Department of Biotechnology - MIT | Manipal Academy of Higher Education

MIT

Department of Biotechnology

OVERVIEW

The Department of Biotechnology was established in 2005 to impart quality education in the field of biotechnology.

VISION

Excellence in teaching-learning process and research

MISSION

To impart and disseminate knowledge, develop competencies and to produce industry-ready and academically enriched engineers for the emerging areas of applied biotechnology

KEY FEATURES

State-of-the-art laboratories
Department with highest Ph.D.-qualified faculty
Dynamic curriculum with right mix of bioloogical sciences and engineering
Research-driven opportunities in Institutions in India/abroad
Ongoing funded research from state as well as central government agencies
Wide range of program and open electives
Opportunity for students to carry out inter-disciplinary research projects across Medical, Pharma, Life Sciences, Engineering, Bioprocess, etc.
Workshops, Guest Lectures and conferences on a regular basis
A National-level annual technical symposium "SymBiot" by the Institute of Engineers Biotechnology (IEBt) student club

CORE COMPETENCIES

Bioinformatics
Bionanotechnology
Biopolymers
Bioreactor Design
Drug Delivery
Environmental Biotechnology
Fermentation Engineering
Microfluidics
Modeling & Simulation of Bioprocess
Photo-bioremediation
Phytochemicals
Plant & Animal Cell Culture

E-Newsletter "Bio-TransMiT"

Volume-1 2019

Programs

The Department of Biotechnlogy, MIT offers the following programs:

B.Tech - Biotechnology

M.Tech - Industrial Biotechnology

Faculty

Facilities

Laboratories

World-class laboratories give learning a practical dimension

Innovation Centre

State-of-the-art Innovation Centre to facilitate multi-disciplinary research

Libraries

Libraries have excellent resources for reference and study

MUTBI

Paper tree - A green initiative by MIT students of MUTBI

Computing Facility

Wi-fi campus with modern computing and digital facilities

Research & Publications

The areas of research are drug delivery, nanomaterials, bioinformatics, separation and purification of biomolecules, production of industrially important enzymes, bioremediation, bioprocess development, bio-separation processes and nanobiotechnology. The students get an opportunity to work in these leading areas of research. They obtain hands-on work experience in using the hi-end equipment in laboratories, as well as the latest modelling and simulation tools. Research Grants: 1. "Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate Copolymers from Bacillus species using oil refinery waste" by Dr. Divyashree M.S from DBT for 34.99 lakhs (3 years, On going) 2. "Foldscope as a research tool to assess the adherence of phytase-producing probiotic bacteria on the intestinal epithelium" by Dr. S. Balaji from DBT for 8 lakhs (1 year) 3 Detection of Candida albicans pathogenic dual switching using Paper-based Analytical Devices (PADS for Candida) Ms. Anusha Prabhu VGST National Government 5 lakhs October 2017 5 lakhs 4 PADS: Engineering miniaturized devices for POC diagnosis of Candida Dr. Naresh Kumar Mani Manipal-McGill Centre National Non Government 2 lakhs Novemeber 2017 2 lakhs 5 Exploring the immunomodulatory properties of chitosan derivatives Dr. Ritu Raval MACID Private Non Government 2 lakhs Novemeber 2017 2 lakhs 6 Centre for Interactive Biomolecular 3D- literacy(C-In-3D) Dr. S. Balaji VGST National State Govt. 30 lakhs 3 Years from Nov. 2017 10 lakhs On going 7 Development of PAPER-based platforms for Point-of-care(POC) Nucleic Acid Testing of Candidiasis[PAPER at Point-of-Care] Dr. Naresh Kumar Mani VGST National State Govt. 5 lakhs 1 Year from 2017 5 lakhs On going