Students under Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India quota are admitted in the PG programme through JNU competitive test conducted on all India basis. Seats under university quota are filled up through entrance test conducted by ICAR.
Ongoing Research Projects
| S.No. | Title | Duration | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Enhancement of Heat Tolerance in locally adapted wheat cultivars Bihar | 4 Year | RKVY |
| II. | Spot blotch of wheat delivering resistant wheat lines and diagnostic and molecular markers for resistance. | 3 Years | CGIAR- Collaborative International Project |
| III. | Deciphering Phytohormone signaling in modulation of resistance to Spot blotch disease for identification of novel resistant components for wheat improvement | 3 Years | CGIAR- Collaborative International Project |
| IV. | Development of heat tolerant, high yielding and climate resilient wheat cultivars by utilizing genomics, molecular and physiological information and resources. | 5 Years | USAID |
| V. | Development of Hybrid Rice | 2 Years | Non Plan, Govt. of Bihar |
A research project entitled Development of Hybrid Rice for Bihar is being implemented in the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Molecular Biology. The research activities under the project entitled Development of Hybrid Rice for Bihar include identification of sterility maintainers and fertility restorers of cytoplasmic male sterility system; conversion of sterility maintainers into cytoplasmic male sterile lines; development and evaluation of experimental hybrids; identification of hybrids with acceptable grain quality and resistance to diseases and pests for commercial cultivation; standardization of seed production technique to enhance hybrid seed yields; molecular characterization of sterility maintainers and fertility restorers; validation and utilization of molecular markers for identification of fertility restorers; and genetic purity assessment of hybrid rice using molecular markers.
The research activities under the project entitled Enhancement of Heat tolerance in locally adapted wheat cultivars of Bihar includes characterization of available germplasm for heat tolerance, validation of molecular markers reported to be linked with heat tolerance and incorporation of heat tolerance into locally adapted popular cultivar(s).
The research activities under the project entitled Spot blotch of wheat delivering resistant wheat lines and diagnostic and molecular markers for resistance dentification of Spot Blotch resistant genotypes in agronomically superior backgrounds, validation of molecular markers reported to be linked with Spot Blotch resistance and identification of new diagnostic traits for resistance.
The research activities under the project entitled Deciphering Phytohormone signaling in modulation of resistance to Spot blotch disease for identification of novel resistance components for wheat improvements includes phenotyping of RILs with respect to Spot Blotch resistance under protected & unprotected condition, Seedling/ Seed screening for sorokiniana infection and characterization of sorokiniana isolates.
Molecular Biology Lab.-1 equipped with : QIAxcel/ Thermo cycler/ Gel Documentation Unit/ Cooling Centrifuge/ ELISA reader/ Electrophoretic unit (vertical & Horizontal)/ Deep Freezer -800C/ Deep Freezer -200C/ Magnetic Stirrer/ Gel drier/ Digital balance/ Vortex/ UV-Trans illuminator/ UV-Torch/ Ice flaker/ Rocker (shaker)/ Micropipette/ Millipore water purification unit
Molecular Biology Lab.-2 equipped with : Gel documentation unit/ UV-Spectrophotometer/ Refrigerated centrifuge/ Deep freezer (-800C)/ Vortex/ shaker/ Agitator/ Micropipette
Genetic Transformation Lab. equipped with: Gene Gun/ Bioanalyzer/ Thermocycler/ Gel Documentation Unit/ Electrophoretic Unit/ UV Spectrohotometer/ Ice Flaker/ Laminar air flow/ Deep Freezer -800C/ Deep Freezer -200C/ Vortex/ Micro Pipette
Biochemical Genetics Lab. equipped with: Thermocycler / Orbital shaking incubator / UV-VIS Spectrophotometer/ Spectro-colorimeter/ Deepfreezer/ Refrigerated centrifuge/ Gel Dryer/ Electrophoretic Unit / Conductivity meter/ De-ionizer
Plant Tissue Culture Lab. equipped with: Laminar air flow/ Magnetic stirrer/ Millipore water purification unit/ Temperature control unit / Photoperiodic timer/ Air purifier
Bio-imaging Lab. equipped with: fluorescent microcscope with cytovision workstation, inverted microscope with micro-manipulator, stereoscopic microscope, fluorescent microscope with micro-photography attachment, binocular microscope with camera, etc.
