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36. Give details of ―beyond syllabus scholarly activities‖ of the department.
The students undertake 3 social work activities per year in addition to three weeks of village
stay and related social work to create awareness about cleanliness in the neighbourhood and
keeping the lakes clean and preserving them. Students were engaged in spreading awareness
about obeying traffic rules. The department has 46 students enrolled for the curricular
programme, an online portal for them to interact with experts. The students engage in Tackle
fest, where high school students are brought in by an NGO and students are given an exposure
of the joys of learning science through small, scientific experiments. The students are also
encouraged to participate in representation, competition, seminars conferences and awareness.
Specimen organs were dissected and displayed. Models of cell structure, bacteriophages etc
were also displayed.
Nishanth, Srisha, Gokul Kumar, Edward Patrick, Sugumar, Sanchia Christine Charles,
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AkshithaPonnamma, Pavitra, Zubaid (2012-13)Participated in the 3 International Conference
on Food Technology at IICPT, Thanjavur,.
Husain M (2013-14)Summer research project ―Speciation, adaptation and morphological
diversification; Evolution and genetics of butterfly wing patterns‖ at NCBS, Bengaluru.
Gokul Kumar and Edward Partrick(2013-14) Presented a paper titled ‗Evaluation of soil
containing Tea powder wastes vermicomposted by using Eudriluseugeniae‘
Husain M(2013-14)Presented a paper titled ‗Evaluation of soil containing Tea powder wastes
vermicomposted by using Eudriluseugeniae‘
Husain M(2013-14)Represented the department in a panel discussion on dog menace in
Bangalore at the TV9 news channel.
1. Vishakha B.N, Mahesh VR, Oneil Arul Nathan, Rajesh V, Sushmitha HS, Karthik H and
Joe Prem Briyand(2014-15)Presented papers during the ‗National Conference on Biological
Advances and its relevance to the environment‖ on the 2nd and 3rd of September, 2014, at
National Science College, Bengaluru.
2. Sneha S, Adrian D‘Costa, Rajesh V(2014-15)Attended the workshop on Floursecence
microscopy at Dr. H. Krishna Murthy‘s lab at the National Centre for Biological Sciences,
TIFR, Bengaluru.
3. Rajesh V, Kauser Begum, Adrian Da‘Costa, SnehaMondal, Rahul Das, Mahalakshmi D,
VeenaSalomi, Dinesh Rubban, Parinisha L, Nidhi Rani Lokesh(2014-15)Attended a one day
seminar on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, organized by the Society for Regenerative
medicine and Tissue Engineering at the School of Regenerative Medicine (SORM), Manipal
University.
4. Accamma K S and Kausar Begam(2014-15) Participated in the State Inter group
competition, NCC.
5. Tejas Rao, Karan Dubey, Nidhi Rani Lokesh, Sanjay S, Syed Ismail(2015-16)interned at
KCRE (Kalinga Centre For Rain Forest Ecology).
6. Internships-15 students interned at HCG hospitals –year 2013-14
7. Collaborated with Biopractice Pvt. Ltd. for training.
8. Industrial visit- Visited TATA tea factory, Kodagu as part of the Industrial visit.
9. Industrial visit to DFRL, Defence food research laboratory, Mysore.
10. Industrial visit to Drosophila stock lab, Mysore University.
11. Visit to probiosis lab and BT finishing school.
12. Visited Heritage winery.
13. Chanapatana toy factory
14. Krishi Mela Interaction with farmers at GKVK (Agricultural college) Bangalore.
15. Reunion of the department alumini is conducted once in two years facilitated by the
GGG: Green Gene Guild, the department‘s association.
16. Complete data base of current work positions of old students from the department
17. Collaborations with HCG Hospitals, Collaborated with Genelon Pvt. Ltd. , Biopractice
Pvt. Ltd.
Probiosis Lab Pvt. , Labland Mysore , HPLC by Biopractice solutions Pvt. Ltd for student
projects.

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