Research Areas
The Department has following research areas of interest as thrust area-
- Chemical biology
- Nanotechnology
- Host-microbe interactions
- Plant tissue culture and mulberry biotechnology
- Silkworm breeding and genetics
- Silk waste recycling and value addition
- Insect ecology and their conservation
The Department also runs Centre for Applied Biology for doing cutting edge research in these areas.
Specialization of the Research Programs :
Nanomaterials, Chemical biology, Antimicrobial Peptides, Smart materials, Silkworm Breeding and Genetics, Applied Seri biotechnology, Animal Feed, Women Empowerment through Sericulture, Sericulture and rural development. Thrust area of Research Programs:
- Plant tissue culture and mulberry biotechnology
- Silkworm breeding and genetics
- Silk waste recycling and value addition
- Insect ecology and their conservation
- Nanotechnology
- Host-microbe interactions