Faculty of Biosciences
The Faculty of Biosciences (FoBS) at Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University (SRMU) was established in 2015 with B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. and M.Phil. programmes in Biotechnology. In a very short span of time FoBS achieved many prestigious milestones. It received extramural research grant, published, and continues to do so, in peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, placement of students in reputed organizations, organized value-added courses, conferences, seminars, workshops and guest lectures by eminent scientists and academicians, etc. The labs are equipped with state of the art instruments, and can be compared with any research lab globally. The Department consists of highly experienced and dedicated faculty members and enthusiastic research fellows. The research expertise includes the field of molecular and cell biology, virology, parasitology, microbiology, neurobiology, plant biology, protein and stress biology, cancer biology and bioinformatics. The department represents a broad range of research interests with the special emphasis on basic and translational research. The students, staff, and faculty of the department form a very cohesive and interactive group. The department regularly invites renowned scientists from different research streams for seminars and scientific discussions. Our industrial collaborations bridges the gap between the conventional PhD and shaping professionals for industry, leading them to the opportunities for good jobs in academia, industry and health-care. Thus, the academic and research activities, manifold dimensions for interaction among students, research fellows, faculty members to shape an outstanding cooperative research and training experience as well.
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Faculty & Staff
Students

Mission
- Offering broad and balanced academic programs with high quality teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Promoting research in relevant disciplines that tackle the current global challenges.
- Creating awareness about the potential of biotechnology and its socio-ethical implications.

Vision
- To foster an environment where biotechnology teaching and research can be utilized to answer fundamental biological questions, and address the issues pertaining to health care, agriculture, food safety and security, medicine and environmental sustainability

Department Head
Dr. Tabish Qidwai
Offg. Director, IBST, SRMU, Lucknow–Deva Road
Qualification: M.Tech. (Biotechnology), Ph.D. (Biotechnology)
Experience: 13 years
Specialization/ Area of Research: Functional Genomics, Immunology and Infectious Disease Research including Malaria and COVID-19.
Email ID: director.bio@srmu.ac.in
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8247-7248
Contact No.: +91-9140631326
Programs and Fees
At SRMU we have always believed that a student SHOULD BE TRAINED FOR INDUSTRY, BY THE INDUSTRY. Keeping the culture of rich academia-industry interface, university is now offering specialized programs in different academic domains.
Faculty List
The University takes pride in recruiting distinguished faculty from reputed central universities and best institutes like- IIT, IIM, MNNIT and IIT-BHU. They bring to the classroom, passion and enthusiasm for teaching, providing an intimate, interactive, personalized approach to learning.

Dr. Neeraj Gupta
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Associate Professor

Dr. Ankita Srivastava
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Assistant Professor

Dr. Ravi Kumar Deshwal
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Assistant Professor

Mr. Naushad Ahmad
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Assistant Professor
Placed Students
With 2000+ Job Offers given by 250+ Top corporates, an average package of 4.5 LPA and 100%* placement record in different professional programs, SRMU provides the best return on investment. More than 30% students have multiple job offers.
Guest lectures
Field Visits
Conference & Seminars
Key Highlights of Our Department

100% Faculty hold a Ph.D. degree
The department has young, motivated and highly qualified faculty members committed towards student development.

Modules designed as per NEP-2020
NEP2020 was implemented in all undergraduate programs, with a multiple exit and entry system and outcome-based education that develops students' skills.

Research laboratories furnished with modern equipment
Students are motivated and assisted in developing practical skills related to managing, carrying out, evaluating, and debugging research protocols.
Events of Department
SRMU is committed to leveraging its facilities and the system to world-class standards, with a goal to provide the best academic professional resources, to prepare its students for global opportunities. This makes SRMU a repository of academic and extra-curricular excellence.

International HPV Awareness Day
Speaker: Dr. Suruchi Shukla, Associate Professor, KGMU
Topic: Laboratory Diagnosis of Cancer Casuing Microorganism and Their Prevention
Date: 04th March, 2025

Industrial Visit
Venue: CSIR-CIMAP
Date: 26th March, 2025

Workshop
Topic: General Awareness on Food Safety of Daily Life Commodities
Date: 14th November, 2024

Guest Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Ghyasuddin Khan, Additional Director, State Medicolegal Cell, Lucknow
Date: 16th April, 2025

National Science day
Topic: National Science Day was celebrated vibrantly with IBST and INSH collaboration
Date: 28th Feb, 2024

Guest Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Vikas Srivastava, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IITR Lucknow
Date: 02nd August, 2024

Nukkad Natak
Event: Participation of IBST students at Nukkad Natak, Barabanki (U.P. Govt.)
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Industrial Visit
Venue: Amul Bahas Dairy, Chak Kajehra, Lucknow
Date: 07th November, 2023

Industrial Visit
Venue: CSIR- Indian Industrial Toxicology Research, Lucknow
Date: 21st November, 2023