Department of Life Sciences

Life Science is a subject that offers the basic understanding about the animals, plants, microorganisms as living resources of Mother Earth and the abiotic factors related to these living beings. Life Sciences also describes the biotic world’s structure, function (physical, physiological, metabolic and biochemical), ecology and socio-economic aspects. This Course takes the students through the fascinating world of various techniques and technologies used to study the multifaceted aspects of life. The course includes animal and plant sciences, microbiology, biochemistry and biophysics, molecular biology and applied genetics, all of which enable the students to strengthen their knowledge in respective branches and understand the scope of the subject as an employment opportunity. The syllabus is designed to inculcate interest in the minds of the students for nature and natural wealth. It would help them to develop skills for data observation and data analysis, thus preparing them for future research endeavours.

The changing trends and challenges in imparting education has encouraged the department to include on-line teaching and learning content. Our belief is, it can be the future way of imparting education and knowledge to the students as it breaks the barriers of time, space infrastructural needs.

This Course has four theory and practical papers each in every semester. Research by means of a project forms an integral component of the syllabus. The introduced Choice Based Grading System monitors the learner’s progress through continuous evaluation during the course of the academic year in the form of Internal and Term End Assessments.

Vision:

To provide world class Life Sciences education to students to make them competent to build their character, strengthen their minds and stand on their own feet so that they can contribute to nation’s bio-economy

Mission

Develop unique curriculum as a benchmark to ignite young bright minds thereby motivating them to invent and innovate; and

Promote bioentrepreneural spirit in students and faculty for meaningful application of Life Sciences for societal gains.

History:

This University Department of Life Sciences (UDLSc) was established in the academic year 1979 – 1980 with a view to promote an integrated approach to teaching and research in all areas of Modern Biology. It is one amongst the earliest established postgraduate teaching and research departments of the University of Mumbai. Nestled in the lush green environment of the Kalina Campus, Santacruz (E), this department offers a calm oasis in the midst of the bustling Mumbai City. It belies the fervent activity within!

Various eminent scientists and academicians such as Prof. Y. I. Shethna, Prof. A. R. Kulkarni, Prof. P. Narayanan, Prof. D. A. Bhiwgade, Prof. U. S. Bagde, Prof. S. Sivakami, Prof. M. H. Fulekar and Prof. B. L. Jadhav have been associated with the Department as Heads. The Department also takes pride in the fact that two of its eminent faculty, Prof. Vijay Khole and Prof. Sanjay Deshmukh, have also served as Vice Chancellors of this University of Mumbai. The Department is currently functioning under the leadership of Dr. Indu George as the Head of the Department.

Facilities

Infrastructure:

Over the years the Department has developed a modest academic infrastructure comprising M.Sc. laboratories, Research Laboratories and the Common Instrumentation Facility (CIF). The CIF has been developed with generous funding from several government funding agencies such as DST (FIST and PURSE programmes), UGC along with the University of Mumbai and houses:

PCR machines

Flame Photometer

Gel Doc

Electroporator

Q-PCR

Biosafety cabinet

Spectrofluorimeter

Binocular-Microscopes

Refrigerated centrifuges and microfuges

Spectrophotometers

HPTLC (Applicator)

COD (Titrator-digestor)

HPLC (Analytical and Semipreparative)

Ultra Pure water system.

Besides these, general instruments required for molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacognosy, aquaculture, plant tissue culture and environmental studies are available in the Department.

Laboratories

The Department has four dedicated laboratories for the different specializations offered at the Masters level. The working of these laboratories is monitored by the faculty of the Department. A separate research laboratory facility is provided to each faculty engaged in Plant tissue culture (PTC), Pharmacognosy, Molecular Biochemistry, Aquaculture, Innovative Technologies and Molecular Biology studies.

The Department also has a compact yet functional Plant Tissue Culture (PTC) Laboratory, Glass House and a Bioinformatics Laboratory. A palm garden with rare palms of India, adjoining the Department building, was also an initiative of the Department of Life Sciences.

Hostel accommodation:

Students securing admission in the M.Sc. Degree (Life Sciences) are entitled for Hostel accommodation. Six seats (three each for boys and girls) are reserved for the students of UDLSc in the Boys and Girls Hostels located in the University Campus at Vidyanagari. Allotment would depend on availability of accommodation.

Accommodation is also available for Students seeking admission in M.Sc. (by Research) and Ph.D. Degree (Life Sciences) at UDLSc. The number of seats for such students would depend on the availability of accommodation in respective Hostels.

Library

Jawaharlal Nehru Library at University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Campus is well equipped with Life Sciences books, journals and periodicals. The students enrolled in the Department can avail both reading as well as lending facilities offered by the library. The library has a unique collection of journals that are related to Life Sciences and also include foreign journals.

The Department also maintains an Internal Library for the students which includes reference books, subject related books and periodicals.

Intake capacity and reservations

The intake capacity of the Department at the M.Sc. Part I (Life Sciences) level is 65 students. The seat distribution for each specialization is as follows:

#	SPECIALIZATION	SEATS
1	Aquaculture Technology	15 seats
2	Biochemistry	15 seats
3	Biotechnology	20 seats
4	Environmental Biotechnology	15 seats
5	TOTAL	65 seats

The Candidates will be entitled for admission to the M.Sc. Degree Course in Life Sciences only after passing the written test and viva/ interview to be conducted by the University Department of Life Sciences. The Programme for the written test and the interview will be as per the notification to be issued by the University Department of Life Sciences.

Further that 50 per cent of the seats allotted for the M.Sc. Degree in Life Sciences be reserved for students passing the B.Sc. Degree of this University with Life Sciences as their single major subject.

Seats would be reserved for various categories as announced by the Government of Maharashtra for that academic year.

