Department of Biotechnology
- About Department
- Faculty
- Board of Studies
- Physical Infrastructure
- Research & Collaboration
- Placements
- Syllabi
Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science which encompasses areas viz. molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, virology, plant and animal tissue culture, chemistry, and engineering. It is a “cutting edge” science with distinctive advantages as it finds applications in practically all aspects of life. The subject offers exciting opportunities in various fields from basic research to industry-oriented career.
Keeping in view the expanse and applications of Biotechnology in every field, there is always going to be a perpetual demand for resource personnel with Biotechnology specialization. With this vision the Biotechnology epartment was established in 2005 .Our undergraduate and post graduate programs are aimed to cater to the ever-increasing demand for trained Biotechnology graduates and to groom the students to excel in their future career.
Keeping in view the expanse and applications of Biotechnology in every field, there is always going to be a perpetual demand for resource personnel with Biotechnology specialization. With this vision the Biotechnology epartment was established in 2005 .Our undergraduate and post graduate programs are aimed to cater to the ever-increasing demand for trained Biotechnology graduates and to groom the students to excel in their future career.
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Biotechnology
Dr. Sonali Nitin Joshi
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Biotechnology
Work experience:
- Teaching: 28 years
- Research/Industrial: 8 years
Contact no. (office):
020- 6765 6456
Email ID:
sonali.joshi@frgusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor, PG Coordinator, Biotechnology Department
Dr. Dhanashri Godbole
Assistant Professor, PG Coordinator, Biotechnology Department
Work experience:
- Teaching: 16 years
- Research/Industrial: 8 years
Contact no. (office):
020- 67656456
Email ID:
dhanashri.godbole@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Mrs. Neha Rajas Joshi
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 12 years
- Research/Industrial: 1 years
Contact no. (office):
020- 6765 6456
Email ID:
monica.joshi@ferguson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nandini Sandeep Kotharkar
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 19 years
- Research/Industrial: 1 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67656456
Email ID:
nandini.kotharkar@fergusson.edu
kotharkarnandini@despune.org
Skills:
- C, C++, Java, Oracle, MySQL, DBMS, HTML, Perl, Python
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sanket Tembe
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 10 years
- Research/Industrial: 14 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67656456
Email ID:
sankettembe@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Mrs. Kusum Rawat
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 20years
- Research/Industrial: 3 years
Contact no. (office):
020-65676456
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Divya Narayanan Prakash
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 5 years
- Research/Industrial: 16.5 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67656456
Email ID:
divya.prakash@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Proficient in laboratory safety practices, biostatistics and bioinformatics
- Academic and administrative skills
- Certified in NPTEL’s Introduction to Proteogenomics
- Certified in NPTEL’s Introduction to Biostatistics
- Certified in NPTEL’s Immunology
Assistant Professor
Dr. Dnyanada H. Limaye
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 3 years
- Research/Industrial: 7 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67655456
Email ID:
dnyanada.limaye@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Tanya Bhatnagar
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 3 years
- Research/Industrial: years
Contact no. (office):
020- 67655456
Email ID:
tanya.bhatnagar@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- GRE verbal training, Art, Designe
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Sonali Joshi | Head of the Department and Chairman BoS |
| Prof. J.K. Pal | Research Director, Dr. D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune, Subject Expert |
| Prof. Sutirth Dey | Professor, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Subject Expert |
| Dr. Smita Zinzarde | Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, SPPU, Vice Chancellor’s Nominee |
| Dr. Tathagata Mukharjee | Industry Deputy General Manager, R&D, Gennova Vaccine Formulation Centre and Research Laboratory, Representative from Industry |
| Ms. Amrita Roy | Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus, Research Scholar, IISER, Pune |
| Dr. Dhanashri Godbole | Assistant Professor |
| Neha Joshi | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Nandini Kotharkar | Assistant Professor |
| Kusum Rawat | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Sanket Tembe | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Divya Prakash | Assistant Professor |
| Tanya Bhatnagar | Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Dnyanada Limaye | Assistant Professor |
Equipments (costing above Rs.50,000)
- Name of Equipment/Instrument
- PCR machine
- Fermenter
- Gel -doc
- UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
- Sonicator
- Rotary Evaporator
- Refrigerated Centrifuge
- Lyophilizer
- Trinocular Microscope
- Name of Equipment/Instrument
- Inverted Microscope
- Fluorescence Microscope
- Laminar air flow hoods
- Shaker cum incubator
- CO2 Incubator
- ELISA Reader
- Hot Air Oven
- Autoclave
Physical Infrastructure:
- Classrooms – 2
- Laboratories – 07
- Library – 01 (shared with all life science department)
- Other – 01 (Seminar Hall)
Research Projects
| Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) | Name of the Funding agency | Type (Government/Non-Government) | Department of Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator | Year of Award | Funds provided (INR in lakhs) | Duration of the project |
| Dr. Sonali Joshi and Dr. Sanket Tembe | BCUD | Government | Biotechnology | 2016-2018 | 1,60,000 | 2 Yrs |
| Dr. Gayatri Gurjar | DBT | Government | Biotechnology | 2019 | 8,00,000 | 1 Yrs |
| Gaurang Gowande | The Rufford Foundation, UK | Government | Biotechnology | 2017 | 4,00,000 | 3 Yrs |
Collaboration & Linkage
| Title of the collaborative activity | Name of the collaborating agency with contact details | Name of the participant | Year of collaboration | Duration | Nature of the activity |
| Internship and Project work | Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi | Anagha Bhagat, Sahina Shabnum, Lavanya Iyer | 2021 | 6 months | Internship/Project work |
| Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi | Garima Soni, Swati Pandit, Mrunali Jagtap,Kishor Dhekane, Deepak Kadam, Yashvi Dhingani | 2022 | 6 months | Internship/ Project work |
Companies
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About Department
Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science which encompasses areas viz. molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, virology, plant and animal tissue culture, chemistry, and engineering. It is a “cutting edge” science with distinctive advantages as it finds applications in practically all aspects of life. The subject offers exciting opportunities in various fields from basic research to industry-oriented career.
