Research

The department has a vision to develop a "Centre for Excellence" in Biotechnology for carrying out basic research on Biofuels, Biodiversity conservation, Cultivation of endangered medicinal plants of Jharkhand, to create a Biotech Information Hub and Entrepreneur Park. Moreover some new areas like Proteomics and Genomics, Drug Discovery and Vaccine Development, IPR and Patenting in Biotechnology are of special interest to this department. The department has expertise in all areas of Biotechnology involved in research and teaching. It has proactively taken the lead to provide academic and scientific support to various institutions like NITs and Universities for setting up academic and research facility.

Fields of Study/ Research :

Biotechnology:

Agriculture & Plant Biotechnology
Algal Biotechnology
Animal & Plant Tissue Culture
Biofuel Production
Bioinformatics
Bioprocess Engineering
Biosensor & Nano-biotechnology
Down Stream Processing
Environmental Biotechnology
Food Biotechnology
Industrial Biotechnology
Medicinal Plant
Microbial Resources
Microbial Biotransformation
Value Addition to Biomass & Waste Materials

Biomedical:

Biosignal Analysis
Biomedical Instrumentation
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Systems Biology
Electrophysiology

Ongoing Projects :

Sl. No.	Project Title	PI / Co- PI/Collaborator, if any	Funding Agency	Duration	Sanctioned Amount (in Lakhs)
1.	Analysis and identification of features from neural dynamics and their correlations with autonomic nervous system for Development of Hybrid Brain-Computer lnterface	Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha	AICTE -RPS File No. 8-34/FDC/RPS (Policy-1)/2019-20	14/08/2020- 13/08/2023	17.64
2.	Development of multi-functional nano-HAP bone substitute for effective bone regeneration in critical defects	Dr. Sneha Singh (PI) Dr. Abhimanyu Dev (Co-PI)	DST-Nanomission F. No. DST/NM/NT/ 2018/ 48(G)	15/07/2019- 14/07/2022	100.13 (BIT share ~51.15)
3.	Identification of the most active cocoonase of sericigenous insects through molecular characterization	Dr. D. M. Pandey	DBT, New Delhi	21 Feb-2018 to Feb 2021	71.23 (BIT Mesra 22.93)
4.	To Study the Structure and Blood Flow of Chorioretinal Complex in Human Using Optical Coherence Angiography	Dr. Raju Poddar	ICMR	05/04/2017 – 04/05/2020	37.06
5.	Towards development of a novel high resolution and high contrast in-vivo imaging technique based on Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SSOCT) and unique Upconversion Nanoparticles (UCNPs)	Dr. Raju Poddar	DST-SERB	25/03/2017 – 25/03/2020	30.42
6.	Identification and molecular characterization of SNARE genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in response to leaf rust disease	Dr. Kunal Mukhopadhyay (PI) Dr. Manish Kumar (Co-PI)	DST-SERB	06/02/2017-31/01/2020	34.37

List of Completed Sponsored Research Project:

