Goa University: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

Schools

Senior Professor of Botany

Vice-Dean (Research)

Sandeep Garg

Senior Professor of Microbiology

Year of Establishment : 2022

Office Phone : +91-8669609246(Biotechnology); -230(Botany); -256(Microbiology); -263(Zoology)

Email : dean.sbsb@unigoa.ac.in

Preamble:

The School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology (SBSB) was established in May, 2022 by combining four Departments which fit into the school of Biological Sciences. Goa being a coastal state, in proximity to the Western Ghats a biodiversity hot-spot, provides several unique ecosystems for studies including biodiversity hotspot.

The focus of amalgamation of the four departments was to bring fundamental and biological science Departments under one umbrella to provide the students a platform for interdisciplinary research.

Individually in the past, the departments have evolved in step wise manner. The department of Microbiology established in 1974 was a part of the Centre of Post-graduate Instructions and Research (CPIR) of the University of Mumbai in 1985, it became a full-fledged Department of the then newly founded Goa University. The department of Botany and the Department of Zoology, were both established in 1990, became full-fledged Departments of the Goa University providing students with a opening for the master programme in Botany and Zoology. The Department of Biotechnology, one of the pioneer in Marine Biotechnology (1998) teaching and research in the country, became full fledge departments of the Goa University in the year 2003. Subsequently, a new M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programme in Biotechnology were established. Marine Biotechnology programme has been continuously funded by the DBT, Government of India. The four departments have come together to multiply their strengths and carry out effective interdisciplinary teaching and research in biological sciences. Equally important aspect of biological sciences, namely Home Sciences and Wildlife studies have been integrated to further gain the indepth knowledge of the biological sciences.

The focus of the school is to provide quality education and research in biological sciences through an integrated approach with a view to create well trained human resource to handle the upcoming challenges in a sustainable manner and to apply the knowledge to the welfare of the society.

Academic programmes :

M.Sc. Biotechnology

Meghanath Prabhu

Time Table | Syllabus | Syllabus 2022-23

Intake: 25

M.Sc. Botany

Rupali Bhandari

Time Table | Syllabus | Syllabus 2022-23

Intake: 38

M.Sc. Marine Biotechnology

Sanjeev C. Ghadi

Time Table | Syllabus | Syllabus 2022-23

Intake: 30

M.Sc. Microbiology

Lakshangy Charya

Time Table | Syllabus | Revised Syllabus | Syllabus 2022-23

Intake: 25

M.Sc. Zoology

Nitin S. Sawant

Time Table | Syllabus | Revised Syllabus | Syllabus 2022-23

Intake: 38

Ph.D. Biotechnology

Intake: -

Ph.D. Botany

Intake: -

Ph.D. Microbiology

Intake: -

Ph.D. Zoology

Intake: -

Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Genetics and Medical Laboratory Techniques

Shanti N. Dessai

Syllabus 2022-23 | Syllabus 2024-25

Intake: 25

Faculty:

Trupti Asolkar

Assistant Professor

Molecular Biology, Biocontrol Agents, Plant-Microbe interactions

Rupali Bhandari

Assistant Professor

Algal Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Snesha Bhomkar

Assistant Professor

Ecophysiology of Marine Phytoplankton, phytoplankton diversity, Freshwater Phytoplankton study and their biotechnological applications, bacteria-phytoplankton interactions, marine bioluminescence

Lakshangy Charya

Assistant Professor

General and Environmental Microbiology, Bioremediation, Ectomycorrhizal fungi

Avelyno H. Dâ€™Costa

Assistant Professor

Ecotoxicology, Toxicology

Minal Desai Shirodkar

Assistant Professor

Avian Ecology

Shanti N. Dessai

Assistant Professor

Animal Physiology, Animal Cell Culture

Samantha Fernandes D'Mello

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Biotechnology, Aquaculture technology, Marine-derived pharmaceuticals, Marine Immunology & pathogenesis, Cell culture, Probiotics & Nutraceuticals, Nutriproteomics

Sandeep Garg

Senior Professor

Industrial & Medical Microbiology, Microbial Technology, marine Technology, Fungal Fermentation, biofertilizers, Agriculture microbiology, Immunology

Lata Gawade Velip

Assistant Professor

Microbial carbon pump & Climate change impact, Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology, Marine microbiology, Science outreach - science for society.

