



PSO
Program Specific Outcomes
Graduates will be able to
- PSO 1: Apply engineering principles to biological systems.
- PSO 2: Analyse the genome and proteome by advanced molecular techniques and computational tools to address major challenges in Pharma and Health.
- PSO 3: Develop eco-friendly solutions to address complex environmental problems.
PEO
Program Education Objectives
- Skill : Enable our graduates to identify, analyse and solve industrial and environmental problems by implementing acquired skills.
- Career : Encourage our graduates to apply their engineering knowledge as an individual or in a team to excel in higher studies, research, teaching and industry.
- Lifelong learning: Instil in our graduates a desire to engage in lifelong learning that will foster their career with an impact on society.
- Ethics : Inculcate in our graduates to develop high level of professionalism and ethical attitude with awareness of current issues in relation to safety, health and environment.
Vision
To impart quality education, training and research in multidisciplinary domains of biotechnology for the benefit of society and environment.
Mission
- To provide globally acceptable technical education in the field of biotechnology by encouraging innovative thinking with practical insights.
- To promote team work and nurture students to serve society with ethical and environmental responsibilities.
- To foster students for higher studies, R&D activities and professional career in emerging trends of biotechnology .
From the HOD's Desk:
Biotechnology is a specialized scientific area focused towards providing better quality of life. Engineering applications of Biotechnology caters to industries such as agriculture, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, environment, energy and health sector to name a few. In nutshell, Biotechnology makes use of natural biological process for the benefit of mankind.
Dr. N. Rajeswari
Professor and Head
Department of Biotechnology.
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Phone : +91-80-42161748
NEWS & EVENTS
Inaugural Function
Department of Biotechnology cordially Invite you for the Inaugural Function of VGST Sponsored 5 days FDP on "Genome Editing: Understanding the concept and Application"
Date: 28-02-2022
Time: 10.00am
Venue: C D Sagar Auditorium, DSI Campus
Faculty Development Program (FDP)
Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Genome Editing Tools: Understanding the Concepts and Applications”
Date: Feb.28th to Mar 5th, 2022
Organizer: Department of Biotechnology, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, KS Layout, Bangalore.
Sponsored by: Vision Group on Science and Technology, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka.
Webinar-17 (20th March 2021)
Department of Biotechnology along with Institutions’ Innovation Council (MHRD Initiative, Government of India) organized an online Webinar entitled “How to plan for the start-up and legal & ethical steps” on 20-03-2021. Talk was delivered by Dr. Dayananda Chandrappa, CEO & Founder, E2E Biotech Pvt.Ltd, Bangalore
Webinar-16 (27th February 2021)
Department of Biotechnology and DSCE-IQAC along with Institutions’Innovation Council (MHRD Initiative, Government of India) organized an online Webinar on “Intellectual property rights (IPR) and IP management” for start up for the benefit of students and faculty on 27-03-2021. Talk was delivered by Dr. Kumar. B, Principal Scientist, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore.
DSCE ADDA -2020
Department of Biotechnology, DSCE organized first year welcome event on 19th November, 2020, at 10am. Our event included a welcome message from Dr. Kiran. S, Head of the Department. During the event, students and Faculty introduced themselves
Online Certificate training course
Department of Biotechnology, DSCE conducting Job-Oriented Short-Term Online Certificate Course in “Plant Genetic Engineering” for 3 months in every year. This course is supported by K-TECH and BiSEP, Government of Karntaka.
Virtual international conference-2020
Virtual international conference on “Recent advances in chemical and Biological Sciences” (ViRACBS-2020) join organized by Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and chemical engineering
Webinar series “ BIOTECHNAR” 2020
Department of Biotechnology, DSCE is launching Biotechinar- an online webinar series with an objective of providing national and international industry expert session on various Research and Technical topics relevant to the context of present and future This provides an opportunity to Educators, Industry Professionals, Entrepreneurs and students from across the globe to attend some of the rich session from being at home.
One day workshop
One day workshop on “experimental approach for molecular biology experience", jointly organized by Department of Biotechnology, DSCE and Edubioskills.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE-2020
Dr S.K.Rawal, Director Ajeet Seeds delivered the first A R Mehta Memorial Award Lecture. It was attended by over 500 students, delegates and invited speakers ( Dr Jitendra Prakash - In Vitro International, Dr Shiva Prakash- Agri Maa Biosciences, -who are the stalwarts in the field of Plant Biotechnology.
One day workshop_2020
One Day Workshop on Blooms Taxonomy, TLP Best Practices and Orientation on NBA TIRE – 1 by Dr. B. V. Ravishankar, Principal, BMSCE, Executive Council Member, VTU and Dr. Guruprasad, Professor, ISE, BMSCE.
Workshop on Industrial lab safety
Workshop on Industrial lab safety and talk on Industrial Biosafetyby Mr. Thillai Chidambaram, Senior Scientist at Monsanto Pvt. Ltd.
NACFCB - 2019
National Conference on Frontier Areas in Chemical Biology (NACFCB-2019). Jointly Organised by School of Basic & Applied Sciences & School of Chemistry, Dayananda Sagar University. 21st and 22nd February 2019.
International Workshop
EMBO Workshop on “From Epigenome towards Epitranscriptome in Cell Fate Choice” at Capri, Italy was Organised on 14th -17th October. Received Travel award from European Molecular Biology Organization, Heidelberg, Germany.
