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Department of Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Department Achievements

Competitions Won

Vim Pulveres, a team of final year Biotechnology students Hamza Khan, Archit Agnihotri, Nishrin Gafoor & Rishika Ravikanth that was mentored by Dr. Trupti Gokhale and Dr. Neeru Sood bagged the first prize of AED 25,000 at EXPO Live University Innovation Programme in Nov, 2017

Student Achievements

2023

In a remarkable display of academic prowess, on 26th November 2023, second-year biotechnology students attended the 4th IIACM 2023 (3rd International Indo-Arab Conference of medicine) and presented a diverse array of posters. The event was graced by eminent doctors, healthcare professionals and Director BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, showcased the students' commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of biotechnology with relation to medicine and healthcare.

  1.  1st Prize: Akshat Tewari and Vidhu Das: “Modulating Tumor Microenvironment Viscosity: A Novel Approach To Inhibit Cancer Metastasis”
  2.  2nd Prize: Anoushka Martin, Sree Gouri Menon, Crystal Nazareth, Shristi Sudeep: “Therapeutic Immunotherapy for Cervical and Ovarian Cancer”
  3.  3rd Prize: Risla Muhammad Ali, Gatha Nilesh Virani, Adithi Sujith, Karthika Murali, Hrishitha Vabilisetty: “Stargardt Disease Research: From Genetics to Innovative Treatments”
  4. Ms Rincy Thomas won first prize for her research poster during the 3rd International Conference on Environmental sustainability: New Paradigms and Developments (ICES 2023), Dubai, UAE, 26-29th November 2023.

Rincy Thomas, Zinneerah yusuf khan Sarguroh, Sakina Shoukat Safdari,Rania Ali,Fazilatun Nessa2 , Shrikant Charde Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Himansu Sekhar Das &  Neeru Sood :Harnessing Marine Algal Blooms: An Environmentally Friendly Solution to Waste Management and Sustainable Biotechnological Applications.

2021

  • Melissa AV, Sanjana V, Rajalakshmy LM, Namita K. won second prize in Oral presentation of their work on Seawater based algal biofuels at the International Conference by Biotechnology Society of Nepal (ICBSN-2021) held on Feb 12-15 2021
  • Aishwariya A, Riya Deepthi MD, J Angel AJ, Namita K won second prize in oral presentation on Machine learning in biofuels at International Conference by Biotechnology Society of Nepal (ICBSN-2021) held on Feb 12-15 2021

 

2017

  • Zaman SF, Khalil-Ur-Rahman, Ismail S, Kumar BGP, Sood S, Gokhale T and Subramanian R- 2nd prize for the poster ' Optimization of Growth Conditions For Biomass Production and Characterization for Bioenergy Applications' at Current Trends in biotechnology - CTBT 2017, Manipal University Dubai on 12-13 April 2017.

2015

  • Gayathri Ganesh- Best Presentation award at Student Paper Presentation Contest held at ICNGCCT 2015 organized by Zelus Events, on 22nd & 23rd April 2015, Dubai.

2014

  • Shristi Singh- Best oral presentation award at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering-2014 (ICBB 2014), 29-30th October 2014, Dubai, UAE. 
  • Gayathri Ganesh- Best oral presentation award at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering-2014 (ICBB 2014), 29-30th October 2014, Dubai, UAE.
  • Nirupama Dixit- Best poster presentation award at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering-2014 (ICBB 2014), 29-30th October 2014, Dubai, UAE.
  • Suchita Gera- Best poster award at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 

2012

  • Jyotsna Kumar, Manisha Ramaseshan, KTT Arjun & Surya R Chockalingam- Best Idea Prize at 3rd Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE, 5th May 2012.

2011

  • Sana Qadri & Samrudhi Rakesh Sharma- Award at the Students Renewable Energy Competition, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE, 7th May 2011.
  • Sana Qadri & Samrudhi Sharma- 2nd place for poster on Optimization of Process Parameters for Cyanobacteria Growth and its Potential Importance in Industry, 3rd Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition, May 2011, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE.
  • Arpita Neogi- Developing Country Travel Award from American Society of Human Genetics to attend the 12th International Congress of Human Genetics meeting held in Montreal, 11-15 October 2011.

Scholar Achievements

  • Ms. S. Rajeshwari- Best paper award at the 4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology (BIOTECH 2014), 10-11th March 2014, Dubai, UAE.
  • Ms. Salma Sheriff- Best oral presentation award at the International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering-2014 (ICBB 2014), 29-30th October 2014, Dubai, UAE.
  • Ms. S. Rajeshwari- Best participant’s award during the MTCD-2014 workshop at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, India.
  • Ms. Salma Sheriff- Best oral presentation award at International Stem Cell Summit-2013 (ISCS-2013), Chennai, India, 4th-6th January 2013.

Faculty Achievements

  • Dr. Trupti Gokhale- Best Paper Award for Technology Transfer at the INTECH  2011 conference at Bratislava, Slovac Republic, September 2011
  • Dr. Trupti Gokhale- Best Paper Award at the 3rd Global Sustainable Biotech Congress 2014, 1-5th December 2014, Jalgaon, India.