Institutional Level Biotech Hub phase-I was established at LTK College, Assam during the session 2013-14 with the financial assistance received from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India under NER-BPMC.The major objectives of establishing the Institutional Level Biotech Hub Phase I at L.T.K. College are to provide basic laboratory facilities with the necessary equipment to carry on biotechnological research for the benefit of all the stakeholders and also to bring awareness in Biotechnology.Hub provides facilities to the UG students of Botany and Zoology and allied departments of science of this College to perform their Projects and Molecular biology practicals.
Date &Year of the sanction of biotech hub with DBT’s Sanction Order No: Year: 2013, sanction no.: BT/32/NE/2012 dated 19/9/ 2013
Coordinator: Mr. Prabhat Saikia, Assistant Professor ( Botany)
Details of Grant received so far:
(a) Total Grant received and utilized so far: (Rs. In lakhs).
Year |
4th 2016-17 |
5th 2017-18 |
6th 2018-19 |
Total |
Total Grant Received a. Non-Recurring b. Recurring |
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6.27 |
5.67 |
4.07 |
16.64 |
Sl No. |
Name of the equipment |
Model no. & brand name |
1. |
Portable autoclave |
Optics technology |
2.. |
Hot air oven |
Optics technology,YSI-431 |
3. |
Incubator orbital shaker |
Genei (merck bioscience),SLM-INC-OS-250 |
4. |
Laminar air flow |
Optics technology |
5. |
Spectrophotometer |
Systronics, type-118 |
6. |
Trinocular microscope |
Labomed, LX-300 |
7. |
Weighing balance |
Shimadzu, BL-220H |
8. |
Vortex mixer |
Genei (Merck bioscience)
|
9. |
Microcentrifuge
|
Genei (Merck bioscience), SLM-MCF-14K
|
10. |
Thermal cycler |
Techware, 3PRIME |
11. |
Gel documentation system
|
Merck bioscience |
13. |
Vertical mini |
|
14. |
Digital ps 100
|
|
15. |
Micropipette 4 nos. |
Tarsons, 20, 10, 1000 µl |
16. |
Magnetic stirrer with hot plate |
Genei (Merck bioscience), SLM-MGS-04 |
17. |
Deep freezer with stabilizer |
Celfrost, CF-300 |
18. |
Refrigerator |
Godrej, EDGE-PRO |
19. |
OTG |
Morphy Richards, 18RSS |
20. |
Digital pH meter with electrode |
Systronics |
21. |
Soxhlet apparatus with heating mantle |
Borosil |
22. |
Distil water plant |
Borosil,3361- 1.5lit/hr |
23. |
Spilt AC 1.5 ton |
Godrej, GSC 18RF3wat |
24. |
Ups 10 kv& 5kv |
Better power |
25. |
Acer DLP projector(LCD) |
Acer, X1273n DLP |
26. |
Laboratory Centrifuge |
Remi |
27. |
Students Microscope |
Radical Instrument, 10 nos |
Contribution of Biotech Hubs in terms of Capacity Building at the Host/neighboring NER institutions 2017 onwards:
1 |
Molecular isolation, separation Techniques and Bioinformatics |
Three days,8th, 9th and 10th April,2017 |
48 participants |
Researchers, Assistant professors, students |
2 |
Basic Principle molecular biology and bioinformatics |
Three days, 5th, 6thand 7th May,2017 |
15 participants |
B.Sc. students and Science teachers |
3 |
Hands on training on Molecular Biology and its Techniques |
Three days,20th,21th and 22nd December,2017 |
20 participants |
Assistant Professor and teachers. |
4 |
Hands on training on Bioinformatics |
Three days, 26th,27th and 28th March, 2018 |
52 participants
|
Assistant professors(deptt.of Botany and Zoology) and students |
5 |
Techniques on molecular biology and bioinformatics |
three days 11th -13th March, 2019 |
43 participants
|
Assistant professors(deptt.of Botany and Zoology) and students |
(b) Invited lectures offered at host/neighboring schools or institutions:
Sl. No. |
Name of the resource person |
Topic |
Organized by |
Duration & Date |
1. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia Coordinator, IBT Hub, L.T.K. College |
Basic tools of Biotecnology and their principle |
BLiSSprogrammePanigaon H.S. School,Lakhimpur |
1 day 11.02.2016 |
2. |
Indubhusan Dutta, JRF IBT Hub, L.T.K. College |
Demonstration DNA extraction ,visualization and also demonstrate the all instruments present in the hub |
BLiSSprogrammePanigaon H.S. School,Lakhimpur |
2 days 30th& 31st March,2016 |
3. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia Coordinator & Dr Janmonikalita JRF IBT Hub, L.T.K. College |
Hands on Training on Bioinformatics(FASTA&BLAST) |
Botany department,Girls college Lakhimpur |
1 day 20th March, 2017 |
4. |
Dr JanmoniKalita, JRF IBT Hub, L.T.K. College |
Hands on Training on Bioinformatics(FASTA&BLAST) |
Botany Department Madhab dev college ,Lakhimpur |
1 day 30th march, 2017 |
5. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia Coordinator and Farha Hussain JRF IBT Hub, L.T.K College |
Scope and application on biotechnology |
Sangam Academy Senior Secondary School |
2 days 20th and 21th Nov., 2017 |
6. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia and Tanu Jyoti Bora JRF IBT Hub, L.T.K. College.
|
Practical programmed on Biotechnology Application |
Panigaon H.S BLiSS Laboratory. |
1 day 14th feb,2018 |
7. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia |
Hands on Training on Bioinformatics(FASTA&BLAST) |
Dhakuakhana College of Lakhimpur. |
3 day 31st March to 2nd April |
8. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia |
Practical programmed on Biotechnology Application |
Sibsagar Girls’ College. |
1 day 18.03.2019 |
(c) Whether any consultancy and mentoring services are being provided to other institutional Biotech hubs, BLiSS, Star College programme etc. in DBT.
Sl. No. |
Name of the resource person |
Topic |
Organized by |
Duration & Date |
1. |
Mr. Prabhat Saikia Coordinator, IBT Hub, L.T.K. College |
Basic tools of Biotechnology and their principle |
BLiSSprogrammePanigaon H.S. School,Lakhimpur |
1 day 11.02.2016 |
2. |
Indubhusan Dutta, JRF IBT Hub, L.T.K. College |
Demonstration DNA extraction ,visualization and also demonstrate the all instruments present in the hub |
BLiSSprogrammePanigaon H.S. School,Lakhimpur |
2 days 30th& 31st March,2016 |