Sl. No.	Project Title	PI / Co- PI/Collaborator, if any	Funding Agency	Date of Sanction	Sanctioned Amount (In Lakhs)	Duration of the Project
1.	Process Development for the Production of UV-protective, Antioxidative and Antimicrobial Pigments from Bacterial Source Using Dairy Waste	Dr. S.K. Jha (PI) Dr. H.R. Singh (Co-PI) Dr. V.K. Nigam (Co-PI)	BIRAC	04/03/2017 (BIRAC/KIIT0124/BIG-09/16)	46.30	01/04/2017- 30/09/2018
2.	Bioprocess Development for efficient Triclosan Degradation	Dr. Shaswati Ghosh Sachan (Co-PI)	CSIR	01/07/2016	10.50	01/07/2016 -30/06/2019
3.	Establishment of Bioinformatics Centre under BTIS Net scheme	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay (Coordinator) Dr. R. Poddar (Co-Coordinator)	DBT	February 2004 BT/BI/04/065/04	68.0	Feb 05 to Mar 17
4.	Centre of Excellence on Bioresources and Bioprospecting	Dr. Kunal Mukhopadhyay Dr. Ashish Sachan, Dr. Manish Kumar, Dr. Shaswati Ghosh Sachan and Dr. Sheela Chandra	TEQIP II	(NPIU/TEQIP-II/FIN/31/158) November, 2012	05 Crore	Nov, 2012 to Oct, 2016
5.	Exploring Biotechnological prospective of Indigenous Novel Hydrogen Producing Microalgae and their characterization	Dr. P. Shukla (PI) Dr. R. Bandopadhyay (Co-PI)	Innovative Project Scheme for young scientists under PD programme of the institute	Ref No. GO/Con Ord/2011-12 Dt 05 Sep 2011	2.92	Nov 2012
6.	Study of Antioxidative and DNA protective properties of Anthocyanins	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay (PI)	University Grants Commission	31-1 (JH) SR Dt. 10.01.2009	15.13	Jan 09 to Jan 12
7.	Development of Protocols for Micropropagation, elicitation and Hairy root culture Techniques for the conservation of critically endangered medicinal plant – Swertia chirayita: a potential source of Xanthone	Dr. S. Chandra (PI)	University Grants Commission	37-111/2009 (SR) Dt. 19.12.2009	7.82	Feb 10 to Feb 13
8.	Enhanced production of L-Asparaginase by Extractive Fermentation using aqueous two-phase system	Mr. S.K. Jha (P.I.) Dr. H. R. Singh (Co-P.I.)	University Grants Commission (Minor research project)	37-625/2009 (SR) Dt. 12/01/10	1.80	Feb 10 to Feb 12
9.	Indigenous development of 1µm swept source optical coherence tomography (SSOCT) setup for noninvasive imaging of posterior segment of animal eye	Dr. R. Poddar (P.I.)	Department of Science & Technology	June 2010 [No.IDP/MED/2010/10]	25	Sep 10 to Aug 13
10.	Functional genomics approach towards validation of biologically important consensus promoter motifs in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under submergence	Dr. D. M. Pandey (PI)	UGC	37-113/2009 (SR) Dt. 19.12.2009	12.35	Dec 2009 to Jul 2013
11.	Production of Natural Flavour Compounds from Ferulic Acid by Microbial Transformation	Dr. S. Ghosh (Sachan) (P.I.) Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (Co-P.I.)	UGC	37-115/2009 (SR) Dt. 19.12.2009	10.3	Dec 2009 to Jul 2013
12.	The culture of local mosses for production of glycosylation enzymes for use in in vitro post translational modification of mammalian proteins expressed in prokaryotes	Dr. R. Chandra (P.I.)	UGC	37-116/2009 (SR) Dt. 19.12.2009	11.31	Dec 2009 to Jul 2013
13.	To understand the nature of diversity in lac insects of Kerria spp. in India and the nature of insect x host interaction	(Network Project) Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (Co-Investigator) Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay (Co-Investigator) Dr. B. N. Sinha (Dept. of Pharm Sciences)	NAIP, ICAR	NAIP/Comp-4/C3007/ 2008-09 Dt. 10.01.2009	96.50	Jan, 2009 to 2014 July, 2014
14.	Electroencephalogram and Electrooculogram based Hand-Eye Coordination System for Hybrid Brain-Computer Interface	Dr. Y. Aggarwal	UGC (MRP)	40-470/2011 Dt. July 2011	1.10	July 2011 to July 13
15.	Process optimization for bioemulsifier production by microorganisms	Dr. A. Sachan (PI)	UGC	40-160/2011 (SR) Dt. 22.06.11	5.01	Jul 11 to Jul 14
16.	Identification, characterization and molecular documentation of non-marine water chlorophycean microalgal biodiversity of Chota Nagpur Plateau	Dr. A. Pareek (PI) Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (Co-P.I.)	UGC	40-171/2011 (SR) Dt. 22.06.11	8.678	Jul 11 to Jul 14
17.	Development of recombinant human Growth Colony Stimulating Factor	Dr. M. Kumar (PI)	UGC	40-186/2011 (SR) Dt. 05.07.2011	10.328	Jul 11 to Jul 14
18.	Development of LAMP based dipstick format biosensor for sensitive and specific DNA detection	Dr. D Prasad	SERB DST	SR/FT/LS-106/2011	14.85	2011 to 2015
19.	Process Optimization for gold nanoparticle production by microorganisms	Ms. Sneha Singh (PI) Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (Co-PI)	UGC (Minor Research Project)	41-1336/2012 (SR) 08.08.2012	1.5	July 2012 To June 2014
20.	Discovery, annotation, validation and characterization of SNPs in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and haplotype structure determination using Next-Generation Sequencing Data	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay (Project Coordinator) Dr. M. Kumar (Co-PI) Dr. R. Poddar (Co-PI) Multi-Institutional R&D Project Collaborators: CCSU Meerut	DBT	BT/PR3925/BID/7/384/2011 Dt. 06.05.2012	BIT Share: 24.6	May 12 to Nov 15
21.	Studies on biotechnological potential of halophilic alkaline proteases	Dr V.K. Nigam (PI) Dr. M. K. Mohan (Co-PI) Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (Co-PI)	UGC	41-504/2012(SR) 17.07.2012	7.52	July 2012 To June 2015
22.	Biosynthesis of fungal secondary metabolite Lovastatin	Dr. V. K. Nigam (PI) Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (Co-PI)	AICTE	20/AICTE/RIFD/RPS (Policy-1)24/2012-13 28/11/2012	10.5	Nov 2012 to Oct 2015
23.	Biotransformation of eugenol into value-added methoxyphenols	Dr. (Mrs) Shashwati Ghosh Sachan	DST-SERB	No.SB/YS/LS-308/2013 Dated: 30.6.2014	21.2	Sept 2014-Dec 2017
24.	Molecular cloning and heterologous expression of Antheraea mylitta cocoonase	Dr. D. M. Pandey/Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	DBT New Delhi, GOI	BT/PR5375/PBD/19/233/2012	14.36 Lakhs	June 2013 December 2015
25.	A RNAi approach to induce parthenocarpy in Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. by regulating phytohormones	Dr. D. Prasad	UGC BSR	01.04.2013	6.0	April 2013 to March 2016
26.	Exploiting agricultural wastes for harnessing a value- added product ferulic acid	Dr. A. Sachan	DST - SERB	SERB SR/ FT/LS-46/2012 Dt. 12/12/2012	19.4	Feb 2013 to March 2016
27.	Determination of Mental Workload and Fatigue under different degrees of Mental Task	Dr. Y. Aggarwal	UGC (Start-Up)	20-5(19)/2012(BSR)	6.0	2013 to 2016
28.	Overproduction of anthocyanin, the plant derived natural colourant, for food processing industries	Dr. Kunal Mukhopadhyay (PI)	Ministry of Food Processing Industries	08.02.2008	45.00	Feb 08 TO Feb 10
29.	Development of Probes for early detection of microorganisms responsible for food spoilage during food processing and preservation	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi (PI) Dr. Kunal Mukhopadhyay (CO-PI)	Ministry of Food Processing Industries	---	80.00	Jan 06 TO Dec 08
30.	Study of biodiversity and molecular documentation of Commiphora wightii biotypes using plant biotechnological approaches	Dr. Kunal Mukhopadhyay (PI)	DBT New Delhi, GOI	16.11.2004	16.95	Nov 04 TO Nov 07

