Department of Microbiology
Microbiology Department was started in the academic year 1998-1999 and elevated to Post Graduate Department by offering M.Sc., Microbiology in the year 2013-2014. Microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungai, algae virus.
It is in great demand and plenty of job opportunities for the students who aspire to take up the job in the field of fermentation technology, tissue Culture, Rural Biotechnology, Quality Control in Food Industries, Pollution Control, Vaccine preparation, medical lab technician, medical coding Drug designing etc.,
Students have brighter chances of going to abroad, if they graduate themselves in this enchanting field.
Salient Features of Microbiology Department
1. Certificate course
➢ Food science and quality control
2. Earn while you learn – Hand on training
➢ Preparation of biofertilizer
➢ Preparation of vermicompost
➢ Preparation of value added products
➢ Mushroom cultivation
3. Job oriented training programs
➢ Medical coding
➢ Microbial quality control
➢ Good laboratory Practices
➢ Medical laboratory techniques
➢ Finger print analysis
Bioinformatics
4. Industrial visit
➢ Clinical Lab- Madurai
➢ Aavin industry-Srivilliputhur
➢ Louise Pasteur Vaccine Institute-Ooty
➢ Forensic science lab- Madurai
➢ Mineral water plant
Food processing industry
FACULTY PROFILE
S.KULANDAIVEL M.Sc., M.Phil.,
Assistant professor & Head department of Microbiology
VPMM Arts and Science College for Women
S.MUTHUMARI M.Sc.,B.Ed
Assistant professor Department of Microbiology
VPMM Arts and Science College for Women
FACILITIES
The well equipped laboratory in this Department has many advanced and costly Instruments like
| S.No | Instruments | Numbers |
| 1 | Laminar Air Flow systems | 1 |
| 2 | Binocular Microscopes | 20 |
| 3 | Deep Freezer | 1 |
| 4 | Autoclave | 1 |
| 5 | Coloney counter | 1 |
| 6 | pH meter | 1 |
| 7 | Electrophoresis system | 5 |
| 8 | Incubator | 1 |
| 9 | Hot air oven | 1 |
| 10 | Rotary shaker | 1 |
| 11 | UV-Spectrophotometer | 1 |
| 12 | UV transilluminator | 1 |
| 13 | High speed micro centrifuge | 1 |
| 14 | Electric shaker | 1 |
| 15 | Deep freezer | 1 |
| 16 | Colorimeter | 2 |
| 17 | Micropipette -variable | 5 |
HANDS ON TRAINING PROGRAM ME ORGANIZED
| S.No | Date | Class | Training | Organized by | Resource person |
| 1 | 25.2.2021 | III BSc Micro & I MSc Micro | Value added products from fruits | S.Kulandaivel | Mrs.Preethi Karunya |
| 2 | 3.3.2021 | I & II BSc Micro | Value added products from fruits | S.Kulandaivel | Mrs.Preethi Karunya |
| 3 | 4.3.2021 | III BSc Micro I & II MSc Micro | Food adulteration | S.Kulandaivel | S.Kulandaivel |
| 4 | 28.4.2021 | III BSc Micro & II MSc Micro | Chromatography Techniques | S.Kulandaivel | S.Kulandaivel |
WEBINAR ORGANIZED
| S.No | Date | Class | Topic | Organized by | Resource person |
| 1 | 8.5.2021 | III BSc Micro & II MSc Micro | Learn for Medical coding | S.Kulandaivel | Mrs.D.Bala chandrika, Medical coder, Epi source PVT LTd, Chennai |
| 2 | 10.5.2021 | III BSc Micro & II MSc Micro | Common eye infections & Quality control of pharma products | S.Kulandaivel | Dr. V.Ananthi Asst. Professor Prist university Madurai campus |
| 3 | 29.1.2022 | Micro | Crime Scence Investigation in Drowning case | Mrs.Harshita Toshniwal | Mr.Mohith S Yadav |
INDUSTRIAL VISIT ORGANIZED
| S.No | Date | Class | Visited Area | Organized by | Resource person |
| 1 | 20.10.2021 | Microbiology Biochemistry & Forensic science | AGAM Diagnostic Research centre, Madurai | S.Kulandaivel | M.Prabakaran K.Thanuja A.M.Ibrahim P.Raga Priyadharshini |
| 2 | 29.10.2021 | Micro & Bio | Shanmuga nathi River Dam, Veerapandi Temple, Vaigai Dam | S.Kulandaivel | S.Kulandaivel K.Uma M.Veeralakshmi S.Muthumari |
STUDENTS AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
| S.No | Name of the student | course | Rank |
| 1 | H.siyana | Microbiology | III |
| 2 | H.siyana | Tamil | VIII |
