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Department of Microbiology
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Prof. (Mrs.) Rani Gupta,
Head,
Department of Microbiology,
University of Delhi South Campus,
Benito Juarez Road,
New Delhi-110021.
Phone: 24112503, 24112231 x 164 (EPABX).
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The Department of Microbiology was established in 1984 with initial programme to run the Masters course under the co-ordinatorship of Prof. H.S. Randhawa at Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi. The Department was shifted to it’s present site of South Campus in 1986, and subsequently one faculty member, Dr. R.K. Saxena was appointed to carry on the Master’s course. Later four more faculty members (Dr. T. Satyanarayana, Dr. Rani Gupta, Dr. R.C. Kuhad and Dr. J.S. Virdi) joined the department in 1988. Since then the department has developed and established its M.Phil.(Biotechnology) jointly with department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Biophysics, and a Ph.D. programme in Microbiology. An undergraduate course B.Sc. (Hons.) Microbiology was first started at Swami Shradhanand College, Delhi in 1987. Presently 4 colleges of the University offer this Hons. Course, and intake of students at undergraduate level is 80. The department, since its inception, has been actively engaged in research on various aspects of Microbiology. The major thrust areas being microbial differentiation; production, purification and characterization of industrial enzymes (lipases and esterases, amylases, proteases tannases, laccases, phytases and xylanases); biofertilizers (phosphate solubilization, mycorrhizae); fungal differentiation; lignocellulose biodegradation; metal recovery; bioremediation of soils contaminated with oil sludge, microbial diversity and emerging water-borne pathogens.
At present the total faculty strength of the department is 5 (Professors -2 and Readers--3) and Non-teaching 4 (Technical Assistant--1, Lab. Attendant -3). Teaching standards are always maintained to the level of international standards on various aspects of Microbiology. |
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The Department offers various courses such as:
M.Sc. (Microbiology):2 years
M.Phil. (Biotechnology):1 years
Ph.D.:About 5 years
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PROF. T SATYANARAYANA
New York Academy of Sciences and American Association for the Advancement of Science invited to join as a member in 2001
Became life member of Society of Environmental Scientists of India and Indian Science congress Association in 1997 and 2002 respectively.
Member of Committee of Courses and Studies of Dayal Bagh University (Agra) and LML Avadh University (Faizabad)
Awarded PDF of Indo-French Scientific Exchange Programme (1983-85) and International Network of Biotechnology (1986-87)
PROF. R.K. SAXENA
SS Rana Memorial Best Poster Award at MIKON International
Senior Biotechnology Fellowship (1994) by DBT
British Council Visitor ship 1986
DR. RANI GUPTA
National research associate ship from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi 1995 and 1999.
DR. R. C. KUHAD
AMI-Alembic award in 1999
Treasurer, AMI (1993-94 and 1999-till date)
DBT’s Long term Overseas Associateship award 1995-96
Commonwealth scholarship award 1985-86
Certificate of appreciation and trophy by Plant Science Colloquium, HAU Hissar
Member, Executive Council of G.J.U., Hissar, 1999-2004
DR. J.S. VIRDI
member, Central Council of AMI 1999-2002. |
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Laboratories available for M.Sc., M.Phil. (Biotechnology) and Ph.D. students |
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