PROGRAMMES

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES:

M.Sc. Degree (by Papers)

The Masters programme in Life Sciences (M. Sc. By Papers) is a multidisciplinary, two year full time course conducted at the University Department of Life Sciences (UDLSc). The course offers four electives in Part II (Semester III and IV)

Aquaculture Technology
Biochemistry,
Biotechnology,
Environmental Biotechnology

The M.Sc. Part I (Semester I & II) Syllabus is common for all the four electives of Life Sciences which has been framed to provide the learners a firm foundation in basics, integrating contemporary areas in Life Sciences and priming them for competition and success.

Course Code	Course Title	Number of Hours	Credits
SEMESTER I
	THEORY
PSLSCT101	Environmental Biology, Evolution, Genetics	60	4
PSLSC102	Cell and Molecular Biology	60	4
PSLSC103	Biochemistry	60	4
PSLSC104	Biostatistics and Instrumentation	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCP101	Environmental Biology, Evolution, Genetics	60	2
PSLSCP102	Cell and Molecular Biology	60	2
PSLSCP103	Biochemistry	60	2
PSLSCP104	Biostatistics and Instrumentation	60	2
SEMESTER II
	THEORY
PSLSCT201	Microbiology, Immunology and Plant Physiology Environmental Biology, Evolution, Genetics	60	4
PSLSC202	Molecular Biology and Cell signaling	60	4
PSLSC203	Animal Science	60	4
PSLSC204	Bioinformatics, IPR and Bioethics	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCP201	Environmental Biology, Evolution, Genetics	60	2
PSLSCP202	Cell and Molecular Biology	60	2
PSLSCP203	Animal Science	60	2
PSLSCP204	Bioinformatics, IPR and Bioethics	60	2

Specialization : Aquaculture Technology Semester III & IV:

Course Code	Course Title	Number of Hours	Credits
SEMESTER III
	THEORY
PSLSMBT301	Coastal Aquaculture	60	4
PSLSMBT302	Freshwater Aquaculture	60	4
PSLSMBT303	Nutrition, Feed Formulations & Non-food Aquaculture	60	4
PSLSMBT304	Research Methodology and Quality Control	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSMBTP301	Coastal Aquaculture	60	2
PSLSMBTP302	Freshwater Aquaculture	60	2
PSLSMBTP303	Nutrition, Feed Formulations & Non-food Aquaculture	60	2
PSLSMBTP304	Research Methodology and Quality Control	60	2
SEMESTER IV
	THEORY
PSLSMBT401	Seed Production and Hatchery Management	60	4
PSLSMBT402	Aquatic Animal Health Management	60	4
PSLSMBT403	Advances in Fish Genetics and Biotechnology	60	4
PSLSMBT404	Drug Development and Aquarium Management	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSMBTP401	Seed Production and Hatchery Management	60	2
PSLSMBTP402	Aquatic Animal Health Management	60	2
PSLSMBTP403	Advances in Fish Genetics and Biotechnology	60	2
PSLSMBTP404	Drug Development and Aquarium Management	60	2

Specialization : Biochemistry Semester III & IV:

Course Code	Course Title	Number of Hours	Credits
SEMESTER III
	THEORY
PSLSCBMT301	Biomathematics and Cell Biology Techniques	60	4
PSLSCBMT302	Biomathematics and Cell Biology Techniques	60	4
PSLSCBMT303	Biomolecular Structure	60	4
PSLSCBMT304	Research Methodology and Quality Control	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCBMP301	Biomathematics and Cell Biology Techniques	60	2
PSLSCBMP302	Biomathematics and Cell Biology Techniques	60	2
PSLSCBMP303	Biomolecular Structure	60	2
PSLSCBMP304	Literature Review	60	2
SEMESTER IV
	THEORY
PSLSCBMT401	Molecular Cell Biology	60	4
PSLSCBMT402	Nitrogen Metabolism and Plant Biochemistry	60	4
PSLSCBMT403	Biomolecular Function	60	4
PSLSCBMT404	Drug Development and Environmental Toxicology	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCBMP401	Molecular Cell Biology	60	2
PSLSCBMP402	Nitrogen Metabolism and Plant Biochemistry	60	2
PSLSCBMP403	Biomolecular Function	60	2
PSLSCBMP404	Project	60	2

Specialization : Biotechnology Semester III & IV

Course Code	Course Title	Number of Hours	Credits
SEMESTER III
	THEORY
PSLSCBT301	Genetic Engineering	60	4
PSLSCBT302	Fermentation Technology	60	4
PSLSCBT303	Industrial Enzymes, Tissue Culture and its applications	60	4
PSLSCBT304	Research Methodology and Quality Control	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCBTP301	Genetic Engineering	60	2
PSLSCBTP302	Fermentation Technology	60	2
PSLSCBTP303	Industrial Enzymes, Tissue Culture and its applications	60	2
PSLSCBTP304	Research Methodology and Quality Control	60	2
SEMESTER IV
	THEORY
PSLSCBT401	Medical Biotechnology and Biomathematics	60	4
PSLSCBT402	Applied Biotechnology	60	4
PSLSCBT403	Environmental Biotechnology	60	4
PSLSCBT404	Protein Trafficking, Folding and Engineering and Drug Development	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCBTP401	Medical Biotechnology and Biomathematics	60	2
PSLSCBTP402	Applied Biotechnology	60	2
PSLSCBTP403	Environmental Biotechnology	60	2
PSLSCBTP404	Protein Trafficking, Folding and Engineering and Drug Development	60	2

