008. Indirect organogenesis and plant regeneration in Helicteres isora L., an important medicinal plant. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology- Plant, 44:186-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-008-9108-3 Impact Factor: 2.252

REFERENCE BOOKS PUBLISHED

Year

Title

Authors/ Editors

Publisher

ISBN

DOI

2018

Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants: Vol I

Kumar V, Wani SH, Suprasanna P, Tran Lam-Son P.

Springer Nature

978-3-319-75671-4

10.1007/978-3-319-75671-4

2018

Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants: Vol II

Kumar V, Wani SH, Suprasanna P, Tran Lam-Son P.

Springer Nature

978-3-319-90317-0

10.1007/978-3-319-90318-7

2019

Osmoprotectant-Mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

Hossain MA, Kumar V, Burritt D, Fujita M, Mäkelä P.

Springer Nature

978-3-030-27422-1

10.1007/978-3-030-27423-8

2020

Heat Stress Tolerance in Plants

Wani SH, Kumar V.

Wiley

978-1-119-43236-4

10.1002/9781119432401

2021

Plant Nutrition and Food Security in the Era of Climate Change

Kumar V, Srivastava AK, Suprasanna P

Elsevier

978-0-12-822916-3

-

2021

Antimicrobial resistance - Underlying mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

Kumar V, Shriram V, Paul T, Thakur M

Springer Nature

978-9-81-163119-1

10.1007/978-981-16-3120-7

Linkage Collaboration

Sr.no

Name of subject

Nature

Name of the institution

Activity

Beneficiaries

1

MoU between Modern College and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Academic and Research Cooperation

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Collaborative research and exchange of faculty and students

Students and faculty members

2

MoU between Modern College and RASA Life Sciences, Pune

Academic and Research Cooperation

RASA Life Sciences, Pune

Collaborative research and training

Students and faculty members

3

MoU between Modern College and Applied Nanomaterials Pvt. Ltd., Pune

Academic and Research Cooperation

Applied Nanomaterials Pvt. Ltd., Pune

Collaborative research and product formulations

Students and faculty members

4

MoU between Modern College and MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Mumbai

Academic and Research Cooperation

MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Mumbai

Collaborative research and product formulations

Students and faculty members

5

MoU between Modern College and AMITY University

Academic and Research Cooperation

AMITY University

Collaborative research and product formulations

Students and faculty members

6

MoU between Modern College and Synollect Innovations, Pune

IPR issues and protection

Synollect Innovations, Pune

IPR issues and protection

Students and faculty members

Consultancy

Sr.No

Name of staff

Area of expertise

Name of organization to whom consultancy provided

1

Dr. Vinay Kumar

Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

RASA Life Sciences Ltd, Pune

Placement Committee

Sr. No

Name of the Committee Member

1.

Dr.Vinay Kumar

2.

Dr.Geetanjali Litke

3.

Dr.Nivedita Das

4.

Dr.Monica Jamla

Year wise Placement graph

List Of Recruiters

Placement

Sr. No.

Passing Year

Name of the Student

Organization of Employment

1

2017-2018

Gulafshah Iqbal

Springer, NET

2

Aditya Eklare

Agharkar Research Institute, NET

3

Shubham Palhade

ADVANTMED

4

Vaibhavi Gandhi

5

Madhukumari

6

Ayushi Mokati

7

Sunita Fernandes

geneOmbio

8

Sonali Zarad

geneOmbio

9

2018-2019

Shrushti Joshi

NET, SET, GATE, BRNS-JRF, MCASCGK

10

Suraj Patil

NCL, JRF- GATE

11

Pratiksha Chaudhari

Hitech Biosciences

12

Swati Deshmukh

13

Bhagwat Andhale

Wockhardt

14

Shreya Medhi

Athena Consultancy

15

Sanika Dhorje

16

Rishabh Jadhav

Ph.D. registered

17

Manish Puligadda

GATE

18

Sagar Katake

Serum Institute, GATE

19

Pramod Barathe

GATE

20

Paramita Dutta

Fortune Business Insights

21

2019-2020

Kawaljeet Kaur

MCASCGK, GATE

22

Pratiksha Bandgar

PET- SPPU

23

Anish Nair

Serum Institute, GATE

24

Shubham Nimbalkar

25

Namrata Kalamkar

Accentrik

26

Juili Tupe

Futura Bioplants

27

Vijayalaxmi Reddy

NAARI

28

Simran Narvekar

NCCS

29

Poonam Lavate

NAARI

30

Pragati Bandgar

MyLab

31

Ashwini Kshirsagar

Syneos Health

32

Tejaswini Sutar

Bharti Vidyapith Medical Provision

33

Yogita katariya

MES's Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune-01

34

Darshani Ghode

Genetek LifeSciences Pvt. Ltd.

