About Applied Biotechnology

Mission

Applied Biotechnology aims to tool students with multidisciplinary training in applied biotechnology sectors and appropriate communication skills and provide scientific and business communities with highly skilled individuals for employment in this vital field.

Applied Biotechnology major provides students with the scientific background and laboratory experience necessary to use biotechnology to develop applications relevant to biology-based industries and institutions such as biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, agricultural, and food industries and the environment. This is achieved by bringing together study areas such as animals, food science, forestry, entomology, and plants.

Our primary responsibility is to educate our students and prepare them for practical life. We attempt to expand their minds, broaden their experiences, and sharpen their abilities by imparting theoretical knowledge and workable skills.

Description

Applied Biotechnology Major is an interdisciplinary field that applies technology to biology to improve the quality of human life by developing innovative products that help maintain the planet's health. Examples include bio-based vaccines, advanced and more accurate diagnostic tools for diseases in humans and animals, alternative fuels based on corn or sugar cane, crossbred harvests that resist pests, and decreased dependence on chemical pesticides.

Graduates of this major can get hired in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, healthcare, agriculture, textile industries, forensic and molecular biology labs, etc.

The set of skills that Applied Biotechnology students will acquire are the following:

Principles and practices of different biotechnology techniques: Real-Time PCR, Genome Analysis, Sequencing, and (Southern, Northern, and Western) Blotting.
Immunodiagnostic methods include immunoblotting techniques.
Application of Bio-nanomachine for biomolecular structure determination.
Basic knowledge and skills for the successful cultivation of animal and plant cells and tissues.
RNA editing techniques.
Cytogenetic techniques.
Molecular diagnosis (Principles and Applications).
Gene Therapy (Genetic Disorders, Gene Target Selection, Gene Delivery Methods, Viral vectors).
Production of vaccines.
Drug discovery and drug development.
Producing transgenic plants resistant to indigenous biotic and abiotic stress.
Renewable energy.
Manufacturing of biotechnological products.
Wastewater purification.

Careers you can pursue:

Those working in the biotechnology field have a diversity of exciting career choices across different biotechnology sectors (medical and pharmaceutical, environmental, agricultural, and industrial science occupations) with job titles such as:
Microbiologist
Cell/Research/Molecular Biologist
Biomedical Engineer
Biostatistician
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Agricultural and Food Scientist
Plant and Animal Breeder
Business Development Manager
Marketing and Sales Manager
Quality Assurance Specialist

Biotechnology graduates have very promising career opportunities. Employment opportunities are available with:

Analysis laboratories
Medical and pharmaceutical research institutes
Gene therapy laboratories
Agricultural research institutes
Companies producing vegetables and fruit strains by tissue culture
Food production companies “Quality Assurance”
Companies working in the field of environmental protection
Laboratories for ICSI and IVF
Hospitals applying clinical pharmacy