LIST OF SCHOLARS AWARDED Ph.D.

Sl. No.	Name of Scholar	Title of Thesis	Year of registration	Name of Int. Guide	Name of Co-guide/ External guide	Convocation (with Date)
	Ms. Nehi Sinha	Restoration by prostacyclin of impaired insulin induced Interferon – α production in human neutrophils in human breast cancer	2005 (12.02.05)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. Asru K. Sinha SIMST, Kolkata	XIX (30.03.2009)
	Mr. Raj K. Gothwal	Rhizosphere microbial community analysis of soils from hot arid regions of Rajasthan.	2003 (13.12.03)	Dr. D. Sasmal	Dr. P. Ghosh Dr. M. Krishna Mohan, BISR	XIX (30.03.2009)
	Ms. Rashmi Mishra	Microbiological investigation on recovery of zinc from low grade ores and other waste materials	2003 (13.12.03)	Dr. D. Sasmal	Dr. Asha Gupta C.M.R.I., Dhanbad	XIX (30.03.2009)
	Ms. Subha R. Sharma	Optical imaging of stratified media using optical coherence tomography.	2004 (08.05.04)	Dr. J.T. Andrew	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	XX (23.03.2010)
	Mr. Raju Poddar	Non-contact, non-invasive pathological measurement using optical coherence tomography	2004 (08.05.04)	Dr. J.T. Andrew	Dr. P. Shukla	XX (23.03.2010)
	Ms. Parul Makhija	Study of protease from halophilic bacteria.	2003 (13.12.03)	Dr. D. Sasmal	Dr. M. Krishna Mohan, Dr. P. Ghosh, BISR, Jaipur	XX (23.03.2010)
	Mr. N. Sivaramaiah	Proteomic analysis of ligninolytic and non- ligninolytic cultures of White Rot Fungi	2005 (08.08.05)	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. M. Krishna Mohan, BISR, Jaipur	XXI (24.02.2011)
	Mr. Inamul Haque	Development of molecular markers and biodiversity study of Guggul (Commiphora wightii).	2006 (28.01.06)	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	XXI (24.02.2011)
	Mr. Dinesh Prasad	Development of DNA based Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Food Pathogens	2006 (25.11.06)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	XXI (24.02.2011)
	Ms Smiriti Shrivastava	Thermozymes: Production And Characterization of High Level Cellulose-Free Xylanases From The Thermophilic Fungi With Special Reference To Thermomyces lanuginosus	2007 (19.05.07)	Dr. P. Shukla	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	XXII (03.06.2012)
	Ms. Indu Kumari Renu	Molecular characterization and application of functional genomics to study development regulation of genes involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.).	2006 (25.11.06)	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	XXII (03.06.2012)
	Mr. Pritesh Vyas	Functional genomics study of regulatory genes associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis and in vitro approaches for augmented production in red Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.)	2007 (28.07.07)	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	XXII (03.06.2012)
	Ms. Monica Supriya Henry	Biological Control and Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms from Rhizosphere of Different Agricultural Crops	2007 (28.07.07)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	1. Dr. G.P. Rao 2. Prof. Bernaud Paul	XXII (03.06.2012)
	Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Ranjan	Study of intraspecific variation in Kerria lacca (Kerr.) through molecular techniques	2005 (07.09.05)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. R. Ramani, ILRI	XXII (03.06.2012)
	Mr. U. P. Singh	Biomethanation of Non-Extractable Coal: An Engineering Economic Model of Sustainable Energy and Environment Security.	2008 (27.08.08)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	-	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Mr. Shankaracharya	Development of an intelligent system for early detection of diabetes risk in Indian population and evaluation of its performance.	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. S. Samanta	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Ms. Anjana Rizal	Isolation and Molecular characterization of thermophilic Campylobacter species	2006 (25.11.06)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. Ashok Kumar ICAR, Meghalaya	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Ms. Rati M. Tripathi	The Expression of LMO2 in Human T-cell Leukemias	2008 (17.05.08)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. Utpal Dave	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Mr. Amit Kumar Khandelwal	Production and characterization of nitrilase for biotransformation of nitriles	2008 (29.03.08)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	1. Dr. V. K. Nigam 2. Dr. P. Ghosh	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Ms. Sreya Kumbhakar	Production of Biopolymers Utilizing Industrial Waste and Wastewater as Raw Material.	2009 25.07.2009	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	-	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Ms. Bratati Chaudhary	Gene expression studies and in vitro anthocyanin production in Syzygium cumini	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	-	XXIII (10.04.2013)
	Mr. Dharmendra Singh	Analysis of differentially expressed transcripts as defense response in wheat plants during leaf rust infection.	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	XXIV (09.04.2014)
	Mr. Ashutosh Kumar	Molecular approach towards the identification of transcription factor genes to enhance the submergence tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	2009 30.06.2009	Dr. D. M. Pandey	-	XXIV (09.04.2014)
	Ms. Priyanka Gupta	Biogasification of organic waste materials.	2008 (29.03.08)	Dr. Ashish Sachan	Dr. R. S. Singh	XXIV (09.04.2014)
	Ms. Ayashaa Ahmad	Morphological, cytological and genome size studies focused towards exploration of taxonomic characters in lac insect populations belonging to Kerria, in India	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	1. Dr. R. Ramani 2. Dr. V. V. Ramamurthy	XXIV (09.04.2014)
	Ms. Shuchi Smita	Comparative functional genomics analysis of abiotic stress-inducible pathway genes in rice	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. K. C. Bansal	XXV (12.12.2014)
	Ms. Koel Mukherjee	Computational analysis of transcription factors containing helix turn helix motif in eukaryotes	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. D. M. Pandey	XXV (12.12.2014)
	Mr. Alok Kumar Varshney	Gene expression and proteome profiling in Phanerochaete chrysosporium during different growth phases	2007 (04.10.07)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. M. Krisna Mohan	XXV (12.12.2014)
	Ms. Gulshaz Shamim	Identification of the genes related to resin and pigment biosyntheses in the Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr): A functional genomics approach	2010 10.04.2010	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. R. Ramani	XXV (12.12.2014)
