Faculty of Biological Sciences

Department of Life Sciences

Profile

The Department of Life sciences was established in 1977 with a mission of discovering and disseminating knowledge in the field of Life Sciences through teaching & learning process and to address problems affecting health & welfare of the society. To meet the requirement, the department offers Post-Graduate Programme like M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Life Sciences, to generate competent human resources as per individual, institutional and societal norms. Life Sciences are the thrust area of the 21st Century and are considered as the fastest growing discipline across the world.  This DST-FIST sponsored department is receiving grants from various other agencies such as UGC, DBT, ICMR, MoEF, NBFGR etc. And has the following facilities,

MAJOR FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

  • Central Instrumentation Facility
  • Classrooms and laboratories equipped with audio-visual facilities
  • Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • General Research Laboratories for Ph.D. Scholar
  • Tissue Culture Laboratory
  • Internet Facilities for teachers and students
  • Departmental Library
  • Field Experimental Plots
  • Botanical Garden

MAJOR EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE:

  • Thermo Cycler (Ependorf, USA), Master Cycler Nexus (Ependorf, USA)
  • Electrophoresis (Hoefer, USA)
  • Gel Documentation EZ System  ( Alpha Imager, USA & BIORAD, USA)
  • Millipore Water Purification System
  • Lyophilizer (CoolSafe 55-4) ( LaboGeneApS, Denmark)
  • Leica Fluorescence Microscope DM 1000 (Leica, Germany)
  • High Speed Cooling Centrifuge 5418R (Ependorf, USA)
  • Gas Chromatography System (Agilent, Germany)

Professors

“M.Sc.(DU), Ph.D.(DU) Plant Ecology”

“M.Sc.(GU), Ph.D.(DU) Zoology (Entomology)”

“M.Sc.(GU), M.Phil.(GU), Ph.D.(DU), Post-Doc Fellow (Southwest University, P.R.China) Cytogenetics & Pl.Breeding”

“M.Sc.(DU) Biochemistry”

Associate Professor

“M.Sc., Ph.D., PGDBI (Specialization: Plant Taxonomy, Bioinformatics)”

Assistant Professors

Programmes and Curriculam

 

The Department is pioneered in designing unique course curricula to address    regional and global challenges in the field of Life Sciences.

  • Master in Life Sciences (Botany)
  • Master in Life sciences (Zoology)
  • Ph.D. in Life Sciences
  • Post-Doctoral in Life sciences

Ph. 03732370250

Email: [email protected]

Profile

Profile

The Department of Life sciences was established in 1977 with a mission of discovering and disseminating knowledge in the field of Life Sciences through teaching & learning process and to address problems affecting health & welfare of the society. To meet the requirement, the department offers Post-Graduate Programme like M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Life Sciences, to generate competent human resources as per individual, institutional and societal norms. Life Sciences are the thrust area of the 21st Century and are considered as the fastest growing discipline across the world.  This DST-FIST sponsored department is receiving grants from various other agencies such as UGC, DBT, ICMR, MoEF, NBFGR etc. And has the following facilities,

MAJOR FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

  • Central Instrumentation Facility
  • Classrooms and laboratories equipped with audio-visual facilities
  • Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • General Research Laboratories for Ph.D. Scholar
  • Tissue Culture Laboratory
  • Internet Facilities for teachers and students
  • Departmental Library
  • Field Experimental Plots
  • Botanical Garden

MAJOR EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE:

  • Thermo Cycler (Ependorf, USA), Master Cycler Nexus (Ependorf, USA)
  • Electrophoresis (Hoefer, USA)
  • Gel Documentation EZ System  ( Alpha Imager, USA & BIORAD, USA)
  • Millipore Water Purification System
  • Lyophilizer (CoolSafe 55-4) ( LaboGeneApS, Denmark)
  • Leica Fluorescence Microscope DM 1000 (Leica, Germany)
  • High Speed Cooling Centrifuge 5418R (Ependorf, USA)
  • Gas Chromatography System (Agilent, Germany)
Faculty Members

Professors

“M.Sc.(DU), Ph.D.(DU) Plant Ecology”

“M.Sc.(GU), Ph.D.(DU) Zoology (Entomology)”

“M.Sc.(GU), M.Phil.(GU), Ph.D.(DU), Post-Doc Fellow (Southwest University, P.R.China) Cytogenetics & Pl.Breeding”

“M.Sc.(DU) Biochemistry”

Associate Professor

“M.Sc., Ph.D., PGDBI (Specialization: Plant Taxonomy, Bioinformatics)”

Assistant Professors

Programmes & Curriculum

Programmes and Curriculam

 

The Department is pioneered in designing unique course curricula to address    regional and global challenges in the field of Life Sciences.

  • Master in Life Sciences (Botany)
  • Master in Life sciences (Zoology)
  • Ph.D. in Life Sciences
  • Post-Doctoral in Life sciences
Contact Us

Ph. 03732370250

Email: [email protected]

The faculties of the Department are actively engaged in collaborative research   works both at regional and national level.

Regional Institutions:

  • North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam
  • Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
  • Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
  • Central Muga & Eri Research Instiutte, Jorhat, Assam
  • Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam
  • Rajeev Gandhi University, Itanagar

National Institutions:

  • The Energy Resources Institute, New Delhi
  • National Fishery Development , Hyderabad
  • Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar, Oddissa
  • NBFGR, Lucknow
  • NCL, Pune

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Collaboration and Projects

The faculties of the Department are actively engaged in collaborative research   works both at regional and national level.

Regional Institutions:

  • North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam
  • Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
  • Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam
  • Central Muga & Eri Research Instiutte, Jorhat, Assam
  • Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam
  • Rajeev Gandhi University, Itanagar

National Institutions:

  • The Energy Resources Institute, New Delhi
  • National Fishery Development , Hyderabad
  • Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar, Oddissa
  • NBFGR, Lucknow
  • NCL, Pune
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Bulletin of Life Sciences

Contact Info

Department of Life Sciences

Dibrugarh University

0373-2370250

 

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