35

2020-2021

Kirti Sharma

Athena Consultancy

36

Bhavika Gala

37

Nehakumari Singh

38

Rupali Thakur

MyLab, PET- SPPU

39

Alisha Sheikh

GATE, PET- SPPU

40

Sana Sheikh

MyLab

41

Bhakti Ghare

42

Aniket Pawar

43

Suraj Pawar

Serum Institute

44

Shreyas Paregaonkar

45

Gaurav Kumbhar

MyLab

46

Parag Baviskar

Serum Institute

47

Atul Darwatkar

48

Smriti Altekar

MyLab

49

2021-2022

Kalyani Pillay

PES Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce,Ganeshkhind, Pune-16

50

Revati Lakhe

Springer Nature

51

Rupali Thakur

MyLab Discovery Solutions PrivateLimited,info@mylabdiscoverysolutions.com

52

Suraj Patil

PES's Modern College of Arts,Science and Commerce, Ganeshkhind, Pune-16

53

Pramod Barathe

PES' s Modern College of Arts,Science and Commerce,Ganeshkhind, Pune-16

54

Sanskruti Kadam

Springer Nature, Magarpatta, Pune

55

Mustafa Inamdar

Decode Age, Bangalore

56

Jemimah Moses

Transperfect Solutions India Pvt.Ltd., Aundh, Pune

57

Rujuta Jadhav

58

Rishi Rajgire

Serum Institute of India PrivateLimited, serumexports@seruminstitute.com

59

Aniket Bhujbal

60

Kuldip Thakar

61

Siddhesh Khandelwal

62

Sudarshan Mali

63

Omkar More

64

Omkar Goverdhane

MyLab Discovery Solutions Private Limited

65

Aadesh Golesar

66

Manish Bhamare

67

Loukik Patil

AbGenics LifeSciences, Baner, Pune

68

Gaurav kumbhar

Doctor's Pathology Laboratory,Shivapur, Pune (Start-up)

69

Amit Kumbhar

70

Ruta Rokade

Module Innovations

71

Prithvi Samant

72

Ananya kallapur

73

Rugvedi Kadu

GATE

74

Bhavika Gala

University of Leeds

75

Aditya kumbhar

GATE

Results Of UG & PG (Biotechnology)



Alumni

Sr. no.

Name of past student

Nature of Achievements

 

1

Dr. Rakesh Joshi

Dr. Shama Prasad Mukherji (SPM) nominee, Kirtee Sangoram Award for Best Student in CSIR NCL, fellowship from EMBO, Germany.

PhD Awarded from NCL.

2

Dr. Apoorva Deshmukh

 

Integrated M.Tech.-Ph.D. from S. P. Pune University, publications in peer reviewed journals

3

Mansi Sharma

PhD (Biotechnology) student of S. P. Pune University

4

Satyaranjan Gupta

Careers Coordinator, Public Policy Club at Indian School of Business ,Senior Consultant at Cognizant

5

Prasad Khedkar

Senior Executive - Environmental Clearance & Environmental Expert at Ultra-Tech Environmental Consultancy and Laboratory, Pune (India).

6

Siddharth Akolkar

Group Product Manager- Diabetology& Metabolism at Emcure Pharmaceuticals

7

Chetan Rawal

Post-doctoral research fellow at University of Milan

8

Manoj Teltumbade

JRF at Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR)

9

Arohi Vasant Patil

Scientist-I, Novartis

10

Himani Pathak

PhD Student at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)

 

11

Sheon Mary

PhD student jointly at NCL Pune and University of Glasgow, Glasgow

 

 

 

Infrastructure

List of available major equipments in the Department

Name of the Equipment

Make

Animal Tissue Culture Facility

Plant Tissue Culture facilities

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)

Nano-drop Spectrophotometer

FTIR

HPLC

Real-time qPCR

CO2 Incubator

Thermocycler (PCR Unit)

