1. Year of Establishment : 2003

2. Programmes offered by the department

UG	PG	Research Center	Certificate/ Diploma
B.Sc. Biotechnology B.Sc. Wine, Brewing and Alcohol Technology	M.Sc. Biotechnology	Ph.D. Biotechnology

3. Faculty Profile

Sr. No.	Name	Qualification	Designation	Date of Joining	Experience	Profile
1.	Dr. S.S. Moharekar	M. Sc. Ph. D. (Biosciences)	Head	14/07/2008	14
2.	Dr. S.T. Moharekar	M. Sc., M. Phil (Plant Physiology),  Ph. D. (Biosciences)	Assistant Professor	14/07/2008	14
3.	Dr. S.R. Deshmukh	M. Sc., Ph. D. (Biotechnology)	Assistant Professor	26/07/2010	12
4.	A. S. Wani	M.Sc. Biotechnology, NET, SET	Assistant Professor	08/07/2011	11
5.	M. C. Kandepalli	M.Sc. Biochemistry NET, SET	Assistant Professor	09/07/2013	08
6.	P. J. Thokal	M.Sc. Microbiology NET ICAR	Assistant Professor	06/07/2015	07
7.	V. S. Narode	M.Sc. Biochemistry SET	Assistant Professor	02/07/2017	06
8.	Ms. G.B.Aher	M.Sc. Microbiology	Assistant Professor	27/07/2018	04
9.	M.D.Walke	M.Sc. Physics	Assistant Professor	17/07/2019	03
10.	R.V.Gavit	M.Sc. Biotechnology, SET	Assistant Professor	02/12/2019	03
11.	S. B. Khedkar	M.Sc. Biotechnology, ICAR NET	Assistant Professor	15/02/2021	01
12.	S. S. Pansare	S. S. Pansare M.Sc. Biotechnology, ICAR NET JRF, SET, GATE	Assistant Professor	12/11/2021	0.6
13.	R. H. Kohole	M.Sc. Biotechnology	Assistant Professor	04/04/2022	—

4. Details of seminars/conferences/workshops organized by the department

Theme of the Seminar/ Conference/Workshop	Level	Sponsoring Agency	Dates
Two Days Hands on training Workshop on Fundamentals of HPLC	University Level	Self funded	23rd – 24thApril 2022
Two Days Hands on training Workshop on Fundamentals of HPLC	University Level	Self funded	9th – 10thApril 2022
Two Days Hands on training Workshop on Techniques in Molecular Biology	University Level	Self funded	4th – 5th Feb 2020
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights	College Level	DBT funded	8th Jan. 2020
Two Days workshop on “Beer Making”	Department Level	Self funded	5th and 6th Sep 2019
Induction Programme	Department Level	Self funded	22nd – 27nd July 2019
Two Days Hands on training Workshop on Fundamentals of HPLC	University Level	Self funded	7th – 8th Sept. 2018
Two Days Hands on training Workshop on Techniques in Molecular Biology	University Level	Self funded	9th – 10th Feb 2018
Two Days Hands on training Workshop on Fundamentals of HPLC	University Level	Self funded	27th -28th Feb 2017
One Day Skill Training Programme on Cakemaking	Department Level	Self funded	24th January 2017
NET/SET Examination guidance workshop for Life Science students	University Level	Student welfare board, SPPU, Pune	16th – 17th  Feb. 2016
Hands on training Workshop on Discovery of potential bioactive compounds from local botanical resources- In vitro studies to drug designing	College Level	Self funded	21st – 25th Oct. 2015
Hands on training Workshop on -Enzymology (Enzymes Rennet and Bromelain) and its impact in industries.	College Level	Self funded	11th -14th Aug. 2014

