Facilities
Biotechnology and life sciences (BT) department offers excellent facilities with strong infrastructure providing the researchers the needed resources and instruments to conduct advanced research in many fields of biotechnology.
The necessary tools need for microbiology research are available in Biotechnology lab (1) [B1-L02].
The lab is equipped with digital balance, pH meter, autoclave, oven, micro-centrifuge, 15 ml-centrifuge, vortex mixer, refrigerator (4oC), deep freezer (-20oC), incubator (4oC - 60oC), shaking incubator, and laminar flow cabinet.
Equipped with micro-centrifuge, vortex, water bath, ice-maker, thermocycler for PCR, DNA gel electrophoresis, microwave, Nanodrop, and UV -transilluminator with digital CCD camera at Biotechnology lab (1) [B1-L02].
Equipped with a cooling centrifuge, water bath, and electroporation system at [B1-L02].
Step-one PCR at [B1-L02].
Equipped with vertical protein electrophoresis, ELISA reader, and spectrophotometry at [B1-L02].
It is a Fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) used in the protein purification and separation at [B1-L02].
• Bioorganic & Medicinal chemistry lab
Equipped with fume hood, Rotary evaporator, heating magnetic stirrer, digital balance, oven, essential tools and glassware for organic synthesis, and lyophilizer at Biotechnology lab (3) [B3-L03].
To perform many animal procedures after approval of BSU-IACUC, located in [A1-C01].
• Tissue and cell culture unit (under construction):
Will be equipped with horizontal laminar flow cabinet, CO2 incubator, liquid nitrogen tank, inverted microscope, and refrigerator. Located in Biotechnology lab (2) [B1-L05].