Introduction

"Molecular Biology" is a branch of biology that deals with the formation, structure and function of macromolecules essential to life such as nucleic acids and proteins, including their role in cell replication and the transmission of genetic information. On the other hand "Biotechnology" is the deliberate manipulation of DNA molecules to produce commercial products from living organisms. All life is composed of cells that contain genes, and genes are made of DNA molecules. DNA contains information used by cells as a blueprint or plan for the animal, plant, or other organism. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology are one of the most exciting new sciences in this century. The discovery that DNA, the carrier of the genetic code for any form of life can be transferred into any other form of life opens the door to a multitude of possibilities for genetically modified plants, animals and microbes not found on earth until now. A career that is impacted by molecular biology and biotechnology is not just a job. It is an invitation to participate in the development of new products and processes that could improve quality of human life as much as any other discovery since the industrial revolution. By the understandings and needs of molecular biology and biotechnology this department has been established at the Faculty of Biosciences very recently. The department offers research degrees for M.Phil and Ph.D programs.

  Staff Positions

Chairman

Prof. Dr. Masroor Ellahi Babar

Assistant Professor

Abdul Waheed Qureshi

Lecturer

Imran Shabbir

Shahid Hussain

Saeeda Kalsoom

   Laboratory Facilities

Well equipped WTO quality control lab, Biochemistry lab, Microbiology lab, Pathology lab, and Molecular Cytogenetics and Genomics lab with the state of the art equipments to undertake research by postgraduate students. Trangenics and Tissue Culture Lab is being established to enhance the research activities of the department.