Institute of Industrial Bio-Technology
INTRODUCTION
The 21st century is envisioned as an era of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology. Remarkable achievements have been made in the field of science in general, and life sciences in particular, during recent decades. The industrial biotechnology is one of the promising fields that have the potential to address some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as feeding a growing population and offering new alternatives to our scarce natural resources. Although there is a long way to go, if industrial biotechnology reaches its full potential it has the potential to impact the world.
The products of industrial biotechnology include a variety of everyday products such as alcoholic beverages, organic acids, enzymes, detergents, amino acids, baker’s yeast, bioplastics, health care products, biofuel and biodiesel. The impact of industrial biotechnology improving the quality of life is obvious by the fact that the global biotechnology industry has grown to reach revenue of $338 billion in 2018. The global biotechnology market is expected to reach $727.1 billion by 2025.
Realizing the immense economic potential of industrial biotechnology, Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (IIB) was set up in 2005 at GC University Lahore under a grant of Rs. 48.087 million from Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. IIB is a vibrant institute which has gained a good repute in the University and the society due to its strong commitment to excellence both in research and teaching during the last five years.
The aim of IIB is to develop indigenous experts in Microbiology and Biotechnology. This will increase employment opportunities for qualified students both in industrial research and development markets. The manpower will be highly instrumental in developing in-house technologies for the production of various industrial products at National and International level. The Institute has adopted an integrated approach embracing the view that tomorrow’s breakthroughs are likely to occur at the interface of traditional and advanced biological subdivisions. The aim is well served by the amalgamation of all the related disciplines of Microbiology and Biotechnology. The learning process at IIB comprises of a combination of lectures (theory & practical), seminars/presentations, research projects, internships in various industries, industrial study tours, self-directed readings and independent studies.
The Mission statement of IIB is the: “Initiate enthusiastic endeavors to establish strong foundation for pursuing excellence in the rapidly advancing integrated fields of Biotechnology and Microbiology.”
Programme Aim
The aim of IIB is to develop indigenous manpower experts in the fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. This will increase employment opportunities for qualified students both in industrial research and development markets. The manpower will be highly instrumental in developing in-house technologies for the production of various industrial products at national and international level.
Curriculum Upgradation
To meet the requirements of the continuously developing technologies and educate graduates for tomorrow IIB is continuously updating Curriculum by following procedural steps:
- The course contents of Microbiology and Biotechnology are prepared according to the guidelines provided by HEC and QEC of GCU.
- The Departmental Curriculum Committee updates/revises the curricula regularly (every six months) on the basis of the latest trends and developments, and feedback from the concerned teachers and students.
- The courses are then approved by the concerned Board of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology separately which consists of renowned Scientists, Academicians and Industrialists from all over the country.
The Learning Process
The learning process at IIB comprises of a combination of lectures (theory & practical), seminars/presentations, research projects, internships in various industries and hospitals, industrial study tours, self-directed readings and independent studies.
Highly qualified and experienced teaching faculty is present to instruct and supervise students in the latest fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. All the faculty members are engaged in R&D activities in addition to teaching and other activities. The research is focused on various disciplines of Microbiology and Biotechnology particularly Fermentation Technology, Enzymology, Bioprocess Technology, Molecular Biology, Bioenergy, Tissue Culture, Protein Purification and Bioinformatics. Besides six lecture rooms, one conference room and one committee room, there are three General Labs and six Research Labs in the Institute. Another Lab is available for Autoclaving and Sterilizing Chambers like Incubators, Ovens and Ice Cold Machine, etc. Soon a Cold Room will also be established for culture collections and some other related activities. All the equipment and facilities at IIB are available to students and researchers. Students from other universities and organizations also benefit from these facilities. A Life Sciences Library has been established in IIB which has a collection of more than 10,000 books related to various fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. A number of reference books are also available. IIB is also running a computer lab for faculty and students with internet facility. Facilities and resources available at present include the following equipment:-
- Stirred Fermentors (3 L, 7.5 L, 25 L & 30 L)
- Temperature Controlled Rotary Shaking Incubators
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System
- Saccharification vessel (50 L)
- Storage Tanks (100 L)
- Scanning Spectrophotometer (UV/Vis double Beam Scanning System)
- Gel Electrophoresis & Documentation System (Gel-Doc)
- Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) System
- Thermocycler (PCR machine)
- Ultra Heat Sonicator
- Freeze Dryer
- Low-Pressure Chromatography
- Multiporator
- Cool Lab
- Growth Chambers (Bacteria & Fungi)
- Temperature Controlled High Speed
- Centrifuges
- Basket Centrifuge
- Rotary Vacuum Filter
- SpeedVac Concentrator
- Spray Dryer
- Laminar Air Flow Cabinets
- Rotary Vacuum Concentrator
- Ultra Freezers (−80ºC, -20), etc.
