XXVI ANNUAL REPORT GOA UNIVERSITY

• I. K. Pai, “Investigations in Zooplankton diversity, distribution pattern and
documentation in South West Coast of Indian EEZ” (UGC Major Project), 12 th
January, 2010, 3 years, UGC, Rs.6.90 lakhs.
Other Information
A. B. Shanbhag:
• Delivered invited lecture on “Habitat impact on avian diversity in estuarine
environment,” National Seminar on Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem of
Coastal Region in the context of Coastal Birds, Bhavanagar University, Bhavanagar
Gujarat, 8 th January, 2011.
• Delivered invited lecture on “Plantation forests - are they boon or bane from
biodiversity perspective,” National Conference on frontiers in technologies for
conservation of Environment, Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Panaji, Goa, 10 th
February, 2011.
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty
U. M. X. Sangodkar, Ph. D., Professor, Genetic Engineering, Microbiology, Biodegradation.
U. Barros, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Bioactive substances of clinical/medical
importance, Immunology, Lectins and nutraceuticals from sea weeds.
S. C. Ghadi, Ph. D., Associate Professor & Head, Applied Enzymology, Molecular Biology.
U. D. Muraleedharan, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Enzymology, Biological
Oceanographic Processes.
S. Kerkar, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Marine Microbiology, Hypersaline ecosystems,
Sulphate reducing bacteria.
Major Thrust Areas of Research
a. Study of agarases and other commercially important enzymes from marine
bacteria.
b. Biotechnological degradation of oil spills and tar balls by means of selective
marine microbial consortia developed for marine pollution control.
c. Establishment of methods to study the risk assessment of recombinant DNA in
controlled marine conditions.
d. Biotechnologically important proteases and xylanases from coastal and deep sea
bacterial and fungal isolates.
e. Study of lectins from Sea Weeds.
f. Alkaloids of medicinal value from plants.
g. Ecology of sulphate reducing bacteria from hypersaline environment.
h. Bioactive compounds from salterns.
i. Lipases, proteases and polysaccharases from Thraustochytrids.
j. Bioremediation of heavy metals using hypersaline bacteria
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