Gel-Documentation System

ELISA reader

Electrophoresis units- Vertical

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

Digital Ion Meter

Deep-Freezers

Fluorescent Microscope

Trinocular microscope

Orbital Shaker Incubator

Biosafety Cabinet (BSL-3)

Electrophoresis units- vertical and horizontal

Laminar air flow hoods - vertical and horizontal

Cooling and Ultra-cooling high speed centrifuges

Liquid nitrogen containers

Fine electronic balances (0.1 mg)

Flame photometer

Millipore water purification system

-

-

Shimadzu, Japan

Thermo Scientific, USA

Shimadzu, Japan

Shimadzu, Japan

Himedia, India

Thermo, USA

Eppendorf, Germany

BIO-RAD, USA

BIO-RAD, USA

BIO-RAD, USA

Shimadzu, Japan

Metrohm, Switzerland

Remi and Samsung

Olympus

Olympus

Remi, India

Micro-Filt India

Bangalore Genei, India

Micro-Filt India

Remi, India

Excell gas, India

Contech, India

Elico, India

Millipore


Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR) - Shimadzu

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) - Shimadzu

Cooling Centrifuge 5430 R - Eppendorf

Deep Freezer (-80 degree Celcius) - ThermoScientific

Probe-based Ultra Sonicator - Athena Technology

Micro-volume Spectrophotometer (Nano Drop) - Thermo Scientific

RT-PCR - HiMedia

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - Shimadzu

Support Staff

Name

Designation

Mr. Raju Gagda

Lab Assistant

Mr. Rushikesh Shedge

Peon

Mr. Robin Innamule

Peon

Mr. Nitin Sawant

Peon

Teaching Faculty

Sr. No

Name of the faculty

Qualification

Area of expertise

1.

Dr. Vinay Kumar

Ph.D. Biotechnology, SET

Plant-Environment Interactions, MicroRNAs, Antimicrobial Resistance, Phyto-Nanobiotechnology

2.

Dr. Geetanjali Litake

Ph.D. (Basic Medical Science)

Microbial Biotechnology, Clinical Microbiology

3.

Dr. Nivedita Das

M.Phil., Ph.D. Zoology

Animal Biotechnology

4.

Dr. Uttara Oak

Ph.D. Microbiology

Microbial Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology

5.

Dr. Snehal Gagare

Ph.D. (Biochemistry),CSIR-NET,SET,GATE

Biochemistry

6.

Dr. Monica Jamla

Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

Plant Biotechnology

7.

Dr. Tushar Khare

Ph.D. (Environmental Science)

Plant-Environment Interactions, MicroRNAs

8.

Mrs. Vaishali Randive

M.Sc Microbiology, SET

Microbiology

9.

Ms. Kawaljeet Kaur

M.Sc. Biotechnology

Animal Biotechnology

10.

Mr. Sagar Anekar

M.Tech. (Biotechnology)

Bioinformatics

11.

Ms. Alisha Shaikh

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

Nanobiotechnology

12.

Mrs. Neethi Jayram

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

Biotechnology

13.

Ms. Kaumudi Kalele

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

Biotechnology


Name
: Dr. Vinay Kumar
Designation
: Associate Professor and Head of the Department
Qualification
: Ph.D. Biotechnology, SET
Teaching Experience
: 14 Years
Research Papers
: 71
Research Project
  • Completed Projects : 6
  • Ongoing Projects : 2
Chapters / Books Written
  • Chapters written : 17
  • Books Written : 7
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 20
Awards Received
: 3
Other Details
: VINAY_KUMAR CV.pdf

Name
: Dr. Geetanjali Madhusudan Litake
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc.(Medical Microbiology), Ph.D. (Basic Medical Science [Medical Microbiology])
Teaching Experience
: 12 Years
Industrial Experience
: 1 Year
Research Papers
: 10
Research Project
  • Completed Projects : 1
Chapters / Books Written
  • Chapters written : 1
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 2
Other Details
: Gitanjali Litake CV.pdf

Name
: Dr. Nivedita Das
Designation
: Assiant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc.,M.Phil.Ph.D(Zoology)
Teaching Experience
: 18 years
Research Papers
: 14
Research Project
  • Completed Projects : 1
Chapters / Books Written
  • Chapters written : 6
  • Books Written : 2
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 3
Other Details
: Nivedita das CV.pdf

Name
: Dr. Uttara V. Oak
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph. D. (Microbiology)
Teaching Experience
: 15 Years
Industrial Experience
: 8 Years
Research Papers
: 3
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 15
Other Details
: Uttara Oak CV.pdf

