Biotechnology

Today, biotechnology can be seen as a series of enabling technologies that include practical applications of organisms or their cellular components for manufacturing, service industries, and environmental management. Biotechnology is developing at an exponential rate and will increasingly be seen as part of the advancement of modern life. Biotechnology is also one of the most realized areas for 'Make in India' campaign and has been identified by the Government among the 25 sectors to be covered under the ‘Make in India’ scheme to boost the Indian economy. Huge funds are being mobilized in different fields of biotechnology such as biopharmaceuticals, agricultural biotechnology, diagnostics, horticulture, food sciences, aquaculture and more through various schemes and initiatives of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with other government funding agencies.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY is one of the youngest, vibrant and radiant departments of Islamiah College started in the year 2006, with an aim to endow the students with extraordinary skills to solve the growing challenges in modern biology, to meet up the industrial needs technically in the field of biotechnology and making the students not just job seekers but also job creators. The Department offers a full time Under Graduate (B.Sc.), Post Graduate (M.Sc.) and research (M.Phil and Ph.D) Programmes in Biotechnology. 
Supported with dynamic and focused curriculums, well-trained biotechnologists are raised to suit academia/industry/research perspectives. The Department also focuses on inculcating ethical and moral values in the students. The students not only excel in academics, they are also facilitated for their 360 degree development.
The Department has a Biotechnology Association (BTA) where all the staff and students are the members. BTA organizes various skill development programmes and Alumni Lecture Series programmes. 

RESEARCH PROFILE:
The department has a qualified faculty with doctoral and post-doctoral research having expertise in multidisciplinary research such as Marine and Aquaculture Biotechnology, DNA barcoding technology, Animal Cell Culture, Plant tissue culture, Plant Biotechnology, Biochemistry etc.
Research, keen observation, and out-of-the-box thinking being the requisites for a successful career in biotechnology is very well promoted and practiced in the department. The routine graduate - postgraduate laboratories and specialized research laboratories very well provide the research environment to the students.
A rich faculty resource, each holding Doctoral Degree with diverse skill sets, are engaged in intensive research with research scholars and students of both PG and UG Programmes. Faculty members are also guiding Research scholars for the Ph D Programme. Their dedicated efforts have resulted in around 200 publications in National and International journals of high repute with cumulative ‘h’ index of 27 (Scopus), 23 (WoS) and 40(Google Scholar) and citations of 715 (Scopus), 552 (WoS) and 1270 (Google Scholar). 
To ensure quality student products, workshops/ seminars/ conferences/hands on training are organized regularly to disseminate developments in the discipline of Biotechnology. Post Graduate Students are encouraged to pursue research projects in the domain of their interest, present their work in seminars/ conferences and/or publish their work in scientific journals. This inculcates scientific temperament in students and fosters critical thinking.

ABROAD VISIT:
Dr. H. Abdul Jaffar Ali, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department visited Bangkok, Thailand to present his research paper in the International Conference.

DOCTORATES PRODUCED:
TEN doctorates were produced from this department of Biotechnology and currently EIGHT scholars are pursuing Ph.D research. 
BOOKS PUBLISHED: 
Apart from research, faculty members write text book, reference books and lab manuals. A total of 11 books are published with ISBN through various both national and international publishers. 
PATENT :
Recently, a patent for Herbal Medication Inhaler Equipped Mask – Design Patent (No. 362131-001) has been registered in Intellectual Property of India by our faculty members and was accepted on 07.04.2022 by the Patent Office, Govt. of India. 
PROJECTS:
The Department has successfully completed a major research project funded by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi for the tune of Rs. 26.1 Lakhs. Completed two UGC Autonomous funded Area Study Project. 
For the past three years, our students have received funds from TNSCST, Chennai for their PG project under the Students Project Scheme.
INTERNSHIPS AND INDUSTRIAL VISITS:
Industrial visits have been arranged regularly to the students to inculcate first hand practical experience. Students of the  department get the opportunity to undertake projects and internships in various Central Research Institutes, leading companies and other institutions such as Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training, Cochin, CSIR - Central Food Technological Research, Mysooru, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam,  National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Mandapam, ICAR - National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy, Nthrys Biotech Labs, Bengaluru, Saveetha Dental Hospital, Chennai, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Avigen Biotech Private Limited, Chennai, Vanitec Ltd (Common Effluent Treatment Plant), Vaniyambadi etc. 
PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
There is huge potential for biotech placements in the market. The main players in the market are pharmaceutical companies that provide the most of jobs, the other sectors are biomedical devices, diagnostics, fermentation, dairy products, chemical industry, food industry, agrochemicals, fertilizers, clinical research and more. The pass out students of Biotech have bagged excellent placements in leading core companies such as Biocon, Pfizer, Poseidon, Syngene,  Abbott, Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, Bhat Bio-tech India (P) Limited, Microlabs Pvt Ltd, Hical Technologies etc., 
Prominent Alumni are placed in various countries such as Kuwait, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai etc. 
 
LAB FACILITIES:
A state- of art research level laboratory has been established.  Animal Cell Culture facility is fully equipped with major instruments such as CO2 Incubator, Fluorescence Inverted Microscope, Deep Freezer (-80̊C), Biosafety Cabinet Level II etc. Apart from the basic instruments, the Biotechnology lab is well equipped with sophisticated instrument facilities such as Fermenter, Gel Documentation System, Thermocycler, Research Microscope with digital display, phase contrast microscopes, Stereo Microscope, ELISA reader etc. 
MoUs:
Department of Biotechnology has MoUs with industry and premium research organizations of India such as B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Avigen Biotech Private Limited, Chennai, Mahathi Biotech, Chennai, Sri Marutham Agro Biotech, Madurai, Genewin, Hosur and Vanitec Ltd (Common Effluent Treatment Plant), Vaniyambadi. 
CONSULTANCY:
The Department offers consultancy for DNA barcoding of marine animals and bacteria, Bioassays and Vermicomposting. 
CERTIFICATE COURSE:
The Department offers Certificate Courses also. Certificate course on Herbal Medicines and Certificate course on Ornamental Fish Culture.

• Peer group learning.
• Certificate courses for Employability and Skill Development.
• ICT Based teaching.
• Alumni interactions with the students.

• To have collaboration with other reputed institutions for research projects.
• To organize International Conference/Seminar on thrust area in collaboration with foreign universities.
• To establish Guidance Cell for various competitive  examinations (TNPSC, UPSC, NET, SET, GATE, ICMR, DBT etc).
• To introduce more Entrepreneur Development courses such as Aquarium Keeping, Herbal Gardening and Vermicompost.

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