{"id":9758,"date":"2022-12-07T09:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/?page_id=9758"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:25:25","slug":"microbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/microbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbiology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9758\" class=\"elementor elementor-9758\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b975f17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b975f17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-646b4ce\" data-id=\"646b4ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6854f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e6854f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICROBIOLOGY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05fcd01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05fcd01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7828c5e\" data-id=\"7828c5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604e9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"604e9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/campus.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/campus.png 161w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/campus-150x10.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3192261 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3192261\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dda25e\" data-id=\"2dda25e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca92943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca92943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>The Department of Microbiology, established in 1979, has a long tradition of academic excellence and research-driven education. The department is committed to providing strong theoretical foundations, hands-on laboratory training, and research exposure, preparing students for careers in academia, research, healthcare, and biotechnology industries.<\/p><p>The department offers the following <strong>academic programs<\/strong>:<\/p><p><strong>Undergraduate Programs<\/strong><\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B.Sc. Microbiology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B.Sc. Microbiology (Honours)<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B.Sc. Microbiology (Minor)<\/p><p><strong>Postgraduate Program<\/strong><\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M.Sc. Microbiology<\/p><p><strong>Doctoral Program<\/strong><\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ph.D. in Microbiology<\/p><p><strong>Additional Courses and Initiatives<\/strong><\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Open Elective:<\/strong> Food and Microbes<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Certificate Course in Pharmaceutical Microbiology (CiPM)<\/strong><\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>MICROBYTES:<\/strong> Online e-learning platform for microbiology students<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d96e473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d96e473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d15788f\" data-id=\"d15788f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f03fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f03fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>STAFF PROFILE<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-317e7f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"317e7f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddaaf35\" data-id=\"ddaaf35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d581d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d581d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dr. Dona Joseph<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Head of the Department | Associate Professor\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21f7c0f\" data-id=\"21f7c0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a39ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a39ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DJ-VES-PP-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DJ-VES-PP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DJ-VES-PP-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbc4fc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbc4fc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4477745\" data-id=\"4477745\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4098c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4098c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Dona Joseph is an experienced microbiologist with over 30 years of teaching and academic leadership. Her work focuses on environmental microbiology and mangrove conservation, with particular interest in plant\u2013microbe interactions that support ecosystem restoration. She is actively involved in curriculum development and academic governance.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D. (Microbiology)<br \/>Email: dona.joseph@ves.ac.in<br \/>Teaching Experience: 30+ Years<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Areas of Expertise<br \/>Genetics \u2022 Virology \u2022 Evolution \u2022 Environmental Microbiology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research Interests<br \/>Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Mangrove Conservation<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Doctoral Research<br \/>Characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from mangroves in Navi Mumbai for their potential application in mangrove reforestation.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Academic Roles:<\/p><p>Member, Board of Studies (Microbiology):<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HSNC University, Mumbai<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professional Memberships<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Indian Women Scientists Association (IWSA)<\/p><ul><li><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Association of Teachers in Biological Sciences (ATBS)<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mangrove Society of India<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research Profile<br \/>Google Scholar \u2013 https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=7ESPYC0AAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e449569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e449569\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291f77f\" data-id=\"291f77f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc6abeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc6abeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469efae\" data-id=\"469efae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ee630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07ee630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dr. Malay Shah<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Designation: <strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><br \/><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cb12ce\" data-id=\"8cb12ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c72f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6c72f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-142x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-16638\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e7a18d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e7a18d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8256e3\" data-id=\"d8256e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c4d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c4d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Malay Shah has 21 years of teaching experience and specializes in industrial and environmental microbiology, with research focusing on microbial applications in sustainable waste management.