R&D, Labs and Research Groups
All the faculty members are engaged in R&D in addition to teaching and other activities. The research is focused on various disciplines of Microbiology and Biotechnology particularly Fermentation Technology, Enzymology, Bioprocess Technology, Molecular Biology, Bioenergy, Tissue Culture, Protein Purification and Bioinformatics. Besides six lecture rooms, one conference room and one committee room, there are three General Labs and six Research Labs in the Institute. Another Lab is available for Autoclaving and Sterilizing Chambers like Incubators, Ovens and Ice Machine, etc.
Institutional support and achievements
- The University encourages foreign training of faculty members. In this context, 4 faculty members have availed Fulbright Scholarships for pre-and post-doctoral studies in USA and two have specialized in enzyme preparations from China.
- Faculty Members of IIB regularly attend National & International Conferences/Seminars/ Symposia / Workshops in the country and abroad to share their work with their peers.
- The students of Biotechnology & Microbiology receive stipends/scholarships from HEC and PEEF every year to support their studies. The University also provides support to deserving students in the form of financial aid. Some of the students have won Fulbright scholarships to study in the USA for one semester.
- Teachers also guide students in matters of employment/placement.
- Several prestigious awards such as the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Fellowship of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Best University Teacher award, Productive and Active Scientists of Pakistan have been awarded to the faculty of IIB.
- Large numbers of research students are being supervised by faculty members. The researchers have produced around 400 theses and published more than 600 research papers in national and international journals of high repute.
Research Projects
Twelve Research Projects sponsored by Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Pakistan, Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), HEC, GCU & Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have been completed successfully. And 10 projects are in progress in the institute.
Research Publications
Since 2005, faculty members of the Institute of Industrial Biotechnology have published more than 600 publications in the journal of national and international repute.
Life Sciences Library
Life Sciences Library was established in IIB in 2009 which has a collection of more than 10,000 books related to various fields of Microbiology and Biotechnology. A number of reference books are also available.
Academic and research links
A number of academic and research links have been developed with Universities, Institutes, Research Organizations, Hospitals and Industries at national and international level. Some of the links are as follows:
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Institute of Microbiology Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
- Hebei Research Institute of Microbiology, HRIM, Baoding, China.
- Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Iowa State University, Ames Iowa, USA
- The Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
- University of Siegen, Germany
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
- University of Selangor (UNISEL), Malaysia
- NIBGE, Jhang Road, Faisalabad
- NIAB, Jhang Road, Faisalabad
- PCSIR Labs Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore
- NARC, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad
- National Feeds (pvt.), Ltd., Sheikhupura
- Alpha Chemicals, Multan Road, Pattoki
- Children Hospital, Lahore.
- Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Bioinformatics, Lahore
- Armed Forces Institute of Nutrition
Future plans
Microbiology and Biotechnology are rapidly developing fields of science, covering a wide range of industrial processes. Successful graduates from the institute have career opportunities in a number of multinational and national industries. In addition, they also have employment opportunities both in teaching and research in different universities and research organizations of national and international fame. One of the main interests of the institute is microbial technology related to the sustainable development of human society, especially on the engineering of microbial strains with the diverse physiological functions using gene engineering, protein engineering, metabolic engineering and other advanced technological techniques. The development of new processes and approaches for microbial products by studying the metabolic activities of the newly reconstructed strains is also the main research field. The research aims at the microbial conversion of agricultural and industrial waste into fuel, feed, and chemicals; the microbiology studies on resources exploration and environmental improvement; development of new fermentation technology and bio-products.
The Institute of Industrial Biotechnology offers the following programmes:-
a) Biotechnology
- BSc (Hons.)
