SAFI Institute of Advanced Study

Annual Report (2018-2019)

Department of Microbiology

Orientation programme for the First year BSc. Microbiology Students and their parents

on the course and its future prospects on July 16th.

Add on Course on Environmental laws and sustainability has been provided to the

students

Workshop on Mushroom Cultivation for the selected students of SIAS from various

departments on July 17th.

3 Day National Workshop on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Level

3, Certified by HABC UK, by Mr. James Mathai, in association with UniBiosys and

Highfield Qualification on July 30th to August 1st.

Orientation on HACCP for the Final year BSc. Students by Dr. Rishad, Director

Research, UniBiosys Foundation for Education and Research on August 2nd.

Certificate Course has been designed for students on Food Safety and HACCP.

Mushroom Harvesting, Packaging and Distribution – Entrepreneurship Development

on September 29th.

“Know your H2O” Microbial Quality Analysis of Drinking Water in the Flood Affected

areas of Vazhayoor panchayath jointly with SIAS NSS unit 202 on September 18th.

Report Handing over Ceremony of the Water Quality Analysis of Drinking water to the

Health Inspector of Vazhayoor panchayath, Mr. Krishnadas and the Medical Officer of

Vazhayoor panchayath, Dr. Nikhila on September 29th.

“Microbiome” Microbiology Association inauguration.

Talk on ‘Pollution and its different aspects in the society’ by Dr. E. Sreekumaran, HoD,

Life Sciences, University of Calicut on October 1st.

Visit to the Museum of Anatomy and Physiology by the Third year BSc. Microbiology

on 27th October.

Field visit to Mr. Eliyas’s farm with the Second year BSc students to study Organic

farming, Vermicomposting Biogas production on 29th November.

Biopedestal (Pipe compost) Installation to manage the canteen wastes was installed and

was inaugurated by Col. Nisar Ahamed Seethi on 10th December.

Awareness Campaign was conducted in the Vazhayoor panchayath on H1N1 on the

17th of January, 2019 and Awareness Campaign on Nipah Virus on February 5th, 2019.

Field Visit to the MSR Wine yard at Theni, Idukki district with the Second year BSc.

Students to study the Harvest, production and Packaging of Grape Wine.

On behalf of the Science day celebration a talk was conducted on the topic

“Communicating the Essential of Scientific Writing Skills” for all the PG departments

of SIAS by Prof. Dr. Muhammed Hatha, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT on 12th

February,2019.

Release of the full paper proceedings with ISBN Number of the National seminar,

SYMBIOSIS’18 – Research in Agricultural, Environmental, Industrial and Food

Microbiology on 12th February,2019

KSCSTE and DST sponsored National Science day was celebrated on 19th February

2019 with various competitions and exhibitions.

Orientation Programme for First year B.Sc. Microbiology

Students and their Parents

The Department of Microbiology conducted an Orientation programme for the First

year students and their parents on 16th July, 2018 from 10.00am. to 12.30 pm. The orientation

took place in two sessions one for the students and the other for the parents.

The Department Head, Ms. Farha Baramy, gave an introduction about the department

and introduced the teaching and non teaching staff to the students. All the teachers were given

the opportunity to introduce themselves and they gave a brief introduction about different fields

of Microbiology and its Applications.

Ms. Farha Baramy, discussed about the subjects General Microbiology, Industrial and

food Microbiology. Ms. Asha, Assistant professor in Microbiology discussed about the

subjects Environmental, Soil and Agricultural Microbiology. Ms. Smitha KV., Assistant

professor in Microbiology discussed about the subjects Immunology and Medical

Microbiology. Ms. Shainy NK., Assistant professor in Microbiology discussed about the

subjects Molecular biology, Genetics and bioinformatics. Dr. Shonima Govindan, Head,

Department of Biochemistry discussed about the subject Biochemistry and its various

applications. Dr. Shabanamol S Assistant professor in Microbiology discussed about the future

prospects of the course.

