XXVI ANNUAL REPORT GOA UNIVERSITY

Achievements
a. Carboxymethyl cellulose activity has been quantified as a first report of its kind
from the marine protists thraustochytrids. Alkaline protease from a deep–sea
bacterial isolate has been purified. Antimicrobial activity of peptides and alkaloid–
like compounds from mangrove plants of Goa has been established.
b. First report of agglutins in marine algae from India.
c. First report of a broad spectrum antibiotic produced by a salt pan isolate.
d. Halotolerant bacteria showing promising antagonistic activity against
phytopathogenic fungi.
e. Assessment of heavy metal pollution in mangrove/sediments.
f. Ambient Fe concentrations regulate SRA in Mangrove ecosystems.
g. Hypersaline bacteria have been used as probionts in acquaculture.
h. Hypersaline bacteria as biofertililisers of leguminous plants.
Visiting Scholars
• Andrew W. B. Johnston, School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia,
Norwich, U. K., Cloning the smell of the seaside-a molecular analysis of dimethyl
Sulphide production, 18 th October, 2010.
• Prof. K. Dharmalingam, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamraj University,
Madurai, Clinical Proteomics, 24 th November, 2010.
• Aparna Patankar, Patent Agent in U.S.A., Opportunities as a patent agent, 3 rd
January, 2011.
• Prabhakar Ranjekar, Director, IRSHA, Bharathi Vidhyapeeth, Pune, Importance of
foetal nutrition in human health, 31 st January, 2011.
• Dr. Deepak Gadkar, former Director, NIV Pune, Evolution of Influenza Virus, 31 st
January, 2011.
• Subhash Kapre, Research Director, Serum Research Institute, Pune, Challenges for
vaccine development in India, 31 st January, 2011.
Ongoing Research Projects sanctioned between June, 2010 - May, 2011
• Savita Kerkar, Bioprospecting of hypersaline bacteria for the production of
antifungal compounds & enzyme inhibitors, 23 rd April, 2010 (1 st April, 2010 to 31 st
March, 2011), CSIR, Rs. 7.92 lakhs.
Placement Details
M. D. Imran, DBT JRF, Goa University.
Shaista Jabeen, Ph.D., NCBS, Bangalore.
Sayantan Chakraborty, Ph.D., Munich, Germany.
Supriya Rananware, Ph. D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Farheen Khan, Ph.D., JNCASR, Bangalore.
Priyatosh Ranjan, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
Abhinav Joshi, Ph.D. BHU, Varanasi.
Rajneesh, Ph.D. IHBT, Patampur, U.P.
Anupam Aditya, DRDO Project JRF, V. P. Chest Inst., Delhi.
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