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Courses Offered - VIBS

	Masters Science (Medical Laboratory Technology)
	BS (Optometry), ESO
	BS (Ophthalmic Assistant)

Training programme
	Workshop
	Summer school projects
	Internship projects


Ph.D. ProgrammeMRF (BITS/MGR University / Sastra)
	Ph.D. Awarded :	Dr. M. Rajesh, NIH, USA, (2002) Dr. K. Coral, Lecturer, SN. (2010) Dr. S. Barathidevi, PDF, SN (2011)
	Current Ph.D scholars :	11 Student


Training programme
	Workshop - 1 (2003) - 22 students
	BITS-Summer school projects – 23 students (1997-2011)
	Hands on summer training programme Biochemistry 41 students (2003- 2011 )


Internship projects
	3 student - 2005-06
	3 student - 2006-07
	11 students – 2008-09
	13 students – 2009-2010
	15 students - 2010-11
	6 students - 2011-12

Dr. K. Coral -Ph.D awarded

Dr. S. Barathidevi -Ph.D awarded

on Graduation Day 12-09-2009

Hands-on summer training prog - 2008

INTERNSHIP 3-4 MONTHS PROJECTS (DECEMBER 2010 – MARCH 2011)
Biochemsitry & Bioinformatics

1.	Ms. Vidhya shree .G .L	IIdentification of interactive partners for Adiponectin using Bioinformatics tools
2.	Mr. Yarlagadda V K Chaitanya	Significance of C1Q domain in Matrix biology. Bioinformatics study (Dr KNS)
3.	Mr. Moogala Sridhar	Significance of C1Q domain in Matrix biology. Bioinformatics study (Dr KNS)
4	Mr. A.C.Koushik	Identification of interactive partners for Human Adiponectin receptor. using Bioinformatics tools
5	Ms. Kottidi P Nikhila	Identification of the interacting protein Identification of the interacting proteins of Copper transporter 1 (Ctr1) protein using Bioinformatics tools (Dr KNS)
6	Ms. V. Neha	Modes of translation, secretion of adiponectin and its post translation modifications Study based on Bioinformatics(Dr KNS)
7	Ms. V. Sindhura	Structure function relationship of Aposialoglycoprotein: A bionformatic study (Dr. AK)
8	Ms. V. Radha	Trace element analysis in the lens of PEX syndrome (Dr. AK)
9	Ms. Bhavya .C	Spectroflourimetric analysis (Ex 370: Em440 nm) of erum Advanced Glycation End products (AGE) in normal versus Diabetic conditions. (Dr. AK)
10	Ms. N. Aparna	Effect of imino and hydroxyl amino acids on the levels of oxidative stress markers in cultured CHO cells. (Dr KNS)
11	Ms. Swathi Lingam	Construction of an in vitro 3D model of blood retinal barries (Dr. KC)
12	Mr. S. Dineshan	Effect of branched chain basic amino acids on the oxidative stress markers in cultured CHO cells. (Dr KNS)
13	Ms. A. Jothi	Effect of acidic and neutral amino acids on the levels of oxidative stress markers in cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells. (Dr KNS)
14	Ms. P. Jethendri	Trace element analysis in the tear specimen in dry eye syndrome (Dr. AK)
15	Mr. Akshay Kumar S	Effect of sulphur contains amino acids on the oxidative stress in cultured CHO cells (Dr KNS)

MSMLT, 3rd year student completedin Biochemistry internship (2009-2010)

S. No	Title of the project	Name of the students	YEAR
1	1. Effect of all transretinoic acid on LOX specific activity and mRNA gene expression in ARPE-19 cells exposed to high concentration of glucse. 2. Standardisation of LOX isoforms by reverse transcriptase PCR and standardisation of retinoids by HPLC.	NN. Srikrupa	2009
2	1. Determination of homocysteine thiolactonase activity and oxidative stress markers in the vitreous of PDR patients. 2. Invitro Effects of homocysteine and homocysteine thiolactone on homocysteine thiolactonase and arylesterase activity in bovine RPE cells.	P Aarti	2009
3	1. Deternination of ascorbic acid and other low molecular weight antioxidants in keratoconus patients by HPLC EC detection method. 2. Tear Fluid Antioxidant status, protein changes in patients with keratoconus.	Fowzana J	2010
4	1. Effect of amino acidsmixture on Akt, mTOR and Glycogen synthase under high glucose concentration in CHO-K1 cells 2. Study on Glycogen Synthase Activity and ROS Generation in CHO-K1 Cells Exposed to High Glucose Concentration with Amino Acid Mixture	R.Bhuvwanasundar	2010
5	Effect of chlorpyrifos on human retinal pigment epithelium: An invitro study of anitoxidatns status and apoptosis	A. Shabna	2010

BITS- Practice School-I, Summer programme (2010-11)

S. No	Title of the project	Name of the students	YEAR
1.	Estimation of chloropyifos In ocular tissues (Dr. KNS)	HASITA KRISHNA V	2010
2.	To isolate and characterize the Human umbilical vein endothelial cells. (Dr. KNS)	SREEDEVI RAMAN	2010
3.	Expression profile of PON isoforms in ocular tissues (Dr. AK)	P.NISHIT.JAIN	2011