- Source: National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering or NIBGE (Urdu: قومی ادارہَ برائے فنونِ حیاتیاتی و مہندسیِ امورِ تناسل) is one of the main biotechnology institutes operated by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). It is located in Faisalabad.
History
It was planned under the auspices of PAEC in 1987 and was formally inaugurated by president of Pakistan Farooq Leghari in 1994. It is affiliated to Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS) Islamabad, for awarding MPhil & PhD degrees. NIBGE is also the home institution of many Commodity Auctions and National Biology Talent Contest.
Research Divisions
There are five research divisions at NIBGE:
Agricultural Biotechnology Division (ABD)
Health Biotechnology Division (HBD): offers services and products in areas of health biotechnology such as Human Molecular Genetics, Monogenic disorders, Karyotyping, Bacteriology, Complex disorders, Identification and synthesis of novel therapeutic agents.
Industrial Biotechnology Division (IBD)
Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division (SEBD)
Technical Services Division
Notable alumni and faculty
Irshad Hussain
Overview
There are more than 370 books currently present in NIBGE Library. More than 20 theories have been published from NIBGE.
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rekayasa genetik
- Pangan rekayasa genetika
- Keanekaragaman hayati
- Monsanto
- Kontroversi makanan yang dimodifikasi secara genetik
- Mary-Dell Chilton
- Studi genetika bangsa Bosniak
- Eisai (perusahaan)
- Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta
- Pertanian organik
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- Biotechnology and genetic engineering in Bangladesh
- List of research institutes in Pakistan
- Genetic engineering
- Biotechnology
- Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
- National Institute of Biotechnology
- Genetically modified food
- HBD (disambiguation)
- History of genetic engineering