	Mr. Chiranjib Banerjee	Molecular characterization and identification of novel hydrogen producing algal species and their biotechnological potential.	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	Dr. P. Shukla	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Dhananjay Kumar	Study of WRKY transcription factors and miRNAs for analysis of defense response in wheat during leaf rust infection	SP-11 27.01.2011	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Mr. Vijay Kumar	In vitro studies and Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated transformation of Swertia chirayita for conservation and secondary metabolite production	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. Sheela Chandra	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Mr. Amit Kumar Tiwari	Development of commercial food products from ripe jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) and evaluation of their quality parameters	2007 (01.12.07)	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	-	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Pratibha Gupta	Biotechnological approaches for bio-prospecting of marine microorganisms for bioactive compounds	MO-11 24.08.2011	Dr. R. Bandopadhyay	-	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Ms. Sneha Singh	Microbial synthesis of gold nanoparticles	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. V. K. Nigam	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Mr. Shashank Mishra	Microbial transformation of ferulic acid to methoxyphenol aromas for food and pharmaceutical uses	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. Shashwati Ghosh	Dr. Ashish Sachan	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Mr. Sunil Kumar	Study of Biodiversity and molecular documentation of Chlorophycean microalgae of Jharkhand using biotechnological approaches.	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. Avneesh Pareek	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Aakanksha Wany	Molecular Biology Approaches Towards Enrichment of Geraniol and Citronellol in Citronella	SP-11 26.04.2011	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. V. K. Nigam	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Nutan Chauhan	Development of novel antileishmanial agents through 3D-QSAR based approach	SP-11 25.01.2011	Dr. Raju Poddar	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Amand Bhaskar	Cloning, Heterologous Expression, Purification and Characterization of Growth Colony Stimulating factor (rHu-GCSF) in E. coli	SP-11 01.03.2011	Dr. Manish Kumar	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Mr. Santosh Kr. Jha	Development of Indigenous Technology for the Production of Recombinant Therapeutic Protein (L-Asparaginase)	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	-	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Priyanka Jha	Exploring the unmined richness of microbial consortium in coal mines for biomethanation	SP-11 25.01.2011	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Gopal Kumar Prajapati	Molecular Biology Approaches for Validation of Biologically Important Promoter Motifs in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Abiotic Stresses	SP-11 27.01.2011	Dr. D. M. Pandey	-	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Sujit Ghosh	Production of Biogenic Methane from Designated Coal using Designed Microbial Consortium	SP-11 19.01.2011	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	Dr. Ashish Sachan	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Rajani Sharma	Study of microflora associated with gallstones	MO-11 24.08.2011	Dr. Shubha R. Sharma	Dr. S. Ghosh Sachan	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Astha Agarwal	Biosynthesis of Indole-3-Acetic Acid using Free and Immobilized Cells of Thermostable Nitrilase producing Microorganism	MO-11 24.08.2011	Dr. V. K. Nigam	-	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Ms. Bharati Pandey	Structural and functional analysis of wheat genome based on expressed sequence tags in relation to abiotic stress.	2010 30.10.2010	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. Pradeep Sharma	XXVI (10.01.2016)
	Ms. Neha Panjiar	Microbial production of bio-emulsifier and their role in bioremediation of oil spills and oil contaminated sites.	2009 19.09.2009	Dr. Ashish Sachan	Dr. Shashwati Ghosh	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Vijay Kant Pandey	Process Development for Production of N-glycosylation Enzymes from Moss Bryum coronatum Schwaegr.	MO-11 25.08.2011	Dr. Ramesh Chandra	-	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Surabhi Singh	Microbial production and characterization of ferulic acid esterase	MO-11 25.08.2011	Dr. Ashish Sachan	Dr. V. K. Nigam	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Mr. Amit Katiyar	High throughput analysis of drought-responsive miRNAs in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. K. C. Bansal	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Madhumita Kumari	Stevioside Glycosides production from hairy root culture of Stevia rebaudiana	MO-11 07.09.2011	Dr. Sheela Chandra	-	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Archana Kumari	Networking of Differentially Co-expressed Transcription factor Genes in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Different Abiotic Stresses	SP-11 21.01.2011	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. Raju Poddar	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Ms. Asha Mishra	Dynamics of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria in maize crop of Jharkhand	2010 30.01.2010	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. Shashwati Ghosh	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Mr. Ajar Nath Yadav	Bacterial Diversity of Cold Deserts and Mining of Genes for Low Temperature Tolerance.	2010 30.10.2010	Dr. (Mrs.) S. Ghosh Sachan	Dr. A. K. Saxena	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Mr. Ajay Kumar	Development and validation of nucleodiagnostic tools for the causative agent of tapping panel dryness of rubber tree.	2010 31.07.2010	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. V. G. Malathi	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Jyoti Pathak	High-Throughput SNP Genotyping, Annotation and Database Development in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	MO-11 30.08.2011	Dr. Raju Poddar	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	XXVII (24.03.2017)
	Lopamudra Satapathy	Study of WRKY Transcription Factors to Elucidate their Role during Biotic and Abiotic Stress in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	MO-11 20.08.2011	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	-	XXVIII (04.04.2018)
	Saket Chandra	Discovery and validation of SNPs, identification and characterization of resistance and SNARE genes in de novo assembled Transcriptome of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	MO-12 27.08.2012	Dr. K Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	XXVIII (04.04.2018)
