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THE FOUNDER’S MESSAGE
AL HAJ MOULVI RAYAZUDDIN AHMED (Tamgha e Imtiaz)Al Haj Moulvi Rayazuddin Ahmed (T.I), a direct descendant of Hazrat Sheikh Saleem Uddin Chishty, was born in 1906 in the city of Taj Mahal, the city of intellectuals and poets. His early upbringing through parents and education instilled in him love for education inspite of being enslaved in government service.
Chancellor’s Message
Education has been unanimously regarded as the key factor in the development of personality of an individual, as well as that of a society and a nation. Any efforts put in education consequently lead to formidable behavioral changes. The first gift given to humanity by its creator, when first human being was created, was knowledge. Similarly Islamic religion tradition began with the command from the creator to read, contemplate and produce knowledge in order to serve the humanity.
Vice Chancellor's Message
This year is very special, has brought happiness and encouragement among all in the University as the President of Pakistan has conferred Tamgha-e-Imtiaz to Al-Haj Moulvi Reyazuddin Ahmed in recognition of his hard and sincere efforts for the cause of education and especially for female population.
The history of development, across the globe, amply, demonstrates that education is the key condition for economic, social and political development. The human and social development in developing countries, establishes a direct relationship between female education.
Department of Biotechnology
Introduction
Biotechnology is the technology based science that uses living systems to make beneficial products to improve the live and health of human beings. It is basically the science for human welfare. Biotechnology also uses genetic engineering techniques to improve the characters of living organism. Biotechnology is a frontline discipline of applied sciences with extensive potential for the welfare of mankind. The Department of Biotechnology, JUW was established in 2012 with the aim to provide female students with the knowledge that creates a robust foundation for understanding developments and advancements in the rapidly growing field of biotechnology, to enhance the critical thinking and technical skills of students, to strengthen ethical attitude and to encourage outreach, giving the nation with highly trained professionals who are capable to execute the scientific procedures for the constant improvement of biotechnological services and products with value, safety and quality.
Vision
- To be a department of excellence in the field of biotechnology.
- To nurture world-class graduates with a potential to innovate, invent and distribute knowledge.
- To impart quality education for lifelong professional growth and a wide range of career opportunity in the field of product processing and marketing.
Mission
- To maintain regular updating of the course curriculum to serve the needs of academia and industry.
- To initiate multi-disciplinary programs through academia-industry interface with special emphasis on implementation of bioprocess
- To emphasize on recent trends in bioengineering through organization of conferences, symposia, workshops.
Research Publications
Total number of publications by the department faculty and students
(2019-2022 publications that are available online with DOIs)
| National Conference | International Conference | HEC Recognized Journal | HEC recognized Impact Factor Journals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
Research areas in biotechnology
| Industrial Biotechnology |
| Agriculture Biotechnology |
| Medical Biotechnology |
| Environmental Biotechnology |
| Food Biotechnology |
| Marine Biotechnology |
Research Project Funded
| S.No. | Faculty | Title | Funding Source | Grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Syeda Kahkashan Kazmi | Micropropagation of commercially important ornamental plants | HEC-TDF | Rs. 9.918 million |
| 2. | Dr. Rashida Rahmat Zohra | Lab to Market: Xanthan gum production through microbial fermentation. | HEC-TDF | Rs. 5.3 million |
Business startup incubated in JUBIC
Floritech – By Dr. Syeda Kahkashan Kazmi
Floritech startup has been established with the funding of HEC-TDF 03-138 project. The startup has been registered in 2020 from JUBIC of Jinnah University for Women, Karachi. The aim of this startup is to commercialize ornamental and fruit plants in order to get profit. These plants are produced and multiplied through various breeding and propagation strategies. Currently, this project provides plants to different nurseries and farms i.e. Orchidium Nursey and Pasha Farms.
Notable Alumni
| S.NO | NAME OF STUDENTS | BATCH | ORGANIZATION NAME | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabeen Nadeem | 2016 | Jinnah University for Women | Pakistan |
| 2 | Neha Khan | 2016 | Jinnah University for Women | Pakistan |
| 3 | Tooba Shamim | 2016 | Macter International Ltd. | Pakistan |
| 4 | Mehnaz Kabir | 2016 | Agha khan University Hospital | Pakistan |
| 5 | Sheikh Rimsha | 2016 | Agha khan University Hospital | Pakistan |
| 6 | Hira Irfan | 2016 | Agha khan University Hospital | Pakistan |
| 7 | Mahnoor Saleem | 2016 | ICCBS | Pakistan |
| 8 | Asna Waseem | 2016 | Mondelez International | Pakistan |
| 9 | Umaiya Abdali | 2016 | Lecturer | Pakistan |
| 10 | Batha Naz | 2016 | Korangi Creek General Hospital | Pakistan |
| 11 | Humna Farooqi | 2016 | Happy Palace Grammar School | Pakistan |
| 12 | Shagufta Nisar | 2016 | Agha khan University Hospital | Pakistan |
| 13 | Iqra Kanwal | 2016 | Dow University Ojha Campus | Pakistan |
| 14 | Wajiha Faizan | 2016 | Skills Valley North Campus | Pakistan |
