The laboratory is equipped with all the basic molecular microbiology amenities, with additional departmental instrument and Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility, CIL and UCIM, Panjab University resides at the heart of Chandigarh with 31 CRIKC institutes within reach. The lab receives regular yearly funding  from the Department of Science and Technology-Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (DST-PURSE) and University Grants Commission-Special Assistance Programme (UGC-SAP, DRS Phase-I), Government of India, provided to the Department of Biochemistry.

Instrument facility in the laboratory 

• HPLC - Agilent 1260 infinity series HPLC system with Fraction collector

• FPLC - Äkta Prime Plus protein purification system

• Sonicator - Sonics VC 505  

• PCR - MyCycler Thermal Cycler 

• Dioinized water - Direct-Q 3 Millipore

• Autoclave - Equitron Laboratory Vertical Pad Autoclave

• Electrophoresis unit - Amersham SE  250 with SE 245 and HE 33

• Incubator shaker - New Brunswick Benchtop Incubator shaker E-24/24R and Innova 

• pH metre- Microprocessor based pH meter model 1012

• Incubator - Labnet minicubator 

• Sonicator water bath

• SpinWin microcentrifuge tabletop

• Vaccum filtration degasser assembly - Agilent

• BSL-II Biosafety cabinet

• Laminar hood 

• Fume hood

• Cold storage

Our collaborators

In UK-India Joint project:

Prof Alan McNally (PI-UK, University of Birmingham)       

Dr. Laura Carter (Co-I-UK, University of Leeds)  

Prof. Iqbal Ahmad (Indian PI, AMU, Aligarh)    

Dr. Sidharth Chopra (Co-PI-CDRI, Lukhnow)   

Prof. Qazi Mohd Rizwanul Haq (Co-PI-JMI, Delhi)   

Dr. Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad (Co-PI-IIT-Delhi)       

Dr. Mohd Saghir Khan (Co-I-AMU, Aligarh)                                                                   

Dr. Arunava Dasgupta (Co-I-CDRI, Lukhnow)                                                                   

Dr. Meryam Sardar (Co-I JMI, Delhi)                                                                            

Dr. Archana Bhatnagar (Co-I-PU, Chandigarh)                                                                      

Dr. T R. Sreekrishnan (Co I from IIT-Delhi)     

Dr. Ravi Barnwal, Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh.                                     Dr. Dibendra K. Sahoo, Chief Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh.

Dr. Vikas Gautam, Professor, Medical Microbiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh. 

Dr. Swapandeep Singh Chimni, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Dr. Nirmal Prabhakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh. 

Dr. Rakesh Sharma, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi.

Funding

2024. RECENTLY SANCTIONED  "Mode of action and Structure elucidation studies of roseocin to develop its improved variant(s)"  sanctioned by ANRF-SERB for 3 years (7th September, 2024-6th September, 2027).

2020. ONGOING  Indo-UK International Joint Collaborative research project' entitled “SELECTAR: Selection for antimicrobial resistance by antimicrobial production waste” worth 2.96 crores NERC (UK)-DBT (India), Department of Bioechnology. 48 lakhs sanctioned to PU, Chandigarh (3 years with one year extension) 

2019. Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of a Novel Two-Component Lantibiotic Roseocin. Department of Science and Technology - Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB).  54 lakhs (3 year)

2018. Antimicrobial potential of novel recombinant lanthipeptides against clinical isolates. Science & Technology & Renewable Energy, Department of Science and technology (DST), Chandigarh (UT). 1.25 lakhs (1 year)

2013. Studies on aptamer based electrochemical biosensor for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, New Delhi. 38 lakhs (3 year)  

2012. Biotransformation of epoxides by recombinant epoxide hydrolases. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, New Delhi. 81.93 lakhs (3.5 year)

2007. Cloning of novel epoxide hydrolases from the microbial genomic database. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, New Delhi. 31.18 lakhs (3.5 year)

2004. Identification and characterization of novel epoxide hydrolases from bacterial species. SERC Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi. 12 lakhs (3 year)