Sanjeev C. Ghadi

Senior Professor

Applied Enzymology, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics

Siddhi Kashinath Jalmi

Assistant Professor

Agricultural Biotechnology, Plant development and Environmental Stress, Plant-Microbe Interaction, Cell Signaling

S. Krishnan

Senior Professor

Plant Histochemistry, Phytochemistry and bioprospecting, Plant Developmental Biology, Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

Gandhita V. Kundaikar

Assistant Professor

Aquaculture, Nutrigenomics, Genotoxicology

Dviti D. Mapari

Assistant Professor

Microbial Physiology, Immunology, Industrial Microbiology, Agricultural Microbiology

Milind Mohan Naik

Assistant Professor

Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Agricultural Microbiology, Marine Microbiology

Aditi V. Naik

Assistant Professor

In-vitro culture studies for biological applications; Medicinal plants & their secondary metabolites; Medical pharmacology; Applied Sciences & Toxicology

Judith Miriam Noronha

Assistant Professor

Aquatic Virology, Cyanophages and microalgal viruses, Microbial ecology of rice field ecosystems

Preeti Antonetta Pereira

Assistant Professor

Marine Biology, Taxonomy, Ecology, Species diversity, Biodiversity Assessment, Biodiversity Monitoring

Meghanath Prabhu

Assistant Professor

General biotechnology, Microbial and Fermentation Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology and Waste Management, Algal Biotechnology, Bio-fuels, Sustainable Development

Bernard F. Rodrigues

Senior Professor (Contract)

Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding, Mycorrhizae, Reclamation of mine wastelands. Documentation of Medicinal Plants, Plant Tissue culture.

Bhakti Balkrishna Salgaonkar

Assistant Professor

Halophilic Archaea, Extremophilic Microorganisms and their Bioprospecting

Sanika Darshan Samant

Assistant Professor

Bioremediation of Environmental pollutants, Bioprospecting for bioactive and biotechnologically significant products from marine derived bacteria and halophilic archaea, metal interactions in halophilic archaea and eubacteria.

Nitin S. Sawant

Assistant Professor

Conservation Biology, Wildlife Biology, Herpetology, Biodiversity

Shamshad Bi Shaikh

Assistant Professor

Nanotoxicology, Animal Physiology and Animal Cell Culture

Dhermendra Kumar Tiwari

UGC - Assistant Professor

Biosensor development, Biomaterials, Nanomaterials for biological applications, Fluorescent protein engineering & Light microscopy

Dhillan Mhalgo Velip

Assistant Professor (Contract)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, mycology, sustainable agriculture, horticulture, plant ecology, plant conservation, plant biodiversity, plant taxonomy

Vikash Kumar Yadav

Assistant Professor

Chromatin Biology, Epigenetics and Single Cell Genomics, Transcription Regulation, Biology of non-coding RNA, Cellular Heterogeneity, Molecular Biology, Marine Genomics and NGS Data Analysis, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Superannuated Faculty:

Urmila Barros

Professor

Immunology

Malapati K. Janarthanam

Senior Professor

Systematics of Angiosperms, Endemic flora of Western Ghats, Biodiversity

Nandkumar Mukund Kamat

Assistant Professor

Mycology, Biochemistry, Fungal Biotechnology, Environmental Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental Education, Science popularization & Public Policy research

Savita S. Kerkar

Senior Professor

Marine Microbiology, Biogeochemical processes in mangroves and salt pans. Hypersaline bacteria; Bioprospecting halophiles, psychrophliles and SRB for bioactive metabolites and their biotechnological applications: diversity, bioinoculants, bioremediation

Usha D. Muraleedharan

Professor

Biochemistry (Enzymology); Biological Oceanographic Processes

I. Krishnananda Pai

Senior Professor

Zooplanktology, Biodiversity

Ramaballav Roy

Professor

Environmental Adaptation, Nutritional Biochemistry . Lipid Biochemistry, Lipidomics

Prabhat Kumar Sharma

Senior Professor

Molecular Plant Stress Physiology, Climatic Changes and Crop Productivity, Bioprospecting

Infrastructure/Laboratories:

The School is well equipped with a substantial infrastructure, mostly acquired under sponsored projects adequate for the present on-going research activities. The infrastructure facilities available in the school are available below.