| 15 | Faiza Islam | 2016 | SJ&G Fazal Elahi Pharmaceutical Industries | Pakistan |
| 16 | Aliya | 2017 | Karachi University | Pakistan |
| 17 | Umaima ibrahim | 2017 | Eden Girls School,Coventry | United Kingdom |
| 18 | Anoosha Fatima | 2017 | Beacon Light Academy | Pakistan |
| 19 | Mehreen Khan | 2018 | Essa Laboratory | Pakistan |
| 20 | Syeda Hafsa Fatima | 2018 | ICCBS | Pakistan |
| 21 | Aiman Sheikh | 2019 | Saifee Hospital | Pakistan |
| 22 | Amna Raheel | 2019 | Musa jee adam and sons | Pakistan |
| 23 | Komal | 2019 | Jinnah Hospital | Pakistan |
| 24 | Dua Mughal | 2019 | ICCBS | Pakistan |
| 25 | Muraffa Ghani | 2019 | ICCBS | Pakistan |
| 26 | Bareera Amir | 2019 | Agha khan University Hospital | Pakistan |
Industry Advisory Board Members
- Beena Naqvi (Senior Scientific Officer, Plant tissue culture and Biotechnology Laboratories, PCSIR)
- Samina Iqbal (Senior Scientific Officer, Pharmaceutical Research Centre, PCSIR)
- Asma Naseeb (Depty Director Horticulture, Pakistan Defence Housing Authority)
- Muraffa Ghani (Research Associate, Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory)
- Muhammad Zaid Saeed (Sanitation Specialist, Mondelez International Cadbury and Tang)
- Salman Parekh (Sales Manager, Roche Pakistan Limited)
- M. Zeeshan Qureshi (Group Product Manager, Getz Pharma)
- Syed Noman Ahmed (Regional Product Sales Manager, Gulf Scientific Corporation)
- Ms. Warisha Nadeem (Scientific Officer, Matrx International Laboratories)
Department’s Achievement
Faculty member’s achievements
1) Won “Research Productivity Award” (2022, IBRAS)
- Dr Suad Naheed
- Dr Rashida Rahmat Zohra
- Ms. Ayesha Siddiqui
2) National Idea Bank Award (2022)
Provincial Level Winners on research idea entitled “Single Cell Protein: A solution to malnutrition”
- Dr Suad Naheed
- Dr Maria Ghani
- Ms. Ayesha Siddiqi
3) Won “Silver Award” on best oral presentation in ICEBBB, AIMST University Malaysia (2020)
- Ayesha Siddiqui
- Ms. Ayisha Aman ullah
Student’s achievements
- Won 2nd prize in Womenprenure Combat (2022), project entitled
“Single cell protein”
2. Study Tours
Study tours are conducted in different research institutes and industries for final year students
Science Exhibition
Science exhibitions are organized on yearly basis in which students showcase their innovative science projects.
Community Service
In community service, public awareness campaign is conducted to disseminate information regarding different disease outbreaks i.e. dengue, coronavirus, breast cancer etc.
Conference/ Seminars/Workshops/Symposium/ Webinars
The department of biotechnology is actively involved in arranging conferences, symposium and webinars. The department has successfully organized sessions under International Conference (IBRAS) from last two years in which international and national scientists represented their scientific innovations. Moreover, the department has also organized international and national webinars in Covid pandemic era for faculty, students and researchers of various domains of biotechnology.
| Conferences held |
|---|
| Three-day Conference entitled “2nd International Conference on Biological Research & Applied Sciences. Session hosted entitled “Recent Advances in Biotechnology” Held on January 11–13, 2022. |
| Two days Conference on 1st International Conference on Biological Research & Applied Sciences. Session hosted entitled “Emerging trends in Biotechnology”. Held on January 20 – 21, 2021. |
| Webinars Organized |
|---|
| 1. International Webinar: Experimental Structure Determination of Macromolecules on February 10th, 2021 |
| 2. International Webinar: Structure-Function studies of Alzheimer’s disease on February 24th 2021 |
| 3. International Webinar: Story of Autophagy related protein in parasites 24 September 2021 |
| 4. National Webinar: Micro propagation of Commercially Important Ornamental Plants Oct 4, 2021 |
IBRAS Picture Gallery
Webinars
Laboratory Facilities in Department of Biotechnology
Currently, the department of biotechnology owns life Sciences Lab, Analytical Lab, Molecular Biology Lab, Biochemical Engineering Lab, Industrial Biotechnology Lab and Agriculture Biotechnology and Tissue Culture Lab. These laboratories are well equipped with advanced instruments including incubators, pH meters, drying oven, magnetic stirrers, cold centrifuge, spectrophotometer, water bath, microscopes, analytical balance, DNA electrophoresis unit, protein electrophoresis unit, thermo cycler ,viscometer ,biosafety cabinets etc.
Establishment of Plant Cell Tissue Culture Lab facility
The department’s faculty member Dr. Syeda Kahkshan Kazmi has won HEC funded project TDF03-138 of worth 9.918 million entitled “Micropropagation of commercially important ornamental plants” in 2019. Through project funding, a Plant Cell Tissue Culture (PTC) facility has been established in the department. The PTC lab consists of washing, sterilization and media preparation area which are equipped with water distillation assembly, deionizer, autoclaves, weighing balance, pH meter, and ovens. The aseptic area of PTC lab includes transfer and growth rooms which are facilitated with biosafety cabinets and incubation racks with fluorescent lights of 200-1000 lux intensity. Acclimatization area and green house are also present in PTC lab facility. In addition, through this project Jinnah University Business startup “FLORITECH” has also begun.
Through plant cell tissue culture techniques, commercially ornamentals plants such as Orchids, Chrysanthemum, Lily and Citrus have been developed and commercialized.
Career Opportunities for Biotechnology graduates
- Pharamaceutical Industries
- Food Industries
- Textile Industries
- Agriculture and Fisheries