The rules and regulations of the institute were well informed to the parents and first

year students in which emphasis was given to the following:

- Bus timings

- Hostel rules

- Ragging

- Internals

- Mobile phone usage

- Attendance

- Late comers are not permitted

- Parents teachers meeting

- PTA member representing the class

Workshop On

A workshop on Mushroom cultivation was organized by the Department of

Microbiology in association with Entrepreneurship development (ED) club of SIAS on 17th

July 2018. The workshop was conducted by Ms Asha, Asst. Professor, Department of

Microbiology, Ms. Abitha V, Lab Assistant, Microbiology, Mr. Arun KV, Asst. Professor,

Department of Management Studies and Mr. Vasil Vafeeque, Asst Professor, Department of

Commerce. The organising committee of the programme included all the staffs of the

Department of Microbiology and members of ED club, SIAS. The participants of the workshop

included students from the second year PG and UG (2 students from each class).

The first session of the programme included a lecture by Ms. Asha and Ms. Abitha in

which they clearly explained the importance of mushrooms and possibilities of mushroom

cultivation in commercial level.

The requirements for the session, mushroom spawns, polythene cover, sterilized hay etc. were

prepared by the Department of Microbiology with the help of Mr. John Marangoli, Secretary,

Mushroom growers association, Kerala. The session consists of the precaution and care to be

taken while doing the procedures and they demonstrated the different stages in the cultivation

of mushroom. A hands on training was given to the participants, in which all the students were

given the opportunity to make their own bags. This was then placed in the mushroom

cultivation centre for incubation.

Mushroom Cultivation

MUSHROOM HARVESTING

The Department of Microbiology and the SIAS ED club has started a small

project on mushroom cultivation. Based on the Orientation programme given during the month

of July for the students from various departments, this was taken forward on a small scale trial

version. Ms. Asha B, Assistant professor in Microbiology and Ms. Abhitha V, Lab Assistant,

Microbiology were in charge of the mushroom cultivation. The mushroom beds were carefully

made and prepared by them and were placed in the mushroom cultivation incubation room.

This was then regularly watered and monitored.

The first batch of mushrooms were harvested on 29th September, 2018. They

were carefully plucked, packed and labelled. The labels were designed by Ms. Asha B. This

was then given onto the ED club coordinators, Mr. Vasil Vafeeque and Mr. Arun K.V., which

was then priced and then sold. The students of the ED club were given the opportunity to market

and sell the products. The first few packets were given to the Head of the Institute our beloved

Principal Dr. P.V. Basheer Ahammed who has given us all the support to start this venture, Mr.

Mansoor Ali- Vice Principal cum OSD and Ms. Kaneez Ameer- Admistrative officer. The MCJ

students also helped us to capture these moments through a video shoot under the guidance of

Mr. Akhilnath, Assistant professor, Mass communication and journalism.

3 Day Workshop on HACCP – Level 3

A 3 Day workshop on HACCP - Level 3 was organized by the Department of

Microbiology in association with UniBiosys and Highfield Qualifications from 30th July to 1st

August, 2018 in SIAS Seminar Hall, Safi Institute of Advanced Study. Mr. James Mathai was

the Resource person. He is a qualified professional in the field of health and safety, food safety,

quality control, production and training. There were 20 participants for the Workshop, which

included PG and UG students of Microbiology from various institutes. The Brochure and

Poster designing was done by Ms. Asha B., Assistant Professor, Microbiology. Food and

Refreshments was taken charge by Ms. Shainy N.K, Assistant Professor, Microbiology and

Ms. Abitha V, Lab Assistant and Stage Arrangements were handled by Ms. Smitha K.V,

Assistant Professor, Microbiology

In the introductory session, Ms. Farha Baramy, Head of the Department of

Microbiology started by the Welcome Address. Dr. Rishad, Research Director, Unibiosys gave

an introductory speech and explained what HACCP was all about and the importance of the

HABC – UK certification. The Keynote Address was given by the resource person, Mr. James

Mathai.

The first session was handled by Mr. James Mathai in which he mentioned about the

HACCP Food safety management, Prerequisite programmes, legal requirements and HACCP

Principles. Then an interactive session was given, where he gave many examples and a few

worksheets to explain the theory and concepts of HACCP.

The second day comprised a recap of the previous session and discussions on the worksheets

given. The various step and principles of HACCP were discussed giving prime importance to

critical control points, monitoring, corrective actions, verifications and documentation.

