Departmental Profile

Mizoram University  ::  Biotechnology

Name of the Head of the Department:   Dr. N. Senthil Kumar

Address:   Dept. of Biotechnology, Mizoram University,Aizawl – 796 004, Mizoram

Phone:   09436352574

Contact email:   nskmzu@gmail.com

Number of Staff in Department:   7         Staff Details        View Profiles

Total Intake Capacity:   20         Details of Course Offered

About the Salient Achievements of the Department:   The Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University was established in the year 2007. The department offers a two year M. Sc. Degree Course in Biotechnology. Research programs leading to M.Phil and Ph.D degrees are also being offered in the department. The department is undertaking research projects and has attracted funds from various National agencies such as DBT, DST, CSIR, ICAR, UGC and Mizoram Govt. Health Department. The Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) was established by the support of DBT, New Delhi in the year 2008. This facility has high/medium end servers and state of the art desktop machines and softwares with 2 Mbps internet connectivity. Electronic journal access facility with about 1000 free online scientific journals through DBT- Digital e-library consortium (DeLCON) in the area of Modern Biology, and Biotechnology is made available to our University. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India has sanctioned to setup State Biotech Hub under North Eastern Region-Biotechnology Programme Management Centre (NER-BPMC) for promotion of Biotechnology in Mizoram through Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL).

Details of Externally Funded Research/Infrastructure Projects:

Name Funding Agency Project Duration Total Fund Received Status

State Biotech Hub DBT, New Delhi 2011-15 Rs. 304.31 lakhs Ongoing
Determining the border line between Indian and Indochinese sub-regions through comparative phylogeography of butterflies of Northeastern India DBT, New Delhi 2011-14 Rs. 44 lakhs Ongoing
Diversity Assessment and RAPD-PCR Characterization of Nymphalidae species of Butterflies and their Implications in Phylogeny and Conservation DST Fast Track - Young Scientist Scheme 2009-12 Rs. 15 lakhs Ongoing
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility DBT-BTISNet, New Delhi 2008 -15 Rs. 70 lakhs Ongoing
Screening for Insecticidal susceptibility and molecular characterization of Anopheles species using RAPD-PCR CSIR, New Delhi 2009-12 Rs. 17 lakhs Ongoing
Natural isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis in Mizoram: Distribution, Molecular Characterization, and Activity against Insect Pests UGC Major Research Project, New Delhi 2009 Rs. 7.78 lakhs Ongoing
Evaluation of Anopheles mosquito breeding habitats and the prevalence of Malaria in Mizoram Directorate of Health Services, Govt. of Mizoram 2009 Rs.4 lakhs Ongoing
DBT mission for quality planting material production and utilization for the north east Deptt. of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India 2007-12 Rs. 67.02 lakhs Ongoing
Mechanisms of protection against oxidative stress in the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme and application of stress-resistant mutants in biofertilizer technology. DST, Govt. of India 2008 Rs. 1.43 Lakhs Completed
UGC minor research p[project on isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting rghizobacteria associated with banana rhizosphere from Mizoram UGC, New Delhi 2009 Rs. 1 Lakhs completed
ICAR National project on Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and allied sectors (AMAAS)- Diversity of fungi from north east India. ICAR, New Delhi. 2006-13 Rs.62.30 Lakhs Ongoing
DBT project under Twining on DNA Fingerprinting of Endophytic Actinomycetes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and Mizoram Deptt. of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India 2012-15 Rs. 26.60 Lakhs Ongoing
Mitochondrial and nuclear gene mutations/polymorphisms and their association with Gastric Cancer in Mizoram and West Bengal DBT 3 Years Rs. 27 lakhs ongoing

Other Activities (e.g., National/International Conferences, Symposia, Seminar, etc. organized during the last 10 years):   National Conference on Advances in Cancer Genomics from 30-31 May, 2014

Staff Details

Number of Professor :   1
Number of Associate Professor :   1
Number of Assistant Professor :   5
Number of Lecturer :   0
Number of other teaching staff :   0
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Course Details

Course Name

Duration

Intake Capacity

BTT-101 Cell Biology BTT-102 Biomolecules and Instrument BTT-103 General Microbiology BTT-104 Genetics BTT-105 Practical Based on BTT-101 & 102 BTT-106 Practical Based on BTT-103 & 104 6 Months 16
M. Sc. Biotechnology 2 years 20

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Name	Funding Agency	Project Duration	Total Fund Received	Status
State Biotech Hub	DBT, New Delhi	2011-15	Rs. 304.31 lakhs	Ongoing
Determining the border line between Indian and Indochinese sub-regions through comparative phylogeography of butterflies of Northeastern India	DBT, New Delhi	2011-14	Rs. 44 lakhs	Ongoing
Diversity Assessment and RAPD-PCR Characterization of Nymphalidae species of Butterflies and their Implications in Phylogeny and Conservation	DST Fast Track - Young Scientist Scheme	2009-12	Rs. 15 lakhs	Ongoing
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility	DBT-BTISNet, New Delhi	2008 -15	Rs. 70 lakhs	Ongoing
Screening for Insecticidal susceptibility and molecular characterization of Anopheles species using RAPD-PCR	CSIR, New Delhi	2009-12	Rs. 17 lakhs	Ongoing
Natural isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis in Mizoram: Distribution, Molecular Characterization, and Activity against Insect Pests	UGC Major Research Project, New Delhi	2009	Rs. 7.78 lakhs	Ongoing
Evaluation of Anopheles mosquito breeding habitats and the prevalence of Malaria in Mizoram	Directorate of Health Services, Govt. of Mizoram	2009	Rs.4 lakhs	Ongoing
DBT mission for quality planting material production and utilization for the north east	Deptt. of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India	2007-12	Rs. 67.02 lakhs	Ongoing
Mechanisms of protection against oxidative stress in the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme and application of stress-resistant mutants in biofertilizer technology.	DST, Govt. of India	2008	Rs. 1.43 Lakhs	Completed
UGC minor research p[project on isolation and characterization of plant growth promoting rghizobacteria associated with banana rhizosphere from Mizoram	UGC, New Delhi	2009	Rs. 1 Lakhs	completed
ICAR National project on Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and allied sectors (AMAAS)- Diversity of fungi from north east India.	ICAR, New Delhi.	2006-13	Rs.62.30 Lakhs	Ongoing
DBT project under Twining on DNA Fingerprinting of Endophytic Actinomycetes Isolated from Protected Forest Areas of Assam and Mizoram	Deptt. of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India	2012-15	Rs. 26.60 Lakhs	Ongoing
Mitochondrial and nuclear gene mutations/polymorphisms and their association with Gastric Cancer in Mizoram and West Bengal	DBT	3 Years	Rs. 27 lakhs	ongoing

Course Name	Duration	Intake Capacity
BTT-101 Cell Biology BTT-102 Biomolecules and Instrument BTT-103 General Microbiology BTT-104 Genetics BTT-105 Practical Based on BTT-101 & 102 BTT-106 Practical Based on BTT-103 & 104	6 Months	16
M. Sc. Biotechnology	2 years	20