- MPhil
- PhD
b) Microbiology
- BSc (Hons.),
- MPhil
- PhD
- The course contents of our programmes related to Microbiology and Biotechnology are prepared according to the guidelines provided by HEC.
- The Departmental Curriculum Committee updates/revises the curricula regularly (every six months) on the basis of the latest trends and developments, and feedback from the concerned teachers and students.
- The courses are then approved by the concerned Board of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology separately which consists of renowned Scientists, Academicians and Industrialists from all over the country.
Research Groups/research Strengths
The IIB has established Research Groups in the following area:
a) Research Groups
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Fermentation/Bioprocess Technology
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Enzymology
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Industrial Microbiology
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Molecular Biology
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Biofuel / Bioenergy
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Bioinformatics and Proteomics
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Immunology & Medical Microbiology
b) Research Strength
IIB has been able to develop the infrastructure for performing lab and pilot-scale projects in a very short span of time. The students and young faculty members are the main strengths who are further guided by highly qualified scientists. The industrialization of Biotechnology for the biosynthesis of products is based on bioprocesses by making use of indigenous resources (agro-industrial). These include organic acids, biofuels, enzymes and antibiotics. Some of these projects were funded by Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
BSc (Hons.) Biotechnology
Year-I | ||
Semester – I | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BIOTECH-1101 | Basic Biotechnology-I | 2 |
BIOTECH-1101P | Basic Biotechnology-I | 1 |
Semester – II | ||
BIOTECH-1201 | Basic Biotechnology-II | 2 |
BIOTECH-1201P | Basic Biotechnology-II | 1 |
Year-II | ||
Semester – III | ||
BIOTECH-2101 | Biochemistry-I | 2 |
BIOTECH-2101P | Biochemistry-I | 1 |
Semester – IV | ||
BIOTECH-2201 | Biochemistry-II | 2 |
BIOTECH-2201P | Biochemistry-II | 1 |
BIOTECH-2202 | Cell Biology | 2 |
BIOTECH-2202P | Cell Biology | 1 |
Year-III | ||
Semester – V | ||
BIOTECH-3101 | Metabolism-I | 2 |
BIOTECH-3101P | Metabolism-I | 1 |
BIOTECH-3102 | Bioremediation | 2 |
BIOTECH-3102P | Bioremediation | 1 |
BIOTECH-3103 | Fermentation Technology | 3 |
BIOTECH-3103P | Fermentation Technology | 1 |
BIOTECH-3104 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
BIOTECH-3104P | Molecular Biology | 1 |
BIOTECH-3105 | Microbial Genetics | 2 |
BIOTECH-3105P | Microbial Genetics | 1 |
Semester – VI | ||
BIOTECH-3201 | Metabolism-II | 2 |
BIOTECH-3201P | Metabolism-II | 1 |
BIOTECH-3202 | Immunology | 2 |
BIOTECH-3202P | Immunology | 1 |
BIOTECH-3203 | Enzymology | 3 |
BIOTECH-3203P | Enzymology | 1 |
BIOTECH-3204 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 3 |
BIOTECH-3204P | Recombinant DNA Technology | 1 |
BIOTECH-3205 | Techniques in Biotechnology | 2 |
BIOTECH-3205P | Techniques in Biotechnology | 1 |
Year-IV | ||
Semester – VII | ||
BIOTECH-4101 | Food Microbiology | 3 |
BIOTECH-4101P | Food Microbiology | 1 |
BIOTECH-4102 | Bioinformatics-I | 3 |
BIOTECH-4102P | Bioinformatics-I | 1 |
Elective-I | 2 | |
Elective-I | 1 | |
Elective-II | 2 | |
Elective-II | 1 | |
