NWFP Agricultural University Pesawar

Institute of BioTechnology And Genetics Engineering (I.B.G.E)

Biotechnology has emerged as a revolutionary development, which has the potential to galvanize and broaden the base of industrial structures in developing countries and to discover new directions in agriculture, environment, health, industry and energy. There are clear indications that this new technology will have a significant role in the future economic growth of developing countries.
Responding to the challenges, the University decided to integrate biotechnology into its education and research system through establishment of Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, (IBGE). The IBGE is a teaching and research institution engaged in training and research in the field of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, by focusing both education and research on solving the agricultural problems of NWFP in particular and Pakistan in general. It is envisaged that the Institute’s laboratories will provide a unique place in the country where original basic and applied biotechnology research of international standard will be conducted. Currently the Department is running the following Projects:

1.	In Vitro Development of Stress Tolerant Plants in Wheat.
2.	Genetic Improvement of Brassica Oilseed (Aphid Resistance) by Integrated Use of Conventional & Molecular Biological Approaches (ALP Project).
3.	Genetic Improvement of Brassica Oilseed Yield Through Integrative Use of Conventional and Molecular Biological Approaches.

Faculty Members
1.	Prof. Dr. Zahoor A. Swati, Director
2.	Dr. Iqbal Munir, Assistant Professor
3.	Dr. Safdar Hussain Shah, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. UK)
4.	Mr. Ghulam Hasnain, Lecturer M.Sc. (Hons) Peshawar
5.	Qazi Mahmood-ul-Hassan, Research Officer M.Sc. (Hons) Peshawar
6.	Abdur Rashid, Research Fellow M.Sc. Peshawar
7.	Mr. Dawood Ahmad, Lecturer