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{{Infobox university
| name = School of Life Sciences
| established = 2000
| parent = Kannur University
| head = Dr. Jayadevi Varrier
| address = Kannur University, Palayad campus
| city = Thalassery
| state = Kerala
| postalcode = 670661
| country = India
| campus = Urban
| language = English
| website = https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-biotechnology-and-microbiology/
}}The School of Life Sciences, [[Kannur University]] hosts two departments, Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, which was established in 2000 for conducting master's degree (M.Sc) courses and research (Ph.D) in Biotechnology and Microbiology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://14.139.185.42/naac/life/Department%20profile%20Dept%20MBBT.pdf|title=Department profile|website=14.139.185.42|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> An [[Inter University Center for Bioscience|Inter University Centre for Bioscience]] was also established at the department by the Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala, to be a global center of excellence for research in biological sciences.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Vice-President-to-open-Inter-University-Centre-for-Biosciences/article16182329.ece|title=Vice-President to open Inter-University Centre for Biosciences|date=2010-07-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-01-23|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=147|title=IUCB}}</ref> Master's degree course in computational biology was introduced in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University Announcements 31 December 2020: ഇന്നത്തെ പ്രധാന യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റി അറിയിപ്പുകൾ|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/education/university-announcement-news-education-news-2020-december-31-448045/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Indian Express Malayalam|language=ml-IN}}</ref>

== Courses ==

* M.Sc. Biotechnology
* M.Sc. Microbiology
* M.Sc. Computational Biology

== Faculty ==
The department have 6 tenured faculties which includes, 2 professors, 3 associate professors and 1 assistant professor. The founding head of department, Prof. M. Haridas serves as an emeritus professor, who is also the director of [[Inter University Center for Bioscience]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/m-haridas-is-emeritus-scientist/article6554601.ece|title=M. Haridas is Emeritus Scientist|date=2014-11-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Professors ===

* Sadasivan. C, M.Sc. Ph.D.
* Sreejith. K, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D.
*Sabu. A, M.Sc, Ph.D.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr Sabu Abdulhameed {{!}} Associate Professor at Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Kannur University|url=http://www.drsabu.com/|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Anup Kumar Kesavan, M.Sc. Ph.D.

=== Emeritus Professors ===

* M. Haridas, M.Sc. Ph.D.

=== Associate Professors ===

* Jayadevi Variyar. E, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D.
* Anu Augustine, M.Sc, Ph.D.

=== Assistant professors ===

* Soumya. L, M.Sc.
*Arun. B, M.Sc, Ph.D.
*Aneesh Chandran, M.Sc, Ph.D.

== Former faculty ==

* Surekha Kuyyalil, M.Sc. Ph.D.

== Research Area ==
[[File:Viewofcorridorschooloflifesciences.jpg|thumb|302x302px|School of Life Sciences; View from the department corridor]]
The main area of research includes Structural biology, Computational biology, Medicinal chemistry, Enzymology, Microbial technology, Bioprocess technology, Immunology, Endocrinology, and Plant molecular biology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iqac.kannuruniversity.ac.in/tly/Tly_Evaluation_rpt3_4.pdf|title=IQAC|website=www.iqac.kannuruniversity.ac.in|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> Research findings from the department has significantly contributed for the growth of macromolecular crystallography in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mbu.iisc.ac.in/~mvlab/booklet.pdf|title=Macromolecular crystallography in India; A historical profile through publications (1981-2015)|last=Vijayan|first=M.|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
The School of Life Sciences is located in Thalassery campus, which have well equipped modern classrooms, teaching and research laboratories. A new building for the School of Life Sciences in Thalassery campus will be established to advance the facilities in the microbiology and biotechnology departments. The government had already sanctioned ₹6.5 crore, out of the estimated cost of ₹18 crore for the project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/civil-services-institute-in-kannur/article24282574.ece|title=Civil Services institute in Kannur|date=2018-06-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-20|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Collaborations ==
The School of Life Sciences together with [[Inter University Center for Bioscience]] have active collaborations with different research Institutes and industry across the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/kannur-university-signs-mou-with-jntbgri/articleshow/65348981.cms|title=Kannur University signs MoU with JNTBGRI - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/190416/kannur-university-inks-drug-deal-with-srh-nutritions.html|title=Kannur University inks drug deal with SRH Nutritions|date=2016-04-19|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/Oil-degrading-bacteria-to-undergo-field-trials/article14505733.ece|title=Oil-degrading bacteria to undergo field trials|last=Nandakumar|first=T.|date=2016-07-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-01-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Research findings ==
[[File:Courtyardschooloflifesciences.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Courtyard; School of Life Sciences]]
Anti inflammatory activity of biotransformed derivatives of berberine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/iucb-comes-out-with-major-research-findings/article2881716.ece|title=IUCB comes out with major research findings|date=2012-02-11|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-20|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> For the discovery of ‘Phormidin’ an inhibitor of the enzyme Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS), a potential anticancer drug, US patent has been awarded.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=US patent|url=https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/06/ca/d9/82a887a0dab63b/US10851043.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> This is the first international patent earned by the university.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2021-01-07|title=Kannur varsity researchers get US patent|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kannur-varsity-researchers-get-us-patent/article33515470.ece|access-date=2021-01-16|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== International conferences organized ==