BIOTECH-4299 | Project/Internship | 3 |
Semester – VIII | ||
BIOTECH-4201 | Bioinformatics – II | 3 |
BIOTECH-4201P | Bioinformatics – II | 1 |
BIOTECH-4202 | Skills and Research Methodology | 2 |
BIOTECH-4202P | Skills and Research Methodology | 1 |
Elective-III | 2 | |
Elective-III | 1 | |
Elective-IV | 2 | |
Elective-IV | 1 | |
BIOTECH-4299 | Project/Internship | 3 |
Elective Courses | ||
Semester – VII | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BIOTECH-4103 | Biofuel and Bioenergy | 2 |
BIOTECH-4103P | Biofuel and Bioenergy | 1 |
BIOTECH-4104 | Drug design and Drug delivery | 2 |
BIOTECH-4104P | Drug design and Drug delivery | 1 |
BIOTECH-4105 | Radiobiology | 2 |
BIOTECH-4105P | Radiobiology | 1 |
BIOTECH-4106 | Nanobiotechnology | 2 |
BIOTECH-4106P | Nanobiotechnology | 1 |
BIOTECH-4107 | Genetic Resources and Conservation | 3 |
BIOTECH-4108 | Marine Biotechnology | 3 |
BIOTECH-4109 | Engineering Biosafety and Bioethics | 3 |
BIOTECH-4110 | Bioelectronics and Biosensor | 3 |
BIOTECH-4111 | Molecular Diagnostics | 3 |
Elective Courses | ||
Semester – VIII | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BIOTECH-4203 | Animal Tissue Culture | 2 |
BIOTECH-4203P | Animal Tissue Culture | 1 |
BIOTECH-4204 | Plant Tissue Culture | 2 |
BIOTECH-4204P | Plant Tissue Culture | 1 |
BIOTECH-4205 | Biostatistics | 2 |
BIOTECH-4205P | Biostatistics | 1 |
BIOTECH-4206 | Protein Purification | 2 |
BIOTECH-4206P | Protein Purification | 1 |
BIOTECH-4207P | Medical Biotechnology | 1 |
BIOTECH-4108 | Marine Biotechnology | 3 |
BIOTECH-4208 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 2 |
BIOTECH-4208P | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 1 |
BIOTECH-4209P | Environmental Biotechnology | 1 |
BIOTECH-4210 | Fungal Biotechnology | 2 |
BIOTECH-4210P | Fungal Biotechnology | 1 |
BIOTECH-4211 | Economics and Business Applications | 2 |
BIOTECH-4211P | Economics and Business Applications | 1 |
BIOTECH-4212 | Forensic Sciences | 2 |
BIOTECH-4212P | Forensic Sciences | 1 |
Allied Courses (Biotechnology)
Year -I (Semester – I) | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BIOTECH-1101 | Basic Biotechnology-I | 2 |
BIOTECH-1101P | Basic Biotechnology-I | 1 |
(Semester – II) | ||
BIOTECH-1201 | Basic Biotechnology-II | 2 |
BIOTECH-1201P | Basic Biotechnology-II | 1 |
Year -II (Semester – III) | ||
BIOTECH-2101 | Biochemistry-I | 2 |
BIOTECH-2101P | Biochemistry-I | 1 |
(Semester – IV) | ||
BIOTECH-2201 | Biochemistry-II | 2 |
BIOTECH-2201P | Biochemistry-II | 1 |
BSc (Hons.) Microbiology
Year-I | |||
Semester – I | |||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | |
MICBIO-1101 | General Microbiology-I | 2 | |
MICBIO-1101P | General Microbiology-I | 1 | |
Semester – II | |||
MICBIO-1201 | General Microbiology-II | 2 | |
MICBIO-1201P | General Microbiology-II | 1 | |
Year-II | |||
Semester – III | |||
MICBIO-2101 | General Microbiology-III | 2 | |
MICBIO-2101P | General Microbiology-III | 1 | |
Semester – IV | |||
MICBIO-2201 | General Immunology | 2 | |
MICBIO-2201P | General Immunology | 1 | |
MICBIO-2202 | Cell Biology | 2 | |
MICBIO-2202P | Cell Biology | 1 | |
Year-III | |||
Semester – V | |||
MICBIO-3101 | Microbial Taxonomy | 2 | |
MICBIO-3101P | Microbial Taxonomy | 1 | |
MICBIO-3102 | Virology | 2 | |
MICBIO-3102P | Virology | 1 | |
MICBIO-3103 | Mycology | 3 | |
MICBIO-3103P | Mycology | 1 | |
MICBIO-3104 | Molecular Biology | 3 | |
MICBIO-3104P | Molecular Biology | 1 | |
MICBIO-3105 | Microbial Anatomy and Physiology | 2 | |
MICBIO-3105P | Microbial Anatomy and Physiology | 1 | |