Specialization : Environmental Biotechnology Semester III & IV

Course Code	Course Title	Number of Hours	Credits
SEMESTER III
	THEORY
PSLSCEBTT301	Biomathematics and Environmental Science	60	4
PSLSCEBTT302	Pollution	60	4
PSLSCEBTT303	Environmental microbiology, toxicology and laws	60	4
PSLSCEBTT304	Research Methodology and Quality Control	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCEBTP301	Biomathematics and Environmental Science	60	2
PSLSCEBTP302	Pollution	60	2
PSLSCEBTP303	Environmental microbiology, toxicology and laws	60	2
PSLSCEBTP304	Dissertation on Literature Review	60	2
SEMESTER IV
	THEORY
PSLSCEBTT401	Applied environmental biotechnology	60	4
PSLSCEBTT402	Waste management	60	4
PSLSCEBTT403	Industrial environmental biotechnology	60	4
PSLSCEBTT404	Genetic Engineering and Food Technology	60	4
	PRACTICAL
PSLSCEBTP401	Applied environmental biotechnology	60	2
PSLSCEBTP402	Waste management	60	2
PSLSCEBTP403	Industrial environmental biotechnology	60	2
PSLSCEBTP404	Dissertation of Research Project	60	2

M.Sc. Degree (by Research): The M.Sc. Degree (by Research) involves submission of Dissertation to the University based on the research conducted under the supervision of a Faculty Member working at UDLSc. Such a candidate is also required to successfully clear four prescribed theory papers (written examination of 60 marks each) conducted by the University of Mumbai. The four prescribed papers can be selected from the 16 papers offered in the M. Sc. (By Papers) course across Semesters I to IV.

Ph.D. Degree: The Ph.D. Degree (Life Sciences) involves submission of Dissertation to the University based on the research conducted under the supervision of a Faculty Member (who is a recognised Ph.D. Guide of the University of Mumbai) working at UDLSc. Students with a Master’s Degree (M. Sc.) in Sciences (as per the University Circular No. VCD No.Exam./Thesis/Univ./VCD/94 of 2018) are eligible for admission for Ph. D. Programme of UDLSc.

The topics for research leading to M. Sc. (by Research) and Ph. D. Degree can be selected by the students, in consultation with respective Guides considering their research areas, in the Department of Life Sciences. The number of seats for research available at Department of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai is in accordance with the University Circular No. VCD No.Exam./Thesis/Univ./VCD/94 of 2018.

Eligibility:

M.Sc. (by Papers & by Research) Programmes:

The eligibility guidelines to Candidates seeking M.Sc. (by Papers and by Research) has been explained in the VCD No. PG/ Univ./VCD/ ICC / 2012-13/ 8.

Fees

The fees structure for various post graduate programmes in Life Sciences is provided below. Students seeking admissions in the University Department of Life Sciences are required to pay their Term Fees to the University of Mumbai.

The fees structure (for full Academic Year)

#	COURSE	FEES
1	M.Sc. (by Papers) Part I	Rs. 11325/-
2	M.Sc. (by Papers) Part II	Rs. 12300/-
3.	M. Sc. (By Research)	Rs. 17,920/-

Conditions for payment of Fees:

Tuition Fees once paid is normally Not Refunded.

The Deposit of Rs. 1000.00 will be refunded only after successful completion of Degree Course by the Candidate. In case of genuine reasons, the Deposit is refunded to the Candidate. Claim for such refund (of the Deposit) must be made in the prescribed Form (available at UDLSc/ respective Colleges where Candidate is admitted) along with the original receipt within one year from the date of passing out from/ leaving the Department/ respective College, failing which the Deposit would be forfeited.

All the Post-graduate Students (seeking M.Sc. Degree by Research) are required to pay the Tuition Fees till the time they submit their Theses.

All the post-graduate Students who do not continue their studies after the first Term of Academic Year are still required to pay the Tuition Fees the entire (Academic) Year.

Students passing out from/ leaving the Department would not be entitled for Transference Certificate unless they clear the dues, if any.

Students are expected to pay their Tuition/ Examination Fees to the University on the specified Date/ Time, failing which they would be entitled for a fine (as may be fixed by UDLSc at that time).

SYLLABUS

Syllabus

FACULTY

Staff

Teaching Staff

	*Prof. Sanjay Deshmukh, MSc, PhD, DSc (Honoris Causa)* Designation: Professor and Head Former Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University (2015-17) Basic Discipline: Botany (M.Sc. in Botany – Ecology ; PhD) Recognition:Recognised Teacher of the University of Mumbai to guide students seeking M.Sc.(by research) and Ph.D. Degrees in the subjects of Life Sciences, Botany, Environmental Sciences and BiotechnologyRecognised as PhD Supervisor in the subject of Geography; Ohio State University, Ohio Columbus, USA (1996) Areas of research interest: Climate Change implications on coastal, inland, and agricultural biodiversity, ICT for rural development, Genetic resources conservation and their sustainable management, Environmental economics, Protected Area Management, CDM Technologies, Human Genetics, Neurological responses of humans to various stresses that lead to sleep disorders. Environmental Planning for Development of new cities, EIA of mega-projects, Management of Research and Administration, design and management of developmental organizations. Email: sanjaydeshmukh@mu.ac.in; docsvd@yahoo.com (personal) PROFILE
	Dr. Indu Anna George, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Associate Professor In-charge Director, Western Regional Instrumentation Centre Basic Discipline: Botany (M. Sc. in Biotechnology; Ph.D. in Life Sciences) Recognition: Recognised Teacher of the University of Mumbai to guide students seeking M.Sc. and Ph. D. Degrees. Email: indu.george@lifesciences.mu.ac.in, indu66@yahoo.com Current Research Areas: Plant Biotechnology, Micropropagation of rare and economically important plants, secondary metabolite analysis, biosynthesis of nanoparticles and molecular profiling of plants PROFILE
	Dr. Jyoti Ramchandani, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Associate Professor Basic Discipline: Microbiology (M.Sc. in Microbiology; Ph.D in Microbiology) Recognition: Recognised Teacher of the University of Mumbai to guide students seeking M.Sc. and Ph. D. Degrees. Email: jyoti.r@lifesciences.mu.ac.in Current Research Area: PROFILE
	Dr. Ahmad Ali, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Assistant Professor Basic Discipline: Biochemistry (M.Sc. in Biochemistry; Ph.D. in Life Sciences) Recognition: Recognised Teacher of the University of Mumbai to guide students seeking M.Sc. and Ph. D. Degree. Email: ahmadali@mu.ac.in Current Research Areas: Non-enzymatic Glycosylation (Glycation), DNA and protein damage, Antiglycating properties of natural products, Oxidative stress, Signal transduction, Metabolic regulation, Spirulina platensis Profile
	Dr. Suruchi Jamkhedkar, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Assistant Professor Basic Discipline: Life Sciences (M.Sc. in Life Sciences with specialization in Biotechnology; Ph.D. in Life Sciences) Recognition: Recognised Teacher of the University of Mumbai Email: suruchi.jamkhedkar@lifesciences.mu.ac.in, suruchi.jamkhedkar@gmail.com Current Research Areas: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Computational Biology, Nanotechnology, Ethno-Botany (Traditional Medicine- Ayurveda) PROFILE
	Dr. Nisha Shah, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Assistant Professor Basic Discipline: Life Sciences (M.Sc. by Research in Life Sciences; Ph.D. in Life Sciences) Recognition: Recognized Teacher of the University of Mumbai Email: nisha.shah@lifesciences.mu.ac.in Area of Research Interest: Pharmacognosy, Nanoscience, Molecular Biology PROFILE
	Dr. Hina Alim, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Assistant Professor Basic Discipline: Zoology (M.Sc. in Zoology- Fishery Science; Ph.D. in Life Sciences) Recognition: Recognized Teacher of the University of Mumbai Email: hina.alim@lifesciences.mu.ac.in, drhinaalim1@gmail.com Area of Research Interest: Fishery and Aquaculture, Molecular Biology, Genetics PROFILE
	Dr. Nimisha Patel, M.Sc., Ph.D. Designation: Assistant Professor Basic Discipline: Biotechnology (M.Sc. in Biotechnology; Ph.D. in Biosciences) Recognition: Recognized Teacher of the University of Mumbai Email: patelnimisha916@mail.com Area of Research Interest: Microbiology, molecular biology and environmental biology. PROFILE

