DEPARTMENT OF MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
AMET UNIVERSITY, (declared as deemed to be University u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956)
135, EAST COAST ROAD,
KANATHUR, CHENNAI-603112
Tel: 044 27472155/157; Mob: +91 9840529274
E.mail: ametmarinebiotech@gmail.com

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Friday, April 16, 2010

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MSC MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY COURSE AT AMET UNIVERSITY, KANATHUR CHENNAI

M.Sc., Marine Biotechnology

M.Sc., ,Marine Biotechnology is an unique post graduate degree which is offered by few institutions in India. AMET University is proud to have such a unique course with International Standards. Our course curriculum has been very sincerely prepared to help the students to get world class information and exposure. New pharmaceutical companies are focusing on developing new drugs from marine resources. The enhanced focus on aquaculture will generate thousands of jobs for trained Marine Biotechnologists. The growing use of marine products in the food, cosmetic, and agriculture industries has created a current demand that we can barely meet. Hence, doing M.Sc., Marine Biotechnology at AMET University is all to enhance your job opportunities in the research and development and industry sector pertaining to Marine Biotechnology.

Our PG program has been planned in such a way to equip the students to make them confident enough in facing the Job market. Our course curriculum has given equal emphasis on both industry, research and academia needs. We encourage our post graduate students to take part in the scientific events through out the Nation. During their course, they need to undergo research projects through which many of our students have got publications in refereed journals of international reputation. Industrial visits, field visits and tours are part of the curriculum. At Departmental level, we concentrate and enrich the extracurricular, co-curricular and interpersonal skills of our students through Luminous Club. We are training our post graduate students to equip themselves for a research career and we are proud to say our students are now able to independent research on some unique microorganisms such as luminescent bacteria, fluorescent pseudomonads, marine actinomycetes, bioplastic producing organisms, extremophilic bacteria, enzyme producers etc.

Department of Biotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology, AMET University with a long history of teaching and research since 2000 is offering postgraduate and research programs viz., M.Sc Marine Biotechnology, M. Phil., (Marine Biotechnology /Biotechnology and Marine Microbiology /Microbiology) and Ph. D., in Marine Biotechnology. The Department is equally strengthened with both experienced and young faculty members with vast research experience and credible publications. The Department is seriously engaged in research on Marine Microbial Diversity, Enzyme technology, Secondary metabolites from marine organisms, Marine Bioproducts and Bioprocess Technology with a core theme of bioactive molecules from marine resources. The Department of Biotechnology, AMET University is enriched with specialized facilities like Gradient PCR machine, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, Refrigerated centrifuges, Western blotting apparatus, Environmental shaker, UV transilluminator, Microfuges, Electrophoretic apparatuses, Refractometer, Chromatography aids and Solvent extraction apparatus. Besides, the Department is well equipped with very essential instruments for Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology works. Marine Biotechnology is an important field which is still in its infancy and the scope in future is enormous. In this context, our Department is offering short term training programs and projects works for outside students also in the broad area of Life Sciences with special emphasis on Marine Biotechnology. The Department frequently organizes seminars, guest lectures and workshops at State and National levels. We are also maintaining a Culture Collection Centre to preserve marine bacteria, marine fungi and marine actinomycetes which were isolated and characterized in our Department by both our post graduate and research scholars.


Applications can be downloaded from the AMET University website.


FOR DETAILS CONTACT

Prof. Dr. A. Jaffar Hussain, M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Special Officer & Dean, Life Sciences (Mobile: 9444065432)
AMET University
Kanathur
Chennai-603112
a_jaffarhussain@yahoo.com
ametmarinebiotech@gmail.com

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