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D. (Microbiology)<br \/>Email: malay.shah@ves.ac.in<br \/>Teaching Experience: 21 Years<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Areas of Expertise<br \/>Industrial Microbiology \u2022 Food Microbiology \u2022 Molecular Biology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0Research Interests<br \/>Environmental Microbiology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0Doctoral Research<br \/>Characterization of keratinolytic bacteria and their application in feather waste management.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0Academic Roles<br \/>Member, Board of Studies (Microbiology) \u2013 SIES College, Sion<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0Consultancy Services<br \/>Antimicrobial testing \u2022 Water analysis \u2022 Microbiology consultancy services<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0Research Profile<br \/>Google Scholar \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=9RTvLCMAAAAJ&amp;hl\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=9RTvLCMAAAAJ&amp;hl<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee11d04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee11d04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e90f4a\" data-id=\"2e90f4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22dac70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22dac70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Shweta Patil<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><b>Designation: <\/b>Associate Professor<b><br \/><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87666c9\" data-id=\"87666c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600a08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"600a08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2-122x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-16640\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d62cba7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d62cba7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24925c2\" data-id=\"24925c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4da25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f4da25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Shweta Patil has 21 years of teaching experience and 6 years of industry experience in the pharmaceutical sector, where she worked as an FDA-approved analyst and auditor. Her research focuses on environmental microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, and fungal biology.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D. (Microbiology)<br \/>Email: shweta.patil@ves.ac.in<br \/>Teaching Experience: 21 Years<br \/>Industry Experience: 6 Years (Pharmaceutical Sector)<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Areas of Expertise<br \/>Biochemistry \u2022 Industrial Microbiology \u2022 Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Mycology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Interests<br \/>Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Antimicrobial Resistance \u2022 Mycology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Completed several research projects funded by University of Mumbai<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Doctoral Research<br \/>Studies on microbial pigments \u2013 screening, characterization and applications.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Academic Roles<br \/>Member, Board of Studies (Microbiology) \u2013 University of Mumbai (2022\u20132027)<br \/>Recognized Ph.D. and M.Sc. research guide, University of Mumbai<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Academic Contribution: Convener, Certificate Course in Pharmaceutical Microbiology (CiPM)<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Professional Memberships<br \/>Indian Women Scientists Association (IWSA)<br \/>Microbiologists Society of India (MBSI)<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Profile<br \/>Google Scholar \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Rs0FOfoAAAAJ&amp;hl\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Rs0FOfoAAAAJ&amp;hl<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26357ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26357ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0a479\" data-id=\"7c0a479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f14c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f14c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-705d08a\" data-id=\"705d08a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105c2b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"105c2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mr. Suman Ganger<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Designation:<\/b> Assistant Professor<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-655191c\" data-id=\"655191c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ff90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2ff90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-7243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SG-VES-PP.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebcd2b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebcd2b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b41509a\" data-id=\"b41509a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9eeb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c9eeb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Suman Ganger has 17 years of teaching experience and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, focusing on biosurfactants and environmental microbiology.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Qualifications<br \/>Sc., PGD Chemical Technology Management<br \/>Ph.D. (Ongoing), Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Email: suman.ganger@ves.ac.in<br \/>Teaching Experience: 17 Years<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Areas of Expertise<br \/>General Microbiology \u2022 Biotechnology \u2022 Fermentation Technology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Interests<br \/>Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Biosurfactants \u2022 Biophysics<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Consultancy Services<br \/>Surface and interfacial tension measurements of liquid samples using a tensiometer<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Professional Membership<br \/>Life Member \u2013 Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA)<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Profile<br \/>Google Scholar \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.co.in\/citations?user=GA3BInYAAAAJ&amp;hl\">http:\/\/scholar.google.co.in\/citations?user=GA3BInYAAAAJ&amp;hl<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77dc47c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77dc47c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b670fb0\" data-id=\"b670fb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7c3154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7c3154\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6ff3e1\" data-id=\"e6ff3e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29db37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b29db37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Mugdha Apte<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Designation:<\/strong> Assistant Professor\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0123537\" data-id=\"0123537\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fd1e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59fd1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mugdha-Apte-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-9279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mugdha-Apte-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Mugdha-Apte-327x330.