The research group working in the field of microbiology and biotechnology plans to develop this division in to a state-of-the-art research facility to foster cutting edge research in diverse areas of the field. The division shall also expand multidisciplinary collaborative research in the contemporary areas and promote start-ups through innovative and translation oriented research activities. The division also plans to start new academic programmes needed to meet the skilled human resource.
Thrust Areas
- Microbial Systematics and Taxonomy
- Evolutionary Microbiology
- Systems Microbiology
- Microbial Genomics
- Microbiome
- Microbial Physiology
- Resistomes
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Opportunistic Pathogens
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Bioactive compounds
- Quorum sensing and quenching
- Human and Infectious diseases
- Biofilm
- Nutrition
- Nano-Biotechnology
- Toxicology