Keeping in view the expanse and applications of Biotechnology in every field, there is always going to be a perpetual demand for resource personnel with Biotechnology specialization. With this vision the Biotechnology epartment was established in 2005 .Our undergraduate and post graduate programs are aimed to cater to the ever-increasing demand for trained Biotechnology graduates and to groom the students to excel in their future career.
Keeping in view the expanse and applications of Biotechnology in every field, there is always going to be a perpetual demand for resource personnel with Biotechnology specialization. With this vision the Biotechnology epartment was established in 2005 .Our undergraduate and post graduate programs are aimed to cater to the ever-increasing demand for trained Biotechnology graduates and to groom the students to excel in their future career.
Faculty
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Biotechnology
Dr. Sonali Nitin Joshi
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Biotechnology
Work experience:
- Teaching: 28 years
- Research/Industrial: 8 years
Contact no. (office):
020- 6765 6456
Email ID:
sonali.joshi@frgusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor, PG Coordinator, Biotechnology Department
Dr. Dhanashri Godbole
Assistant Professor, PG Coordinator, Biotechnology Department
Work experience:
- Teaching: 16 years
- Research/Industrial: 8 years
Contact no. (office):
020- 67656456
Email ID:
dhanashri.godbole@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Mrs. Neha Rajas Joshi
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 12 years
- Research/Industrial: 1 years
Contact no. (office):
020- 6765 6456
Email ID:
monica.joshi@ferguson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nandini Sandeep Kotharkar
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 19 years
- Research/Industrial: 1 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67656456
Email ID:
nandini.kotharkar@fergusson.edu
kotharkarnandini@despune.org
Skills:
- C, C++, Java, Oracle, MySQL, DBMS, HTML, Perl, Python
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sanket Tembe
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 10 years
- Research/Industrial: 14 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67656456
Email ID:
sankettembe@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Mrs. Kusum Rawat
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 20years
- Research/Industrial: 3 years
Contact no. (office):
020-65676456
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Divya Narayanan Prakash
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 5 years
- Research/Industrial: 16.5 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67656456
Email ID:
divya.prakash@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Proficient in laboratory safety practices, biostatistics and bioinformatics
- Academic and administrative skills
- Certified in NPTEL’s Introduction to Proteogenomics
- Certified in NPTEL’s Introduction to Biostatistics
- Certified in NPTEL’s Immunology
Assistant Professor
Dr. Dnyanada H. Limaye
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 3 years
- Research/Industrial: 7 years
Contact no. (office):
020-67655456
Email ID:
dnyanada.limaye@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Assistant Professor
Tanya Bhatnagar
Assistant Professor
Work experience:
- Teaching: 3 years
- Research/Industrial: years
Contact no. (office):
020- 67655456
Email ID:
tanya.bhatnagar@fergusson.edu
Skills:
- GRE verbal training, Art, Designe
Board of Studies
- Dr. Sonali Joshi – Head of the Department and Chairman BoS
- Prof. J.K. Pal – Research Director, Dr. D.Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune, Subject Expert
- Prof. Sutirth Dey – Professor, Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Subject Expert
- Dr. Smita Zinzarde – Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, SPPU, Vice Chancellor’s Nominee
- Dr. Tathagata Mukharjee – Industry Deputy General Manager, R&D, Gennova Vaccine Formulation Centre and Research Laboratory, Representative from Industry
- Ms. Amrita Roy – Post Graduate Meritorious Alumnus, Research Scholar, IISER, Pune
- Dr. Dhanashri Godbole – Assistant Professor
- Neha Joshi – Assistant Professor
- Dr. Nandini Kotharkar – Assistant Professor
- Kusum Rawat – Assistant Professor
- Dr. Sanket Tembe – Assistant Professor
- Dr. Divya Prakash – Assistant Professor
- Tanya Bhatnagar – Assistant Professor
- Dr. Dnyanada Limaye – Assistant Professor
Physical Infrastructure
Equipments (costing above Rs.50,000)
