Department Of Biotechnology
Fellowships & Awards
UGC-sponsored Under Graduate Research Programme
Co-ordinator: Dr. M. Irfan Qureshi
Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia has received a grant from UGC, Govt. of India to promote the culture of research at undergraduate level. The programme has been successfully implemented. Department of Biotechnology has selected 20 B.Sc. Biotechnology students on competitive basis to participate in the said research programme in form of on-hand wet lab training. Following students have been selected on the basis of research write up followed by interview and awarded with annual stipend and contingency for the session 2009-2010.
Lists of the selected students from Class B.Sc. II (Biotechnology) who have submitted the write up on their interest of research:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ajeet Singh | Medicine development for HIV |
| Aqsa Nomani | Effect of siRNA on RSV virus |
| Faraz Shaheed | Telomere and telomerase in cancer: ALT (Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres) |
| Farkhanda Ashfaq | To shut down the cells ability to breath as the mtb is highly aerobic |
| Huma Qasimi | X protein of Hepatitis B virus and its role as a carcinogen |
| Manju | Targeted nanomedicines |
| Mohd. Saif | Effect of miRNA on E1A gene |
| Mohd. Wasif Khan | Cancer therapy using monoclonal antibody |
| Nilesh Kumar Sharma | Treatment of cancer using DNA damage pathway |
| Priyanka Singh | Study of new strategies to fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria MRSA (Methicillin Resistant-Staphylococcus aureus) |
| Romana Parveen | To induce apoptosis in cancer cells using MICRORNA |
| Shafiya Razavi | Genotoxic effect of antineoplastic drugs |
| Shahbaz Khan | Role of p53 in cancer control/treatment |
| Shazia Parveen | miRNA and diseases |
| Sheeba Naaz | Antiviral action of silver nanoparticles against HIV-1 and HIV-2 |
| Sumaira Tayyeba | Micrornas as oncogenes and tumor suppressors |
| Syed Yusuf Mian | RNA interference |
| Uzma Parveen | Transgenic crops |
| Zia Tariq | Use of gene therapy for cancer treatment |
| Zoheb Ahmed | Protein promiscuity |