Life Science
Overview
The need for an interdisciplinary programme in Biology at the Post-Graduate level, led to the establishment of the M. Sc. Life Science Department at Mount Carmel College in the year 2007. The course covers various basic and applied aspects of Biological Sciences. Such a holistic approach to the study of Biology is unique and very few Universities and colleges across the country offer similar programmes. As a result, about 70-80% of the student intake is from outside the state.
The Department has grown steadily both in the area of academics as well as research. Student enrolment has increased. The alumni are being successfully placed in various research institutes, companies, pharma industry, and technical writing institutes/industries. A good proportion of the students opts for higher education and completes their doctoral degree in Universities in India and abroad.
Vision
Quality education to reach the maximum population of girls belonging to all stratas of socio-economic status by enabling them to face challenges in life and create a career through scientific temperament and ethical practices.
Mission
- Enable the students to integrate the curriculum to life requirements and empower them to be efficient teachers, researchers, and human beings
- Approach to higher learning through the integration of classical, applied, and emerging fields of biological sciences to improve the quality of life of students and the society
Head of the Department
Dr. Suba G. A. Manuel, Associate Prof,M. Phil., Ph. D.
Email : lifescpg@mccblr.edu.in
Title: Hands-on training on “Bioinformatics”
Date : 20/01/2016
Resource Person : Dr. Anusha Srikanth and Ms. Roopa L, Dept of Biotechnology, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
Title: Hands-on Training Workshop on “Bioinformatics for Beginners”
Date : 07/12/2017
Resource Person : Ms. Roopa L. Dept. of Biotechnology, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
Title: Genome-Informatics: Career Opportunities and Scope
Date : 18/09/2017 & 28/09/2017
Resource Person : Scital Talent Service, Bengaluru.
Title: Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics: Good Food for Good Health.
Date : 21/08/2018
Resource Person : Dr. Sadananda. G. K, Department of Postharvest Technology, College of Horticulture, UAS, Bengaluru.
Title: An Introduction to Molecular Evolution and Molecular Clocks.
Date : 06/03/2019
Resource Person : Dr. Thejaswi Shivanand, Centre for Learning, Bengaluru.
Title: The Ever-Changing Brain and Challenges in Treating Neurological and Psychiatric disorders.
Date : 25/08/2019
Resource Person : Dr B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
Title: Flight Modifications in Birds
Date : 20/09/2019
Resource Person : Dr. Thejaswi Shivanand, Centre for Learning, Bengaluru.
Title: Evolution of the Bacterial Translation Machinery.
Date : 02/12/2019
Resource Person : Dr Deepa Agashe, NCBI, Bengaluru.
Title: An Introduction to Molecular Evolution.
Date : 17/01/2020
Resource Person : Dr. Thejaswi Shivanand, Centre for Learning, Bengaluru.
Title: Immune System and Health.
Date : 18/01/2020
Resource Person : Dr. Shishupala, Davanagere University, Davanagere.
Title: Flow Cytometry and Data Analysis.
Date : 07/02/2020
Resource Person : Mr. Vishal Shinde, CellKraft Biotech Ltd. Bengaluru.
Title: Future Prospects in Life Science
Date : 18/06/2020 & 19/06/2020
Resource Person : Dr. Sudha Rao, Genotypic Technologies, Bengaluru, Ms. Ananya Sen, University of Illinois, USA and Ms. Subhashini Joshi, Rutgers University, USA.
Title: Stem Cell Transplantation.
Date : 05/09/2020
Resource Person : Dr. Anand Prakash, St John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru.
Title: Invincible Corona
Date : 27/10/2020
Resource Person : Ms. Vimala Francis, Retd. Dean, MCC, Bengaluru.
Title: Good Laboratory Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices
Date : 29/10/2020
Resource Person : Dr. Nellaiah Hariharan, Biozeen Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru.
Title: An Introduction to Bird Migration
Date : 06/11/2020
Resource Person : Dr. Thejaswi Shivanand, Centre for Learning, Bengaluru.
Title: Keeping Time in Biological World- The Tales of How Flies Helped Solve Clock Mysteries?
Date : 15/02/2021
Resource Person : Dr. Sheeba Vasu, JNCASR, Bengaluru.
Title: Biofuel Production and its Applications
Date : 17/02/2021
Resource Person : Dr. Savitha G., NDRI, Bengaluru.
Title: Phyllosphere Methylobacterium have Variable Effects on its Rice Host Plant
Date : 17/03/2021
Resource Person : Dr. Pratibha Sanjenbam, NCBS, Bengaluru.
Title: Some Aspects of Molecular Evolution.
Date : 19/03/2021
Resource Person : Dr. Tejaswi Shivanand, Centre for Learning, Bengaluru.
Title: Alumni Talk
Date : 27/08/2021
Resource Person : Ms. Saniya Pamnani, Alumna & Dr. Sushmita Sudarshan, Molecular Devices, California.
Title: Regulation of Gene Expression in Cancer
Date : 29/10/2021
Resource Person : Dr. Prathibha Ranganathan, Centre for Human Genetics, Bengaluru.
Title: Post -Harvest Technology
Date : 27/11/2021
Resource Person : Dr. Sundaravalli A, Home Science, MCC, Bengaluru.
Title: Molecular Evolution and Neutrality
Date : 26/03/2022
Resource Person : Dr. Vidyanand Nanjundiah, The Centre for Human Genetics, Bengaluru.
Title: Molecular Tools in Phylogeny
Date : 10/05/2022
Resource Person : Dr. Tejaswi Shivanand, Centre for Learning, Bengaluru.
Title: Alumni Talk Series
Date : 22/10/2022
Resource Person : Ms Chiti Arvind, Alumna, IISER, Tirpathi & Dr. Surabhi Subhir, Post-Doc, Ireland.
Title: Reproductive Biology
Date : 03/11/2022
Resource Person : Dr. Premalatha Krishnakumar, Gyanecologist, Coimbatore.
Title: "Therapeutic frontiers in overcoming chemotherapeutic resistance in ovarian cancer"
Date : 12/11/2022
Resource Person : Dr. Jaykumar Nair, Women’s Malignancies Centre, NIH, MD, USA.
Dr. Suba G A Manuel
HOD & Associate Professor
Dr. Padmashree Kulkarni
Associate Professor
Dr. Sowmya Kumar
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sajitha T P
Assistant Professor
