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.
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.
To develop multidimensional personnel by imparting quality education through research and technology based approaches.
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 |
|
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 |
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 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 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 EXTRA-MURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | Evolvus | |
4 | Vaibhavi Gandhi | ||
5 | Madhukumari | ||
6 | Ayushi Mokati | ||
7 | 2018-2019 | Shrushti Joshi | NET, SET, GATE, BRNS-JRF, MCASCGK |
8 | Suraj Patil | NCL, JRF- GATE | |
9 | Pratiksha Chaudhari | Hitech Biosciences | |
10 | Swati Deshmukh | ||
11 | Bhagwat Andhale | Wockhardt | |
12 | Shreya Medhi | Athena Consultancy | |
13 | Sanika Dhorje | ||
14 | Rishabh Jadhav | Ph.D. registered | |
15 | Manish Puligadda | GATE | |
16 | Sagar Katake | Serum Institute, GATE | |
17 | Pramod Barathe | GATE | |
18 | 2019-2020 | Kawaljeet Kaur | MCASCGK, GATE |
19 | Pratiksha Bandgar | PET- SPPU | |
20 | Anish Nair | Serum Institute, GATE | |
21 | Shubham Nimbalkar | ||
22 | Namrata Kalamkar | Accentrik | |
23 | Juili Tupe | Futura Bioplants | |
24 | Vijayalaxmi Reddy | NAARI | |
25 | Simran Narvekar | NCCS | |
26 | Poonam Lavate | NAARI | |
27 | Pragati Bandgar | MyLab | |
28 | Ashwini Kshirsagar | Syneos Health | |
29 | 2020-2021 | Kirti Sharma | Athena Consultancy |
30 | Bhavika Gala | ||
31 | Nehakumari Singh | ||
32 | Rupali Thakur | MyLab, PET- SPPU | |
33 | Alisha Sheikh | GATE, PET- SPPU | |
34 | Sana Sheikh | MyLab | |
35 | Bhakti Ghare | ||
36 | Aniket Pawar | ||
37 | Suraj Pawar | Serum Institute | |
38 | Shreyas Paregaonkar | ||
39 | Gaurav Kumbhar | MyLab | |
40 | Parag Baviskar | Serum Institute | |
41 | Atul Darwatkar | ||
42 | Smriti Altekar | MyLab |
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
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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 |
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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
Name | Designation |
Mr. Raju Gagda | Lab Assistant |
Mr. Rushikesh Shedge | Peon |
Mr. Robin Innamule | Peon |
Mr. Nitin Sawant | Peon |
Experts Lectures
Participation in NSS Camp and Cultural and Academic events
Celebrating the festivals
Participation of students in SCIENCE EXHIBITION
Students’ Educational and Industrial visits
Workshop organizationPTA Meet
BIOZONE 2010
Success of Biotech MSc II students in NET exam (Dec 2010) and University of Pune exam (June 2010)
Career Opprtunities Lecture
Parents Teachers Meet & Science Exhibition(Anubhuti)
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. Pooja Rana |
Ph.D. Biochemistry, NET |
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology |
4. |
Dr. Nivedita Das |
M.Phil., Ph.D. Zoology |
Animal Biotechnology |
5. |
Dr. Uttara Oak |
Ph.D. Microbiology |
Microbial Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology |
6. |
Dr. Snehal Gagare |
Ph.D. (Biochemistry),CSIR-NET,SET,GATE |
Biochemistry |
7. |
Dr. Monica Jamla |
Ph.D. (Biotechnology) |
Plant Biotechnology |
8. |
Dr. Akanksha Khandelwal |
Ph.D. (Biotechnology) |
Animal Biotechnology, microRNAs |
9. |
Dr. Shrutika Wadgaonkar |
Ph.D. (Environmental Biotechnology) |
Environmental Biotechnology |
10. |
Dr. Tushar Khare |
Ph.D. (Environmental Science) |
Plant-Environment Interactions, MicroRNAs |
11. |
Mrs. Vaishali Randive |
M.Sc Microbiology, SET |
Microbiology |
12. |
Ms. Kawaljeet Kaur |
M.Sc. Biotechnology |
Animal Biotechnology |
13. |
Mr. Sagar Anekar |
M.Tech. (Biotechnology) |
Bioinformatics |
14. |
Ms. Alisha Shaikh |
M.Sc. (Biotechnology) |
Nanobiotechnology |
ProgramsUNDER GRADUATE COURSES
POST GRADUATE COURSES
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Academic Activities:
Parents Teachers Meeting:
20thFeb 2016 at 11.00 – 12.00pm. (F.Y. B.Sc.)
