About the Department

Objective

• To offer inter-disciplinary M.Sc degree programme in Biomedical Sciences and M.Phil and Ph.D degree courses in Endocrinology.
• To inculcate research attitude among students in the area of Biomedical Sciences useful for the welfare of the society.
• To encourage collaborative research programme for a better understanding of the cause and consequences of environmental endocrine disruptors.

Mission

• Internationally recognized Research Centre with an ambient environment inspiring and empowering young researchers to undertake socially relevant research of far excellence.
• To promote learning and research in Endocrinology.
• To offer a career-oriented post-graduate programme with a primary focus to provide trained man power for the Bio Medical industries.
• To augment inter-institutional and industrial collaborative research programmes.
• To establish a Centre for Advanced Studies in Endocrinology.
• To promote need-based and application oriented research for the development of novel herbal products or biomolecules to alleviate biomarkers and to diagnose endocrine and metabolic disorders.

Infrastucture

• Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory
• Radio-isotope Laboratory
• Cell culture Laboratory

Important Equipments

• Thermo cyclers (4 nos.)
• Real Time PCR
• Ion Exchange Chromatography
• DHPLC (Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography)
• Ultra Centrifuge
• High speed centrifuge (2 nos.)
• Beta counter
• Gamma counter
• Electrophoresis with blotting (5 nos.)
• Gel documentationv
• Chemi documentation
• Spectrophotometer (2 nos.)
• ELISA Reader
• Walk - in - cold room
• CO2 Incubators (3 nos.)
• Ultra Deep Freezers (4 nos.)
• lyophilizer