The Department runs M.S.(Pharm.) and doctoral programs in biotechnology. The laboratories in the department are working in the diverse biotechnological field including biopharmaceutical developments (both protein- & nucleic acid-based molecules), cell biology, protein engineering, biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, microbiology, parasitology and cell culture. The department is actively pursuing research in the following areas.
- Inhibition of protein aggregation and stabilization of misfolded proteins in vitro and in disease conditions using small molecules and nucleic acid aptamers.
- Downstream processing of proteins.
- Design and development of novel protein biopharmaceuticals for cancer, inflammation and organophosphate-poisoning.
- Protein multifunctionality, iron metabolism, host - pathogen interaction, drug repurposing and protein expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and A. baumannii.
- Identification of novel drug targets in Leishmania donovani using cell biology and recombinant DNA based approaches for developing antileishmanial drugs. Understanding the role of metabolic and non-metabolic proteins in parasite growth and virulence.
| Name |
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| Aliful Saikh |
| Dhorde Krushna Prashant |
| Gudavalekar Pravin Uttam |
| Khushi Goyal |
| Lasure Aarti Mahadev |
| Prajjwal |
| Prajna Dutta |