The third day was a revision session, were each criteria was discussed deeply. The class

was divided into groups and different activities were given along with the worksheets. Later

discussion on those worksheets were done. Examination pattern and many multiple choice

questions were theory, practical and some common sense oriented questions were discussed.

In the afternoon session, an exam was conducted for an hour with 30 questions. Feedback for

the 3 day workshop was given and the session ended with a Vote of Thanks by the programme

convener Dr. Shabanamol S. She extended thanks for the support the institute and the principal

has given us. She thanked the resource person, the participants and the department teachers

who wholeheartedly took part in making this event a successful one.

Know your H2O

Microbial Quality Analysis of Drinking Water

In the flood affected areas of Vazhayoor panchayath

The Department of Microbiology jointly with the SIAS NSS Unit 202, conducted a

survey in the flood affected areas of Vazhayoor panchayath on 18th September 2018. During

floods, water resources definitely gets contaminated and could potentially lead to health crisis.

To be in solidarity with the flood victims, we have organized an initiative mission titled ‘Know

your H2O’.

The health inspector Mr. Krishnadas and the Junior Health Inspector Mr. Sooraj were

of great help. They helped us to sort and locate different houses with the help of the Asha

workers were we could do the survey and also collect water samples for the microbial quality

analysis. The survey was conducted in 12 wards of the Vazhayoor panchayath. Samples were

taken from 5 public wells, 2 schools and 72 houses.

The mission ‘Know your H2O’ mainly focused on the microbial quality analysis of

drinking water resources after chlorination in order to find out the effectiveness of chlorination.

The mission and its survey were done by 12 groups of final year undergraduate and first year

post graduate students of Microbiology and NSS student volunteers. Each group consisted of

6 students and 3 NSS members accompanied by teachers, NSS secretary and concerned ‘Asha

worker’ from Vazhayoor Panchayath. Water samples were collected in the respective detection

kits and a questionnaire was also been filled to understand the history of the affected area,

chlorination methods, personal details, location of the septic tank, geographical features etc.

The samples were then taken to the SIAS microbiology lab for further detection and analysis.

Microbial Quality Analysis of Drinking Water

Report Handing over Ceremony

The Reports Handing over ceremony of the Mission entitled “Know your

H2O” Microbial quality analysis of drinking water to the Medical Officer of Vazhayoor

Panchayath was conducted on 29th September 2018, at SIAS seminar hall, SAFI Institute of

Advanced Study, Vazhayoor.

The Microbial quality analysis of drinking water was conducted by the Department

of Microbiology jointly with the SIAS NSS unit 202 on 18th September 2018 in the flood

affected areas of Vazhayoor panchayath which included 72 houses, 5 public wells and 2

schools. The water samples collected were carefully tested and the results were tabulated area

wise. The results were carefully analyzed and we came into an inference considering the data

given in questionnaire which was provided during the sample collection which included their

profile, ward number and house number, history of the geographical area, chlorination

procedures, etc. The report also consisted of the final results, inferences, recommendation and

conclusion. The final report was prepared by Dr. Shabanamol S. (Assistant professor,

Microbiology) and verified by Ms. Farha Baramy (HoD, Microbiology, SIAS).

The programme started with the NSS song. The welcome speech was delivered by

the programme coordinator Dr. Shabanamol S., were she welcomed all the students who had

gathered and has participated in this mission which included the students of the department of

Microbiology and the NSS volunteers, the Health inspector, Junior Health inspector, Medical

officer and the principal and the other dignitaries on the dais. The principal gave the presidential

address. The programme was inaugurated by the Health Inspector Mr. Krishnadas which was

then followed by the report handing over ceremony. The report was handed over to the Medical

Officer of Vazhayoor panchayath, Dr. Nikhila by the NSS programme Officer Ms. Naseema

K.P. and the Microbiology department Head, Ms. Farha Baramy. Dr. Nikhila gave the Keynote

address. She appreciated the effort we have taken and she was proud that we performed this

mission at the right time and that we could submit the results on time. She also promised to go

through the whole matter and will definitely give us a reply on the action plan taken. Mr.

Bhagyanath (Vice president, Vazhayoor panchayath), Mr. Sooraj (Junior health inspector), Mr.

Haris Unnipulan (Ex- NSS programme officer, SIAS) felicitated the gathering. Finally the

programme was ended by Vote of thanks by Mr. Fawas Mohammed K., NSS secretary SIAS.