Biotechnology- Industry Academic interactions
.34 Students of M.Sc I &II Biotechnology participated in the interaction on 22.08.2015
Companies Participated -Central Dogma Pvt Ltd, IPFACE, Venture center, NCL, Pune
Topic: Biotechnology industry in India and need of skilled manpower.
On 26.09.2015 14 students of M.Sc II Biotechnology participated
Topic: Intellectual property rights
Research Induction Program
Research Induction Program conducted for Post-graduate students of Life Science Departments, 06 – 07 September 2016, 90 students participated
Summer Training Program
Summer Training Program on ‘Gene Isolation and Amplification’ 20th – 25th June 2016, 25 students from Modern and other colleges participated
Placement :
On 01.10.2015 22 Students of M.Sc II. Biotechnology participated.
Company participated : My Lab Life Solutions (Mr. Hasmukh Raval)
Guest Lectures under DBT scheme
S. No. |
Topic of the Lecture/Talk |
Speaker (Guest Faculty) |
Dates |
1. |
DRDO in pursuit of scientific excellence and opportunities therein for science graduates |
Dr. Himanshu Shekhar Scientist F, DRDO, Pune |
13/09/2013 |
2. |
Biosafety in life science laboratories |
Dr. G. S. Grover Scientist G CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
04/02/2014 |
3. |
Transcriptomics and Microarray Technologies |
Dr. P. B. Kavi Kishor Emeritus Professor, Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad |
12/03/2014 |
4. |
Opportunities in Food Industry |
Ms. Meghana Patange Coordinator and Administrating Manager, Career Varsity, Pune |
|
5 |
Exploring the potential of Tumor suppressor Prostate Apoptosis response-4 (Par-4) for cancer therapy |
Dr. Padma Shastry, Scientist G, NCCS, Pune |
19/01/2015 |
6 |
Game Theory for Human Diseases |
Prof. Milind Watave, FASc Professor, IISER, Pune |
22/09/2015 |
7 |
Interactive session on higher education opportunities at the Penn State University, USA |
Ms. Amanda Moore Assistant Director, International Admissions, Penn State University, USA |
16/02/2016 |
8 |
Metagenomics: Tools and Applications |
Dr. Sayali Patil Department of Environmental Sciences, S. P. Pune University, Pune – 411 007 |
20/02/2016 |
9 |
Chemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Molecules as tools for the Nano - Goldsmith |
Dr. B. L. V. Prasad, FASc Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune –411 008 |
09/03/2016 |
10 |
Milestones in biotechnology since the discovery of DNA structure in 1953 |
Dr. Prabhakar Ranjekar Former Director-Grade Scientist and Head, Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune –411 008
|
17/03/2016 |
11 |
Antimicrobial Resistance |
Dr. Renu Bharadwaj Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology B. J. Government Medical College, Pune –411 001 |
22/03/2016 |
12 |
Biostatistics |
Prof. P. G. Dixit Head, Department of Statistics, Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune |
25/03/2016 |
Lecture:
Game Theory for Human Diseases by Dr. Milind Watve, Professor of Biology at IISER, Pune
Lecture:
Metagenomics: Tools & Techniques by Dr. Sayali Patil, Dept of Environmental Sciences, SP Pune University
Lecture:
Chemical synthesis of Nanoparticles: Molecules as tools for the Nano-Goldsmith by Dr. B.L.V Prasad, Senior Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Educational and Industrial Visits:
F.Y. B.Sc.Biotech
Visited Malegaon Sugar Factory and Distillery, 29/01/16
Nandan Milk Dairy, Baramati, 29/1/2016
Scientific Exhibition(Anubhuti)
Number of Students participated- 80 Date: 11-01-16
Topics: Applied Science
Extracurricular Activities:
Welcome to freshers BSc. & Gurupurnima Celebration
Dussera celebration
Teachers Day Celebrations: 5th Sep 2015.
Farewell to outgoing BSc. Students (15th March 2016)
Farewell to outgoing MSc. Students (15th March 2016)
Industrial Visit and Study Tours
International Conference on Biotechnology
DBT-STAR National Lecture Series
Extension Activities
Plantation
Mega Event-Science Adda
Science Academies Lecture Workshop