5. Details of research projects undertaken by the department.

Name of the Principal Investigator	Title of the Project	Duration	Sponsoring Agency
Dr. S. T. Moharekar and Dr. S. S. Moharekar	Upward migration of sub-nival plants in E. ladakh: the role of plant traits and interactions under climate warming	2008-2013	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Dr. S. T. Moharekar and Dr. S. S. Moharekar	Eco-physiological and Biochemical studies of Vignakhandalensis: A rare endemic species from western ghats of Maharashtra	2014 – 2016	BCUD, SPPU, Pune
Dr. S. R. Deshmukh	Inhibition of breast cancer by the apoptosis induced by bioactive compounds of Vitis vinifera L.	2014 – 2016	BCUD, SPPU, Pune

6. Details of research papers published (in UGC notified journals notified only)

Name/s of the Author	Title of the Project	Journal	ISSN Number	Volume and Page Numbers
JayashriB Patil, Sushma J Takate, Sanjay T Moharekar, Bhaskar H Zawareand Shubhangi S Moharekar	Green Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanoparticles using Mappia foetida leaf extract and its Antimicrobial Potential	Oriental Journal of Chemistry (2021)	ISSN: 0970-020 X	37 (4): 979-983
Dare S B, Mhaske S D, Karle C S, Deshmukh P C	Comparative study of caffeine content of various tea brands.	International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (2021)	E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138	7 (3), 416-419
Nitin H. Kolhe,  Shridhar S. Jadhav, Dilip R. Thube, Sushma J. Takate, Ashok V. Bankar, Sanjay T. Moharekar, Hari R. Pawar & Shubhangi S. Moharekar	New Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) homoleptic complexes with 6-chloro-5-7- dimethyl-4oxo-4H-chromene-3- carbaldehydes and its heteroleptic complexes with quinoline-8 ol: synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity.	Research on Chemical Intermediates (2021)	09226168, 15685675	47, 459–481
ST Moharekar, SD Lokhande, T Hara, R Tanaka, A Tanaka, PD Chavan	Effect of salicylic acid on chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of wheat and moong seedlings	Photosynthetica (2003)	P ISSN: 0300-3604 E ISSN: 1573-9058	41, 2, 315-317
SD Lokhande, K Ogawa, A Tanaka, T Hara	Effect of temperature on ascorbate peroxidase activity and flowering ofArabidopsis thaliana ecotypes under different light conditions	Journal of plant physiology (2003)	E ISSN 0176-1617	160 (1), 57-64
S Moharekar, S Moharekar, R Tanaka, KI Ogawa, A Tanaka, T Hara	Great promoting effect of high irradiance from germination on flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana—a process of photo-acclimation	Photosynthetica (2007)	P ISSN: 0300-3604 E ISSN: 1573-9058	45 (2), 259-265
S Moharekar, P Raskar, A Wani, S Moharekar	Synthesis and comparative study of zinc oxide nanoparticles with and without capping of pectin and its application	World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences  (2014)	E ISSN 2278-4357	3 (7), 1255-1267
SL Moharekar, S Moharekar, T Kobayashi, H Ishii, A Sumida, T Hara	Phenotypic plasticity and ecotypic variations in growth and flowering time of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) under different light and temperature conditions	Indian Journal of Experimental Biology   (2014)	ISSN: 0975-1009 (Online)  ISSN: 0019-5189 (Print)	52, 344 – 351