Semester – VI | |||
MICBIO-3202 | Food Microbiology | 2 | |
MICBIO-3202P | Food Microbiology | 1 | |
MICBIO-3205 | Clinical Bacteriology | 2 | |
MICBIO-3205P | Clinical Bacteriology | 1 | |
MICBIO-3206 | Biochemistry | 2 | |
MICBIO-3206P | Biochemistry | 1 | |
MICBIO-3207 | Bioinformatics | 3 | |
MICBIO-3207P | Bioinformatics | 1 | |
MICBIO-3208 | Applied Environmental Microbiology | 3 | |
MICBIO-3208P | Applied Environmental Microbiology | 1 | |
Year-IV | |||
Semester – VII | |||
MICBIO-4101 | Biotechnology | 2 | |
MICBIO-4101P | Biotechnology | 1 | |
MICBIO-4102 | Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Drugs | 2 | |
MICBIO-4102P | Molecular Mechanism of Antimicrobial Drugs | 1 | |
Elective-I | 2 | ||
Elective-I | 1 | ||
Elective-II | 2 | ||
Elective-II | 1 | ||
MICBIO-4299 | Project | 3 | |
Semester – VIII | |||
MICBIO-4201 | Soil Microbiology | 2 | |
MICBIO-4201P | Soil Microbiology | 1 | |
MICBIO-4204 | Microbial Enzyme Technology | 3 | |
MICBIO-4204P | Microbial Enzyme Technology | 1 | |
Elective-III | 2 | ||
Elective-III | 1 | ||
Elective-IV | 2 | ||
Elective-IV | 1 | ||
MICBIO-4299 | Project | 3 |
Elective Courses (Microbiology) | ||
Semester – VII | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
MICBIO-4103 | Fresh Water Microbiology | 2 |
MICBIO-4103P | Fresh Water Microbiology | 1 |
MICBIO-4104 | Cell and Tissue Culture Technology | 2 |
MICBIO-4104P | Cell and Tissue Culture Technology | 1 |
MICBIO-4105 | Genetic Engineering | 2 |
MICBIO-4105P | Genetic Engineering | 1 |
MICBIO-4106 | Food Preservation Technology | 2 |
MICBIO-4106P | Food Preservation Technology | 1 |
MICBIO-4107 | Epidemiology | 2 |
MICBIO-4108 | Skills and Research Methodology | 2 |
MICBIO-4108P | Skills and Research Methodology | 1 |
Elective Courses (Microbiology) | ||
Semester – VIII | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
MICBIO-4202 | DNA Damage, Repair and Carcinogenesis | 2 |
MICBIO-4202P | DNA Damage, Repair and Carcinogenesis | 1 |
MICBIO-4203 | Management of Infectious Waste | 3 |
MICBIO-4205 | Medical Microbiology | 2 |
MICBIO-4205P | Medical Microbiology | 1 |
MICBIO-4206 | Control of Microorganisms | 2 |
MICBIO-4206P | Control of Microorganisms | 1 |
MICBIO-4207 | Bacterial Genetics | 2 |
MICBIO-4207P | Bacterial Genetics | 1 |
MICBIO-4208 | Biostatistics | 2 |
MICBIO-4208P | Biostatistics | 1 |
Allied Courses (Microbiology) | ||
Semester – I | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
MICBIO-1101 | General Microbiology-I | 2 |
MICBIO-1101P | General Microbiology-I | 1 |
Semester – II | ||
MICBIO-1201 | General Microbiology-II | 2 |
MICBIO-1201P | General Microbiology-II | 1 |
Year – II | ||
Semester – III | ||
MICBIO-2101 | General Microbiology-III | 2 |
MICBIO-2101P | General Microbiology-III | 1 |
Semester – IV | ||
MICBIO-2201 | General Immunology | 2 |
MICBIO-2201P | General Immunology | 1 |
MPhil Biotechnology
Year-I
Eight Courses of 24 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BIOTECH-7101 | Principles of Fermentation Technology | 3 |
BIOTECH-7102 | Principles of Food Microbiology | 3 |
BIOTECH-7103 | Principles of Enzymology | 3 |
BIOTECH-7104 | Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology | 3 |
BIOTECH-7105 | Principles of Protein Purification | 3 |
BIOTECH-7106 | Immunology | 3 |
BIOTECH-7107 | Tissue Culture | 3 |
BIOTECH-7108 | Bioremediation | 3 |
BIOTECH-7109 | Genomics & Bioinformatics | 3 |
BIOTECH-7111 | Proteomics | 3 |
BIOTECH-7112 | Biostatistics | 3 |
BIOTECH-7201 | Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology | 3 |
Year-II
