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The Department has in
place impressive facilities both for undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching and research. These include laboratories for molecular biology,
plant tissue culture, applied biology and general biotechnology. Besides
these on-site facilities, several senior staff have on-going collaborative
programmes with local universities and institutions, among which are the
Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya and the Centre for
Biotechnology at the Malaysian Agriculture Research & Development
Institute in Kuala Lumpur. A Centre for Bioinformatics is in the process
of being established by collaborative linkages with overseas centres of
excellence. Besides participating in public awareness programmes, the
Department is also actively involved in forging links with agencies and
institutes as well as suitable industry partners to help establish a
strong presence in biotechnology in the Northern Triangle. |
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Facilities
available in the Department of Biotechnology |
 Excellent
facilities - Class-rooms with AV equipment |
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Well equipped
labs with modern instruments |
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A well stocked
Library that also includes on-line journals |
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Web
databases like Science Direct, WebOPAC, ENGnetBASE, Engineering Village
2 (EV2), Materialnetbase, Plantsciencenetbase and
Scopus are also available. |
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Laboratory Facilities |
| Biotechnology Laboratory |
| Molecular
Biology Laboratory |
| Instrument Room |
| Tissue Culture
Room |
| Student Project
Laboratory |
| Research
Laboratory |
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Green House |
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Advanced
Molecular Biology Lab and other specialist labs are planned for the
Semeling Campus |
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Some Major Instruments |
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Beckman High
Performance Refrigerated Centrifuge (J25) |
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Gas Chromatograph
(FID & TCD) with GC chemstation |
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Colour Reader |
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Scanning UV/VIS
spectrophotometer |
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HPLC
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Fluorescence
Microscope |
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Fluorescence
Imaging Workstation (Leica) |
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Deep Freezers
(-20º & -80º) |
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ELISA Reader |
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PCR machines |
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Laminar Air Flow
Cabinets |
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Biohazard Cabinets |
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CO2
Incubator |
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Cryostorage
Vessels |
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Walk-in Plant
Culture Room |
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Gel Documentation
system |
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Electrophoresis
Equipment |
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UV
transilluminator |
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BOD/COD
apparatus |
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Thermal analysis of
materials |
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TGA
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DSC |
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Materials
Characterization |
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AAS |
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FTIR |
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HPLC |
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Materials testing
(physical & mechanical properties) |
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Universal
Testing Machine (UTM) |
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Two
Roll Mills |
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Hot
Press |
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Bench
Top Extruder |
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High
Temp Furnace |
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Orbital
Polisher |
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Rotary
Diamond Saw |
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Surface
Profiler |
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Laser
and Optical System |
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Large
Particle Analyzer |
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Also top-of-the range analytical instruments
are available in other
faculties and departments. |
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