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The Department of Microbiology at St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College was established with the vision of nurturing young scientific minds in the dynamic field of Microbiology. Affiliated to the University of Calcutta, the department has steadily grown in strength and stature, fostering academic excellence, research acumen, and a spirit of scientific inquiry among its students.
Offering an undergraduate (B.Sc. Major/ Honours) program in Microbiology, the department provides a robust curriculum that combines theoretical knowledge with practical laboratory skills. The syllabus is in line with the University of Calcutta and covers diverse areas such as microbial physiology, genetics, immunology, environmental microbiology, industrial microbiology, and molecular biology.
The department is equipped with well-maintained laboratories and modern instruments essential for microbiological and biochemical experimentation. Emphasis is placed on hands-on training, project work, and student seminars to enhance analytical skills and scientific communication.
Faculty members are dedicated and well-qualified, with a blend of academic and research experience. Some of them are involved in collaborative activities, research work with other institutions and industry partners.
Students from the department have consistently performed well in university examinations and have gone on to pursue higher education, research, and careers in microbiology, biotechnology, public health, and allied disciplines.
Beyond academics, the department actively encourages student involvement in co-curricular activities, scientific awareness programs, and aligning with the college's commitment to holistic education and social responsibility.
The Department of Microbiology at St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College remains committed to fostering a culture of academic rigor, research orientation, and ethical scientific practice, preparing students to contribute meaningfully to the world of science and society.
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Clinical Research and Data Management
Duration- 40 Hours
Eligibility- Any Student from a Science Background with minimum qualification is pursuing B.Sc.
Participants will be awarded with a Certificate on the completion of the course
Course objectives
The primary target of this course is to develop expertise to deal with huge clinical data with correct guidelines, rules and orientation of clinical research. The course will assist members with gaining a fundamental comprehension of the ideas and practice of clinical preliminaries in different industries. The course additionally plans to empower members to comprehend issues encompassing the risks and benefits of drugs used in humans including the cause, manifestations and consequences of adverse drug effects.
In the 2023 session, 9 students participated out of them 3 students already got a good job, 1 student pursuing MBA and another 4 students pursuing their M.Sc.
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Our research was based on basically 2 bacteria -Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
This study is aimed at screening homoeopathic medicines of various potencies and antibiotic discs to check the antibacterial activity against the said viruses.
1. Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic gram-positive bacterium and is a part of normal human flora. It is known for causing a wide range of diseases such as skin infections., pneumonia, food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome, and is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections, particularly seen in people with surgical wounds, catheters, or other medical implants. This study is aimed to screen Homoeopathic Medicines such as Rhus tox, Lycopodium, Hepar sulphur, Merc sol, and Arsenicum album with potencies of 6C, 30C and 200C and Antibiotic discs of Streptomycin, Tetracycline, Bryonia alba, Arsenicum album, Antimonium tartaricum, Uritica urens, Sulphur, Bromium, Nalidixie acid, Ampicillin , Carbonicum, Chloramphenicol for checking antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Medicines were screened by Agar well diffusion method and Kirby -bauer method.
Bactericidal Study : There were more dead cells as compared to live cells in the presence of these homeopathic remedies, indicatinga bactericidal effect. This study suggests that these Homoeopathic Medicines possess antibacterial activity against Slaphylococcus aureus, potentially offering alternative or complementary approaches to traditional antimicrobial treatments.
2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa :
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen known for causing a variety of infections, particularly in individuals with compromised immune systems. It is a common cause of hospital-acquired infections. including pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and intections in burn patients, as well as infections 2ssociated with medical devices like catheters.
This study is aimed to screen Homoeopathic Medicines such as Rhus tox, Lycopodium, Hepar Sulphur, Merc sol, Causticum and Arsenicum album with potencies of 6C, 30C and 200C, for antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Medicines were screened by Spread Plate Method on Nutrient Agar and the Bactericidal activity was observed.
Laboratory details
The department has well-equipped three laboratories, one computer. The department is undertaking one R&D projects sponsored by KCR Rasayan.
We also had one Cold centrifuge with 3 normal Centrifuge machine working properly.
2 BOD incubator with 1 incubator cum shaker we had in our lab, with this we had one hot air oven also.
One UV-Spectrometer with 2 Visible ranged spectrophotometer are available.
we also had 3 Laminar onto each lab
We also had 12 functional Light Microscope on our laboratories working properly
2 set up of Agarose Gel electrophoresis with power pack working properly while we had one SDS PAGE on working condition.
We also had one Gel documentation unit for taking pictures from Gel Electrophoresis
We had one functional UV_Transilluminator
