1. science
2. biology
3. biotechnology

About the Institution
Anna University – BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli,
has been established by the Government of Tamil
Nadu as a Technical Institution at Tiruchirappalliknown as Rock Fort city with rich cultural
heritage and home to many reputed educational
institutions. The institution is established with a
view to impart quality student centered technical
education, so as to produce proven technocrats and
to strive hard for continuous development and
improvement
in learning,
research
and
developmental activities. Teaching, Research and
Extension services are carried through the
Departments and Centers of the Institution. The
institution also works towards fostering
partnership with academic and industrial experts
to provide quality education and opportunities for
entrepreneurial development by providing handson training in the frontier areas. BIT has carved a
niche for itself in providing technical education in
the disciplines that are unique in our country.
Aiming at excellence, the institution offers UG,
PG and research programmes in various
disciplines.
About the Department
The Department of Biotechnology, a DST-FIST
sponsored department offers B. Tech., M. Tech.,
M.S. (by Research) and Ph.D. degree
programmes. The department has made rapid
strides in academics and research. The best efforts
are put-in to motivate the students enter into
modern vistas of research and development. The
quality research programmes addressing topics of
current global interest synchronizing with
emerging trends are envisaged. The department
has a vision to promote and strengthen the
research activities in inter-disciplinary fields and a
number of research projects are vigorously being
carried out in areas like RNAi technology,
Nanobiotechnology, Biofuels, Cancer Biology,
Genetic Engineering, Plant Biotechnology,
Bioremediation and Bioinformatics. Several
research projects funded by State / Central
Government agencies such as TNSCST, DBT,
DST, DRDO, ICMR, MNRE and UGC are being
operated by the faculties.
Organizing committee
Chief Patron
Dr. M. Rajaram, Ph.D.
Honourable Vice-Chancellor
Anna University, Chennai
Patron
Dr. S. Ganesan, Registrar
Anna University, Chennai
About the Programme
Chair
The aim of this programme is to explore the
various areas of biotechnological applications
under four main categories such as Green, Blue,
Red Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. This
comprehensive approach will be helpful to the
participants to update their knowledge on recent
advances in biotechnology. The programme
includes lectures and practical sessions delivered
by experts on their specializations from different
institutes/ industries.
Topics
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Enviornmental Biotechnology
Animal Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Algal Biotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
Computational Biology
Stemcell Therapy
Metagenomics
Biosafety standards & IPR
Instrumentation in Biotechnology
Dr. T. Senthil Kumar
Dean, BIT, Anna University,
Tiruchirappalli
Convener
Dr. P. Rajaguru, Professor & Head
Department of Biotechnology
BIT, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli
Coordinators
Dr. S. John Vennison,
Dr. A. S. Maheshwari
Department of Biotechnology
BIT, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli
Members
Dr. P. Suresh Kumar
Dr. V. Pugalenthi
Dr. S. Geetha
Dr. B. Anandaraj
Dr. P. S. Sudhakar Gandhi
Mr. T. P. Rajesh
Mrs. R. Brindha
Dr. K. Ravi Shankar
Mr. T. Gajendran
Mrs. V. Tamil Elakkiya
Mr. A. Sivakumar Ponnambalam
Mr. S. Venkatesh
TEQIP II Sponsored
Faculty Development Programme
on
Comprehensive Approach of Biotechnological
Applications
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Invited Speakers
Eminent speakers from reputed Institutions /
Industries
Participants
Science / Engineering / Technology faculty
members / researchers from universities /
institutes / colleges. Total number of
participants is restricted to 30.
TEQIP II Sponsored
Faculty Development Programme
on
Comprehensive Approach of Biotechnological
Applications
April 16 – 29, 2015
Important Dates
Completed registration form accompanied by
registration fee (DD) should reach on or
before 01.04.2015. The selected candidates
will be intimated by e-mail / phone on
08.04.2015.
Course Fee Details
Registration fee: Rs. 500 per participant. The
payment should be made by DD Drawn in
favor of “Dean, Anna University, BIT
Campus, Tiruchirappalli” payable at
Tiruchirappalli.
Contact
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Head of the institution
Dr. S. John Vennison
Dr. A. S. Maheshwari
Email: [email protected],
[email protected]
Mobile: +91- 9486230714
+91- 9840932979
Organized by
Department of Biotechnology
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
Anna University
Tiruchirappalli – 620 024
Tamil Nadu