- Name of Equipment/Instrument
- PCR machine
- Fermenter
- Gel -doc
- UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
- Sonicator
- Rotary Evaporator
- Refrigerated Centrifuge
- Lyophilizer
- Trinocular Microscope
- Inverted Microscope
- Fluorescence Microscope
- Laminar air flow hoods
- Shaker cum incubator
- CO2 Incubator
- ELISA Reader
- Hot Air Oven
- Autoclave
Physical Infrastructure:
- Classrooms – 2
- Laboratories – 07
- Library – 01 (shared with all life science department)
- Other – 01 (Seminar Hall)
Research & Collaboration
- Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Dr. Sonali Joshi and Dr. Sanket Tembe
Name of the Funding agency:- BCUD (Government)
Year of Award:- 2016-2018
Funds provided:- 1,60,000
Duration of the project:- 2 Yrs - Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Dr. Gayatri Gurjar
Name of the Funding agency:- DBT (Government)
Year of Award:- 2019
Funds provided:- 8,00,000
Duration of the project:- 1 Yrs - Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Gaurang Gowande
Name of the Funding agency:- The Rufford Foundation, UK (Government)
Year of Award:- 2017
Funds provided:- 4,00,000
Duration of the project:- 3 Yrs
Collaboration & Linkage:-
- Name of the collaborating agency with contact details:- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi
Name of the participant :- Anagha Bhagat, Sahina Shabnum, Lavanya Iyer
Year of collaboration:- 2021
Duration:- 6 Months
Nature of the activity:- Internship/Project work - Name of the collaborating agency with contact details:- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi
Name of the participant :-Garima Soni, Swati Pandit, Mrunali Jagtap,Kishor Dhekane, Deepak Kadam, Yashvi Dhingani
Year of collaboration:- 2022
Duration:- 6 Months
Nature of the activity:- Internship/Project work
Placements
Companies
Syllabi
Department Magazine
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT
- Up-to-date curriculum (based on NEP 2020 guidelines) with focus on hands-on training
- Highly qualified and dedicated faculty
- Excellent Infrastructure with well-equipped laboratories for Animal & Plant Tissue Culture,Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology and Biochemistry
- Fundamental courses and application-based subjects like Regenerative Medicine, Genetic engineering, Clinical Research, Large Scale Manufacturing, Bioinformatics, Tissue culture, Molecular Diagnostics included in the curriculum
- Skill enhancement/ Vocational Skill courses with focus on employability
- Practicals that give extensive hands-on training and complement theoretical content
- Innovative evaluation methods
- Industrial/Field visits/ Co-curricular activities
- Internship/ Project work/ On Job Training
- Guest lectures by Industry and Academia experts
- Initiatives for Campus placements
- Placements in reputed industries
- Research Activities
- Collaborative ventures with industries and research organizations of repute
- Guidance for competitive exams, higher studies /Ph.D.
- Regular mentoring and strong alumni connect
- Co and Extracurricular activities
- Emphasis on Holistic education
Career Opportunities
- Research and Academics
- Industry: Biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture,Fermentation, Food and Dairy
- Dry lab opportunities: Bioinformatics, IPR, Clinical Research andData Management, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance
- Management sector
- Start-Up Opportunities
Contact Information :
- sonali.joshi@fergusson.edu (Head of the Department),
dhanashri.godbole@fergusson.edu (PG coordinator) - 020-67656456/58
- 11.00 AM to 04.00 pm
Programmes Offered –
3/4 years B.Sc /B.Sc (Honours) and
M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
(Both programmes as per NEP 2020 guidelines)
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Biotechnology (in association
with Lupin Ltd.) – Two Semester Credit Based programme
| Years | Name of the workshop/ seminar | Name of the participant | Date From – To |
| 2018 | State level seminar on ‘Recent Advances in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine’ | 100 | 23rd February 2018 |
| 2019 | Training programme ‘Explore science: a Look through Foldscope’ for students and teachers | 30 | 3rd September 2019 |
| 2021 | Online Hands-on training workshop on Bioinformatics for faculty of Life Sciences | 25 | 21-25 June 2021 |
| 2021 | Two-day online workshop on Clinical Research | 120 | 7-8 October 2021 |
| 2022 | Writing and Publishing Skills for Researchers | 60 | 4-7 March 2022 |
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