	Yuvraj	Enhancing and modeling growth of Chlorella vulgaris in photobioreactor	MO-12 27.08.2012	Dr. P. Padmanabhan	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	XXVIII (04.04.2018)
	Poonam	Study of stress responsive transcription factors GRAS and ZIM to elucidate their roles during biotic and abiotic stress and identification of bioactive molecules present in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	MO-12 27.08.2012	Dr. K Mukhopadhyay	-	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Pravin Kumar	In silico approach towards improvement of vanillin biosynthesis	MO-13 10.09.2013	Dr. Raju Poddar	Dr. S. Ghosh Sachan	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Rashmi Mishra	In vitro production and characterization of N-glycosylation enzymes from local moss Hyophilla nymaniana (Fleish.) Menzel	SP-12 31.01.2012	Dr. Ramesh Chandra	-	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Shweta Singh	Isolation, identification and characterization of secondary metabolites derived from Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees. plants and hairy roots	MO-13 02.09.2013	Dr. Manish Kumar	Dr. Madhuparna Banerjee	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Bushra Khanam	Production of Natural Dye from Isolated Plant Endophytes	SP-13 16.03.2013	Dr. Ramesh Chandra	-	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Aditi Pandey	Synthesis and Characterization of Ceria and Silver Reinforced Hydroxyapatite composites for orthopaedic Applications	MO-13 09.09.2013	Dr. V. K. Nigam	Dr. Kantesh Balani	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Reema Shukla Shyamsunder	Heart Rate Variability Analysis to Evaluate the Performance Status of Lung Cancer Patients	SP-15 17.12.2014	Dr. Y. Aggarwal	-	XXIX (27.02.2019)
	Mr. Satyajit Saurabh	An RNAi approach to induce parthenocarpy in Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. by regulating phytohormones	SP-12 30.01.2012	Dr. Dinesh Prasad		16.04.2019
	Tesnim Arfi	Microbial production of a thermostable 3-cyanopyridinase for synthesis of nicotinic acid	MO-12 27.08.2012	Dr. V. K. Nigam		23.09.2019
	Summi Dutta	Study of leaf rust responsive trans-acting small interfering RNAs and microRNAs in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	MO-14 25.07.2014	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	08.11.2019
	Dhirendra Prabhakar	Detection of Heavy Metals in Environmental Samples through Porous Silicon Based Nanosensor	MO-12 27.08.2012	Dr. Dinesh Prasad	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	11.12.2019
	Rahsmi Gupta	Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and its Application in Drug Delivery	MO-14 24.07.2014	Dr. P. Padmanabhan		17.02.2020
	Noopur Khare	Chemosensitization of Breast Cancer Cell Lines using Natural Bioactive Compounds	MO-14 28.07.2014	Dr. Sheela Chandra		19.02.2020
	Km. Shashi Bala	Development of custard apple-based food products and their Quality Assessment	SP-12 04.02.2012	Dr. V. K. Nigam	Dr. A. S. Vidyarthi	24.09.2020
	Kriti Akansha	Process development for decolourization and degradation of azo dyes by microorganisms	MO-13 13.09.2013	Dr. S. Ghosh Sachan	Dr. Debashis Chakraborty	07.10.2020
	Rati Kumari Sinha	Structural and Kinetic Characterization of recombinant L-Asparaginase from Pseudomonas fluorescens	SP-12 30.01.2012	Dr. H. R. Singh		08.10.2020
	Gourav Kumar	Exploration of phytoconstituents and extract-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles from Millettia pinnata (L.) leaves for their application in A549 cell line	MO-13 11.09.2013	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. Manik	05.11.2020
	Archana Singh	Microbial transformation of eugenol into other valuable methoxyphenol derivatives	SP-15 16.12.2014	Dr. (Mrs.) S. Ghosh Sachan	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	24.11.2020
	Swati Sharan	Application of in vitro culture techniques for augmented production of anticancerous and antioxidant secondary metabolites in Ocimum tenuiflorum L.	SP-11 21.01.2011	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Neera Bhalla Sarin	18.12.2020
	Rekha Kumari	Bioprocess development for efficient triclosan degradation	MO-14 30.07.2014	Dr. (Mrs.) S. Ghosh Sachan		04.01.2021
	Foziya Khan	Bioprospecting of Mushrooms of Ranchi District	MO-13 13.09.2013	Dr. Ramesh Chandra		10.03.2021
	Archana N Panche	In vitro Production of Inhibitors for proteases producing β –Amyloid from Selected Medicinal Plants of Jharkhand	MO-12 06.10.2012	Dr. Sheela Chandra	Dr. A. D. Diwan	22.04.2021
	Pragya Prakash	Production, Purification and Characterization of Glutaminase free L-Asparaginase with Low Endotoxin Level	MO-15 03.06.2015	Dr. H. R. Singh	Dr. Santosh Kumar Jha	18.06.2021
	Nawed Anjum	Production of vindoline from the bacterial endophyte Microbacterium sp. of Catharanthus roseus L.	MO-12 17.10.2012	Dr. Ramesh Chandra		03.07.2021
	Riddhi Prabha	Studies on Production and Characterization of Nitrile Amide Degrading Enzyme Amidase	SP-16 21.12.2015	Dr. V. K. Nigam	-	22.12.2021
	Maria Adhikary	Wheat grass (Triticum aestivum L.) flavonoids: Analysis of biosynthetic genes and biological activities	MO-15 29.05.2015	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Biswatrish Sarkar	20.01.2022
	Priya Kumari	Engineering in nitrilase catalysis by mutational approach	SP-18 12.01.2018	Dr. Raju Poddar		18.02.2022
	Muktesh Mohan	Study of Up-Conversion Nanoparticles (UCNPs) as exogenous imaging contrast agent for Optical Coherence Tomography	MO-18 07.06.2018	Dr. Raju Poddar	-	16.03.2022
	Payal Gaggar	Identification and Molecular Characterization of SNARE and NPSN Genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and their response to leaf rust disease	SP-18 12.01.2018	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	28.04.2022
	Annie Jessica Toppo	In vitro production of cholinesterase inhibitors from selected medicinal plants	MO-13 02.09.2013	Dr. Sheela Chandra	-	02.05.2022
	Ekta	Identification and characterization of stress-responsive genes in wild rice of Jharkhand	MO-18 25.05.2018	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. Anil Kumar Singh	27.06.2022
	Snehi Soy	Exploration of Thermophilic Microorganisms from Hot Water Spring for production of Industrial Enzymes	SP-17 02.01.2017	Dr. Shubha Rani Sharma	Dr. V. K. Nigam	04.07.2022
	Puja Kumari	Isolation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their effect on crop plants	MO-15 04.06.2015	Dr. Sheela Chandra	Dr. S. K. Bishnoi	09.07.2022
	Farkhunda Fatima	Study on fabrication, characterization and evaluation of collagen-based Nano bio composite scaffolds	MO-17 23.05.2017	Dr. Santosh Kumar Jha	Dr. H. R. Singh	11.07.2022
	Shreya Anand	Integrating Bioprocess into industrial production of selected polyol from agrowastes	SP-18 11.01.2018	Dr. P. Padmanabhan	Dr. Koel Mukherjee	29.07.2022