Microbiology Research Facility:
- Horizontal Laminar Air Flow (RUSA)
- Single Gas Detector for H2S (Honey Well)
- CO2 Regulator Dual Stag CO2 Incubator
- Epi Fluorescence Trinocular Microscope (Law& Mayo)
- (Lynx) Binocular Microscopes Model N107T Lacorence& Mayo

Molecular Biology Research Facility:
- RT-PCR Touch Real Time PCR Detection System
- PCR Sure Cycler 8800 96 Well Thermal Cycler
- PCR workstation
- Qubit 2.0 Starter
- Horizontal gel electrophoresis units
- UV transilluminator
- Gel documentation system

Spectrophotometric Analysis:
- FTIR
- Shimadzu UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Model: uv-1800
- Shimadzu UV-Visible Spectrophotometer Model UV-1240
- Automatic Elisa Plate Reader (BioRad)
- Chlorofluorometer

Microspcopic Analysis:
- Compound microscope with Imaging facility
- Stereo Microscopy
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Scanning Electron Microscopy

Protein Purification:
- Vertical Gel Electrophoresis Unit
- Mini, Vertical units Electrophoresis
- Midi Dual Vertical Gel Electrophoresis Unit
- Gel Rocker
- Protein Purification System Start AKTA
- Shakers, Incubators and Water Baths
- Orbital Shaking Incubator CIS-24 Plus
- Digital Dry Bath Incubator

Chromatographic Analysis:
- Size Exclusion Chromatography
- HPLC
- GC
- GC-MS

Culture Facility:
- Animal tissue culture facility
- Plant tissue culture facility
- Algal Culture Facility
- Culture Room
- Fungal Culture collection laboratory
- Bacteriological Incubator (BOD) Incubator (Tempo)
- Bench Top Incubator Orbital Shaker (Rivotek)
- Spinix-Vortex Shaker
- Wavemax Classic Orbital Shaker
- Borosil Water Bath

Centrifugation:
- Spinwin MC-00-Micro Centrifuge
- Compact Cooling Centrifuge CM-12 Plus with angle Head (Remi)
- Micro Centrifuge MC 03(1040) (Tarsons)
- Spin win MC-00 Micro Centrifuge and Rotar 8x200
- Servall Lynx 4000 Superspeed Centrifuge (UGC)
- Eppendorf Centrifuge Model 5864R

General Lab Facilities:
- pH Meter Eutech PH 700
- Precision Balance Model AroA
- Analytical Weighing Balanc
- Analytical Weighing Balance Shimadzu
- Digital Weighing Balance (Wenser)
- Shimadzu-Aux Series Analytical
- Vortex Mixer (2 No) (BioEra)
- Magnetic Stirrer with Hot Plate
- Fluko Superfine Homogenizer
- Digital Ultra Sonic Cleaner
- Distillation Unit Model Frill
- Distillation Unit Borosil
- Rotary Vacuum Evaporator
- Freeze Dryer System CS1104
- Hot Air Oven Make InLab Co
- Microwave Oven Panasonic Solo
- Vertical Autoclave Square
- Chilled Water Circulator Rotavac
- Ultra-Water Purification System
- Millipore Unit
- Peristaltic Pump Model RH-P120L (2Nos)
- Ice Flake Machine Model: MF/30
- Electric Spin Dryer
- Standard Pentrometer Hand Operating
- Vaccum Pump Rocker 300C

Other Facilities:
- Animal House
- Polyhouse
- Glass house
- Herbarium
- Botanical garden
- Bioinformatics laboratory
- Computer laboratory with printing and scanning facilities, computerized laboratories and class roomswith Wi-Fi facility for each programme offered.