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f602a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f602a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d6aefb\" data-id=\"7d6aefb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56a476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56a476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Mugdha Apte has 20 years of teaching experience and works in the area of environmental microbiology and microbial nanotechnology, particularly focusing on marine microbial systems for nanoparticle synthesis.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Qualifications: M.Sc., Ph.D. (Microbiology)<br \/>Email: mugdha.apte@ves.ac.in<\/p><p>Teaching Experience: 20 Years<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Areas of Expertise<br \/>Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Nanotechnology \u2022 GMP \u2022 GLP<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Interests<br \/>Environmental Microbiology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Doctoral Research<br \/>Application of marine microbial systems in the synthesis of gold and silver nanostructures.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Professional Association<br \/>Marathi Vidnyan Parishad<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Profile: Google Scholar\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=-nuyftYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=-nuyftYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao<\/a><\/p><p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c23401 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c23401\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c5771c\" data-id=\"0c5771c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182cf93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182cf93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d44f4c\" data-id=\"1d44f4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ab72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ab72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ms. Malavika Pillai<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1adec30\" data-id=\"1adec30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e11e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65e11e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-16648\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be084ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be084ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b9e3be\" data-id=\"8b9e3be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6261d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6261d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Malavika Pillai teaches undergraduate and postgraduate Microbiology courses and emphasizes application-based learning and innovative assessments aligned with NEP guidelines.<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Qualification<br \/>Sc., NET, SET and GATE qualified<br \/>Ph.D. (Pursuing)<\/p><p>Email: malavika.pillai@ves.ac.in<br \/>Teaching Experience: 3 Years (B.Sc. and M.Sc.)<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Areas of Expertise<br \/>Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Cell Biology \u2022 Genetics \u2022 Immunology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Research Interests<br \/>Environmental Microbiology \u2022 Mycology<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0Teaching and Mentoring<\/p><p>Teaching NEP-aligned undergraduate and postgraduate courses<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Mentoring students for CSIR-NET, GATE and SET examinations<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects<\/p><p>\u25cf\u00a0 \u00a0 Professional Membership<br \/>Annual Member \u2013 Indian Mycological Society<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3c5ebd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3c5ebd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f493afe\" data-id=\"f493afe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f6d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6f6d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DEPARTMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Strong Academic and Research Environment<br \/><\/strong>The department has an excellent academic record supported by experienced faculty, research opportunities from B.Sc. to Ph.D., and well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art instrumentation.<\/p><p><strong>Career Development and Professional Exposure<br \/><\/strong>Students benefit from placement and career guidance, industrial and educational visits, guest lectures by leading scientists and industry experts, and personalized mentoring.<\/p><p><strong>Innovative Student-Centred Learning<br \/><\/strong>The department adopts interactive teaching approaches such as collaborative learning, POGIL, seminars and presentations, model-based visualization, gamified learning, simulation-based bio-entrepreneurship activities, laboratory audit role-plays, conceptual mind mapping, and jigsaw peer-teaching to enhance critical thinking and application of knowledge.<\/p><p><strong>Microbiology Association<br \/><\/strong>A vibrant student forum that organizes poster and model competitions, debates, seminars, movie screenings, and annual prize distributions. These activities foster confidence, leadership, teamwork, and enthusiasm for microbiology.<\/p><p><strong>Strong Alumni Network<br \/><\/strong>Our alumni contribute through career guidance, placements, and guest lectures. Graduates are placed in globally reputed institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, and Ludwig Maximilian University (Germany), as well as leading industries including Abbott Molecular, Syngene International, and Biocon. Many alumni have also established successful entrepreneurial ventures.<\/p><p><strong>Extension and Outreach<br \/><\/strong>The department promotes scientific awareness through the annual \u201cScience Mela\u201d exhibition for school and junior college students and offers hands-on internships for junior college students in microbiological techniques. The department was also featured on Doordarshan Sahyadri (2025) in the program <em>Vidnyanam Janahitay<\/em>.<\/p><p>Episode 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYaWcZmOszw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYaWcZmOszw<br \/><\/a>Episode 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ty-oih6hJao\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ty-oih6hJao<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Consultancy and Research Support<br \/><\/strong>The department provides consultancy services to industry and researchers in areas such as microbiological water testing, antimicrobial testing, surface\/interfacial tension measurement, and FTIR analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2001b7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2001b7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb3f671\" data-id=\"bb3f671\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc610c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc610c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><b>RELATED LINKS\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/alumni\/alumni-speak\/alumni-speak-microbiology-department\">Alumni<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc\/students-corner\/placement-cell\">Placements<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ves.ac.in\/vesasc-research\/publications\/student-research\/\">Students Research<\/a><\/li><li>Syllabus<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/ves.ac.in\/microbytes\">Microbytes<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul><p><b>GLIMPSES OF\u00a0 DEPARTMENT EVENTS \/ ACTIVITIES<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Innovative Teaching Methods<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>Teachers employ varied teaching methods including seminars by students, videos, animations, skits, games, group discussions, Program oriented guided interactive learning (POGIL) and quiz, besides lectures for curriculum transaction. Workshops are also conducted to give students a better understanding of new subjects like Bioinformatics.