Sanjay Moharekar, ShubhangiMoharekar, PradnyaBora, VishakhaDaithankar, MahadevUplane, VarshaKapre	Exploitation of Aspergillus niger for synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their use to improve shelf life of fruits and toxic dye degradation	International Journal of Innovative Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (2014)	ISSN 2347-2154 (Online)	2 (9), 1915-1927
Deshmukh S.R. Ashrit D.S., Patil B.A.	Extraction and evaluation of indole alkaloids from Rauwolfiaserpentina for their antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities	International Journal of Pharmacy and  Pharmaceutical Sciences   2012	Online ISSN: 0975-1491 Print ISSN: 2656-0097	4 (Suppl 5), 329-334
Deshmukh S.R., Wadegaonkar V.P., Bhagat R.P. and Wadegaonkar P.A.	Tissue specific expression of Anthraquinones, flavonoids and phenolics in leaf, fruit and root suspension cultures of Indian Mulberry (Morindacitrifola L.)	Plant Omics Journal   2011	ISSN18360661	4 (1), 6-13
Deshmukh S.R., Kedari V.R.	Isolation, purification and characterization of sweetners from Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) for their anticancerous activity against colon cancer	World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences  2014	E ISSN 2278-4357	3 (5), 1394-1410
Deshmukh S.R. Dhas Y.K., Patil B.A.	Comparative account on medicinal importance of Momordicacharantia and its endophytes	World Journal of Pharmaceutical research  2014	E ISSN 2277-7105	3(9), 632 – 640
Deshmukh SR Shinde MN	Comparative study for antioxidant activity of cold and hot water extracts of Pleurotussajor-caju and Pleurotusflorida	International Journal of Biological & Medical Research 2012	ISSN: 0976 – 6685	2(5), 332 – 342
Deshmukh SR, Habtemariam S, Wadegaonkar PA	Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activity of Root Suspension Culture of Morindacitrifolia L.	Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology   2010	0974-360X (Online) 0974-3618 (Print)	3 (4), 1189-1193
Deshmukh SR, Karle SB	Comparative evaluation of probiotic properties of lactobacillus and its mutants with an isolate from a commercial probiotic preparation Vsl#3	International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy     2017	ISSN Print: 2277-4343	8 (4), 91-96
Wani A. S., Inamdar T.N., Kashid R.M., Shahane S.A., Moharekar S.T.	Protection against oxidative stress by Semecarpusanacardium	Trends in Biotechnology Research  2014	ISSN 2320–0421(Print); ISSN 2320–043X(Online)	3 (1), 18-22
PJ Thokal, BL Shelar, SH Shaikh, NN Adhapure	Microbial optimized production of indole acetic acid and assessment of other plant growth promoting activities	International Journal of Science and Nature  2013	ISSN2229-6441	4 (4), 627-632
Vishal Dhundale, Vijayshree Hemke, Dhananjay Desai , Gayatri Aher, Pinky Khemchandani1 , Parthsarathi Dikonda and Bharati Thosare	Improvement and Stable High Bioelectricity Generation Using AlkaliphilicOceanobacillusiheyensis BS1(2) in Microbial Fuel Cells and Effect of Different Anodic Operating Conditions	Annals of Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology Journal   2018	ISSN: 2576-5426	2 (1), 1010-1016
Hemke, Vijayshree, Khemchandani Pinky, Aher Gayatri, DikondaParthsarathi, Desai Dhananjay	Evaluation of Bioelectricity Productivity Using Alkaliphilic Bacillus Alkalogaya BW2(1) as a Possible Exoelectrogen for Improvement of Microbial Fuel Performance	Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology           2020	ISSN Print: 2455-7005,  ISSN Online: 2347-212X	Vol. 8(01), pp. 69-75