List of ongoing Ph. D. Research work:

Sl. No.	Name of Scholar	Title of Thesis	Year of registration	Regd. No.	Name of Int. Guide	Name of Co-guide/ External guide	Status
1	Sweta Verma	Sex determination in lac insects with special reference to environmental lability and endosymbionts	SP-13 16.03.2013	PHD/BT/10052/2012	Dr. Ramesh Chandra	Dr. Ashish Sachan (External Guide) Dr. R. Ramani (External Guide)	Ongoing
2	Sneha	Molecular study of cocoonase gene and in silico interaction between its encoded protein and target protein	MO-14 28.07.2014	PHD/BT/10003/2014	Dr. D. M. Pandey	-	Ongoing
3	Mousam Kumar Ram	Identification and role of miRNA in regulation of drought specific genes in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	MO-14 28.07.2014	PHD/BT/10004/2014	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. Koel Mukherjee	Ongoing
4	Nisha Singh	Bioprospecting of Neuraminidase inhibitors	MO-15 04.06.2015	PHD/BT/10003/2015	Dr. Ramesh Chandra	-	Ongoing
5	Varsha Singh	Process optimization and development of computational models for Biosurfactant production	SP-16 17.12.2015	PHD/BT/10051/2015	Dr. P. Padmanabhan	Dr. Sriparna Saha (External Co-guide)	Submitted
6	Anupama Gidhi	Identification and Characterization of Auxin Response Factors with Roles in Biotic Stress in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	SP-17 05.01.2017	PHD/BE/10052/2016	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	Ongoing
7	Archita Gupta	Development of Multifunctional Hybrid Nano-scaffold for Bone Regeneration	SP-18 12.01.2018	PHD/BE/10054/2017	Dr. Sneha Singh	Dr. P. Padmanabhan	Ongoing
8	Uzma Afreen	Identification and Characterization of microRNAs produced in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Puccinia triticina during leaf rust interactions and development of a prototype of miRNA spray	SP-18 12.01.2018	PHD/BE/10058/2017	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	Ongoing
9	Shikha Agarwal	Design of Real Time Device to Measure Human Salivary Glucose Level	SP-18 08.01.2018	PHD/BE/10051/2017	Dr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha		Ongoing
10	Garima Kumari	In silico and molecular biology approaches towards the enrichment of medicinally important components in Millettia pinnata (L.)	MO-18 05.06.2018	PHD/BE/10003/2018	Dr. D. M. Pandey	-	Ongoing
11	Rahul Kumar	Validation of different biomarkers through electrophysiological technique in prediction of Cardiovascular diseases	MO-18 04.06.2018	PHD/BE/10001/2018	Dr. Yogender Aggarwal	Dr. V. K. Nigam	Ongoing
12	Uzma Afreen	Study of DNA Methylation in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in response to Leaf Rust Pathogenesis	SP-19 21.12.2018	PHD/BE/10053/2018	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Manish Kumar	Ongoing
13	Kumar Satyam	Heart Rate Variability Analysis in Neurodegenerative Disorders	SP-19 07.01.2019	PHD/BE/10055/2018	Dr. Yogender Aggarwal		Ongoing
14	Abhishek Indoliya	Study of magnetic nanoparticles as exogenous imaging contrast agent for magnetomotive optical Coherence Tomography (MMOCT)	SP-19 21.12.2018	PHD/BE/10052/2018	Dr. Raju Poddar		Ongoing
15	Umang Kumar Dhandhania		MO-19 25.07.2019	PHD/BE/10001/2019	Dr. Manish Kumar	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Ongoing
16	Zoya Alam		MO-19 25.07.2019	PHD/BE/10002/2019	Dr. Raju Poddar		Ongoing
17	Ahmed Hussain		MO-19 25.07.2019	PHD/BE/10003/2019	Dr. Shashwati Ghosh Sachan		Ongoing
18	Bhavna Sharma		SP-20	PHD/BE/10051/2019	Dr. Shubha Rani Sharma		Ongoing
19	Anchita Prasad		SP-20	PHD/BE/10052/2019	Dr. V. K. Nigam	Dr. Prashanth N. S. BISR	Ongoing
20	Sunanda		SP-20	PHD/BE/10053/2019	Dr. Shashwati Ghosh Sachan		Ongoing
21	Madhubala Kumari		SP-20	PHD/BE/10054/2019	Dr. Koel Mukherjee	Dr. Biplab Sarkar IIAB	Ongoing
