- Name : Prof. T. Raghava Rao
- Designation : Head of the Department
- Mobile :(O) 0891 2844535, 4534
- Email : headbiochemistry@gmail.com
PROFILE
The department of Biochemistry, Andhra University was established in the year 1971 with Prof. B. Naganna as the founder head of the department. The department offers a two-year M.Sc course, and Ph.D. full-time/part-time in Biochemistry. Thus far 50 batches of M.Sc. students have completed the program successfully. The Alumni of the department occupied several key positions within India and Overseas. Students admitted in the Ph.D. program undertake coursework as per UGC guidelines, which include a mandatory paper on research methodology. Thus far 52 students have obtained their Ph.D. degrees, from the department of Biochemistry.
During the past five decades, the department has witnessed an unparalleled transformation both in teaching and research to meet the present-day requirements with the ongoing scientific advancements in the field of Biochemistry. The department is funded by DST-FIST (level 1) (2007-2012), UGC NON-SAP (2009-2011), UGC-SAP (DRS-1) (2011-2016), and individual faculty also received several research projects from UGC, CSIR, DST, DBT, and ICMR. The major research activities in the department include Protease Inhibitors of high economic value, Bioprospecting of bioactive compounds, Plant secondary metabolite production through in vitro culture, Immunology, Nanotechnology, Isolation & Characterization of bioactive compounds of both marine & terrestrial origin and their therapeutic potential etc.
The department is well equipped with several sophisticated instruments. With the established facilities in the department, it has organized hands-on training programs benefiting both bachelor's and master's students from various constituent colleges. The department organised 25 international/national conferences and workshops to dissipate the scientific knowledge to the students, teaching staff, and research community. Department has been organizing several guest lectures by faculty from IISC Bangalore, AIIMS, New Delhi, Scientists from Industry and R & D labs. The department also extends its research facilities and services to other life sciences departments in the university, affiliated colleges, research centers, government/private hospitals and medical colleges around Visakhapatnam. Faculty and research scholars of the department have published several research articles in Scopus indexed national and international scientific journals.
NAAC PRESENTATION
PROGRAMS
| Sl.No | Name of the Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG Programmes | ||||
| 1 | M.Sc. (Bio-Chemistry) | |||
| Doctoral Programmes | ||||
| 1 | Ph.D. (Bio-Chemistry) | |||
| Name | Designation | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. T.Raghava Rao | Professor & Head of the Department |
M.Sc. Andhra University Ph.D. Andhra University |
| Prof. P.Radhika | Professor & BOS, Chairman | M.Sc. Andhra University Ph.D. Andhra University |
| Dr. P. Subhashini Devi | Associate Professor | M.Sc. Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad. M.Tech., (Bio-technology) J.N.T.University, Hyderabad.Ph.D. Andhra University |
| Dr. P.Aparanji | Assistant Professor (C) | M.Sc. Andhra University Ph.D. Andhra University |
| Prof. K.P.J.Hemalatha | Professor (H) | M.Sc. Andhra University Ph.D. Andhra University |
| Prof. Roman R. Ganta | Professor (V) | Ph.D |
| S.NO | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. D. Sivaprasad | Retired Professor, Andhra University |
| 2. | Prof. Athota Rama Rao | Former Vice-Chancellor, SK University, Ananthpur |
| 3. | Sri. N. Sreeramulu Mandadi | Retired Professor, Andhra University |
| 4. | Dr. Prabha L Athreya | Director, CBER, FDA, USA |
| 5. | Prof. Roman R. Ganta | Director, CEVBD, KSU, USA |
| 6. | Prof. Bhagavatula Moorthy | Director, Department of Pediatrics, BCM, USA |
| 7. | Dr. Ekambar Kandimalla | Head, Gene Leap, USA |
| 8. | Prof. Varaprasad Rao Nemani | University of Southern California, USA |
| 9. | Dr. Sai Annapurna Patibandla | Senior Director, Siemens Healthineers, USA |
| 10. | Prof. A. Sivaprasadarao | Professor in Biology, Leeds University, UK |
| 11. | Prof. N. Siva Kumar | Dean, School of Life Sciences, UoH, Hyd |
| 12. | Dr. Subrahmanyam Vangala | CEO, Reagen Biosciences Pvt Ltd., Bangalore |
| 13. | Dr. M. Sasikala | Head, Molecular Diagnostics, AIG Hospitals |
| 14. | Dr. G. Muralikrishna | Chief scientist, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore |
| 15. | Dr. R. Sarada | Chief scientist, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore |
| 16. | Sri. V. Varaprasada Rao | IAS, Former MP, MLA, Gudur |
| 17. | Smt. Suvarna Gandham | IAS |
| 18. | L. Premchandra Reddy | Principal Secretary to Government (SR), Govt. of AP |
| 19. | Sri. B. Kamal Kumar | Director General of Police, Himachal Prasad |
| 20. | Sri. P. A. V. Uday Bhaskar | Director, APSFA (Andhra Pradesh State Forest Academy) |
| 21. | Sri. B. S. S. Prasad | Chairman, APPCB & IFS Divisional Forest Officer |
| 22. | Sri. V. Sivasankara Prasad | IFS |
| 23. | Sri. Ram Mohan | IFS |
| 24. | Sri. P. Vijay Kumar | IRS |
| S.NO | Name of the Conference/Workshop | International/ National |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | International Conference on "Biochemistry - Unfolding New Horizons of Life" (BUNHL - 2021) 26 th - 28 th November, 2021 | International (Blended) |
| 2. | International Conference on "Recent Trends in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology" (RTBMB - 2021) 7 th and 8 th January, 2021 | International (Online) |
| 3. | Indian Immunology Society CME and workshop on "Immunological perspectives in Transplantation and Cancer" 16 th December, 2022 | National (Blended) |
| 4. | National Seminar on "Recent Advances in Biochemistry and Microbial Biotechnology" (RABMB-2021) 30 th November, 2021 | National (Blended) |
| 5. | National Workshop on "Recent Advances in Biological Sciences - Techniques and Bioinformatics" (RABSTB-2020) 23 rd and 24 th , June 2020 | National (Online) |
| 6. | BIOCHIMICA 2K22 (Science Fest) 8 th and 9 th December, 2022 | National |
| 7. | BIOCHIMICA 2K21(Science Fest) 10 th - 12 th November, 2021 | National (Blended) |
| 8. | Prof. T. M. R & Smt. T. M. Bharathi Endowment Lecture on "Recent Trends and Developments in Biochemistry" 16 th , September 2021 | National (Blended) |
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS NOVEMBER-2021
Lighting of the lamp at the inaugural function by Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. P. V. G. D Prasad Reddy and other dignitaries.
Release of Golden Jubilee & Conference Souvenir by Hon'ble, Vice-chancellor, Prof. P. V. G. D Prasad Reddy and other dignitaries and faculty members
Participants at Golden Jubilee celebrations and International conference BUNHL-2021
Keynote addressee, Prof. N. Siva Kumar, Dean, School of Life Sciences, UoH, Hyderabad
Felicitation of Dr. Vinay K. Nandicoori, Director, CCMB by Prof. P.V.G.D Prasad Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University.
WALK-A-THON NOVEMBER - 2021
INSTRUMENTATION FACILITY
Student laboratories