=== International Conference on Advances in Biological Sciences (ICABS) ===
Organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology and the Inter University Centre for Bioscience, Kannur University, Kerala, India (15-17 March 2012 at, Kannur). ICABS witnessed a unique spectrum of scientific programmes on the most recent and exciting developments in modern biology.<ref>{{Cite book|date=2013|editor-last=Sabu|editor-first=Abdulhameed|editor2-last=Augustine|editor2-first=Anu|title=Prospects in Bioscience: Addressing the Issues|language=en-gb|doi=10.1007/978-81-322-0810-5|isbn=978-81-322-0809-9|s2cid=31752933}}</ref>

=== International Conference on Research and Development in Biosciences (CRDB 2019) ===
The International Conference on Research and Development in Biosciences (CRDB) 15-17 January, 2019, was organized by Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kannur University and co-sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment. Recent advances in the frontier areas of Biological Sciences including Microbial Biotechnology, Immunotechnology, Molecular biology, Genomics and Structural Biology were the highlights of the conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crdb2019.wixsite.com/crdb2019|title=Crdb2019|website=crdb2019|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

== Other events ==

=== Dr. Surekha memorial Oration ===
Dr. Surekha Memorial Oration is an invited lecture held annually in the memory of former faculty in the department, Dr. Surekha. Invited lectures from eminent professors and scientists are held in the second week of August.

=== Lectures ===

# Dr. V.P. Gangadharan, Oncologist, Lake Shore Hospital, Kochi, Kerala (16th August 2016) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of Kannur University|url=https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-biotechnology-and-microbiology/academics/seminars/dr-surekha-memorial-oration-dr-vp-gangadharan-oncologist-lake-shore-hospital-kochi/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.kannuruniversity.ac.in}}</ref>
# "Evaluation of natural products for anticancer potential" by Dr. Ruby John Anto, Scientist, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Kerala (14th August 2017), <ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of Kannur University|url=https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-biotechnology-and-microbiology/academics/seminars/dr-surekha-memorial-orationdr-ruby-john-anto-scientist-g-rgcb/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.kannuruniversity.ac.in}}</ref>
# "Role of antiapoptotic protein BCL2 in oncogenesis and cancer therapy" by Dr. Satees C Raghavan, Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Karnataka (13th August 2018) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of Kannur University|url=https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-biotechnology-and-microbiology/academics/seminars/dr-k-surekha-memorial-oration-dr-satees-c-raghavan-professor-iisc/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.kannuruniversity.ac.in}}</ref>
# "The circadian clock regulate triglyceride metabolism in drosophila" by Dr. Nisha N Kannan, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (13th August 2019) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of Kannur University|url=https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-biotechnology-and-microbiology/academics/seminars/dr-k-surekha-memorial-oration-dr-nisha-kannan-scientist-b-iiser-trivandrum/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.kannuruniversity.ac.in}}</ref>
# "Modelling neurological disorders in pluripotent stem cells by perturbing gene regulatory networks", Dr. Divya M S, Scientist, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (13th August 2020) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of Kannur University|url=https://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/en/academics/campus/all-departments/department-of-biotechnology-and-microbiology/academics/seminars/dr-k-surekha-memorial-oration-2020-dr-divya-m-s-scientist-c-scimst-kerala/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.kannuruniversity.ac.in}}</ref>
#"Indian spices production, prospects and challenges", Dr. A. B Remashree, Director of Research, Spices Board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India (13th August 2021)
#"", Dr. Dileep K V, Scientist, Jubilee Centre for Medical Research, Kerala (13th August 2021)
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