STAFF

Non Teaching Staff

Administrative Staff

Sr. Typist Clerk	Smt. Dharti V. Dongre
Jr. Typist Clerk	Smt. Bharati Kamble

Technical Staff

Sr. Technical Assistant

Shri. Uday A. Dange

Laboratory Attendants:

Shri. Prakash B. Dhavan
Shri. Anand P. Karalkar
Shri. Chandrakant G. Khedekar
Shri. Ashok G. Ghodmode
Shri. Kisan M. Matal

Office Attendants:

Smt. Babita Ravat
Shri. Jayesh Pawar

Hamal:

Shri. Shankar V. Chavan
Smt. Kesharbai C. Rokade
Smt. Pratibha P. Sawant

RESEARCH

The Department of Life Sciences has had a rich culture of research spanning diverse disciplines.

The current research foci are:

Climate Change implications on coastal, inland, and agricultural biodiversity, ICT for rural development, Genetic resources conservation and their sustainable management, Environmental economics, Protected Area Management, CDM Technologies, Human Genetics, Neurological responses of humans to various stresses that lead to sleep disorders. Environmental Planning for Development of new cities, EIA of mega-projects, Management of Research and Administration, design and management of developmental organizations.
Fishery Sciences and Aquaculture.
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Computational Biology, Nanotechnology, Ethno-Botany (Traditional Medicine- Ayurveda)
Non-enzymatic Glycosylation (Glycation), DNA and protein damage, Antiglycating properties of natural products, Oxidative stress, Signal transduction, Metabolic regulation, Spirulina platensis
Pharmacognosy, Nanoscience, Molecular Biology
Plant Biotechnology, Micropropagation of rare and economically important plants, secondary metabolite analysis, biosynthesis of nanoparticles and molecular profiling of plants

Research Investigators:

Ujwala Jadhav: Associate professor and Head, Department of Life Sciences
Sanjay Deshmukh: Professor, Department of Life Sciences and Former Vice Chancellor, University of Mumbai
Indu Anna George: Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences
Jyoti Ramchandani: Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences
Ahmad Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences
Suruchi Jamkhedkar: Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences
Nisha Shah: Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences
Hina Alim: Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences
Nimisha Patel: Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences (2019 -2021).

Ph.D. Degree in Life Science:

Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Life Sciences is a minimum 3 years programme offered by the Department. It involves submission of Dissertation to the University based on the research conducted under the supervision of a Faculty Member (who is a recognised Teacher of the University for guiding students for Ph.D. Degree) working at the Department of Life Sciences (UDLSc.). Students with Masters Degree (M.Sc.) in Sciences (as per the VCD: No. Exam./Thesis/Univ./VCD/947 of 2018) are entitled to seek admission for Ph.D. Programme of UDLSc.

The areas of (topics for) research leading to M.Sc. (by Research) and Ph.D. Degrees can be chosen by students as per the research areas of the respective Guides in the Department of Life Sciences.

The Ph. D. course admissions would take place at the Department of Life Sciences after declaration of the result of the Ph.D Entrance Test (PET) which is conducted by the University of Mumbai.

The syllabus for PET Life Sciences can be obtained from the University website under the RAPC.

After qualifying the PET Examination the Department would conduct an interview of eligible candidates. The qualifying student of PET or the student exempted from PET (as per the VCD mentioned above) are required to fill an Application form for the Ph.D. interview within stipulated time from the declaration of the PET result. The Department will decide the date of the interview, subject to the availability of the seats. The selected students are required to take provisional admission in the Department and send the proposal for the Topic Approval.

Fees : Rs. 20,475/- per annum

Conditions for payment of Fees:

Tuition Fees once paid is normally Not Refunded.

All the Students who do not continue their studies are still required to pay the Fees till cancellation of registration.

Students passing out from/ leaving the Department would not be entitled for Transference Certificate unless they clear the dues, if any.

