Priority area of research:
i. Identification and characterization of industrially important microbes
ii. Chromosomal And Genetic Disorders in human population of Gunupur area.
iii. Biochemical analyses of phytochemical extracts of some important medicinal plants.
iv. Waste Disposal through Vermiculture
v. Spirulina Culture - cultivation for entrepreneurship
vi. Isolation and Identifications of pathogenic microorganisms in the hilly areas of Southern Orissa.
vii. Mushrooms and their applications in Biodegradation
viii. Extraction, Tissue culture and propagation of plants of medicinal importance.
ix. Effect of oligonucleotides in candida albicans.
The projects are under due approval of Ministry of Health & Sciences, Govt.of India, DBT, Govt. of India, Ministry of Science and Technology (DST).
Research Publications from GIBS
1. Biodegradation of lignocelluloses agro-wastes by fruiting body of Pleuritis sajor-caju. Plant Sci.Res. Vol.27(1&2): 46-49,2005
2. Polyene Antibiotics: effects on yeast and yeast like Fungi. Microbes in Our Lives: 83-92(2005)
3. Biological Databases: Information and their Applications. Bioinformatics Computing 154-158,2005
4. Agro Ecological Impact on Cyanobacterial population in paddy field soil of Gunupur. Journal of Nature, Environment and Pollution Control.
Research and Publication Output
Number of Research Projects completed: 02
- Biodegradation of lignocelluloses agro-wastes by fruiting body of Pleurotus sajor-caju.
- Agro-Ecological impact on cyanobacterial population in paddy field soil of Gunupur.
Number Ongoing Research Projects:03
- An exploratory project on Biomineral upgrading of Nickel content in Chromium overburden using microorganism.
- Feasibility study of Biogas production from vegetable waste using Vermiculture.
- Studies on Jatropha : An alternative source of fossil fuel for sustainable development of rural South Orissa.