MICROBIOME Microbiology Association Inauguration, 2018

&

A Talk on Pollution

The Department of Microbiology has celebrated its formal Inaugural function of its

association “MICROBIOME” on 1st of October, 2018, SIAS Seminar Hall, SAFI Institute of

Advanced Study. The chief guest of the day was Dr. E Sreekumaran, Head, Department of Life

Sciences, University of Calicut, Thenjhipalam, Malappuram. Microbiome means the entire

collection of microorganisms which comes under a specific niche. In the same way this was an

opportunity for all the students of Microbiology to come under a single niche to rejoice, merry,

share and learn together. All the students coming under the UG and PG participated in this

event.

The programme started with a prayer by Ms. Ayisha Ambadi of final year B.Sc.

Microbiology. The Head of the Institute, our Principal delivered the Principals address

followed by a welcome speech by our new elected student association secretary Mr. Shabas

Ahammed of second year B.Sc. Microbiology. The function was then inaugurated by Dr. E.

Sreekumaran and he also gave the keynote address. His speech was very motivating, where he

acknowledged the students for conducting the programme and he also asked them to keep on

conducting programmes within the department throughout the year and to utilize this

association to develop their skills in microbiology. The chief guest gave a scintillating speech

on Pollution. Pollution in environment pollution as noise, pollution as chemicals and

adulterants and pollution within our mind and mind sets. Ere This made his speech so

interesting that the students were all captivated with his examples and videos.

Ms. Farha Baramy, Head, Department of Microbiology read the annual report of the

association activities for the academic year 2017-2018. Certificates were distributed by the

Principal to the student who had participated the 3 day workshop on HACCP Level- 3, certified

by HABC UK and a token of love and gratitude was presented to Ms. M.M. Sahila in the form

of a portrait from the department and it was handed over by our chief guest Dr. E. Sreekumaran.

Mr. Salahudeen (Chief librarian), Mr. Jamsheel C. (Union Advisor), Mr. Jeji Mohammed

(Union secretary), Mr. Zainul Abid (Union Chairman) felicitated the gathering. This was then

followed by Vote of thanks by Ms. Fathima, class representative of Second year B.Sc.

Microbiology and the magazine student editor.

MICROMANIA’18

Micromania was conducted in association with the Inaugural function of the

Microbiology association ‘MICROBIOME’ on 1st October 2018, at SIAS Seminar hall, SAFI

Institute of Advanced Study. The students of the Microbiology department celebrated it with

all love and joy. The programme started in an informal way with a speech by the association

secretary Mr. Shabas Ahammed and the rest of the programme was then hosted by the students

Nihad of final year B.Sc. Microbiology and Nidha of second year B.Sc. Microbiology. A

general quiz programme was conducted followed by cultural activities, which show cased the

talents of the students in the form of songs, dances, drama, dubbing (dubsmash) and games.

The introductory session for the fresher’s were also conducted. The whole department as a

family celebrated the moment. Discussions on the future events by the department was also

planned under the leadership of Microbiology Association in charge Dr. Shabanamol S and the

other teachers in the department Ms. Smitha K.V., Ms. Asha B. Ms. Shainy NK., Ms. Farha

Baramy and our Lab assistant Ms. Abitha. Various teachers from other departments, Ms.

Nasreen (Bioststistics), Mr. Shafi (English), Ms. Sahila (Computer) and Ms. Anjana

(Biochemistry) also joined the function and became part of our celebration.

Study Tour, 2018

For Final year BSc Microbiology

A study tour for the final year BSc Microbiology students was conducted

on 26th October 2018 to The Museum Of Anatomy And Pathology (MAP),Udupi

with 30 students and three faculties Ms. Smitha KV, Assistant professor in

Microbiology, Mr. Suvaneish Kumar, Assistant professor in Biotechnology and

Ms, Abitha V. Microbiology Lab Assistant of SAFI Institute of Advanced Study.

The visit was a remarkable experience and it was an insight to explore the human

nature and its anatomy.

