Department of Bio Technology – SBK Women's University

Department of Bio Technology
Faculty of Life Sciences

Dean	HOD
Dr Naheed Sajjad	Dr. Farah Naz

Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science, which is over lapping botany, zoology, microbiology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, pharmacy, molecular biology, genetics, agriculture, forensic and medical science. It is fundamental and applied science that provides foundation for understanding the natural and material world. Biotechnological revolution is commencing into a new age of research and development, a science that will significantly impact practically every aspect of human life. The world is becoming more and more aware of the critical importance of biodiversity and natural resources, Balochistan being rich in its natural resources and biodiversity is taking these realities into consideration, Department of Biotechnology in Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta, Balochistan can play a significant role in fulfillment of such major goals.

Biotechnology department was established in November 2009 at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University Quetta. The only program offered then by the department was BS Biotechnology. Later, in 2014-2015 with the induction of PhD faculty members the department offered PhD and MPhil programs respectively.

The department has highly qualified faculty consisting of Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and Lecturers. The department includes 08 PhD qualified faculty out of which 02 have recently completed their PhD from Biotechnology Department, SBKWU. Biotechnology. Biotechnology department is the pioneer department to produce first PhD of SBKWU.

Vision

To become one of the leading biotechnological research and educational center of Balochistan, Pakistan, imparting biotechnological knowledge and skills, and contributing towards women education and development in the field of science and technology, within the parameters of Islam.

Mission

To impart knowledge in order to revolutionaries the use of biotechnological processes for the expansion in scientific research and development, to bring improvements in agriculture, medicine, health, education, industry, veterinary and environmental sectors of the country and to produce biotechnological graduates with dynamic skills and professional attitude in order to fulfill the opportunities existing in biotechnological field globally.

Degree programs offered

Program Objectives

To develop analytical skills in the field
To decipher the inner capabilities of scholars
To enable the students to acquire expertise in specialized areas
To conduct community oriented research

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Scheme of Program Study (BS)

Total Credit Hours	Total Semesters	Duration
134	8	4 Years

First Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	English-I (C)	3+0
2	Pakistan Studies (C)	2+0
3	Mathematics-I (pre-calculus) (C)	3+0
4	Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – I (G)	3+0
5	Organic Chemistry (G)	2+1
6	Cell Biology (F)	2+1
	Total	17

Second Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	English-II (C)	3+0
2	Islamic Studies/Ethics (C)	2+0
3	Biomathematics (C)	3+0
4	Inorganic Chemistry (G)	2+1
5	Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution – II (G)	2+1
6	Microbiology (F)	2+1
	Total	17

Third Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	English-III (C)	3+0
2	Introduction to Computer Science (C)	2+1
3	Physical Chemistry (G)	3+0
4	Any subject from Social Sciences (G)	3+0
5	Biochemistry-I (F)	2+1
6	Classical Genetics (F)	3+0
	Total	18

Forth Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	Biological Physics (G)	3+0
2	Probability & Biostatistics (F)	3+0
3	Any subject from Social Sciences (G)	3+0
4	Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation (F)	2+1
5	Biochemistry-II (F)	2+1
6	Molecular Biology (F)	3+0
	Total	18

Fifth Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	Introduction to Biotechnology (F)	3+0
2	Immunology (F)	3+0*
3	Methods in Molecular Biology (F)	1+2
4	Principles of Biochemical Engineering (M)	2+1
5	Bioinformatics (M)	1+2
	Total	15

Sixth Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	Genetic Resources & Conservation (F)	3+0
2	Microbial Biotechnology (F)	3+0*
3	Agriculture Biotechnology (M)	2+1
4	Food Biotechnology (M)	3+0*
5	Elective-I	3+0
6	Research Methodology & Skill Enhancement (M)	3+0
	Total	18

Seventh Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	Health Biotechnology (M)	3+0*
2	Seminar-I (M)	1+0
3	Environment Biotechnology (M)	3+0*
4	Genomics and Proteomics (M)	3+0
5	Elective-II	3+0
6	Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – I (M)	3+0
	Total	16

Eight Semester

S. No	Name of Subject	Credits
1	Elective-III	3+0
2	Elective-IV	3+0
3	Seminar-II (M)	1+0
4	Industrial Biotechnology (M)	3+0*
5	Research Project OR Internship OR Special Paper – II (M)	3+0
6	Biosafety & Bioethics (C)	2+0
	Total	15

Scheme of Program Study

Scheme of Program Study (M.Phil)

