The department of Applied Biology, USTM offers research opportunities in the following broad areas:
Industrial and Food Microbiology
Nanotechnology
Plant and Animal Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology/Microbiology
Food Science and Neutraceuticals
Medical Microbiology
Thrust Areas:
- Industrial and food Microbiology: Production of value added product, Microbial fuel cell, Optimization and Production of enzymes, antibiotics, fermented foods and beverages.
- Nanotechnology: Plant nanotechnology, nanodrop,
- Environmental Biotechnology/ Microbiology: Bioremediation, biosurfactant, bioplastic production, phytoremediation, utilization of waste for value added product,
- Food science and Neutraceuticals: Women Health and dietetics, production of nutraceuticals
- Plant and Animal Biotechnology: Plant tissue culture, micropropagation, extraction of essential oil, antioxidant and phytochemical analysis, mutagenic activity on plants.
- Medical Microbiology: Study on preprobiotic microorganisms isolated from human feces, UTI, skin related diseases
Ongoing Research Project:
- Herbal Tooth gel for management of gingival bleeding and toothache
- Development of dryer based on refractance window technology for small tea growers
- Development of Nutritional Aqua feed from Hostel waste
- Development of fertility Health meter
- Sanjeevani” Herbal Diffuser
- Isolation of Plant Growth promoting Rhizobacteria and production of multifunctional Bio fertilizer for sustainable Agriculture.
- Utilization of Bioresource and Bioprocessing of cowdung for product development and generating women empowerment through entrepreneurship