The Museum of Anatomy and Pathology or MAP, is a popular tourist

attraction. The Museum features human and animal specimens and is considered

to be the largest of its kind in Asia. There are about 3000 samples of organs and

other parts of human or animal anatomy including the skulls of an elephant and a

whale and a long skeleton of a King Cobra. The museum houses well preserved

skeletons of various animals. There are carefully crafted models and charts to go

along with them for the benefit of the visitors. It was a very well made museum

showing interesting specimens. Great place to study anatomy as everything was

clearly displayed; both physiological and pathophysiological systems were

exhibited. We spent nearly 3 hours there, our mentor guided us though out the

journey in the museum and explained us all the models, specimens and charts

which were displayed there. It was a remarkable and informative experience

which a Life Science student should experience in his lifetime.

Field visit to study

Organic farming, Vermicomposting and Biogas plant

The students of the second year BSc. Microbiology of SAFI Institute of Advanced

Study visited Mr. Eliyas farm on 29th November, 2018 who were accompanied by two teachers

Ms. Shainy N.K. (Class Advisor, Assistant Professor in Microbiology) and Ms. Farha Baramy

(HOD, Department of Microbiology).

We were welcomed warmly to his farm. Mr. Eliyas was an established farmer and he

was also awarded with many awards in his field like the ‘ Karshakashri award’. He was very

happy to see the enthusiasm of the students and cleared all the doubts and encouraged the

students and teachers to ask questions. First he showed us the organic farming methods in

which he explained us about the manure used, its composition and the methodology of seeding

and planting. He had a wide variety of vegetables fruits and also cereals. Apart from farming

he also keeps great interest in the new techniques of plant breeding. He also gave some

seedlings to the much interested students.

Then we visited the vermicomposting plant. The vermicomposting plant had all the

organic materials from his household wastes, agricultural land, and cow dung from his cattle

farm were dumped into a well cemented pit. There were tiny showers fitted on the top the pit

to give required moisture for decomposition. He used special variety of earthworms which were

small in size. The earthworms from the previous batches are collected and again added to the

new batch. He explained us the process of vermicomposting and how he recollects the

earthworm after the whole process, the time it takes for the decomposition to take place and

what are the waste materials which gets decomposed faster and which takes time to decompose.

The importance of the cowdung in decomposition, how can we make vermicomposting

possible at our homes etc.

After that we visited his cattle farm near to which a biogas plant was set up in which he

uses the cowdung and the kitchen wastes. The biogas produced from the plant was used for the

household purposes itself. He also has a small scale milk processing and packaging unit were

he packets the milk and distributes it to the near by neighbourhood. It was an amazing trip to

remember and very informative. We were overwhelmed to meet such a great personality and

learn a lot of things.

Installation of Bio-pedestal Composting unit

The Department of Microbiology is overwhelmed because we got the

opportunity to introduce a best practice into the campus, ie, to manage wastes with the help of

a composting unit. The composting process is currently viewed as the primary waste

management method to stabilize organic wastes such as manure, yard trimmings, organic

wastes, kitchen wates etc. the stabilized end product which is the compost can be utilized as a

soil amendment to improve soil structure, provide plant nutrients and facilitate the revegetation

of disturbed or eroded soil.

The Bio-pedestal was installed on the 10th of December 2018 behind the

canteen area to manage the wastes in the canteen. The Biopdestral unit requires the following

materials, PVC pipe which has 8 inches in diameter and 1 metre in length, a plastic or a ferro

lid which can close the open end of the pipe. For the Installation of the Biopedestal, dig a pit

of nearly 30 cm in depth and then carefully place a pipe and then fill the pit with earth keeping

the pipe portion inside. The open end of the pipe should be closed with a lid. To the biopedestal

we can add in any type of bio- wastes, occasionally sprinkling it with cow dung slurry to

improve its degradation process. The bio-wastes gets degraded in the vessel and then gets

settled to the bottom of the tube and some of it may leach into the surrounding soil.

We would like to thank our principal Dr. PV Basheer Ahammed and Col.

Nisar Seethi, SIAS Chief Admistrative

officer for giving encouragement and

support for the fulfillment of this project.

Col. Nisar Seethi, showed great

enthusiasm and also acknowledged the

students for the great initiative taken. He

also asked the students to spread the

message to friends, family and the society

to manage the wastes in their area. We

would also like to express our gratitude to Mr. Kumar, Mr. Musthafa, Mr Haque, Mr. Kareem

and Mr. Junaid for extending help and support wholeheartedly.

