Dr. Arjumanara Surti
Head of Department
Position: Associate Professor and Head of the department of Microbiology
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: Microbial Biochemistry / Biodegradation / Nanobiotechnology.
Recognized Postgraduate Teacher of University of Mumbai and PhD guide in the subject of Microbiology
Dr. Rajbinder Kaur Dehiya
Qualifications: M.Sc, Ph.D
Position: Associate Professor
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: Genetics /Environmental Microbiology
Recognized Postgraduate Teacher of University of Mumbai
Ms. Shraddha S. Prabhu
Qualification: M.Sc., NET
Position: Assistant Professor.
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: Food / Agricultural Microbiology and microbial enzymes.
Recognized Postgraduate Teacher of University of Mumbai
Mr. Vijay Vig
Qualifications: MSc, NET, SET
Position: Assistant Professor
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: General Microbiology/ Microbial Genetics/ Molecular Biology/ Virology/ Bioprocess technology/ Fermentation technology/ Extremophiles/ Environmental Microbiology.
Recognized Postgraduate Teacher of University of Mumbai
Ms. Swamini Patade
Qualifications: MSc, NET
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Position: Assistant Professor (CHB)
Subject Expertise /Research Interest: Immunology/ Biochemistry/ Enzyme kinetics/ Industrial Microbiology/ Bioremediation/ Phytochemicals/ Microbial fuel cell/ Stem cell/ Cancer research.
Ms. Ayesha Shaikh
Qualifications: MSc, PET
Position: Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc)
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: General Microbiology/ Medical Microbiology/ Nano-biotechnology/ Medical Microbiology/ Nano-biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Biodegradation studies.
Research Interest: Registered as a PhD. Student.
Ms. Vaibhavi Mullassery
Qualifications: MSc.
Position: Assistant Professor (Ad-Hoc)
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: General Microbiology/ Environmental Microbiology/ Food Microbiology/ Epidemiology/ Sustainable development/ Food and Nutrition.
Ms. Aafreen Ansari
Qualifications: MSc.
Position: Assistant Professor (Ad-Hoc)
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Subject Expertise /Research Interest: General Microbiology/ Environmental Microbiology/ Food Microbiology/Immunology/ Biodegradation studies.
Ms.Priyanka R. Mithbawkar
M.Sc., SET
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Subject Expertise: General Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Cell biology, Bio-process Technology, Nano-biotechnology.
Students
M.Sc students are motivated to undertake reseach projects. Students keen on pursuing a career in research are motivated to apply for the Lady Tata Memorial Trust Scholarship. Five students were the recipients of the Lady Tata Memorial research Fellowship. The research project were
- Antibacterial effect of silvernanoparticles impregnated on bone cement
- Effect of tea tree oil and EDTA on C.albicans biofilms
- Antibacterial effect of chemically synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles
- Susceptibility of methicillin resistant S.aureus ATCC25923 to vancomycin using liposomal drug delivery system
- Evaluation of ability of brewery spent grain to reduce chromium toxicity through biosorption
- Antimicrobial activity of chilli extract and its effect on food spoilage causing microorganisms
- Identification and characterization of amino acid producer and study of effect of mutation on product yield
- Effect of antimicrobial agents on biofilms produced by Strep.mutans-an in vitro studies
Staff
- Dehiya Rajbinder Kaur and Surti Arjumanara Mansoorali for their research project titled “Cytotoxic effects of Enteropathogenic E coli on lymphocytes: In vitro studies”
- Surti Arjumanara Mansoorali for her research preoject titled “Microbial production of poly b hydroxybutyric acid – A Source of biodegradable plastic”
- Dugal Suparna & Prabhu Shraddha for their research project titled “Biofilm of Mutans Strerptococci: Susceptibility pattern before and after chlorhexidine exposure.”this project was awarded a consolation prize by the University of Mumbai
- Mrs Gianni Erevelles Mapara & Surti Arjumanara Mansoorali for their research project titled “Bacteriocin from Staphylococcus : Isolation, partial characterization and study of antibacterial spectrum”
- 2008-2009 Ms Giani Erevelles Mapara was selected for the Smt. Dhandevi Mahindra Research Fellowship Award for the year 2008-2009 and was awarded the sum of Rs. 60,000/- for her minor research project ‘Development of a Rapid Method for Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes in Food Samples’
- The department successfully completed the consultancy project for Thane Municipal Corporation.Under this monitoring of the bioremediation process for New Shivajinagar lake of Kalwa in Thane district was carried out.
Announcement for Postgraduate Diploma Course: DCA-Diploma in Clinical Analysis and the laboratory management will start after the TYBSc. Results are declared.
Important features of the course curriculum are as follows:
- Wide variety of subjects like Mathematics, statistics, English, computer literacy
- Highly specialized laboratory management program
- Recognized as 16th year of undergraduate studies at many universities in USA
After graduation / postgraduation in Microbiology, students find excellent job opportunities in Quality Control, Research & Development and in Marketing Divisions of pharmaceutical companies like Merind, Cipla, Glaxo, Ranbaxy, etc. Career opportunities are also available in prestigious Research Institutes like CRI, BARC, TIFR, FMR to gain expertise in upcoming fields of genetic engineering, medical research, biotechnology, biochemistry etc. Our students also find placement in various hospitals, clinical reference laboratories and pathological labs as technical personnel or research staff.
Food and Wine Industries, Dairy industry, Hotels, Packaging Industries, Airlines, Science journalism, etc, also offer employment for microbiologists. Opportunities for higher studies leading to a Ph.D degree exist in various research institutes, hospitals or reputed Universities in India and Abroad. The potential for work in inter-disciplinary areas like Bioinformatics provide further scope for Microbiologists.