SRM AP launches its first cutting edge research lab

​Hyderabad: As a part of its stated focus on research, SRM AP, Amaravati has launched its first new cell culture facility to pioneer bio-medical research on cancer cells. This facility will house the latest equipment for related to applications like cellular culture, drug delivery, cell imaging and cell cytotoxicity.

Anil K Suresh, Principal Investigator of the Cell Culture Laboratory, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, spearheaded the acquisition of lab equipment such as the Type 2 biosafety cabinet, CO2 incubators, cell counting machine, inverted and upright microscopes, table-top centrifuge, - 20 and 4 degree refrigerators and cell storage facility.

The equipment was procured and funded through the “Early Career Research Award’ grant of the Central Government’s Department of Science and Technology in response to a proposal submitted by Dr. Suresh.

“At this facility the higher end epi-fluorescence microscope will in particular facilitate diagnosis and cure of several life threatening diseases like cancer (solid tumour) and leukemia”, said Dr. Suresh, “This is possible because the filters along with engineered nanoparticles pinpoint abnormalities and assign treatments with greater accuracy and efficiency.”