Students are expected to pay their Tuition Fees to the University on the specified Date/ Time, failing which they would be entitled for a fine.

Students registered for Ph.D. Programme are required to pay fees till the submission of Thesis.

Resources Mobilized:

#	FUNDING AGENCY	AMOUNT (Lakh Rs.)
1.	UGC – SAP (2009 – 2014)	70
2.	UGC (Start up grant; 2014 – 2016)	06
3.	DST – FIST (2015 – 2020)	79
4.	DST – PURSE (2015 – 2020)	23
5.	RSSDI (2018 – 2021)	2.5
6.	University of Mumbai (2018 – 2019)	0.4 x 2
7	Central Council Research in Unani Medicine	45
	Total	226.3

Scholarships and Fellowships that have been availed by the Research Students of the Department:

#	Name of Scholarship/ Fellowship.
1.	DST – INSPIRE
2.	CSIR – JRF/SRF
3.	UGC-CSIR NET – JRF/SRF
4.	Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
5.	UGC Non NET Fellowship
6.	DST – PURSE Fellowship

The fellowships offered at the Department are subject to the schemes available at that tme.

Post Doctoral Fellowships and Pool Officers:

The Department also offers 2 post Doctoral Fellowships and 2 posts of Pool Officers.

Research Paper Publication:

Title of the Paper	Authors	Journal Name	Year
Sonochemical synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of BiSbWOnanorods	Singh, A., Dutta, D.P., Roy, M., Tyagi, A.K., Fulekar, M.H.	Journal of Materials Science	2014
Visible light driven photocatalysis and antibacterial activity of AgVO3 and Ag/AgVO3 nanowires	Singh A, Dutta D, Ballal A, Tyagi A, Fulekar M	Materials Research Bulletin	2014
Biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Abelmoschusmoschatus	Rane R.V., Meenakshi K., Shah M., George I.A.	Indian Journal of Biotechnology	2014
Role of Natural Compounds in the Prevention of DNA and Proteins damage by Glycation.	Ali, A., Sharma, R., and Sivakami, S.	Bionano Frontiers	2014
Genetic characterization of non descriptive breed (Bosindicus) of Marathwada region using genetic markers	Neeti Kumar, B. L. Jadhav and SuruchiJamkhedkar	Indian Journal of Scientific Research	2014
Ag incorporated nano BiPO4: Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and improved visible light phot	Fulekar M, Singh A, Dutta D, Roy M, Ballal A, Tyagi A	RSC Advances	2014
Whole genome sequencing and annotation of clinical isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mumbai	Ahmed Al Rashdi, B. L. Jadhav, Tejswini Deshpande and Uday Deshpande	Genome Announcements	2014
A comparative study on the role of Lysine and BSA in Glycation-induced damage to DNA	Ali, A., Sharma, R	Bioscience Bioengineering. Communication	2015
Biochemical and RAPD Analysis of Hibiscus rosasinensis Induced by Heavy Metals	Bhaduri A, Fulekar M	Soil and Sediment Contamination	2015
Enrichment and isolation of microbial strains degrading bioplastic polyvinyl alcohol and time course	Patil R, Bagde U	African Journal of Biotechnology	2015
Study of resistance mechanism in Enterobacter spp. with special reference to antimicrobials ceftazid	Nirbhavane, H. M. and Bagde, U. S.	African Journal of Microbiology Research	2015
In vitro antioxidant activity and phytochemical analysis of methanol extracts of leaves and stem of	QuraishiFirdausMukhtar, B. L. Jadhav and Neeti Kumar	European Journal of Medicinal plants,	2015
Molecular profiling of some Barleria species using rbcL, matK gene sequences and RAPD markers.	Meenakshi K., SuruchiJamkhedkar and Indu Anna George	Journal of Applied Horticulture	2016
Development of Novel Bacterial strains for enhanced Biodegradation of plastic Polymers By protoplast	RajashreePatil and Bagde, U. S.	Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences	2016
Plasmid mediated resistance mechanism of Enterobacter spp. towards sulfamethaxazole.	Nirbhavane H M, Bagde U S	National Journal of Life Sciences	2016
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Barleriacristata	Meenakshi K., George Indu A.	Research Journal of Biotechnology	2016
Bioreduction of Copper Sulphate using Amherstianobilis.	Meenakshi K and Indu A. George	Bionano Frontier	2016
Salt Tolerance Study in AbelmoschusmoschatusMedik L	Ruchita V. Rane and Indu A. George	Bionano Frontier	2016
Genetic characterization of cow Bosindicus inhabiting in Marathwada region of Maharashtra using RAPD	Neeti Kumar, B. L. Jadhav and FirdausQuraishi	Bionano Frontiers	2016
In vitro study on glycation of plasma proteins with artificial sweeteners (sweeteners induced glyc	Ali, A., Devrukhkar, J.	ActaBiologicaSzegediensis	2016
Preventive Effect of Phenolic Acids on in vitro Glycation.	Banan, P., Ali, A.	Annals of Phytomedicine	2016
Systematic review of prevalence of contributory factors and sleep disorders in police personnel.	Gurpreet Kaur Aurora Sanjay Deshmukh	Indian Research Communication.	2017
Improvement of bacillus species by mutation for production of l-asparginase.	Patil R. C and B. L. Jadhav	International Journal of Recent Scientific Research	2017
Exploration of sediment derived Streptomyces Sp. for the production of endoglucanase enzyme.	Patil R. C and B. L. Jadhav	Asian Journal of Science and Technology	2017
Resistance by Enterobacter Spp. towards Several Antimicrobial Drugs and Heavy Metals: A Review	Nirbhavane, H. M., U. S. Bagde,	African Journal of Biotechnology	2017
