Biotechnology.

About the department

The Department of Biotechnology was established in 2002 and is fully equipped with teaching and laboratory facilities. It is NBA-AICTE accredited, holds permanent affiliation, and VTU recognises it as a research centre. Faculty here are engaged in research on aeroallergens, bacteriophages, bio-pollution, biofuels, phytochemical studies, tissue culture and fermentation technology.

The Department of Biotechnology was established in 2002 and is fully equipped with teaching and laboratory facilities. It is NBA-AICTE accredited, holds permanent affiliation, and VTU recognises it as a research centre. Faculty here are engaged in research on aeroallergens, bacteriophages, bio-pollution, biofuels, phytochemical studies, tissue culture and fermentation technology. Seven projects are currently running, funded by DBT and DST of the Government of India, by AICTE and ICMR in New Delhi, and by KSCST and VGST of the Government of Karnataka. Students of the department have taken ranks from Visvesvaraya Technological University, and the department has organised seven national conferences, one international conference, faculty development programmes and six environment awareness workshops.

Vision & mission

Objectives

Head of department

Head of department

Dr. Veena Kumara Adi

HOD & Associate Professor

A gold medallist in her post-graduate studies and a GATE scholar, she took her PhD in biosciences at CSIR-CFTRI Mysore in 1999, followed by postdoctoral research in biochemistry at IISc Bangalore and in cancer biology at IIT Bombay.

Over 30 years of teaching and research have covered protein chemistry, fermentation technology, molecular biology, bioinformatics and environmental remediation; her work on biosurfactants has been acknowledged by the iGEM team at IIT Delhi. She has 35 peer-reviewed papers and over 500 citations, and has presented at more than 50 national and international forums. She is also a Carnatic veena artist.

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Faculty & staff

Veena Kumara AdiAssociate Professor & Head

Vasudevanayaka K B LAssistant Professor

Shruthi S RAssistant Professor

Bilwashri HAssistant Professor

Manasa M BAssistant Professor

Rahul Patil G BInstructor

RamakrishnaPeon

Infrastructure

Placement

Distinguished alumni

Dr. Ashish A. Prabhu

Assistant Professor at NIT Warangal

Suhas Parashar

Marketing Lead, Aissel Technologies, Hubli

Suhas Parashar is an alumni of Dept. of Biotechnology, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere of the batch 2009-2013, Visvesvaraya Technological University working as the Marketing Lead at Aissel Technologies, Hubli, a company which provides solution to Life Sciences companies. I have been fortunate to work with some of the top global Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Medical Device companies in helping them achieve their business objectives. It gives me immense pleasure to utilize the knowledge I have acquired during my Bachelor’s Degree and help the Life Sciences companies in improving the healthcare globally.

Amulya Shastry

Bioinformatics Scientist at the National Institutes of health

Amulya Shastry, is an alumni of Dept. of Biotechnology, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere of the batch 2011-2015. Amulya Shastry recently graduated from North-eastern University with a master’s degree in Bioinformatics.I am delighted to inform you that I have secured a position as a Bioinformatics Scientist at the National Institutes of health. I will be working for the microbiome core at the NIAID. I wanted to thank you and all the professors of the biotechnology department for the immense support and guidance. This would not have been possible without your constant effort towards the betterment of biotech department which gave me an opportunity to mend my skills.

Captain Shaman S. Shetty

Captain, Indian Army

Captain Shaman S. Shetty is an alumni of Dept. of Biotechnology, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere of the batch 2012-2016. After successful completion of degree he appeared for UPSC examinations. Finally secured 33 AIR in NCC entry and got selected for training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai as an Indian army officer. On successful completion of training from OTA, Chennai he was commissioned in infantry as attachment in Counter Insurgency areas of Arunachal Pradesh. He was awarded G-O-C in C commendation card Eastern command for carrying out successful operations in the counter insurgency areas with all his men safe back to the HQ’s in the year 2018. Currently Captain Shaman S. Shetty is posted in Ladakh in High Altitude Areas.

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