Overview

 Microbiology MSc program at Bharathiar University aims at exploring the potential of microbial metabolites including proteins for anticancer applications which attracted around Rs.130 L from various funding agencies like DST, DBT, UGC, ICMR, RUSA, etc. Similarly, Clinical Biotechnology laboratory has ventured into probiotics to scout the microbes for the benefit of human health and has received Rs. 46.33 L from UGC and DBT. Biopharmacy laboratory is expending its effort to utilize microbes for producing antioxidants and biopolymers. Meanwhile in 2015, enrichment to the research focus of the department was added by the entry of DBT-Ramalingaswamy fellow, who ventured into a new research field of Biomaterials.  

Key facts

The Department with the total revenue of Rs. 3.56Crore from various funding agencies sourced by the faculty members has well established research facilities in Protein purification, Water analysis, probiotics, waste management, genetic engineering, plant tissue culture and animal tissue culture. Recently under RashtriyaUchchatarShikshaAbhiyan (RUSA) phase 1.0, a Recombinant protein production unit was established in 2018 at a cost of Rs. 50 L.