Research
BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND WORKSHOP
10 Days workshop on Molecular Biology Laboratory Tools & Techniques was conducted in association with Kerala Biotechnology Commission of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment,Thiruvananthapuram from 27th July to 7th August, 2017 at Biotechnology Department, Union Christian College, Aluva. Eminent Scientists and Academicians took classes and conducted hands on training to the participants from various Universities and Colleges in Kerala.This workshop provided a platform to interact with the experts in molecular biology and to have hands-on training on state of the art techniques. 20 participants (Faculty & research scholars) from different colleges and universities were attended the Biotechnology workshop/ training programme.
This project has been granted to Dr. Sareen Sarah John, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, under the scheme – Biotechnology Training and Workshop (BTW) program- by the Kerala Biotechnology Commission of KSCSTE for an amount of Rs.1.50 lakhs.
ONGOING PROJECT
“Production of Bioethanol from Myristica fragrans” (KSCSTE Funded)
COMPLETED PROJECTS
UBCHEA funded project on “The Regenerator Organ and Their Rechargers” during the year 2014-2015 (Jyothilekshmi S)
UBCHEA funded project on the use of DNA fingerprinting as a molecular tool for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Our MSc Biotechnology students have been utilizing the facilities of our laboratories to do their MSc Projects in Biotechnology (e.g., Transformation, Transgenics, DNA fingerprinting), Microbiology (e.g., isolation and characterization of microbes), and Biochemistry (e.g., Analyses) from 2002 when the Biotechnology programme was started.
M.Sc Biotechnology Projects
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- Production of biodegradable plastic by Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulating Bacteria isolated from Municipal Solid wastes (Ashika Raveendran & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Rhizoremediation of plastic by Colocasia esculenta (Umeshkumar K.U& Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Medicinal Plants on Clinical Isolates of Oral Cancer Patients (Sanju Sabu & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- A comparative study on the effect of different abiotic stress on Vigna radiate (Mung Bean) and Vigna unguiculata (Cow pea) by quantitative measurement of parameters like chlorophyll, phenol and flavonoid content Anakha Roy & Geethu Paul
- A nature’s gift: Antibacterial effect of coconut oil on Stahylococcus aureus Reshma Nath P & Asha M.P
- Invitro Antioxidant activity and cytotoxic effect of Cucurbita Maxima of Kerala, India Shintu
Nayarassery & Jyothilekshmi S - Production of Indole acetic acid by plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria and their growth
promoting effect on tissue culture plants. Aswathy S & Varghese Thomas K - Synthesis Characterization and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Transition Metal Complexes of N,N’-Bis(Salicylidene)Ethylenediamine (Manuraj K & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Polygalacturonase producing bacterial strains: Molecular Analysis, Purification and Characterization from Bacillus subtillis UCCB 107. ( Hitha Shaji& Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Isolation, molecular characterization and determination of antibacterial activity of bacterial endophytes from Ocimum sanctum (lamiaceae). (AiswaryaP.Hariharan & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Influence of pH, concentration and temperature on stability of allicin in garlic (Allium sativum L.) aqueous extract.( SinghPoojaGopal & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Production and partial purification of Protease by Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCCB 101 ( Rani D.R & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Screening and isolation of effective microbes from organic wastes for faster and effective degradation of kitchen waste(Athira Aravindakshan & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Antibacterial Potential of Aervalanata (L.) Against Clinical Isolates from Urinary Tract Infections(Rinshy V.A & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Prevalence of foodborne pathogens in frozen foods and its rapid detection by using molecular techniques(Thasleema P.A & Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activities of Extracts of MoringaoleiferaLam on Pathogens (Sumayya D.S& Dr.Sareen Sarah John)
- Studies of Antibacterial Activity of Spices and spice oil against Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains(Arsheena K.S& Dr. Sareen Sarah John)
1. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated gene transfer in Cucumis sativus L. for cry4Ba gene insert from Bacillius thuringensis subsp. israelensis. Darsana S. and Praveen M. V., 2004.
2. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated gene transfer in Jatropa curcas L. for cry4Ba gene insert from Bacillius thuringensis subsp. israelensis. Anu Jaims and Praveen M. V., 2006
3. Molecular traceability of meat and meat products by PCR-RFLP analysis of mitochondrial DNA. Anju Philip and Praveen M. V., 2008
4. Construction of a soil metagenomic library and identification of clones carrying amylase gene. Sreedevi K. and Praveen M. V., 2008
5. Construction of Recombinant Escherichia coli strain with cry4Ba gene insert from Bacillius thuringensis subsp. israelensis. Revathy T.R. and Praveen M. V., 2009
6. Construction of Recombinant Escherichia coli strain with cyt1Aa gene insert from Bacillius thuringensis subsp. israelensis. Meera M. and Praveen M. V., 2010
7. Construction of Recombinant Escherichia coli strain with cyt2Ba gene insert from Bacillius thuringensis subsp. israelensis. Shruthi S. Menon and Praveen M. V., 2010
Major Research Projects
Minor research projects