Research Center

The Department of Life Sciences has been endowed the status of a Research Centre in Biotechnology of Bangalore University during January 2011. A state-of-the-art research complex is set up in the college to facilitate research and to carry out major research projects and to pursue Ph.D. The facility features laboratories with full scale research in Plant Tissue Culture, Animal Cell Culture, Microbiology and Phytochemistry. Central Instrumentation facility is a special feature of the Research complex. Collaborative projects have been carried out by the department in association with industries / research labs. Post graduate students of the department are involved in minor research projects and are efficiently guided by the faculty.

S.No Project Title Investigators Collaboration/ Status
1. Microbial Screening for different applications Leads Pvt. Ltd, Bangaluru &Dept of LS, KJC (Dr. Elcey CD) Leads PvtLtd, Bangaluru / Ongoing
2. Phyto-compound screening Leads Pvt. Ltd, Bangaluru & Dept of LS, KJC (Dr. Elcey CD) Leads Pvt. Ltd, Bangaluru /Ongoing
3. Microbial Screening and cell line studies CellTricks Biotech Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru & Dept of LS, KJC ( Dr. Elcey) CellTricks Biotech Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru/ On going
4. Nuetra-ceutical Formulation of Bioactive compounds Dr. Jude Calistus & Dr. S. Vijayanand Self-Finance- Minor Project /Ongoing
5. Phytochemical Analysis of various plants Dr. S. Vijayanand Self-Finance- Minor Project /Ongoing
6. Synthesis of magnetite nano particles and its toxicity studies Dr. Elcey CD Self-Finance- Minor Project/ Ongoing
S.No Project Title Funding Agency Investigators Project Estimated Cost Duration
1. Study on Bio- demineralization of Coal and Lignite using Microorganisms SERB, DST, INDIA Dr. Elcey CD 85, 87, 400 3    Years
2. Isolation and characterization of Phytochemicals from Michelia Champaca and Thespesia Populnea for evaluation of Therapeutic Potential VGST, GOVT. KARNATAKA Dr.S. Vijayanand 10     Lakhs 2     Years
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