Ph.D.

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:

1. Industrial and food Microbiology: Production of value added product, Microbial fuel cell, Optimization and Production of enzymes, antibiotics, fermented foods and beverages.
2. Nanotechnology: Plant nanotechnology, nanodrop,
3. Environmental Biotechnology/ Microbiology: Bioremediation, biosurfactant, bioplastic production, phytoremediation, utilization of waste for value added product,
4. Food science and Neutraceuticals: Women Health and dietetics, production of nutraceuticals
5. Plant and Animal Biotechnology: Plant tissue culture, micropropagation, extraction of essential oil, antioxidant and phytochemical analysis, mutagenic activity on plants.
6. Medical Microbiology: Study on preprobiotic microorganisms isolated from human feces, UTI, skin related diseases

Ongoing Research Project:

1. Herbal Tooth gel for management of gingival bleeding and toothache
2. Development of dryer based on refractance window technology for small tea growers
3. Development of Nutritional Aqua feed from Hostel waste
4. Development of fertility Health meter
5. Sanjeevani” Herbal Diffuser
6. Isolation of Plant Growth promoting Rhizobacteria and production of multifunctional Bio fertilizer for sustainable Agriculture.
7. Utilization of Bioresource and Bioprocessing of cowdung for product development and generating women empowerment through entrepreneurship

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