Total Credit Hours	Total Semesters	Duration
134	8	4 Years

M.Phil

1. Modern Biotechnology: Principles & Applications

2. Biostatistics & Laboratory Mathematics

3. Bioethics, Biosecurity, Biosafety& Dual Use Education

4. Bioprocess Technology

5. Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology

6. Recent trends in Molecular Diagnostics

7. Research Methods in Biotechnology

8. Advances in Environmental Biotechnology

9. Biotechnology Law & Regulation

10. Molecular Basis of Plant Development

11. Advances in Pharmacogenomics

12. Advances in Molecular Genetics

13. Advances in Protein Chemistry

14. Advances in Bioinformatics

15. Biophysics

16. Advances in Fermentation Technology

17. Advances in Immunology

18. Metabolic Pathways in Plants

19. Regulation of Gene Expression

20. Molecular Evolution

21. Molecular Basis of Plant Breeding

22. Advances in Fungal Biotechnology

23. Advances in Microbiology

24. Advances in Microbial Genetics

25. Recent trends in Biochemical Engineering

26. Protein Engineering and Enzyme Technology

27. Bioremediation and biodegradation

28. Biotechnology of Nonrenewable Resources

29. Advances in Plant Biotechnology

30. Metabolic Engineering and Biofuels

31. Advances in Agriculture Biotechnology

32. Applications of Nanobiotechnology

33. Advances in Industrial Biotechnology

34. Advances in Animal Biotechnology

35. Advances in Biosensor Technologies

36. Forensic Sciences

37. Advances in Plant Tissue Culture

38. Advances in animal cell Culture

39. Medicinal Plant Biotechnology

40. Recombinant DNA Technology

41. Biopharming in Plants, Principles and Techniques

42. Advances in Proteomics

43. Advances in Genomics

44. Microbial Enzyme Technology

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Scheme of Program Study (PhD)

Total Credit Hours	Total Semesters	Duration
134	8	4 Years

PhD

Semester	Course Code	Core courses	Elective courses
1^st & 2^nd Semester	BCHM-701	Advanced Biochemistry
	MOLB-702	Advanced Molecular Biology
	STAT-703		Biostatistics-II
	RM-705		Research Methodology-II
	RR-711		Review Article
	PBT-704		Advanced Plant Biotechnology
	NBT-706		Applications of Nanobiotechnology
	AGBT-707		Advanced Agriculture Biotechnology
	MDT-716		Medical Diagnostics Techniques
	GMGE-712		Gene Manipulation and Genetic Engineering
	MICG-713		Advanced Microbial Genetics
	HUMG-714		Applications of Human Genetics
	PEET-715		Protein Engineering & Enzyme Technology
	ABT-706		Advanced Animal Biotechnology
3^rd & 4^th Semester	THES-801	Research/Thesis

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Faculty Profile

Sr. #	Name	Designation	Specialization	Email address
1	Dr Naheed Sajjad	Associate professor & Dean Faculty of Life Sciences	Molecular cytogeneticist	naheed.sajjad@sbkwu.edu.pk
2	Dr. Nabeela Tariq	Associate Professor	Molecular Biology	nabeela.tariq@sbkwu.edu.pk
3	Dr. Farah Naz	Assistant Professor & Chairperson	Plant/Agriculture Biotechnology	farah.naz@sbkwu.edu.pk
4	Dr. Roma Mustafa	Assistant Professor	Agriculture Biotechnology	roma.mustafa@sbkwu.edu.pk
5	Dr. Fahmida	Lecturer	Cell Signaling & Tumorigenesis	fahmida.ahmed@sbkwu.edu.pk
6	Dr. Jawaria Ali Tariq	Lecturer	Human Genetics	Jaweria.ali@sbkwu.edu.pk
7	Dr. Razia kanwal	Lecturer	Plant Biotechnology	razia.kanwal@sbkwu.edu.pk
8	Humera Javaid	Lecturer	Biotechnology	humaira.javaid@sbkwu.edu.pk

S.No	Name	Designation	Joining Date	Status	Area of specialization	Email Address
1	Dr. Gul Ghutai	Assistant Professor	Nov 2009	On job	Islamic banking & Finance	gulghutai@www.sbkwu.edu.pk
2	Hira Irshad	Lecturer	2010	Ph.D study leave
3	Nadia Irshad	Lecturer	2010	Ph.D study leave
4	Dr. Tayyabah Safdar	Assistant Professor	9th , July 2012	On Job	Organization behavior	tayybah_safdar@yahoo.com
5	Ms. Asma Azhar	Assistant Professor	9th , July 2012	On Job	Entrepreneurship	Saaj5@hotmail.com
6	Ms. Humera Abdul Hakeem	Assistant Professor	9th , July 2012	On Job	Marketing	Humerabdul@hotmail.com
7	Ms. Uzma Jafar	Lecturer	9th , July 2012	On Job	Human resource management	ujafar4@gmail.com

Table of a Number

S.No	Name	Designation	Area of specialization	Email Address
1	Farah	Assistant Professor	Agriculture	farah.naz@sbkwu.edu.pk

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