Antiglycating potential of Acesulfame potassium: An artificial sweetener.	Ali, A., More, T., Hoonjan, A. K., Sivakami, S.	Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism.	2017
Comparative studies on antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanol extracts of true mangrove	PoonamGawali, B. L. Jadhav and LarkinsRamteke	International Research Journal of Pharmacy	2017
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from aqueous stem extract of Ceriopstagal.	LarkinsRamteke, B. L. Jadhav and PoonamGawali	International Research Journal of Pharmacy	2017
In vitro evaluation of cytotoxic activity of fruit methanol extract of Ceriopstagal Mangrove	QuraishiFirdosMukhtar, HinaAlim and B. L. Jadhav	International Research Journal Of Pharmacy	2017
Screening of keratonylytic bacteria and keratinase production by using Pseudomonas aerugenosa from p	Patil R. C and B. L. Jadhav	Global Journal for Research Analysis	2017
Isolation and characterization of protease producing Bacillus species from soil of dairy Industry.	Patil R. C and B. L. Jadhav	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences	2017
Phylogenetic analysis of the bacteria associated with the fresh water mico-alga chlorella sp.	Patil R. C and B. L. Jadhav	International Journal of Pure Applied Bioscience	2017
Screening and optimization of L – Asparaginase production from Bacillus species.	Patil R. C and B. L. Jadhav	Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry	2017
Study of lead and nickel resistance mechanism in Enterobacter species.	Nirbhavane H M, Bagde U S	IJMR Indian Journal of Microbiology Research	2018
Pattern of resistance by various pathogens towards selected antimicrobials and heavy metals	Nirbhavane, H. M. and Bagde, U. S.	Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc.	2018
Effect of silver nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous leaf extract of amherstianobilis on marine biofilms	Meenakshi K., Salunkhe P., Indu A.G.	Plant Archives	2018
Synthesis of Ag/AgCl Nanoparticles and their action on Human Serum albumin: A fluorescence study	Gawali P., Jadhav B.L.	Process Biochemistry	2018
The Toxicity of Mangosteen Rind Extracts on Daphnia.	Sonawane, V.R., George, I.A.,	International Research Journal of Pharmacy	2018
In vitro scavenging potential and phytochemical composition of Sonneratia alba mangrove plant.	QuraishiFirdausMukhtar, and B. L. Jadhav	Abhinav-National Monthly Refereed Journal Of Research in Science & Technology	2018
Antibacterial activity of squid Loligoduvauceli against human pathogens.	Misba M. Shaikh, HinaAlim, FirdausMukhtarQuraishi and B. L. Jadhav	World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research	2018
Molecular genetic characterization of freshwater mussel Lamellidensmarginalis using mitochondrial C	HinaAlim, QuraishiFirdausMukhtar, and B. L. Jadhav	International Journal of Current Advance Research	2018
A review of phytochemical and biological studies on Sonneratiaapetala.	Firdaus M. Quraishi and B. L. Jadhav	World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research	2018
Utilization of PangasiusMince in the Development of Ready to Eat Snacks and its Storage Study.	HinaAlim, ShardulGangan, QuraishiFirdausMukhtar and A. K. Balange	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences	2018
Genetic diversity and phylogeny of subterranean termites from maharashtra using mitochondrial COI gene	Patel Preeti, Jadhav B. L.	Research Journal of Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences	2019
In vitro antidiabetic activity and phytochemical analysis of Lumnitzeraracemosa leaves	Ranjana, B. L. Jadhav , Pratik P. Dhavan and Preeti Patel	International Research Journal Of Pharmacy	2019
Surface dynamics associated with zinc oxide nanoparticles and biomolecules in presence of surfactants	Shruti G. Bhatkalkar,Dinesh Kumar, Ahmad Ali, ShilpeeSachar	Journal of Molecular Liquids	2018
Reversal of glycoxidative damage of DNA and protein by antioxidants	Pamela Jha, AdibaRiyazMomin, Dinesh Kumar and Ahmad Ali	Annals of Phytomedicine	2018
Nigella sativa Seed Extracts Prevent the Glycation of Protein and DNA	Rashmi Pandey, Dinesh Kumar, Ahmad Ali	Current Perspectives on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	2018
Perspective of nitrate assimilation and bioremediation in Spirulinaplatensis (a non-nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium): An overview	QaziFariduddinPriyankaVarshney Ahmad Ali	Journal of Environmental Biology	2018
Differential glycation of arginine and lysine by glucose and inhibition by acesulfame potassium	KomalAhire Dinesh Kumar Ahmad Ali	Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology	2018
Quality changes during ice storage of Acetes species	UtkarshaKeer, HinaAlim, Martin Xavier and A. K. Balange	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences	2018
Antiglycation and antiaggregation potential of thymoquinone	Dinesh Kumar Ahmad Ali	Nat. Volatiles &Essent. Oils	2019
Increased biomass and pigment production from Cassia alata L. callus cultures and their potential as a textile dye	Mansi R. Shah, Indu Anna George	Industrial Crops & Products	2019
Comparative Study of Coastal Zone Regulation in India vis-à-vis other Nations	ChandaneGargi, and Sanjay Deshmukh	Review of Research	2019
