Welcome to Department of Biotechnology
ABOUT DEPARTMENT
Established in the year 2002, The Department of Biotechnology at Ramnarain Ruia College stands strong completing 15 years of astounding success through 12 batches of T.Y.B.Sc and 9 batches of M.Sc. With apex popularity within Mumbai University and beyond, the Department stands proud with several academic and co-curricular achievements of students including University toppers, excelling research/ industry performers and rising entrepreneurs too! The Department strives hard to achieve these goals with the help of its dynamic faculty; a dedicated Departmental library with more than 1000 freely accessible books, dedicated bioinformatics lab, air conditioned, advantageously furnished laboratories, dedicated areas for animal, plant tissue culture and of course ever supporting non teaching and technical staff. While the Department not only boasts of its academic achievements, it also equally focuses on the overall grooming of the student’s persona and their social outreach. They are constantly kept updated about the current trends in applied sciences and associated careers through trending seminars, conferences, guest lectures and workshops held round the year. Since inculcating research aptitude has been a regular practice, students are constantly pursued to take up internships in India as well as abroad. Under DBT’s “Star Scheme”, the Department has been recently encouraged for projects which are on-going or in pipeline. We look forward to many more glorious years with even more achievements and growing stronger alumni.
COURSE INTRODUCTION
Biotechnology is a vast field weaving the basic sciences into an interdisciplinary approach. It is hence a discipline designed to prepare students for a research ready background. As one walks through the syllabus it will be evident that it encompasses a variety of subsections from different science disciplines which in the end connect to each other. The course encompasses fields like cell biology, immunology, fermentation technology, Genetics, Genetic Engineering etc. other than this; entrepreneurship is encouraged by making it an integral part of the syllabus. This broadens the scope of a student to think beyond the limits of a regular job. Aligned to industry and commerce, we introduce the students to the concept of intellectual property rights (IPR) and its provisions in Law.
DEPARTMENT FEATURES
- Dedicated and devoted staff.
- Well furnished and well equipped laboratories.
- Well furbished Departmental Library with over 1000 Books.
- Good research background.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED
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SR. NO.
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PROGRAMME NAME
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DEGREE / DIPLOMA / CERTIFICATE
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AIDED / SELF- FINANCED
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YEAR OF STARTING
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INTAKE
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1
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B.Sc Biotechnology
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DEGREE
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Self- Financed
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2002
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35
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2
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M.Sc Biotechnology (By papers)
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DEGREE
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2007
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30
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3
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PhD Biotechnology
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DEGREE
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2009
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05
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FACULTY DETAILS
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SR. NO.
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FACULTY NAME
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DESIGNATION
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QUALIFICATIONS
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SUBJECT EXPERTISE
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1
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Ms Supriya Kale
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Head of the Department.
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M.Sc Microbilogy
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Bioprocess technology, Microbiology, Immunology.
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2
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Ms Pramada Karnik
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Assistant Professor
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M.Sc, Biotechnology
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Cell biology and molecular biology
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3
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Ms Navjeet Kaur
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Assistant Professor
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M.Sc, Biotechnology
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Animal tissue culture
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4
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Ms Neha Ahir
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Assistant Professor
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M.Sc, Biotechnology
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Plant tissue culture, Biochemistry
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5
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Ms. Pallavi Ghogale
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Assistant Professor
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M.Sc, Biotechnology
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Molecular Biology
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6
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Dr. Kalpana Dabhade
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Assistant Professor
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PhD, Biotechnology
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Biochemistry, Plant Biotechnology, Fermentation Technology.
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7
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Ms. Rucha Karmarkar
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Assistant Professor
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M.Sc, Biotechnology
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Molecular Biology
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8
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Ms. Grishma Shetty
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Assistant Professor
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M.Sc, Biotechnology
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Immunology, Molecular Biology
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SUPPORT STAFF
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Sr. No.
