Staffs of P. M. C. G. Department       Plant Molecular and Cellular Genetics was established in 1989 with an aim to study basic and applied aspects of plant processes through modern molecular approaches. The section presently has one Professor, one Reader and two Senior Lecturers. The major emphasis in the research in the section are in the following areas : plant cell & tissue culture; genetic manipulation through somatic hybridization and transgenic approach; molecular aspects of tissue differentiation; transgenic approach towards crop improvement for nutritional, as well as biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and molecular evolution through genomic & proteomic approaches. Support for research in the section is obtained from funding agencies like DBT, DST, CSIR, DAE, Rockefeller Foundation and Indo-US collaborations. The section also runs a DBT-funded Centre for Plant Molecular Biology in collaboration with scientists from the Department of Botany. Charges for facilities available at this department : Instrument Academic Institutes (in Rs.) Industry (in Rs.) Sonicator Labsonic 2000 50/- per sample 100/- per sample P.C.R. Machine DNA Thermalcycer 75/- per hour 150/- per hour U.V. Spectrophotometer 75/- per sample 150/- per sample Lyophiliser Lyolab-B 50/- per hour 100/- per hour Refrigerated Centrifuge 50/- per hour No Ultra Centrifuge C.S. 120 100/- per hour No Prepatory Ultra Centrifuge 100/- per hour No Cryostat digital-1720 500/- per sample 1000/- per sample Bose Institute reserves the right to limit usage of it's facilities to outside users.