FACULTY STRENGTH
| S.No. | Name | Specialization | Contact No. | E-mail Id |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. H. Kumar Professor & Head |
Tissue culture and Biotechnology | 9431254328 | drharshkumar@yahoo.co.in |
| 2. | Dr. M. Kumar Professor |
Cell Biology and Biotechnology | 9431834070 | mithileshkumar.eecrau@gmail.com |
| 3. | Dr. V.K. Sharma Assoc. Prof. |
Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology | 9934448965 | vksharmarau@yahoo.com |
| 4. | Dr. Rajeev Kumar Asstt. Prof. |
Genetics & Biotechnology | 9430801699 | rajivkumarabmb@gmail.com |
| 5. | Ms. Sarita Kumari | Plant Molecular Genetics & Breeding and Genomics | 8178341552 | sarita@rpcau.ac.in |
| 6. | Ms. Kumari Anjani | Agricultural Biotechnology | 9771257628 | anjani@rpcau.ac.in |
Guest Faculty visited
| Name & Address | Topic | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. P.C. Mishra, GNDU, Amritsar | Protein structure prediction by bioinformatic tools | 2014 |
| Dr. (Mrs.) Rachna Hora, GNDU, Amritsar | Tools for protein structure determination | 2014 |
| Dr. P.C. Mishra, GNDU, Amritsar | Training on tools of bioinformatics | 2014 |
| Dr. Kulvinder S. Gill, Professor & the Vogel Endowed Chair in Wheat Breeding and Genetics Washington State Unilman, USA | Development of Heat Tolerant wheat varieties. | 2013 |
| Dr. Chandan Shahi, Scientist, IISER, Bhopal | Heat shock protein, Molecular Chaperons | 2012 |
| Dr. Intekhab Alam, Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Korea University | Structural features of viral RNA Polymerase | 2012 |
| Dr. K.D.N. Singh, Professor & Head, Department of Mol. Biology & Genetic Engg., NDUAT, Faizabad | Crop biotechnology | 2011 |
| Dr. M.K. Basu, NGO, Kolkata | Biofertilizers Based Organic Farming | 2011 |
| Mr. S. F. D’Souza, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai | Radiation Technology in Agriculture | 2011 |
| Dr. Mahesh C. Yadav, N.R.C., DNA Fingerprinting, NBPGR, New Delhi | DNA Barcoding | 2010 |
| S.No. | Name | Career |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vandana | BCIL Training, ASRB-NET, JRF, Pursuing Ph.D. in BITS, PILANI, RAJASTHAN. |
| 2. | Nand Kishore Sharma | BCIL Training, ASRB-NET, working as SRF, NABI, MOHALI, PUNJAB. |
| 3. | Md. Zikurullah Shamim | BCIL Training, GATE 2012, pursuing Ph.D. in , MNIT, ALLAHABAD |
| 4. | Smitha Sukumaran Nair | BCIL Training, Working as Quality Control Manager, Dubai, UAE. |
| 5. | Shashi Bhushan | BCIL Training, CSIR-NET, DBT-JRF, ASRB-NET, GATE-2012, Pursuing Ph.D. at , IIT, CHENNAI. |
| 6. | Panchada Demudu Naidu | BCIL Training, ASRB-NET, Working as SRF in , Directorate of Oil Seed Research, HYDERABAD |
| 7. | Jagadale Mahesh Vasantrao | Pursuing Ph.D. in AAU, Jorhat, Assam |
| 8. | Satish Kumar | BCIL TRAINEE, Pursuing Ph.D., Central University, RANCHI |
| 9. | Ramchandra Choudhary | ASRB-NET, GATE-2013, Ph.D., MPUAT, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN |
| 10. | Sandeep Kumar Suman | Pursuing Ph.D. in RAU, Pusa |
| 11. | Sandeesha Kodru | Ph.D., Central University, Hyderabad |
| 12. | Nitish Jangde | Qualified GATE – 2013 |
| 13. | Deepti | SRF, BAU, Sabour |
| 14. | Pankaj Kumar | SRF, BAU, Sabour |
| 15. | Neelmani Prakash | Pursuing Ph.D. in RAU, Pusa |