Accredited by NAAC with 'B' Grade with a - Kalasalingam University

ON GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
In the past year the department has attracted research grants
amounting to Rs.2.0 crores. Grants have been obtained from
the following funding agencies.
• Molecular Mechanism of Vascular Permeability in
Diabetic Retinopathy: PEDF is an anti-permeability
agent sponsored by DBT
• Studies on Molecular Mechanism of Vascular Endothelial
Growth Factor and Pigment Epithelium- Derived factor
in Diabetic Retinopathy sponsored by ICMR
• Scale-up of polyhydroxyalkanoate production from
indigenous isolates and its applications sponsored by
DBT
• Studies on Molecular Mechanism of Erythropoietin in
Diabetic Retinopathy sponsored by DST
• Biosynthesis and Characterization of Silver Nano
particles - a Potential New Therapeutic Approach
sponsored by CSIR
• Bacteriophage – a novel vehicle for delivering HIV-CTL
epitopes sponsored by DRDO
• New Deviation parameter methods to predict secondary
structure of protein from amino acid sequences-
sponsored by DST
RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Faculty members collaborate in research with various
institutions in India and abroad, as well as with Industry. A
few of the collaborating institutions abroad include
• University of Wisconsin at Madison (USA)
• UMDNJ-NJ Medical School at Newark, NJ (USA)
• City University of New York (USA)
• New York University (USA)
• Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)
• Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea)
• James Cooke University (Australia)
• Chungnam National University, South Korea
• National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
• Queen’s University Northern Ireland
• University Regensburg, Germany
TRAINING COURSES
Short-term training course for college teachers on “Advanced
techniques in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Technology”
sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India.
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