Projects and Publications

Industry Projects

The college has been engaged with the industry through funded research projects, tie-ups or partnerships. As a part of Industry-Academia interaction, the Caius Research Laboratory has signed 'MoU's with various industries and has undertaken industry-sponsored projects such as:

Name of the Faculty: Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar and Dr. Priya Sundarrajan

Project Title: DNA Fingerprinting of Mahseer Fish

Industry Partner: TATA Power

Duration: 2011-2013


Name of the Faculty: Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar and Dr. Priya Sundarrajan

Project Title: Improvement of Santalene Synthase Activity

Industry Partner: Harmony Organics Pvt Ltd.

Duration: 2016-17


Name of the Faculty: Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar and Dr. Priya Sundarrajan

Project Title: Strain improvement for Penicillin G Amidase Production

Industry Partner: Biolaxi Pvt Ltd.

Duration: Three months, 2018-19

Publications

  1. Telang S, Patel P, Sarangdhar V and Donde S (2014). Isolation and cloning of the endoglucnase gene from Bacillus pumilis and its expression in Deinococcus radiodurans. 3 Biotech 4: 57-65. DOI : 10.1007/s13205-013-0127-3

  2. Chavan S and Gokarn K (2014). Isolation and characterization of a free living nitrogen fixing bacterium with multiple plant growth promoting characteristics. Xplore – Xavier's Research Journal, 5(1): 15-21.

  3. Sundarrajan P, Shetty S and Shigvan A (2016). Screening and characterization of bioethanol producing yeasts from various sources. International Journal of Life Sciences. 4(3): 373-378.

  4. Gokarn K, Pal RB and Sarangdhar V (2016). Cloning of Mycobacterium smegmatis Exochelin MS genes fxbA, fxbC and exiT in Escherichia coli. Mol Biol, 5: 4. DOI: 10.4172/2168-9547.1000176

  5. Gokarn K, Sarangdhar V and Pal RB (2016). Ethanol extraction method for DNA isolation from M. smegmatis”. International Journal of Current Research, 8(09): 39013-39015.

  6. Gokarn K and Pal RB (2017). Preliminary evaluation of anti-tuberculosis potential of siderophores against drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by mycobacteria growth indicator tube-drug sensitivity test. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 17: 161. DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1665-8

  7. Gokarn K, Sarangdhar V and Pal RB (2017). Effect of microbial siderophores on mammalian non-malignant and malignant cell lines. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 17: 145. DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1657-8

  8. Gokarn K and Pal RB (2018). Activity of siderophores against drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Infection and Drug Resistance, 11: 61-75, Dove Medical Press, Albany, New Zealand.

  9. Shetty S, Sarangdhar V and Kamat S (2019). A search for cellulose degraders in the Indian soils. Environment and Ecology 37(1): 62-70.

  10. Shetty S, Sarangdhar V and Kamat S (2019). Study of a cellulase producer, Paenibacillus 50-01. Environment and Ecology 37(1): 71-79.

  11. Chavan S and Nadanathangam V (2019). Effect of Nanoparticles on Plant Growth-Promoting bacteria in Indian agricultural soil. Agronomy, 9: 140. DOI:103390/ agronomy9030140.

Chavan S and Nadanathangam V (2019). Shifts in metabolic patterns of soil bacterial communities on exposure to metal engineered nanomaterials. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110012