22	Usha Lakra		SP-20	PHD/BE/10055/2019	Dr. Shubha Rani Sharma		Ongoing
23	Pulkit Srivastava		SP-20	PHD/BE/10056/2019	Dr. Dinesh Prasad		Ongoing
24	Sharmili Roy		SP-20	PHD/BE/10057/2019	Dr. Sheela Chandra		Ongoing
25	Aruna Rani		SP-20	PHD/BE/10058/2019	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. J. P. Pandey CT&TRI	Ongoing
26	Nishi Prakash Tiwari		SP-20	PHD/BE/10059/2019	Dr. D. M. Pandey	Dr. J. P. Pandey CT&TRI	Ongoing
27	Pragya Prabha		MO-20	PHD/BE/10001/20	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay		Ongoing
28	Banishree Panda		MO-20	PHD/BE/10002/20	Dr. Ramesh Chandra		Ongoing
29	Mahadevan Iyer		MO-20	PHD/BE/10004/20	Dr. Soham Chattopadhyay		Ongoing
30	Vinita		MO-20	PHD/BE/10005/20	Dr. Raju Poddar		Ongoing
31	Ravi Ranjan		MO-20	PHD/BE/10006/20	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Shashwati Ghosh Sachan	Ongoing
32	Mamta Kumari		MO-20	PHD/BE/10007/20	Dr. Soham Chattopadhy		Ongoing
33	Jaya Prabha Khalkho		MO-20	PHD/BE/10008/20	Dr. Ramesh Chandra	Dr. Alok Jain	Ongoing
34	Prerna Srivastava		MO-20	PHD/BE/10009/20	Dr. Manish Kumar		Ongoing
35	Anuradha		SP-21	PHD/BE/10053/20	Dr. Muthu Kumar Sampath		Ongoing
36	Dipti Kumari		SP-21	PHD/BE/10054/20	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Dr. Alok Jain	Ongoing
37	Anushka Satapathy		SP-21	PHD/BE/10055/20	Dr. Koel Mukherjee	Dr. V. K. Nigam	Ongoing
38	Kanishka Kunal		SP-21	PHD/BE/10056/20	Dr. Sneha Singh		Ongoing
39	Aakanksha Singh		SP-21	PHD/BE/10057/20	Dr. Anjana Dwivedi		Ongoing
40	Rishab Garg		SP-21	PHD/BE/10058/20	Dr. Dinesh Prasad	Dr. Gorachand Dutta (IIT KGP)	Ongoing
41	Kumari Sneha		SP-21	PHD/BE/10060/20	Dr. Santosh Kumar Jha		Ongoing
42	Kumari kajal		SP-21	PHD/BE/10061/20	Dr. H.R. Singh		Ongoing
43	Abhishek Banerjee		MO-21	PHD/BE/10001/20	Dr Raju Poddar		Ongoing
45	Anjali Kumari		MO-21	PHD/BE/10002/20	Dr. R. K. Sinha		Ongoing
46	Meh Jabeen		MO-21	PHD/BE/10003/20	Dr. Soham Chattopadhyay		Ongoing
47	Mugdha Kumari Pandey		MO-21	PHD/BE/10004/20	Dr. R. K. Sinha		Ongoing
48	Raj Akshat		MO-21	PHD/BE/10005/20	Dr. Padmini Padmanabhan		Ongoing
49	Nishant		MO-21	PHD/BE/10006/20	Dr. Sheela Chandra		Ongoing
50	Priyanka		MO-21	PHD/BE/10007/20	Dr. Ramesh Chandra		Ongoing
51	Kiran Kumari		MO-21	PHD/BE/10009/20	Dr. Yogender Aggarwal	Dr. R. P. Singh	Ongoing
52	Kanchan Kumari		MO-21	PHD/BE/10009/21	Dr. Padmini Padmanabhan		Ongoing
53	Sanjay Kumar Mehta		SP-22	PHD/BE/10052/21	Dr. Sneha Singh		Ongoing
54	Kaushiki Bhattacharya		SP-22	PHD/BE/10053/21	Dr. Ramesh Chandra		Ongoing
55	Singdha Gautam		SP-22	PHD/BE/10054/21	Dr. Sheela Chandra		Ongoing
56	Rishav Sheel		SP-22	PHD/BE/10055/21	Dr. Koel Mukherjee		Ongoing
57	Kahkashan Parween		SP-22	PHD/BE/10052/21	Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha		Ongoing
58	Neha Kumari		MO-22	PHD/BE/10001/22	Sr. shashwati G Sachan		Ongoing
59	Prajakti		MO-22	PHD/BE/10002/22	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay		Ongoing
60	Neha		MO-22	PHD/BE/10003/22	Dr. P. Padmanabhan		Ongoing
61	Supriyo Acharya		MO-22	PHD/BE/10004/22	Dr. Muthu K Sampath		Ongoing
62	Sugandha Jaiswal		MO-22	PHD/BE/10005/22	Dr. R. K. Sinha	Dr. V. K. Nigam	Ongoing
63	Abhishek Beck		MO-22	PHD/BE/10006/22	Dr. Ramesh Chandra		Ongoing
64	Sweta Satpathy		MO-22	PHD/BE/10007/22	Dr. Raju Poddar		Ongoing
65	Avinash Kumar		MO-22	PHD/BE/10008/22	Dr. Raju Poddar		Ongoing
66	Afshan Afroz		MO-22	PHD/BE/10009/22	Dr. Manish Kumar	Dr. K. Mukhopadhyay	Ongoing
67	Mohammad Danish Jawed Ansari		MO-22	PHD/BE/10010/22	Dr. R. K. Sinha		Ongoing
68	Vishakha Verma		MO-22	PHD/BE/10011/22	Dr. V. K. Nigam		Ongoing
69	Shiv Dhan		MO-22	PHD/BE/10012/22	Dr. Shubha S. Sharma		Ongoing
70	Divya Singh		MO-22	PHD/BE/10013/22	Dr. D. M. Pandey		Ongoing