Awareness Campaign On Nipah Virus

Nipah virus infection is a viral infection caused by the Nipah virus. As of 2018 there is

no vaccine or specific treatment. Prevention is by avoiding exposure to bats and sick pigs and

not drinking raw date palm sap. As of May 2018 about 700 human cases of Nipah virus are

estimated to have occurred and 50 to 75 percent of those who were infected died.

The Kerala Health and Family Welfare Department has put out a notice asking people to take

necessary precautions ahead of the Nipah transmission season beginning from December till

about June. On 19 May 2018, the Nipah virus broke out in Permabra town of Kozhikode in

Kerala. The virus resulted in the deaths of 19 people over the period of its outbreak. The virus

which is said to be caused by fruit bats, put the entire state on high alert with thousands being

quarantined to check for symptoms. Direct contact with infected pigs, other infected animals,

or through contaminated fruits (half-eaten fruits left by fruit bats), and even direct contact with

sick persons have been cited as the underlying cause of outbreaks.

Currently there is no effective treatment for Nipah virus infection. The treatment is

limited to supportive care. With this in mind the Students of the department of Microbiology

conducted an Awareness campaign on Nipah virus in the area of Vazhayoor Panchayath on 5th

February, 2019. The 60 selected students distributed pamphlets in various areas of Vazhayoor,

which included houses, shops, schools and anganvadees. The students gave a brief description

about the disease its transmission and prevention strategies.

Instructions by the Kerala government to the public:

1. Do not eat fruits bitten by bats.

2. Consume all fruits and vegetables after properly washing them.

3. Use a mask if you have a cough.

4. Those suffering from cough are also directed to use a towel and cover their mouth whenever

they step outside the house or interact with other family members inside the house.

Awareness Campaign On H1N1 Virus

The students from the Department of Microbiology has participated in the Awareness

campaign at Vazhayoor on H1N1 viral infection. The programme was inaugurated by the

Health Inspector of Vazhayoor Panchayath, Mr. Krishnadas. He gave a very detailed speech

on various viral diseases, its transmission and its prevention. He also encouraged the students

by giving them various instructions on how to present and give awareness to the people in the

rural areas and how they can portray the knowledge about the disease and its prevention to the

local public.

H1N1 was one among the disease spreading fast around the world, so the World Health

Organization called it a pandemic. Since then, people have continued to get sick from swine

flu, but not as many. While swine flu isn't as scary as it seemed a few years ago, it's still

important to protect ourself from getting it. Like seasonal flu, it can cause more serious health

problems for some people. The best bet is to get a flu vaccine, or flu shot, every year. Swine

flu is one of the viruses included in the vaccine.

Symptoms generally seen are flu like symptoms, like cough, runny nose, fever, body

aches, headaches, chills, fatigue etc. People who have it can spread it one day before they have

any symptoms and as many as 7 days after they get sick. Kids can be contagious for as long as

10 days. Like the regular flu, swine flu can lead to more serious problems including pneumonia,

a lung infection, and other breathing problems. And it can make an illness like diabetes or

asthma worse.

The Students distributed pamphlets to houses, Schools, shops and Anganvadees, which

included the preventive measures and the caution to be taken to prevent the disease from

occurring. The students explained about the diseases and measures to be taken. The whole

programme motivated the students to know about the disease and also brought in the self-

confidence and the sense to serve the society.

Field Visit to MNR Grape Garden,

Theni District, Tamil Nadu

The students of the Second year BSc. Microbiology had the opportunity

to visit the grape garden, at Theni, Tamil Nadu on the 3rd of February,2019. There were 28

students and two faculties, Ms. Farha Baramy (HOD, Dept. of Microbiology) and Ms. Nazreen

(Dept. of Statistics). The visit helped the students to know more about the growth of the grapes

its cultivation, environmental conditions, manufacture and distribution. Wine is an alcoholic

drink made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to

ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce

different styles of wine. These variations result from the complex interactions between the

biochemical development of the grape, the reactions involved in fermentation and the

production process. Many countries enact legal appellations intended to define styles and

qualities of wine. These typically restrict the geographical origin and permitted varieties of

grapes, as well as other aspects of wine production. Wines not made from grapes include rice

wine and fruit wines such as plum, cherry, pomegranate, currant and elderberry.