Industrial Visit to CARL ZEISS
Industrial visit by fifth semester students to Carl Zeiss (India), a premier Microscope & Lens manufacturers in the world.
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COURSES OFFERED
UG Program
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Biotechnology (4 Years)
Year of establishment: 2006
Students intake: 60
Research Program
- M. Sc (Res. & Engg.)
Ph. D
Biotechnology Skill Enhancement Programme (BiSEP)
FACULTY
Dr. N. Rajeswari
Dr. G. A. Ravishankar
Dr. Blessy Baby Mathew
Dr. Hema Kumar C
Dr. Shashank A Tidke
Dr. Akshatha Prasanna
Dr. Prashantha Karunakar
Dr. Pradeep H N
Dr. Jayaram L N
Mrs. Priya S
Mrs. K. Supreetha
Mrs. Bhanu Revathi
Biotechnology DEPARTMENT

Invited Talk
Dr. Vijay Danapur, CEO- VrikshaVijnan, Bengaluru gave a lecture on Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Industries on 2nd February, 2019.
Facilities
Department has class rooms, tutorial rooms with all equipped with projectors. Department has well equipped laboratories with UPS Support.
Research
Faculty Members of Biotechnology have Registered for Doctorate Programand Biotechnology Department has successfully completed 16 projects.
Department News
Workshop on Industrial lab safety and talk on Industrial Biosafetyby Mr. Thillai Chidambaram, Senior Scientist at Monsanto Pvt. Ltd
Department Highlights
Dr. Sinosh Skariyachan, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, DSCE was invited as resource person for DBT-HRD sponsored training programme on “Synthetic and molecular approaches for crop improvement” organized by Department of Biotechnology.
Department Publications
One of the main objectives and best practices of our department is to foster faculty members, research scholars and students to publish their research findings in reputed national and international journals with high citation index and impact factors such as Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, etc .
Innovation In Teaching and Learning
Cell Lines
A primary culture starts with biopsies from solid tissues or organs- embryos/ tumor cells --high proliferation capacity. These firmly attached cells have to be disaggregated to single cells-- mechanical dissociation and enzymatic detachment.
Animal cell culture techniques
19th Century Sydney Ringer developed salt solutions containing the chlorides of Na, K, Ca and Mg suitable for maintaining the beating of an isolated animal heart outside of the body. 1885: Roux maintained embryonic chick cells in saline
Preparation of Media
Culture medium is available in three forms from commercial suppliers: Powdered form: it needs to be prepared and sterilized by the investigator. Concentrated form: to be diluted by the investigator. Working solution: to be used directly without further manipulation.
CHARACTERIZATION OF CELL LINE
Observation of morphology is the simplest and most direct technique to characterize cell lines. Study of the size, shape, and structure of cell. Most cells in culture can be divided in to five basic categories based on their morphology.
Solid waste management
Composting is the biological decomposition of the organic compounds of wastes, under controlled aerobic conditions.
Wastewater Characteristics
The degree of treatment depends on: Influent characteristics Effluent characteristics Impurities come from: Domestic activities Industrial activities Commercial activities
GENE TO PROTEIN
The central dogma of molecular biology deals with the detailed residue-by-residue transfer of sequential information. It states that such information cannot be transferred back from protein to either protein or nucleic acid
DNA polymerases
In 1956, Arthur Kornberg and colleagues discovered DNA polymerase I (Pol I), in Escherichia coli. They described the DNA replication process by which DNA polymerase copies the base sequence of a template DNA strand.
DNA Replication
A gene is the sequence of nucleotides within a portion of DNA that codes for a peptide or a functional RNA Sum of all genes = genome
Chromosomal inheritance and gene location
Chromosomes contain the units of heredity (genes) Pair chromosomes segregate during meiosis, each sex cell has half of the number of chromosomes found in a somatic cell. (Mendel’s law of segregation)
Genetic code
Genetic Code The letters A, G, T and C correspond to the nucleotides found in DNA. They are organized into codons. The collection of codons is called Geneticcode.
POST TRANSCRIPTIONAL MODIFICATION
In eukaryotes, transcription and translation occur in separate compartments. In bacteria, mRNA is polycistronic; in eukaryotes, mRNA is usually monocistronic
Gene expression in Prokaryotic (Bacterial)
Regulator genes encode products that regulate the expression of other genes. In positive control mechanisms, the product of the regulator gene is required to turn on the expression of structural genes.
POST TRANSCRIPTIONAL MODIFICATION
Post-transcriptional modifications OF RNA accomplish three things: Modifications help the RNA molecule to be recognized by molecules that mediate RNA translation into proteins.
Replication models in prokaryotic
DnaA contains two conserved regions: the first is located in the central part of the protein and corresponds to the ATP-binding domain, The second is located in the C-terminal half and is involved in DNA-binding
Transcription inhibitors
Many anti-cancer drugs inhibit transcription and most transcription inhibitors have useful pharmacological properties. Many experiments require inhibition of transcription. RNAP II is the most sensitive polymerase.
DNA TRANSCRIPTION
Transcription- The synthesis of mRNA from a DNA template Occurs in the 5’ ->3’ direction Involves RNA polymerase mRNA, tRNA and rRNA must all be transcribed for protein synthesis to take place
Food Biotechnology
Modern biotechnology refers to various scientific techniques used to produce specific desired traits in plants, animals or microorganisms through the use of genetic knowledge.