7. Details of books, chapters in edited volumes/ papers published in National and International Conference Proceedings.

Name/s of the Author	Title of the Paper	Title of the Book/ Conference	ISBN Number	Volume and Page Numbers
Dr. S. S. Moharekar	—	T.Y.B.Sc. Sem V-VI: Cryptogamic Botany and Plant Physiology and Metabolism	978-93-92425-33-2	Volume 1 Pages 270
Dr. S. T. Moharekar	—	.Y.B.Sc. Sem V-VI: Medicinal Botany and Nursery and Gardening Management	978-93-92425-18-7	Volume 1 Pages 196
Dr. S. R. Deshmukh	—	T.Y.B.Sc. Sem V-VI: Archegoniate and Biochemistry	978-93-92425-38-9	Volume 1 Pages 208
M. C. Kandepalli	—	T.Y.B.Sc. Sem V-VI: Cell and Molecular Biology & Advanced Plant Biotechnology	978-93-92425-02-8	Volume 1 Pages 222

8. Details of extension activities carried out by the department.

Activity	Date	Number of Student Participants
Outreach Activity at Snehalaya English Medium School, Ahmednagar	31st Dec. 2019	23
Parent Teacher Meeting	14th Sep. 2019	83
Induction Programme	22nd July 2019 to 27th July 2019	56
Remedial Coaching	2018 -2019	12
Awareness of Thalassemia and Importance of Blood Donation	2017 -2018	89
Consultancy Services provided for sample analysis for students and teachers of Ahmednagar Region (Antimicrobial, HPLC, etc.)	2018 – 2019 2019 -2020	16

9. Details of linkages/collaborations/ MoU signed by the department and activities under it.

Name of the Partner Institution/Industry	Date	Activities undertaken	Number of Student Participants
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10. Details of infrastructural facilities available in the department for the teaching and learning process.

Name of the Infrastructural Facility	Number	Dimensions
General laboratories	3	52 Sq.m. each
Research Laboratory	1	52 Sq.m.
Genetic Engineering Laboratory	1	25 Sq.m.
Animal Tissue Culture Laboratory	1	20 Sq.m.
Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory	1	20 Sq.m.
Instrumentation Laboratory	1	25 Sq.m.
Bioinformatics Laboratory	1	25 Sq.m.
Hargobind Khurana Seminar Hall	1	25 Sq.m.

11. Details of capacity building and skill enhancement initiatives taken by the department.

Programme/Activity	Date	Number of Student Participants
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12. Details of sports and cultural activities organized by the department.

Activity		Date	Number of Student Participants
Cricket Matches	Sports	Every year	All UG and PG students
Badminton matches	Sports	Every year	All UG and PG students
Cultural activities	Cultural	Every year	All UG and PG students
Scientific Rangoli	Co-curricular	Every year	All UG and PG students
Debate competition	Co-curricular	Every year	All UG and PG students
Poster and Model Competition	Curricular	Every year	All UG and PG students

13. Experiential learning activities organized by the department.

Activity	Date/s	Number of teachers involved	Number of students participated
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14. Departmental Laboratory Facilities:

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
• Rotary Evaporator
• Thermo MULTISKAN GO Microplate spectrophotometer with cuvette
•  Fluorescent Inverted Microscope,
• CO₂ Incubator
• Type II Biosafety Cabinet
• Fermenter
• Sonicator
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
• PCR workstation
• Shaker Incubators
• -45°, -20° deep freezers
• Ebuliometer
• SO2 analyzer
• Refractometer
• Gel Documentation system
• UV Visible Spectrophotometer
• Plant and Animal Tissue Culture Facilities

Organization of Conferences/ Seminar/ Guest Lecture:

National Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Development

State Level

BCUD, SPPU, Pune

4th – 5th March 2016

Sr. No.	Guest lecture	Academic year
1	Guest lecture by Prof. Prashant V. Anubhule on Chemistry and Biochemistry	15th Feb. 2020
2	Guest lecture on of Dr. Syed G. Dastager, NCL, Pune on Life Sciences and Microbial Systematics	29th Jan. 2020
3	Guest lecture by Mr. Mandar Deshpande on Bioinformatics	06th Jan. 2020
4	Guest lecture by Mr. Sandip Vaslekar on Pustak Vachan:Eka Dishecha Shodh	05th Dec. 2019
5	Guest lecture by Dr. Manali Joshi, IBB, Pune on Bioinformatics	05th Oct. 2019
6	Guest lecture by Dr. R.N. Gachhe on Cancer Biology	19th Oct. 2019
7	Guest Alumni Lecture by Dr. Gajanan Sathe on Scope and Opportunities in Biotechnology	25th July 2019
8	Guest lecture by Dr. Giri Ashok, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune	3rd Jan 2017
9	Guest lecture by Dr. Mahesh Kulkarni, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune	3rd Jan 2017
10	Guest lecture by Dr. B. B. Nath, Dept. of Zoology, SPPU, Pune	4th Jan 2017
11	Guest lecture by Dr. Kulkarni Urmila	20th Sept. 2016
12	Guest lecture by Dr. Sawant Sangeeta, Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics Centre, SPPU, Pune	20th Sept. 2016
13	Guest lecture by Dr. Shouche Yogesh, Scientist G, MCC, NCCS, Pune	26th Aug. 2016
14	Guest lecture by Dr. Pal J. K., Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune	16th Feb. 2016
15	Guest lecture by Dr. Sharma Rajesh, VSBT, Baramati	16th Feb. 2016
16	Guest lecture by Mr. Harne Shrikant, IISER, Pune	17th Feb. 2016
17	Guest lecture by Dr. Karve Shraddhha, IISER, Pune	17th Feb. 2016
18	Guest lecture by Dr. Godbole Dhanashree, Ferguesson College, Pune	16th Feb. 2016
19	Guest lecture by Dr. Patil Ulhas, R.C. Patel, Shirpur	17th Feb. 2016
20	Guest lecture by Dr. Patil Sandip, R.C. Patel, Shirpur	17th Feb. 2016
21	Guest lecture by Dr. Baravkar Vitthal, Department of Botany, SPPU, Pune	16th Oct. 2015
22	Guest lecture by Dr. Dholakia Bhushan, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune	16th Oct. 2015
23	Guest lecture by Dr. Kadu Narendra, Biochemical Sciences, NCL, Pune	22nd Oct. 2014
24	Guest lecture by Dr. B. B. Nath, Dept. of Zoology, SPPU, Pune	23rd Oct. 2014

Students Achievements:

1. Publications:

Anisha Patil (2021) The Potential Role of mRNA Vaccines In Treating SARS-CoV-2. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology.

Anisha Patil (2021) PANSPERMIA, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology on topic, 7(6).

2. Dnyaneshwari Joshi joined as a Scientist B at Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai

3. Competitive Examination

NET = 22, 

SET = 20

GATE = 12

ICAR NET = 03

ASRB NET = 01

DBT JRF= 02

Library Facilities:

College Library – Biotechnology

      a) No. of Books as on    : 234

      b) Total Cost as on       : Rs. 4,26,452.33/-

     c) Yearly Purchase cost: Rs. 50,000/-

Journals and Periodicals:

      a) No. of Journals and Periodicals     : 157

      b) No. of e- Journals and Periodicals: -79 (DELNET AND N-List)

      c) Yearly subscription                           : Rs.1,43,515/-

Departmental Library:

Total no of books in library: 232        

Total Cost: 1,44,360/-

Student’s visit to industries and research laboratories

National Chemical Laboratory, National Center for Cell Science, Indian Institutes of Science, Education and Research, Pune, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; Indian Institute of Advanced Research, Ahmedabad; Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru; Indian Cardamom Research Institute (ICRI) – Spices Board, Gangtok; All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani, West Bengal; Niphah Winery, Nashik; Bhenda Distillary; Karlsberg Industries Pvt Ltd, Aurangabad; Madurai University, Madurai; Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Trivendrum; National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, Kolkata; Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata; Kalinga Institute of Information and Technology, Bhuvaneshvar;  Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh; Kolhapur University, Kolhapur; Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapith, Dapoli; Mahatma Phule Krishi vidyapith, Rahuri; Paul albert Center for Barcoding, Aurangabad; BAIF, Urali Kanchan, Pune, Sula Winery, Nashik.

Good placement ratio

14. Future Plan of the department (To justify the SWOCanalysis).

1. To introduce certificate courses in Bioinformatics, Analytical Techniques, Animal and Plant Tissue Culture which will help our students to compete for job opportunities.
2. To organize skill-oriented workshops and other programmes
3. To undertake major and minor research projects
4. To develop Collaborations with wine industries, research institutes for training and placements.
5. To start Post Graduation in Wine, Brewing and Alcohol Technology
6. To provide consultancy to the Local Farmers, Vineyard Personnel and Home Wine Makers.