There were samples of Wines of different types which were for sale. It

included Sparkling wines, Table wine, Alcoholic and Non- alcoholic wines, white wines and

red wines etc. Apart from the wines there were fruit juices too. The whole experience was very

informative and treat to the eye.

A talk on

Communicating Essentials of Scientific Writing Skills

The Department of Microbiology on behalf of the National Science Day celebration

organized a talk by Dr. A.A. Mohammed Hatha, Professor, Department of Marine Biology,

Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Science, Cochin University of Science and

Technology, co-sponsored by KSCSTE and DST, on 12th February,2019 at SAF Institute of

Advanced Study.

It was an honour and privilege to have got such a personality with a wide range of

knowledge as well an eminent personality in the field of research and development. He has a

lot of awards and recognitions to his name and he part of a lot of organizations and professional

bodies. He has more than a hundred publications in various journals, many book chapter

publications.

The participants intended for this talk were the post graduate students of various

departments, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Food Technology and Mass communication and

Journalism. The final year students of BSc. Microbiology also joined the session because they

were also doing their minor project and would get some inspiration from the talk about writing

their project report. The programme began with a prayer and then a Welcome speech by the

programme coordinator Dr. Shabanamol S, Assistant professor Microbiology. The Principal

Dr. PV. Basheer Ahammed gave the presidential address followed by the Keynote Address by

the Guest speaker, Dr. A.A. Mohammed Hatha. The programme was felicitated by the

department heads of the science stream, Dr. Sahaya Sibu (HoD, Biotechnology), Dr. Shonima

Govindan (HoD, Biochemistry), Ms.Sujitha (HoD Food technology). There were other

teachers too who joined this session Mr. Abdusamad, Mr. Nasrullah, Ms. Anjana and the other

faculties of the Microbiology department.

The talk mainly focused on the writing skills of a paper and its publication in journals

with high impact factor. He explain widely on each sections of a writing a paper which included

the Abstract, Introduction, Review, Materials and Methods, Results and discussions,

Conclusion and References. He also stated that even though there were many research activities

going on, unless the work is properly formulated and published it will have no value. After the

session he encouraged the students to ask and clear the doubts related to the class. Students

enthusiastically participated and gave the feedback for the session. The programme was

concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Mr. Nazrullah, Assistant professor in Mass

Communication and Journalism, he also gave his feedback on the session and also mentioned

that the works Dr. Hatha has done was inspirational and he added that he was even more

inspired by the person he was seeing his dedication towards the world of science.

Release of the Proceedings of Nation seminar

SYMBIOSIS’18

The National Seminar Symbiosis’18, - Research in Agriculture,

Environmental, Industrial and Food Microbiology: Advances and Challenges, was conducted

on 15th and 16th March 2018, at SAFI Institute of Advanced Study, Vazhayoor Seminar hall

which was co-sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science and Technology (KSCSTE).

On behalf of the Science day celebration the proceedings of the National seminar

SYMBIOSIS’18, ISBN Number 978-93-5300-740-9, was released by the Chief guest Dr. A.A.

Mohammed Hatha, Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and

Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and technology. The

programme convener Dr. Shabanamol gave the welcome speech followed by the presidential

address by the Principal Dr. P.V. Basheer Ahammed and other faculties from Biochemistry Dr.

Shonima, from Biotechnology Dr. Shibu and from Foodtechnology Ms. Sujitha felicitated the

gathering. The Vote of thanks was delivered by the Head of the Department Ms. Farha Baramy.

Later on a session by the chief guest was conducted on the topic “Communicating essentials of

scientific writing skills”. Mr. Nazrullah, Assistant professor MCJ concluded the session with

his nice words and words of praise for the speaker and thanked all the students for their active

participation.

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATION

SCIENTIA’19 Science, Research and Technology for Sustainable Development.

