School of Life Sciences, Kannur University

The School of Life Sciences, Kannur University hosts two departments, Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, which was established in 2000 for conducting master's degree (M.Sc) courses and research (Ph.D) in Biotechnology and Microbiology.[1] An Inter University Centre for Bioscience was also established at the department by the Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala, to be a global center of excellence for research in biological sciences.[2][3]

School of Life Sciences
Established2000
Parent institution
Kannur University
Address
Kannur University, Palayad campus
,
Thalassery
,
Kerala
,
670661
,
India
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=177

Faculty

The department have 6 tenured faculties which includes, 2 professors, 3 associate professors and 1 assistant professor. The founding head of department, Prof. M. Haridas serves as an emeritus professor, who is also the director of Inter University Center for Bioscience.[4]

Professors
  • Sadasivan. C, M.Sc. Ph.D.
  • Sreejith. K, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors
  • M. Haridas, M.Sc. Ph.D.

Associate Professors
  • Jayadevi Variyar. E, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D.
  • Anu Augustine, M.Sc, Ph.D.
  • Sabu. A, M.Sc, Ph.D.[5]

Assistant professors
  • Soumya. L, M.Sc.

Former faculty
  • Surekha Kuyyalil, M.Sc. Ph.D.

Research Area
School of Life Sciences; View from the department corridor

The main area of research includes Structural biology, Computational biology, Medicinal chemistry, Enzymology, Microbial technology, Bioprocess technology, Immunology, Endocrinology, and Plant molecular biology.[6] Research findings from the department has significantly contributed for the growth of macromolecular crystallography in India.[7]

Facilities

The School of Life Sciences is located in Thalassery campus, which have well equipped modern classrooms, teaching and research laboratories. A new building for the School of Life Sciences in Thalassery campus will be established to advance the facilities in the microbiology and biotechnology departments. The government had already sanctioned ₹6.5 crore, out of the estimated cost of ₹18 crore for the project.[8]

Collaborations

The School of Life Sciences together with Inter University Center for Bioscience have active collaborations with different research Institutes and industry across the country.[9][10][11]

Research findings
Courtyard; School of Life Sciences

Anti inflammatory activity of biotransformed derivatives of berberine [12]

International conferences organised

International Conference on Advances in Biological Sciences (ICABS)

Organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology and the Inter University Centre for Bioscience, Kannur University, Kerala, India (15-17 March 2012 at, Kannur). ICABS witnessed a unique spectrum of scientific programmes on the most recent and exciting developments in modern biology.[13]

International Conference on Research and Development in Biosciences (CRDB 2019)

The International Conference on Research and Development in Biosciences (CRDB) 15-17  January, 2019,  was organized by Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kannur University and co-sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment. Recent advances in the frontier areas of Biological Sciences including Microbial Biotechnology, Immunotechnology, Molecular biology, Genomics and Structural Biology were the highlights of the conference.[14]

References
  1. "Department profile" (PDF). 14.139.185.42. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. "Vice-President to open Inter-University Centre for Biosciences". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2 July 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 January 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "IUCB".
  4. "M. Haridas is Emeritus Scientist". The Hindu. 1 November 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. "Dr Sabu Abdulhameed | Associate Professor at Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Kannur University". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. "IQAC" (PDF). www.iqac.kannuruniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. Vijayan, M. "Macromolecular crystallography in India; A historical profile through publications (1981-2015)" (PDF).
  8. "Civil Services institute in Kannur". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 28 June 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2018.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "Kannur University signs MoU with JNTBGRI - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  10. "Kannur University inks drug deal with SRH Nutritions". Deccan Chronicle. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. Nandakumar, T. (24 July 2016). "Oil-degrading bacteria to undergo field trials". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  12. "IUCB comes out with major research findings". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 11 February 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2018.CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. Sabu, Abdulhameed; Augustine, Anu, eds. (2013). Prospects in Bioscience: Addressing the Issues. doi:10.1007/978-81-322-0810-5. ISBN 978-81-322-0809-9.
  14. "Crdb2019". crdb2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

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