Research
Louis Pasteur Research Centre
Department of Microbiology, inaugurated Louis Pasteur Research centre on 18th June, 2015 at St.Francis College for women.
Research Facilities
Research lab is well equipped with the basic and advanced instruments such as Soxhlet Apparatus, rotary vacuum evaporator, cold centrifuge, micro centrifuge, ultrasonicator, UV spectrophotometer, thermostatic water bath, microscopes, phase contrast microscope, UV transilluminator, incubator, fermenter, deep freezer, shakers, electrophoretic equipment, thermocycler, anaerobic chamber, ELISA Reader, etc. to enable the students to carry out their Ph.D. programme in Microbiology.
Research Guides
- Dr. M. Shailaja Raj HOD, Recognized as research supervisor for Osmania University and JNTU, Hyderabad. Under her guidance two students awarded with Ph.D. and one student submitted Thesis at JNTU, Hyderabad. Presently guiding three students at Osmania university and one for JNTU. Research interest in the field of Nanotechnology and its biological applications
- Dr. B. Aruna, Asst. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Recognized as research supervisor for Osmania University. Presently guiding one students at Osmania university and carrying out research activities in the area of LABs and their biological applications.
List of Research Scholar Awarded with Ph.D
| Name of the guide |
Name of the Ph.D. scholar |
Name of the Department |
Title of the thesis |
Year of registration |
| Dr.M.Shailaja Raj |
Dr. Roselin |
Microbiology |
Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles against Propionibacterium acnes. |
2010 |
| Dr. Anitha Thomas |
Microbiology |
Antimicrobial activity of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles on dental plaques. |
2012 |
List of Research Scholar Pursuing Ph.D
| Name of the guide |
Name of the Ph.D. scholar |
Name of the Department |
Title of the thesis |
Year of registration |
| Dr. M. Shailaja Raj |
| Ms.P.Mamatha |
Biotechnology |
Biodegradation of fruit wall of Albizzia lebbeck Benth by soil fungi. |
2012 |
| Ms. Arsheen Tabassum |
Microbiology |
Natural Plant Extracts and Nanomaterials as Potential Antimicrobial Agents in treating Diabetic Wound Infections. |
2017 |
| Ms. D. Sunitha |
Microbiology |
Nanocomposites as Biofertilizers for Plant Growth Promotion. |
2017 |
| Ms. Shalini |
Microbiology |
Production of Biofuel from renewable biological waste. |
2017 |
| Dr. B. Aruna |
Ms. K. Suman |
Microbiology |
Study of exopolysaccharides produced by Lactic acid bacteria from fermented foods and their application |
2017 |
Research – Mini/Major projects from UGC etc. -2018 onwards
- Dr.M.Shailaja Raj ,Principal Inviestigator for DST- WISE KIRAN CURIE project ,2022
- Dr.Roselin.P , Principal investigator for SFC Minor Research Project entitled Antimicrobial activity of Catharanthus roseus leaf extracts incorporated with ZnO nanoparticles against organisms causing dandruff., 2021
- D. Sunita submitted UGC Minor Research Project (Grant : 1,13000 Rupees) in February 2020 on “Biosynthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of silveroxide nanoparticles and their application in increasing the shelf life of different foods”.
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