'Scientia' 19' aims at providing a perfect platform to promote innovative ideas and to

allow students to share their knowledge and ideas. The ultimate motive of the programme is to

promote biological sciences among students by giving them opportunity to experience and

showcase innovations and explore a wide range of academic possibilities in this field with

'Scientia' 19'. The programme was jointly conducted by three departments, Microbiology, Food

technology and Biotechnology and was sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science,

Technology & Environment, Govt. of Kerala; and Department of Science and Technology,

Govt. of India. The programme was conducted at SIAS Library Seminar Hall, (Programme

Inaugration and lecture) and the other events were at the Biotechnology Laboratory

(Exhibition), Microbiology Laboratory (Exhibition), Food Technology Laboratory

(Exhibition) and the SIAS lobby.

Scientia 2019, Science, Research and Technology for Sustainable Development was

celebrated to commemorate the discovery of Raman effect by Dr. C. V. Raman, 28th February

1928. In the inaugural session Dr. Shabanamol S., Convenor of the event welcomed Principal

SIAS, teaching staffs and students to the event with her welcome speech. The session was

inaugurated by Dr. P. V. Basheer Ahammed, Principal SIAS. Dr. Suvanish Kumar V. S,

convenor of the event, delivered the vote of thanks in which he thanked KSCSTE, DST, for

sponsoring the celebration and their constant support they have given us, he also thanked the

student and staff volunteers for their active involvement for successfully organizing the

programme.

After the inaugural session the Interdepartmental competitions commenced, Science Quiz,

Poster making, Essay writing and Just a minute was conducted from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

with the assistance from the staffs, Department of English and Commerce. Science exhibition

themed, communicating science to all, was open for the school students in and around

Malappuram District from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Exhibits presented includes, “Come and meet

your unseen friends”, “Microbes in our Daily life”, “Biotechnology for Sustainable

agriculture”; “Still and live models of Biological Sciences”; Rodizio-Food Expo (Natural-

Source-Food Exhibition). The Competition winners were awarded the prizes after 3:30 pm, by

The Principal, SIAS. The programme was dispersed following National Anthem, 3:50pm.

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATION 2019

NAME AND THEME: SCIENTIA 2019; Theme: Science, Research and

Technology for Sustainable Development.

Event No. 1: Essay writing Competition

Total Participants: 26

Winners: Aysha Ambadi (First), Nasrin (Second)

Event No. 2: Quiz Competition

Total Teams: 26

Winners: Aadhil Ahamed Sudheer and Rahna M.S. (First),

Murshid T. and Kiran Prasad (Second)

Event No. 3: Just A Minute (JAM)

Total Participants: 34

Winners: Innu M. A (First), Nida Usman (Second)

Event No.4: Poster Making

Total Participants: 12

Winners: Aysha Ambadi (First), Athulya M (Second)

Event No.5: Exhibitions: “Come and meet your unseen friends”;

“Microbes in our Daily life”; “Rodizio-Food Expo”, Still and

live models of Biological Sciences.

Total Participants: 104

Sent Off programme and Award Distribution ceremony

Department of Microbiology, 2019

The Sent off ceremony of the final year students of Microbiology was

conducted by the first and second year students of the department on the 13th of March,2019.

It is the time were the senior relax leaving all the academic activities behind and recall all the

fond memories they share down the lane of their 3 years spent in the beautiful campus of SAFI

Institute of Advanced Study. This was the day the cherish all the great time they have spent

together with good, bad, funny memories.

The programmes were organized by the second year students. The

programme started off with a Welcome speech by Ms. Meghna, (Second year), followed by the

Introductory speech by C.H. Fathima. All the final year students shared their experiences,

stories, tour excitements, the tension of exams, their pain in leaving their friends and the

institution. Later the HoD, Ms. Farha Baramy and the Department teachers and Staffs gave

their best wishes and shared the wonderful experiences shared with them.

There were a variety of programmes organized, like small games,

dance and songs from the seniors and juniors. They also showed a series of throwback pictures,

which showed the journey of their and bought tears to all eyes. There was a photo session to

capture all the wonderful moments and the whole final year batch.

An Achievement award ceremony was also organized by the

department in which the following where awarded:

Best Outgoing student 2019 - Ms. Fasleena M. Koya

Best Performer in Extracurricular activities (Male) - Mr. Nihad S.V

Best Performer in Extracurricular activities (Female) – Ms. Aysha Ambadi

Leadership Excellence award- Mr. Vyshak

Special Award for Best Actor in C Zone- Mr. Thanfeequr Rahman