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About The Department :
The Dravidian University started the Department of Herbal Science in the year 2008 with seven regular faculty positions to start two year M.Sc. course on Herbal Science. The Department was started with seven faculty positions including Professor-1, Associate Professors-2, Assistant Professors-4 with multidisciplinary background to conduct the advanced research on Herbal Science.
The main objective to start this Herbal Science department is to protect, preserve, promote and conserve the endemic and endanged important Dravidian Herbal heritage for future generations to represent the Dravidian culture, language and civilization and to cure the various dredful diseases such as cancer, ulcer, jaundice, diabetes, paralysis, T.B. etc
The Department started research programmes leading to M.Sc. students dissertations, M.Phil. and Ph.D. research degrees. At present 25 research scholars are doing research on various areas of medicinal and aromatic plants. The faculty members received eight research projects from various funding agencies such as UGC, DST etc. The Department also received UGC Non-SAP to strengthen the infrastructural facilities of the Department for promoting advanced research on herbal science. The department so for four national seminars were conducted. Research papers were published in highly reputed national and international journals.
The Department developed 10 acres of medicinal plants garden representing Dravidian culture, language and civilization. The department also having advanced research laboratories and good animal house facility for conducting advanced experiments on animals by using herbal formulations.
The School of Herbal Studies and Naturo Sciences started the following departments during the academic year 2013-2014 on self financing basis namely 1) Biotechnology 2) Biochemistry 3) Botany 4) Microbiology and 5) Zoology with a intake of 30 students each.
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Prof. M. Mastan
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor
Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology & Cancer Biology
mastanmadhav@gmail.com
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Prof. Lokanatha Valluru
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor & Dean
Molecular Neuropharmacology ,
Cancer Biology & Animal Biotechnology
lokanath.valluru@gmail.com,
9652840923,9492640923
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Dr. B. Srinivas
M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Plant Molecular Biology & Environmental Biotechnology
bathula_srinivas@yahoo.com
9849494558
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Dr. D. Sripriya
M.Sc., PGDPD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Head I/c
Phytomedicine, Plant Pathology & Microbial Biotechnology
sripriyayashok13@gmail.com
9000299691
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Dr. S. Rajeswara Reddy
M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ethnopharmacology, Biochemistry, Free radical Biology &
Diabetes-Oxidative stress.
drrajeswarareddy@gmail.com
9494297521
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Programs Offered :
| Name of the course |
Intake |
| B.Sc. (Botany, Biotechnology & Chemistry) |
60 |
| M.Sc. (Biotechnology) |
30 |
| M.Sc. (Botany) |
30 |
| M.Sc. (Zoology) |
30 |
| M.Sc. (Biochemistry) |
30 |
| M.Sc. (Microbiology) |
30 |
| M.Sc. (Herbal Science) |
30 |
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Research Projects :
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Title of the Project |
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Prof. C. Varadarajulu Naidu
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UGC Non-SAP |
UGC |
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20 lakhs released by UGC |
Ongoing |
Prof. C. Varadarajulu Naidu |
Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activities from Phyoto extracts of Naturally Growing, Tissue Cultured Plants and Callus Tissues of some important Medicinal Plants |
UGC |
11.25 lakhs |
Completed |
Dr. Lokanatha Valluru |
Oxidant and antioxidant systems. Role & significance during NDV infection. |
UGC |
9.12 lakhs |
Completed |
Dr. B. Srinivas |
Optimizing genetic transformation methods in some Medicinal Plants. |
UGC |
5.3 lakhs |
Completed |
Seminars and Workshops:
- The department was organized a National seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Biotechnology : Challenges and Opportunities” held on 13th to 15th March, 2012.
- The department was organized a National seminar on ‘Influence of Medicinal Plants on Human Life” held on 19th to 20th August, 2011.
- The department was organized a National seminar on ‘Dravidian Herbal Heritage and Modern Clinical System” held on 1 to 4, August, 2008
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