Sustainable Management Guidelines for Human-Induced Solid Waste Within Sacred Forests	ChandaneGargi, and Sanjay Deshmukh	Review of Research	2019
Antioxidative Response of Anticancer Drug Doxorubicin on Hepatic Renal and Cardiac Tissues of Male Rats	Kewedar Said M.R., BandivdekarAtmaram, Sanjay Deshmukh	Review of Research	2019
Indoor Air Pollution: Environmental and Health Challenges	Tayade Sandeep, Acharya Murali G, and Sanjay Deshmukh	Review of Research	2019
Vertical Distribution of Higher Marine Fungi Associated with Mangroves in Raigad District of Maharashtra	PatilMinal, Patil Anil, and Sanjay Deshmukh	Review of Research	2019
Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in Intellectually Disabled Population	IraniNushafreen, Deshmukh Sanjay and Abhijit Deshpande	Review of Research	2019
Use of Neuropsychological Test Battery in Assessing Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation on Higher Brain Functions: A Review	RamrakhiyaniVanita, Deshmukh Sanjay, and Abhijit Deshpande	Review of Research	2019
. Ecological Assessment of Vegetation in the villages incorporated as Eco-sensitivity areas under the Government of India Notification 2014	Deshmukh Sanjay, Patil D.A., Mali Subhash, Srivastava Kirti, NaikPushkar, Vaity Karan Vaity, KadamBhagyashree, Puro Sameer, AmbreKedar, MishraSonam, and Anil Patil	Review of Research	2019
Design, synthesis and evaluation of new chromone-derived aminophosphonates as potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitor	Sarfraz Shaikh, PrateekDhavan, M.V. V. Ramana and B. L. Jadhav	Molecular Diversity	2020
Synthesis of carbozole alpha aminophosphonate derivative: design, molecular docking and in vitro choline esterase activity	Sarfaraz Shaikh, Pratik Dhavan, Pinky Singh, Jasmin Uparkar, S. P. Vaidya, B. L. Jadhav, M. V. Ramana:	Journal of Biomolecule Structure and Dynamics	2020
Ultrasound‐Assisted Green Synthesis of Ag‐Decorated ZnO Nanoparticles Using Excoecariaagallocha Leaf Extract and Evaluation of Their Photocatalytic and Biological Activity	MS Khan, PP Dhavan, BL Jadhav, NG Shimpi	ChemistrySelect (Wiley)	2020
Eco-friendly approach to control dengue vector Aedesaegyptilarvae with their enzyme modulation by Lumnitzeraracemosa fabricated zinc oxide nanorods	Pratik P. Dhavan; Bhaskar L. Jadhav	SN Applied Sciences (Springer Nature)	2020
Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of marine gammaproteobacteriaHalomonasalkaliphila from Ratnagiri coast	Dagha, R.C., Kumari, K.A., Shah, N.,	India. Journal of Advanced Scientific Research	2020
Biogenic synthesis, characterization of silver nanoparticles from carissacarandas leaf extract and its pharmacological activities	Steffi S. Madari, Pratik P. Dhavan, Nisha J. Shah	International Research Journal of Pharmacy	2020
Synthesis of Azo Schiff Base Ligands and Their Ni (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) Metal Complexes as Highly‐Active Antibacterial Agents	Mangesh S. Kasare, Pratik P. Dhavan, Bhaskar L. Jadhav, Suresh D. Pawar	ChemistrySelect (Wiley)	2020
Determination of anti-diabetic and anti-oxidant activity of Glycyrrhizaglabra root extract and its phytochemical screening	Kavita Tiwari and HinaAlim	International journal of applied chemical and biological sciences	2020
Traditional plants: In vitro analysis of medicinal properties.	Sumaiya Shaikh, Sana Shaikh, Firdous Sayyed, Prerna Khan, Swaleheen Shaikh and Suruchi Jamkhedkar	International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research.	2020
Biosynthesis of nanoparticles- A new horizon in Fish biomedicine	Pani Prasad Kurcheti, Dhayanath, Abisha Juliet Mary, Jeena K. and HinaAlim	Journal of Aquaculture and Fisheries	2020
Pigment elicitation and sun protection factor of callus induced from Cassia tora seedling explants	Mansi R. Shah, Indu Anna George	Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture	2020
A Review on Current Status of Riverine Pollution in India.	Ahmed Shabbir Khan, AnkurAnavkar, Ahmad Ali, Nimisha Patel and HinaAlim	Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia	2021
Applicability of vitamins in the management of COVID-19: An overview	Zoya Shaikh, PriyaSundarrajan, LekhaBhagtaney, SadafZehra, Kamal Fatima Zahra, BoubakeurBadra, BelkisMucaYigit, Nimisha Patel, HinaAlim, Johra Khan and Ahmad Ali	Annals of Phytomedicine	2021
A review: Antimicrobial activity of the medicinal spice plants to cure human disease	Varsha Mahesh Mayekar, Ahmad Ali, HinaAlimand Nimisha Patel	Plant Science Today	2021
Morphological and Molecular Documentation of Jellyfish Rhopilemahispidum (Vanhöffen, 1888) (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomatidae) from Mumbai coast, India.	R. C. Dagha, K. A. Kumari, A. Pawan Kumar and N. Shah	Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences,	2021
A₁and A₂ Milk caseins- Comparative FTIR and Spectroflourimetry analysis.	Shivangi Joshi, Faizan Mansuri, Aditi Kulkarni and Suruchi Jamkhedkar	Indian Journal of Animal Sciences	2021
Characterization of the hypothetical proteins of Human Papillomavirus DNA consensus sequence.	Suruchi Jamkhedkar	Research Journal of Biotechnology	2021
Cow Urine- A Panacea.	Priyanka Lakhani, Kunj Joshi, Aditi Kulkarni and Suruchi Jamkhedkar	International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research.	2021

