Microbiology

Courses Offered:

M Sc. in Microbiology (by Research)
Ph. D. in Microbiology

Ph. D Guides:

Dr. Nagesh Malik
Dr. Santhini Nair
Dr. Shweta Patil

M.Sc. (by Research) Guides:

Dr. Malay Shah
Dr. Shweta Patil
Mr. Suman Ganger

Particulars	Outcome
M.Sc. (by Research) Completed	3
M.Sc. (by Research) students enrolled	NIL
Ph.D. Completed	4
Ph.D. students enrolled	4

Details of MSc in Microbiology (By Research) completed:

SI. No	Name of the Student	Name of the Research Guide	Title of the dissertation	Year of Completion
1.	Ms. Anupama Maity	Dr. Nagesh Malik	Isolation of multi-enzyme producing organism from soil for analysing the commercial application of the enzymes produced	March 2014
2.	Mr. Vaibhav Shinde	Dr. Nagesh Malik	Study of risk factors involved in drug resistance of pathogens isolated from diabetic foot ulcers	May 2014
3.	Mr. Alok Singh	Dr. Santhini Nair	Development of Novel Economic Pilot System for Bioremediation and Recycling of Canteen Greywater for Nonconsumption Purposes	December 2018

Details of Ph.D in Microbiology completed:

SI. No	Name of the Student	Name of the Research Guide	Title of the dissertation	Date of Completion
1.	Mr. Vemula Anvesh Narshimlu Laxmi	Dr. Nagesh Malik	*Isolation, Production and Augmentation of Bioactive Substances from Marine Pseudomonas* spp. with Potential Anti-bacterial and Anti-fouling Activity**	27^th February 2024
2.	Mr. Nambiar Prajith Gopalakrishnan	Dr. Nagesh Malik	Study of Marine Oligotrophic Bacteria for the Production of Lipase and Peroxidase Enzyme and its Applications	5^th March 2024
3.	Ms. Upasana Pathak	Dr. Nagesh Malik	Newcastle Disease Virus as Oncolytic Agent –in Vitro Study on Cell Lines	22^nd March 2024
4.	Mrs. Dhanashree Sanket Bhelose	Dr. Nagesh Malik	Exploration of Marine Actinomycetes for production of Thermostable and Alkali Tolerant Xylanase and Laccase Enzymes and their various Applications	21^st August 2024

Details of Ongoing Research Students:

SI. No	Name of the Student	Name of Research Guide	Year of Registration
1.	Mr. Mandar Karkhanis	Dr. Nagesh Malik	2016
2.	Ms. Geetanjali Harale	Dr. Santhini Nair	2023
3.	Ms. Vinaya Jategaonkar	Dr. Shweta Patil	2023
4.	Ms. Mayuri Vaidya	Dr. Shweta Patil	2023

Details of the Research Outcome:

Scientific documents	SINCE JANUARY 2017
Research Papers	27
Papers In National Conference Proceedings	3
Indian Patent Applications Submitted and published	NIL
Book chapters authored by our faculty members	5

Research Seminars and Conferences Organized:

SI. No.

Research Seminars and Conferences Organized

Date

Academic Year

‘Sajjan Gupta Konark Memorial Award’

The Konark group in collaboration with V.E.S. College of Arts, Science, and Commerce

18^th January, 2017

2016-2017

Workshop on Human Genetics

Sponsored by Lady Tata Memorial Trust (LTMT), Indian Women Scientists Association (IWSA, Vashi, Navi Mumbai) in collaboration with Lilac Insights, Navi Mumbai

15th January 2018-17th January 2018

2017-2018

Minor/ Major Research Projects:

SI.No	Name of the Professor	Title of the project	Name of the Funding Agency	Total Grant		Duration Year From To
SI.No	Name of the Professor	Title of the project	Name of the Funding Agency	Sanctioned	Received	Duration Year From To
1.	Dr. Dona Joseph	Isolation of marine bacteria capable of synthesizing silver nanoparticles and testing their anti-microbial activity against human pathogens	University of Mumbai	11000	11000	2011-2012
2.	Dr. Malay Shah	Determination of bacteriological quality of softy ice creams sold at some famous retail outlets in Mumbai.	University of Mumbai	13000	13000	2011-2012
3.	Dr. Santhini Nair	Microbiological Assessment of Quality and Hygiene of swimming pools in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai	University of Mumbai	27400	27400	2012-2013
4.	Dr. Shweta Patil	Isolation and optimisation of parameters for fungal pigment producer	University of Mumbai	25000	25000	2013-2014
5.	Dr. Malay Shah	Isolation of keratin degrading microorganisms and their application in feather waste management	University Grants Commission (UGC)	325000	242500	2014-2016
6.	Dr. Nagesh Malik	Study of prodigiosin pigment production from S. marcescens & citric acid production from A. niger obtained from spoilt coconut	University of Mumbai	20000	20000	2015-2016
7.	Mr. Suman Ganger	Isolation of L-Asparaginase from bacteria, study of its enzyme kinetics and mitigation of acrylamide from potato chips.	University of Mumbai	31000	31000	2017-2018
8.	Dr. Shweta Patil	Screening and isolation of exopolysaccharide producing microorganisms from different environments, its characterization and applications	University of Mumbai	91000	91000	2017-2018
9.	Dr. Santhini Nair	Evaluation of anti-cancer activity from L- Asparaginase from fungal marine isolates.	University of Mumbai	50000	50000	2019-2020
10.	Dr. Shweta Patil	Study of the commercial applications of extremozymes obtained from Mumbai salt pan halophilic isolates	University of Mumbai	25000	25000	2019-2020
11.	Mr. Suman Ganger	Biodegradation of sodium dodecyl sulfate by a bacterial strain, detection of sds gene and use of bacteria in the treatment of car wash effluents	University of Mumbai	30000	30000	2019-2020

Ph.D. Research Facility

U.V. Visible Spectrophotometer
PCR machine
High speed cooling centrifuges, Laboratory centrifuges, microfuges
Deep Freezer (-20°C)
Glass Double Distillation Unit
ELISA Microreader
Microscopes: Phase contrast, Dark field, Binocular, Digital, Compound
Colorimeters
Vortex Mixers
Horizontal electrophoresis systems and trans illuminator
Vertical electrophoresis systems
Western Blot Apparatus
Membrane Filter Assembly
Rocker Shaker
Laboratory fermenter (5 L)
Hammer mill pulverizer
Interfacial tensiometer
Horizontal Laminar Air Flow System / Biosafety cabinet
Probe Sonicator
Serological water bath (5°C to 90°C)
Temperature-controlled orbital incubator shaker (5°C to 60°C)
Rotary vacuum evaporator
Soxhlet extraction assembly
Multiparameter meter
Anaerobic chambers
Digital pH meter
UV Cabinets
Digital monopan balance (1 mg sensitivity)
Vacuum pump
Magnetic stirrer with hot plate
Heating oil bath