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Staff Name
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Amit Narvekar
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Laboratory Assistant
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2
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Mr. Nilesh Jadhav
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Laboratory Attendant
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3
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Mr. Rajesh Berde
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Laboratory Attendant
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4
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Mr. Bhushan Patil
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Laboratory Attendant
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5
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Mr. PritamRajguru
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Laboratory Attendant
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DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
Guest Lectures
- Dr. N. Bharathan, Professor and Chair of the Biology Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA –Modern approach - Detection Of Biological agents.
- Dr. Namita Limaye , Entrepreneur, USA – Biotechnology Transforming Healthcare.Mr. Sagar Powale, Head Brewer, Bruhaha – Brewing techniques
Seminars Organized
- One day seminar on “ Current trends in Food Biotechnology”
Workshops Organized
- Eight days workshop on “Advanced techniques in Bioanalysis, Cell line studies, Molecular Biology, Lab on chip/paper and Fluorescent microscopy in Association with Indiana University Pennsylvania (IUP), USA.
- Two days workshop on “ Nano & Biotechnology- Innovation and revolution “ for Under Graduate , Post Graduate students and Educators each in Association with Harrisburg University , USA.
- Two days workshop on “ Basics in Bioinformatics”
- Three days workshop on “ Basic techniques in Animal tissue culture”
Trainings Organized
- RUIA – IUP (USA) Biotechnology Exploration Program May 2017 – a month long summer training program conducted at IUP (USA) in collaboration with RUIA college.
- RUIA – IUP (USA) Biotechnology Exploration Program May 2018– a month long summer training program conducted at IUP (USA) in collaboration with RUIA college.
- RUIA – HU (Harrisburg University, USA) Biotechnology Exploration Program May 2018 – a month long summer training program conducted at Harrisburg University (USA) in collaboration with RUIA College.
Educational Visits
- Goa- Pfizer, National Institute of Oceanography, Coca- Cola.
- Gujarat- Zytex Industry.
- Institute of Chemical technology for Bioenergy.
- CCMB, Hyderabad.
- Potato Research Institute, Shimla.-
- Wheat Research Institute Karnal.
- IISER, Mohali.
STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS
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YEAR
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STUDENT NAME
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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2012-13
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Ms. Kirthana Srinivasan
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University topper
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2013- 2014
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Mr. Anmol Limaye
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Best Speaker Award at International SCDM Annual Conference, Las Vegas.
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2011
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Ms. Sneha Sathe
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Third prize for poster presentation (Sajjan Gupta Konark Memorial award, 2011) at a Research Meet in Biotechnology, Environmental science and Phytochemicals organized by Jai Hind College
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2015-16
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Ms. Priyanka Subramani
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Won 2nd prize in Inter Collegiate Public Speaking contest - ‘Voice for BT’ for Under Graduate Final year, B.Sc Biotechnology, B Tech / BE Biotechnology and Chemical engineering students conducted by Novozymes, Bangalore.
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ILLUSTRIOUS ALUMNI's
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PASSING
YEAR
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PROMINENT ALUMNI’S
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DESIGNATION
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ORGANIZATION
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Ms. Sanika Kulkarni
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Clinical research Associate
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IQVIA, Toronto, Canada
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Dr. Akshay Ganguli
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Senior Research Associate
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Sysmex Cooperation Kobe, Japan
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Dr. Smita Patil
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Research Associate
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Reliance Life Science Ltd, Mumbai.
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2009
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Ms. Chinmayee Bandodkar
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Genetic Counselor
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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, USA.
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2010
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Mr. Viraj Tawsalkar
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Brand Manager
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals.
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2009
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Dr. Megha Tavte
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Scientific Officer ‘B’
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BARC, Mumbai.
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2009
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Dr. Aishwarya Shevade
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Senior Scientist
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PPD, USA.
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2009
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Dr. Vijaykumar Powale
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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IIT Mumbai
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2009
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Mr. Jitesh Doshi
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Bioinformatician
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ACTREC, Navi Mumbai
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2009
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Dr. Vihang Ghalsasi
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Research investigator
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Syngene international, Bangalore.
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2013
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Mr. Sagar Powale
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Head Brewer
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Bruhaha.
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2006
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Ms. Hiral Zaveri
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Scientific Project Manager
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Synthego Corporation, California USA.
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