Book Publications:

Title of the book/chapters published	Name of the teacher	Year of publication	ISBN/ISSN number of the proceeding	Name of the publisher
Phenolic Acids and Their Health-Promoting Activity: Phytochemistry and Molecular Aspects	Dr. Ahmad Ali	2019	978-3-030-03344-6	Spinger
Bionanoparticles in the Treatment of Glycation-Induced Secondary Complications of Diabetes	Dr. Ahmad Ali	2019	978-3-030-05569-1	Spinger
Effects of lockdown during corona crisis on the environment.	Dr. Suruchi Jamkhedkar	2021	978-93-90937-36-3	Red’shine Publication
Review on vaccine development for COVID-19 in health sector.	Dr. Suruchi Jamkhedkar	2021	978-93-90937-36-3	Red’shine Publication
Classification of Metabolic pathways using Machine Learning techniques.	Dr. Suruchi Jamkhedkar	2021	978-3-030-73602-6	Springer
Comparison of Global Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in Intellectually Normal v/s Intellectually Disabled: A Review. In: Abraham A., Jabbar M., Tiwari S., Jesus I. (eds) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2019).	Irani N., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S., Deshpande A.	2021		Springer
Sleep Disorders Prevalence Studies in Indian Population. In: Abraham A., Jabbar M., Tiwari S., Jesus I. (eds) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2019). SoCPaR 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1182	Ramrakhiyani V., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S.	(2021)		Springer
Assessment of Environmental and Occupational Stresses on Physiological and Genetic Profiles of Sample Population. In: Abraham A., Jabbar M., Tiwari S., Jesus I. (eds) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2019). SoCPaR 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1182,	Chandani J.K., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S.	2021		Springer
A Progressive Method Based Approach to Understand Sleep Disorders in the Adult Healthy Population. In: Abraham A., Panda M., Pradhan S., Garcia-Hernandez L., Ma K. (eds) Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications. IBICA 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1180	Ramrakhiyani V., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S.	2021		Springer
Effect of Environmental and Occupational Exposures on Human Telomere Length and Aging: A Review. In: Abraham A., Panda M., Pradhan S., Garcia-Hernandez L., Ma K. (eds) Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications. IBICA 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1180	Chandani J.K., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S.	2021		Springer
Assessment of Plant Health in the Green Belt Around Coal Handling Area for Sustained and Effective Control of Fugitive Emissions. In: Abraham A., Sasaki H., Rios R., Gandhi N., Singh U., Ma K. (eds) Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications. IBICA 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1372	Kokil P., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S.	2021		Springer
Merits of Mixotrophic Cultivation for Microalgal Biomass Production. In: Abraham A. et al. (eds) Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2020). SoCPaR 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1383.	Udawat G., Gandhi N., Deshmukh S.	2021		Springer

Patents:

APPLI-CANT	INVENTOR	DATE FILED	DATE PUBLISHED	DATE AWARDED	TITLE	Application / Patent Number
B. L. Jadhav	Bindu Maurya and B. L. Jadhav	15/05/2008	22/01/2008		Herbal anitimicribial formulation	1408/MUM/2008A
B. L. Jadhav	B. L. Jadhav	05/07/2008	22/01/2010		Soil Conditioner	1482/MUM/2008
B. L. Jadhav	B. L. Jadhav	05/04/2013	03/05/2013		A method of making Noble Metal nanoparticles formed by green chemistry techniques	1320/MUM/2013
Poonam Gawli and B. L. Jadhav	Poonam Gawli and B. L. Jadhav	24/01/2014	14/02/2014		Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from bioactive extract mangrove plant and its free radical scavenging activity	262/MUM/2014
B. L. Jadhav Larkins Ramteke and Pranay Ramteke	B. L. Jadhav Larkins Ramteke and Pranay Ramteke	29/09/2014		22/04/2021	Green Synthesis of Alumiium and Barium nanoparticles from Packaging waste.	365128
Rajesh Chandrakant Patil and B. L. Jadhav	Rajesh Chandrakant Patil and B. L. Jadhav	12/05/2017	26/05/2017		Enzyme	2.01721E+11
Mansi Shah and Dr. Indu Anna George	Mansi Shah and Dr. Indu Anna George	15/06/2018	06/07/2018		A Method For Production Of Natural Pigments From Cassia alata	201821022471 A
Dr. B. L. Jadhav and Dr. Firdaus Mukhtar Quraishi	Dr. B. L. Jadhav and Dr. Firdaus Mukhtar Quraishi	19/06/2018	06/07/2018		A method for isolation of quercetinfrom Ceriops tagal	2.01821E+11
Dr. B. L. Jadhav	Ranjana and Dr. B. L. Jadhav	09/07/2019	19/07/2019		A Method For Isolation Of Bioactive Alkaloid From The Leaves Of Lumnitzera racemosa	2.01921E+11
Dr. B. L. Jadhav	Pratik P Dhavan and Dr. B. L. Jadhav	09/07/2019	19/07/2019		Facile Green Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Flower Buds Of Lumnitzera racemosa Mangrove Plant And Its Mosquito Larvicidal Activity Against Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti.	201921027395 A
Dr.Suruchi Jamkhedkar	Aishwarya Pathare and Dr. Suruchi Jamkhedkar	27/06/2019	16/08/2019		Green Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles From Microbial Bioactive Extract And Its Biogas Generation	201921025580 A

ANNUAL REPORT

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

ANNUAL REPORT: 2020 -2021

The Department of Life Sciences have been very active even through the difficult condition of Covid-19.

The department announces that one of its eminent faculty – Prof. Sanjay Deshmukh was awarded his second honorary D. Sc. Degree (Honoris causa). This time, the University of Science and Technology,Meghalaya recognized his contribution to securing sustainable livelihoods by applying science and technology and his academic and administrative contribution to the University of Mumbai. He is the only member of our faculty to receive this honour of D. Sc. twice.

A collaborative project proposed by Dr. Ahmad Ali has been approved for a grant of Rs. 45.26 lakhs by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Ministry of AYUSH (Govt. of India) in 2020.

One student of the department was awarded her doctoral degree which was defended in the online mode and two students have submitted their theses for the PhD degree.

The faculty and students have attended about 65 workshops and seminars conducted online in a wide variety of fields including subject, paper editing and skills for online education.

They have published 19 research papers and presented about 7 papers in various national and international conferences which were hosted online and in person before the lockdown. One of the poster presentations also received a best poster award, in an international conference,in the 5^th place. In addition, 6 book chapters were also published during this time.

The faculty have also served as resource persons, organising committee members and invited speakers for conferences, workshops and DST STAR programme, some online and others in person (before the lockdown).

The work and effort is still focussed on effective delivery of education in Life Sciences in all our programmes.