The present focus of the department is on target oriented research work in microbiology, protein chemistry and protein crystallography leading to doctoral degree. The department is on the verge of expansion in the other frontier areas like molecular biology and nanomedicine.

1. Endophytic fungi from medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites
2. Bioconjugation and PEGylation technology
3. Macromolecular crystallography
4. Cytogenetics studies of Anopheline mosquitoes

1. Dr. Ananda, Assistant Professor
2. Dr. Udupi Ramagopal, Assistant Professor

1. Prof. N. J. Shetty, Rtd. Professor, Bangalore University, Bangalore
2. Prof. Deepshikha Chakravorthy, IISc, Bangalore

1. Mr. K. Satish
2. Ms. H. Pavithra
3. Ms. V. Shrividya

1. Endophytic fungi from Medicinal plants and their anti-microbial and anti-oxidant properties (Dr. A)
2. alpha-amylase inhibitors and aldose reductase inhibitors from endophytic fungi of Medicinal plants used for diabetic treatment. (Dr. A)
3. Chemical modification of therapeutic proteins by PEGylation technology (Dr. A)
4. PEGylation of Insulin to improve its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. (Dr. A)
5. Constimulatory molecules: Biology and therapeutic intervention using macromolecular crystallography (Dr. UR).