M.Sc. General Biotechnology
Master
In Goa Velha
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Master
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Location
Goa velha
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M.Sc. General Biotechnology. Independent research topics are undertaken by the M.Sc. students as a part of their curriculum through the 3rd & 4th Semester and students are also assisted for placement for their summer training in R&D laboratories of recognized Institutes/Industries after the second semester.
The Department is actively involved in R&D work and 2 patents have already been filed in addition to several publications. The research thrust areas in the Department are:
1) Biodegradation of oil spills & tar balls by microbial consortia
2) Agarases, alginate lyases, xylanases, lipases & proteases of special characteristics from marine systems.
3) Toxins & other bioactive compounds from bacteria & higher marine organisms.
4) Biodiversity & ecology of hypersaline bacteria.
5) RAPD studies in sea weeds, Tissue culture.
6) Bioremediation of heavy metals with SRB.
The Department has excellent teaching/research facilities and has active collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. It has also been identified by the Australian High Commission for future international research collaborations.
M.Sc. General Biotechnology