Name
: Dr. Snehal Gagare- Shirke
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: MSc , Ph D , CSIR – NET , SET, GATE
Teaching Experience
: 11 Years
Industrial Experience
: 1 Year
Research Papers
: 12
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 2
Other Details
: Snehal Gagare CV.pdf

Name
: Dr. Monica Jamla
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc., Ph. D. (Biotechnology)
Teaching Experience
: 3 Years
Research Papers
: 10
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 5
Other Details
: Monica Jamla - CV.pdf

Name
: Dr.Tushar Khare
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: Ph.D. (Environmental Science), M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
Teaching Experience
: 1.5 Years
Research Papers
: 35
Chapters / Books Written
  • Chapters written : 13
Other Details
: TusharKhare CV.pdf

Name
: Mrs. Vaishali Sanjay Randive
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc(Microbiology), SET( Life Science), B.Ed, Ph.D Registered at SPPU, Pune.
Teaching Experience
: 18 years
Research Papers
: 1
Research Project
  • Ongoing Projects : 1
Chapters / Books Written
  • Chapters written : 1
Other Details
: Vaishali Randive CV.pdf

Name
: Ms. Kawaljeet Kaur
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc. (Biotechnology), GATE 2020
Teaching Experience
: 2 Years
Research Papers
: 8
E-Content Developed
  • Documents : 5
Awards Received
: 5
Other Details
: Kawaljeet kaur CV.pdf

Name
: Mr. Sagar Shriram Anekar
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Tech Biotechnology,M.Sc. Bioinformatics
Teaching Experience
: 6 years
Other Details
: Sagar Anekar CV1.pdf

Name
: Alisha Shaikh
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: MSc Biotechnology
Teaching Experience
:
Awards Received
: 2
Other Details
: Alisha Saikh1 CV.pdf

Name
: Mrs. Neethi Jayaram
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc. Biotechnology, CSIR-UGC NET LS
Teaching Experience
: 10.5 years
Other Details
: Neethi Jayaram CV.pdf

Name
: Mrs. Kaumudi Bindumadhav Kalele
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Qualification
: M.Sc (Biotechnology)
Teaching Experience
: 0
Other Details
: Kaumudi_Kalele.pdf

Programs

UNDER GRADUATE COURSES

Course Name Duration of Course Current Strength
B. Sc. (Biotechnology) 3 Years FYBSc: 75
SYBSc: 75
TYBSc: 75


POST GRADUATE COURSES

Course Name Duration of Course Intake Strength
M. Sc. Biotechnology 2 Years MSc I : 48
MSc II : 48
Ph. D. Biotechnology 3-5 Years 14

Activities and Events









International Conference on Biotechnology


DBT-STAR National Lecture Series


Extension Activities


Plantation


Mega Event-Science Adda





Science Academies Lecture Workshop



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  PROGRAMMES TAUGHT

      U.G. Programmes:
    • B.A.
      • B.A.(Economics)
      • B.A.(English)
      • B.A.(Geography)
      • B.A.(History)
      • B.A.(Psychology)
      • B.A.(Sociology)
    • B.Com.
    • B.B.A.(C.A.)
    • B.Sc.
      • B.Sc. (Chemistry)
      • B.Sc. (Maths)
      • B.Sc. (Microbiology)
      • B.Sc. (Physics)
      • B.Sc. (Statistics)
      • B.Sc. (Zoology)
    • B.Sc. (Biotechnology)
    • B.Sc. (Computer Science)
    • B.C.A. (Science)
    • B.Sc. Blended in Chemistry [University of Melbourne , Australia] (International Collaboration Course)
    • B.Voc.(Food Processing Technology)


        • P.G. Programmes:
      • M.A. (Economics)
      • M.A. (History)
      • M.A. (Psychology)
      • M.A. (Sociology)
      • M.Com.
      • M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
      • M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
      • M.Sc. (Computer Science)
      • M.Sc. (Computer Applications)
      • M.Sc. (Maths)
      • M.Sc. (Microbiology)
      • M.Sc. (Statistics)
      • M.Sc. (Zoology)


        Research Programmes:
      • M. Phil. Zoology
      • Ph. D. Zoology
      • M. Phil. Chemistry
      • M. Phil. Biotechnology
      • Ph. D. Biotechnology

    Programmes NOT-Taught/Closed


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