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BIOTECH-7499 | Thesis | 12 |
MPhil Microbiology
Year-I
Eight Courses of 24 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
MICBIO-7101 | Advances in Food Microbiology | 3 |
MICBIO-7102 | Microbial Genomics and Molecular Biology | 3 |
MICBIO-7103 | Microbial Proteomics and Human Microbiome | 3 |
MICBIO-7104 | Advances in Medical Microbiology | 3 |
MICBIO-7105 | Virology | 3 |
MICBIO-7106 | Advances in Industrial Microbiology | 3 |
MICBIO-7107 | Bioinformatics and Drug Design | 3 |
MICBIO-7108 | Molecular Immunology | 3 |
MICBIO-7109 | Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 3 |
MICBIO-7110 | Clinical Bacteriology | 3 |
MICBIO-7111 | Principles of Protein Purification | 3 |
MICBIO-7112 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 3 |
Year-II
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
MICBIO-7499 | Thesis | 12 |
PhD Biotechnology
Six Courses of 18 Credit Hours will be offered in two semesters.
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Biotech-8101 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 3 |
Biotech-8102 | Applications of Biotechnology | 3 |
Biotech-8103 | Techniques in Biotechnology | 3 |
Biotech-8104 | Advances in Microbial Genetics | 3 |
Biotech-8105 | Introduction to Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
Biotech-8106 | Advances in Fermentation Technology | 3 |
Biotech-8107 | Bioinformatics | 3 |
Biotech-8201 | Data Processing and Bioinformatics | 3 |
Biotech-8202 | Advances in Enzymology | 3 |
Biotech-8203 | Biotechnology of Mushroom Cultivation | 3 |
Biotech-8204 | Bioprocessing | 3 |
Biotech-8205 | Quality Control and Quality Assurance | 3 |
Name | Designation | Area of Interest |
Prof. Dr. Hamid Mukhtar *
PhD (GCUL) |
Director & Professor | Bioprocess Technology, Protein Purification, Biofuels |
Prof. Dr. Sikander Ali *
PhD (PU), Pre-Doc (US), Post-Doc (Australia) |
Professor | Applied Microbiology, Enzymology and Advanced Industrial Biotechnology |
Prof. Dr. M. Nauman Aftab *
Post-Doc (US), PhD (China) |
Professor | Genomics and Bioinformatics |
Dr. Zahid Hussain *
PhD (Austria) |
Associate Professor | Molecular Biology & Immunology |
Dr. Bushra Muneer
PhD (PU) |
Associate Professor | Molecular Biology & Bioremediation |
Dr. Asad-ur-Rehman
PhD (Japan), Post-Doc (Germany) |
Assistant Professor | Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology |
Dr. Uzma Hameed
Ph.D (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor | Molecular Biology & Enzymology |
Dr. M. Tayyab Akhtar
PhD (Netherland) |
Assistant Professor | Metabolomics |
Dr. Umar Farooq Gohar
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
Dr. Fatima Akram
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor | Molecular Biology |
Dr. Ali Nawaz
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor | Industrial Microbiology |
Dr. Muhammad Usman Ahmad
PhD (GCUL) |
Assistant Professor | Industrial Microbiology & Anaerobic Bacteriology |
Mr. Ishtiaq Ahmad
MPhil (UOL) |
Lecturer | Bioinformatics & Proteomics |
Mr. Mahmood-ul-Hassan
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer | Medical Microbiology |
Distinguised National Professor & Director ORIC | ||
Prof. Dr. Ikram ul Haq, SI, FPAS, ISESCO Laureate *
PhD (PU), Post-Doc (USA) Area of Interest: Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology |
* HEC approved supervisor
Contact Us
Dr. Hamid Mukhtar
Director/Professor
Institute of Industrial Bio-Technology
Science Block GC University, Lahore
UAN: +92 (42) 99211634
Email: hamidmukhtar@gcu.edu.pk