The Department of Veterinary Biochemistry at Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur came into existence as a full-fledged separate department in the  year 2003. Previously, the subject was combined with Veterinary Physiology as “Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry”. At present, specialized staff is available in the Department of Vety. Biochemistry, which is pursuing under-graduate programme as well as offering the PG courses as minor subject to the students of other departments of the college. It also offers the PG course of the Biotechnology subject as major course.
Apart from the above academic activities, the department provides support to the TVCC for diagnostic biochemistry and other departments for trainings offered to LDOs and LSS. The department also participates in the Animal Health Camps for aiding in the diagnosis in-field conditions using qualitative biochemical tests.

Equipments available in the Department :
1) Flame Photometer.
2) UV-VIS Spectrophotometer.
3) Thin Layer Chromatography.
4) SDS-PAGE Apparatus.
5) Photo electric Colorimeter.
6) Spectronic-20 (Visible range Spectrophotometer).
7) Circulating Water-bath.
8) Refractometer.
9) Hot air oven.
10) Monopan Weighing Balances:

• 1 mg - 50 gm range
• 0.1 mg - 99 gm range

11) Cell Culture Facility

• CO2 Incubator.
• Inverted Phase Contrast Microscope.
• Centrifuge machine: up to 17000 rpm.
• Water bath with Shaker.
• Vortex Mixer.
• Monopan Weighing Balances: 0.01 mg - 99 gm.
• Laminar Flow work bench.

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Name	Dr. Sonali D. Borkar (Jadhav), (MVSc)
Designation	Assistant Professor
Mail Id	sonaliborkar_2002@yahoo.com
Phone No.	9922950122
Subject of specialization	B.V.Sc. & A. H.	Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur, 2002, Veterinary Science
	M.V.Sc.	Bombay Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur 2005, Veterinary Biochemistry
Experience	12.7 Years (including 2.5 as contractual Asst. Professor in Vety. College, Shirval)
Trainings attended	National Trainings: Five Online MOOC course (NAARM, Hyderabad)
Trainings Conducted	a) As Course Director: Nil b) As Guest Faculty: Seven
Research Projects	As PI: 1 As Co-PI: 3
No. of MVSc students Guided	One (Additional 03 as Member Advisory Committee)
Conference	Seven
Workshop / Seminar / Symposia Proceedings	Twenty two
	Act as Organiser of different personality development programme for the students especially college girls and ladies staff.
	Act as
	Act as Co-editor of one booklet
	Campaigner for Awareness rally on cashless transaction
	Publications: a) Research articles: Eight b) Extension articles: Seventeen c) Workshop / Seminar / Symposia Proceedings: Twelve d) Technical article: Four e) Popular article: Forty seven f) Technical Documents (Practical Manuals): Awards/Recognitions/Fellowships received: One Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Nariratna Sanman, Anand, Gujrat (2013). Member of Professional Societies: One

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Achievements of the Department and current status/information of Dept.

1. Dr. Sachin W. Bonde, I/C Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur has received Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Life Time Achievement National Award on dated 18th August 2018 at Bengaluru from International institute for social and economic reforms (R), Bengaluru for distinguished contributions to the development of the Nation and achieving outstanding excellence in the field of Teaching, Research and Publication.
2. Dr. Sachin W. Bonde, I/C Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur has received Thomas Edison Award.
3. Executive Committee Member of the Society of Animal Physiologists of India (SAPI and also nominated to the Editorial Board of The Indian Journal of Animal Physiology as Associate Editor
4. Dr. S. D. Borkar was been awarded “Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Nariratna Samman, Maharashtra Dalit Tarun Sanghatna, Nagpur which is being organised on the behalf of “11th Rajyastariya Samajik Karyakarta Sammelan, Decmber 2015

Departmental Extension activity

1. Delivered the lectures by the faculty in the trainings organised by the Department of Extension, NVC, MAFSU Nagpur entitled “Shelyanchya khadyat khanij mishranache mahatva”
2. Participation and representation in 8th Agrovision Exhibition - 2016 organized by Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
3. Faculty of the department were also delivered Television talks and Radio Talks
4. Faculty of the department Worked as a Co- organizer for the success of the different college programme
5. Attended the duties of Phone calls on MAFSU toll free number 1800-233-3268 for Farmers and Livestock owners
6. Participated and given services w.r.to Vaccination/ infertility/Animal Health Check-ups/A.I / other animal related health services
7. Staff of the college and students and moreover other college students (Pharmacy College) were utilized the Central Instrumentation facility which was previously under the dept. of Vety. Biochemistry.
8. Worked as Faculty for the training programme on “Modern Diagnostic Equipments in Veterinary profession” for LDOs and LSS.