About the Department
The Department of Biotechnology was established in the year 2006 in Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science with the vision to be and remain a leading centre in education, research and entrepreneurship in Biotechnology. Post Graduation (PG) courses commenced from the year 2006. The Department was recognized as research Department from the year 2010 and has been consistently involved in research and extension activities. The Department is supported with DST-FIST and DBT Star College scheme. Research and extension activities and out-reach programmes are regularly conducted by the Department. Faculty members in the Department are experienced in Microbial metabolomics, Environmental Microbiology, Bionanomaterial Sciences, Plant and Molecular Biotechnology, Pharmacogenetics, Behavioural Neuroscience, Cancer biology, etc.,
VISION
To be and to remain a leading center in education, research and entrepreneurship in Biotechnology, guided by outstanding scientific and ethical principles, and thus contribute to the dynamic socio-economic and cultural development..
MISSION
To produce Quality Technocrats with knowledge of Biology. Nurture ideas, Innovations, Research and Entrepreneurship and to develop Industry ready competent human resource ( possess good communication and interpersonal skills). To equip the graduates with problem-solving and critical thinking skills..
Programmes
Programmes Offered by the Department
- B.Sc Biotechnology
- M.Sc Biotechnology
- M.Phil Biotechnology
- Ph.D Biotechnology
Infrastructure
Head of the Department
Dr.S.Rathish Kumar M.Sc.,Ph.D. View Profile
Associate Professor
Dr.R.SubashkumarM.Sc.,Ph.D.,PGDNBT,DMLT View Profile
Dr.D.JayasheelaM.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D. View Profile
Assistant Professors
Dr.J.DineshbabuM.Sc.,Ph.D. View Profile
Dr.M.Gogul RamnathM.Sc.,Ph.D View Profile
Ms.A.AswiniM.Sc., View Profile
Dr.M.MukilanM.Sc.,Ph.D. View Profile
Ms.G.PriyankaM.Sc., View Profile
Dr.P.VanathiM.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D View Profile
Dr.A.SivaranjiniM.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D View Profile
Students Achievements
- Mr. S. J. Ashok, Ms. G. Mageswari, Ms. M. Sneha, and Ms. R. Subhavarshini have been selected for the 30-day Skill Training for Research, Innovation, and Developing Entrepreneurship (STRIDE) Module of DST-TEC at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, in August 2024.
- Ms. Ilakkya L received "Nobel World Records" in Silambam in July 2024.
- Ms. G. Mageswari participated in the DST-SERB Karyashala Programme on “Application of Hyphenated Mass Spectrometric Techniques GC-MS and LC-MS in Plant Research” held at the Central Instrumentation Facility, KSCSTE-Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram in March 2024. She was awarded a travel grant for this program.
Faculty Achievements
- Ms. A. Aswini won Best Poster Presentation Award at "2nd International Conference on Emerging Contaminants in water and Environment -2023" in February 2023.
- Dr. R. Subashkumar, Dr. M. Gogul Ramnath and Ms. A. Aswini received SEED Money in August 2023.
- The faculty members and the students of the department have published 30 articles in the SCI/Scopus indexed journals during the academic year 2023-2024.
Notable Alumni
| S.No. | Name | Batch | Designation |
| 1 | Bijinu Balakrishnan B | PG 2006 – 2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, United States |
| 2 | Aneesha P | UG 2016 – 2019 | Junior Research Fellow at Central Silk Board, Bangalore |
| 5 | Bharanidharan J D | UG 2016 – 2019 | Research Associate at Syngene International Ltd, Biocon Park and Founder at Thozhargalin Karam Charitable Trust |
| 3 | Sri Jayalaskmi S | UG 2014 – 2016 | Scientist II, Thermo Fisher Scientific Carlsbad, California, United States. |
| 4 | Dr. Sriram C | PG 2007 – 2009 | Director, Bionyme Laboratories Pvt Ltd, Chromepet, Chennai. |
Bionexus - March 2024
BIFANHS-2023
National Conference 2023
Universal Achiever’s Book of records and Future Kalam’s Book of Record - November 2023
Herbarium Portrait-Sept 2024