<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Overall Student development<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>The department conducts a variety of programs under the banner of the \u2018Microbiology-Biotechnology Association\u2019 to develop employable as well as soft skills of students. These activities include subject-based competitions (poster-making, model making, debates, seminar presentations and essay writing), movie shows,\u00a0<b>guest lectures<\/b>\u00a0by scientists, etc. Prizes are awarded to students who excel in academics as well as in co-curricular activities. The freshers are welcomed every year with a humorous skit based on Microbiology.\u00a0<b>Educational visits\u00a0<\/b>to research institutes and industries are conducted for the S.Y.B.Sc., T.Y.B.Sc and M.Sc. students. The students are also encouraged to undertake internships at research institutes, industries, pathological laboratories during their vacations. Some of our past students have undergone training at BARC, TIFR, KEM Hospital etc.<\/p><ul><li><b>Well-equipped laboratories<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>The department has one UG and 3 PG labs (M.Sc. by papers, M.Sc. by research and Ph.D.), 2 clean rooms with laminar airflow units and a preparation room. Besides the basic equipment, the lab is well-equipped with research equipments including a U.V. spectrophotometer, 5 L lab fermenter, cooling centrifuge, rotary vacuum evaporator, tensiometer and more<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Departmental library<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>The department has a regularly updated library with more than 500 books covering various topics in Microbiology. It serves as an additional rich learning resource for the students. We are proud to have strongly bonded alumni who generously donate books to the department library.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Research<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>Staff members of the department regularly apply to UGC and University of Mumbai for research projects funding. Since the inception of M.Sc. by Research in 2004, 4 students have completed their M.Sc. by Research in Microbiology. Currently 3 students are pursuing M.Sc. by Research in Microbiology and are working on various research projects.\u00a0 In addition to this, the staff members also guide the M. Sc. (by papers) students in their dissertation projects.\u00a0<\/p><p>Promotion of Undergraduate Research is one of the important highlights of the department, where B. Sc. students interested in pursuing short projects are allowed to explore and perform the experiments under the guidance of the staff members. These students are motivated to participate in various academic conferences and research conventions like \u2018Avishkar \u2013 Mumbai University Research Meet Convention\u2019 and \u2018Jigyaasa \u2013 K. C. College Research Scholar Meet\u2019 , Sajjan Gupta Memorial Awards by Konark Group etc.<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Results<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>Our students have been consistently performing well at the University examinations in spite of the low cut-off percentage at F.Y level. We have a pass percentage of nearly 100% at the B.Sc. and M.Sc. levels. On an average, 50% of our students secure a first class. We have had several University top rankers among our B.Sc. students, while at the M.Sc. level we have University rankers almost every year.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Alumni<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>The first batch of T. Y. B.Sc. Microbiology graduated in 1981. The Department is proud of its alumni and their achievements. We have an active alumni association with registered members. Several of our alumni work in internationally reputed institutes such as Harvard Medical School, Washington University School of Medicine, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Ludwig\u2019s Maximillian University, Germany, and occupy important positions in industries such as Abbott Molecular, US Children\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Syngene International ltd, Bangalore, Biocon, Bio-analytical Technologies India Pvt, Ltd.\u00a0They help our current students through guest lectures, counselling sessions and provision of information about job openings.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Career guidance and Placements:<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>We counsel our students on their career choices and bring job openings and vacancies to their notice by regular display of advertisements on the notice boards, emails and through personal contacts. We also help in their placements through our alumni network and contacts in industries.<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>Extension activities<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>The students are actively involved in the Lifelong Learning and Extension activity of the University of Mumbai. The aim of this program is community awareness and making the students understand their social responsibilities. This activity ensures a holistic development of the students. The activities taken up by our students include, Status of Women in the society (SWS), Career project (CP) and Population Education Club (PEC). Our students enthusiastically participate in the activities of the Outreach Cell of the college, such as fund collection drives for NASEOH, working for NGOs and visits to social welfare centers<\/p><ul><li><b>Collaboration\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p>The Department of Microbiology believes in the holistic development of its students and staff.\u00a0 Keeping this motto in mind, the department collaborates with many regional and national organizations to provide a broader view of the society to its stakeholders. Many activities are planned in collaborations round the year. Some of the organizations that the department is actively involved with are Vijnana Bharati, Indian Women Scientist Association, Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, Homi Bhabha Center for Science and Education etc.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<strong>Vidnyanam Janahitay\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Episode 1 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYaWcZmOszw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PYaWcZmOszw\u00a0<\/a><br \/><br \/>Episode 2 : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ty-oih6hJao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ty-oih6hJao\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MICROBIOLOGY ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Department of Microbiology, established in 1979, has a long tradition of academic excellence and research-driven education. 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