Seminar and Conferences :

International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology Towards Improving Agri-Food Industry and Healthcare Products (October 27-30, 2021)
Webinar on Impact of covid-19 on mental health and wellbeing, August 8, 2020.
One-week FDP on "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare" Jointly organized by Dept. of ECE and Dept. of Bioengineering, BIT Mesra, 27^th July 2020-31^st July 2020.
Webinar on Battle against COVID-19: Challenges and Interventions, June 26, 2020.
Workshop on Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (September 26, 2016 to October 01, 2016)
Workshop on Emerging techniques in Bioinformatics and its’ application (November 30, 2016 to December 04, 2016)
National Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Development (December 15, 2015 to December 17, 2015
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (December 02, 2011
International Symposium in Plant Biotechnology towards Tolerance to Stresses and Enhancing Crop Yield from September 28, 2011 to October 1, 2011
Recent Advances in Cross-disciplinary Microbiology: Avenues and Challenges, 51^st Annual International Symposium of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2010); Dec 14-17, 2010
National Seminar on Recent Advances in Nanotechnology: State-of-the-Art, organized jointly by Institution of Engineers (India), JSC and BIT Mesra, June 14-15, 2008.
National workshop on functional genomics of prokaryotes. September 10-14, 2007
National Symposium on Medicinal Plants: ‘Role of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics’ (MPRBAB-2006); August 3-5, 2006.
Conference on Bioprocess Engineering & Biotechnology Trends & Opportunities, MARCH 17 – 19, 2005

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