BIO-SCIENCES

The Gyan Vihar school of Bio-Sciences offers a wide variety of courses that cater to needs of today’s scientific community where research and innovativeness are the by-words for success. From an integrated BSc course to PhD we have so planned our courses and curriculum that our students get to choose from programmes that are the most favoured ones by the scientific world. Our Bio-Science labs are equipped with the most sophisticated instruments like PCR, Thermocycler, UV-Spectrometer, Colorimeter, Flame Photometer, Fluorometer, Haemoglobinometer, Potentiometer, Chemical Auto-Analyzer, Polarimeter, Conductivity Meter, Rotary Shaker, UV-transilluminator, Electrophoresis Units, Laminar Air Flow, Deep Freezer, Photographic Microscope, etc.

Masters in Biotechnology – Bio-Science:

Biotechnology seems to be leading a sudden new biological revolution. It has brought us to the brink of a world of “engineered” products that are based on the natural world rather than on chemical and industrial processes.

It is the science which will yield the wonder drugs of tomorrow, also new varieties of plants and animals.

The students in this course will be given a brief introduction Genetic Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Molecular Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Animal Cell Culture and Environmental Biotechnology etc.

Keeping in mind the diverse opportunities of this field, students can search their future in respective areas:

· Genetic Engineering

· Stem cell techniques

· Enzyme engineering and technology

· Recombinant DNA technology

· Plant Tissue Culture

· Nano biotechnology

· Nutraceuticals

· DNA vaccines

· Plant based drugs

· Assisted reproductive technologies

· Immunodiagnostics

· Gene Therapy

· Peptide synthesis

· Rotational drug designing

· Use of microbes in Bioremediation

· Biosensor

· Processing of low grade ores using microorganisms

· Bioinformatics including genomics and proteomics

Maters in Microbiology – Bio-Science:

Great works and products of the present world are the gifts of the microbial world. Microbiology is not a single subject. It has many areas of specialization. However it is a science based on the use of pure cultures. Many of the techniques developed by microbiologists are now used in molecular and cell biology to prove the basis for studying higher organisms. Microorganisms also play a central role in recombinant DNA technology and act as the agents for genetic modification. Applying knowledge gained from these techniques can lead to many improvements in the quality of our lives. In this way microbiology makes an important contribution to biotechnology, an area of science that applies industrial techniques to biological process. The range of job opportunities for microbiologist is as diverse as the organisms they work with. Opt microbiology for your career in thrust areas like Pharmaceutical diagnostics, diary, food, beverages industries and many more.

Masters in Biochemistry:

Biochemistry is a one-term introduction to the chemical composition and functioning to the chemical composition and function of organisms at the cellular level. Primary emphasis is given to human physiology and clinical applications in both normal and abnormal conditions.

The student in this course will be given a brief introduction to organic chemistry which will include, in part, nomenclature, chemical structures and appropriate information regarding reactivity, physical parameters etc.. in addition, students study in detail, protein, carbohydrate, lipid, and nucleic acid chemistry. Biochemical pathways and intracellular control of chemical processes are also described. This course assumes an adequate background in both biology and chemistry.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are now the most rapidly expanding areas of science. Biochemists work with the chemical components of living cells in order to understand the molecular events, which underline all biological processes. They actively apply this knowledge to many important areas of medicine, agriculture and industry.

Biochemistry is concerned with all life forms, from virus and bacteria through plants to mammals, including man.

The scope of biochemistry extends over a wide range of interests, dealing for example with predominantly biological aspects of function or equally with the detailed chemistry and physics of biological molecules and the way in which they interact with one another.

Graduates and Post graduates in biochemistry find employment in many different areas. These include: hospitals, diagnostic centers, university and CSIR research laboratories, research and development in private industries, blood banks and serum laboratories, biotechnology industries, food industry, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, Government departments (e.g. Forensic Science, Agriculture, Health, and Patents) and also new emerging areas of clinical research.

Future Prospects in Biotechnology:

Job opportunities after completing a course in biotechnology and Microbiology are tremendous. There is a great demand in biotech firms, research laboratories and chemical laboratories for scientific officers and researchers etc. in leading institutes of country like IISC, ICARISAT, IARI, IIPR, CFTRI, CDRI, CIMAP, NBRI, DOR, Swaminathan Research Foundation, DOT, DWR, BARC, JNU, BHU, NCL, AMU, IIT Delhi etc, where students after getting a post graduate degree can opt their career in the field of research and development programme. Some industries employ biotechnologists as well as microbiologists in their marketing divisions to develop business in sectors where products would be required Pharmaceutical biotechnologists, molecular biologists & biologists. Government labs are constantly on the lookout for trained persons in these areas.