There are now several institutes actively involved in health-related biotechnological research. These include the National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad; Centre of Advanced Molecular Biology, Lahore; Kahota Research Laboratories, Islamabad; Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Karachi; Life Sciences Institute, Lahore; Agha Khan University, Karachi; and HEG Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi. In addition, several other departments under the Atomic Energy Commission, Higher Education Commission and ministries of health, science and technology are involved in health-related biotechnological research activities. In light of the growing need for planning and coordination of biotechnological research in the country, the Government of Pakistan has constituted a National Commission on Biotechnology. Most of the health related biotechnological research in Pakistan pertains to genetic disease, particularly hearing impairment, thalassaemia, chromosomal abnormalities, forensic biotechnology and stem-cell research.
| 1 | Country: | Pakistan |
| Institute: | Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, Karachi | |
| Address: | University of Karachi, Karachi-75270 | |
| Tel: | +92219243232-33&37-38 | |
| Fax: | +92219243290-91 | |
| Email: | Shakilakhandwala1 @yahoo.com | |
| Head: | ||
| Focus of interest: | 1) Disease diagnostic; 2) Drugs, Therapeutics and Products; 3)Vaccine Development;4) Bioinformatics | |
| Key Technical Fecilities: | 1) Two dimensional electrophoresis; 2) DHPLC; 3) PCR (RNA or DNA); 4) DNA sequencer; 5) GC Mass; 6) Fermentation; 7) Bioinformatics centre | |
| Other Fecilities: | Tissue culture; 1 and 2d NMR with Cryprobe Technology; Flowcytometry; X-ray; Beta-scintilation counter; Gamma counter | |
| Training Fecilities: | ||
| Short-term: | 1) Proteomics | |
| Long-term: | Ph.D. & M.Phil | |
| 2 | Country: | Pakistan |
| Institute: | International Centre for Chemical Sciences, HEG RIC, Karachi | |
| Address: | University of Karachi, Karachi-75270 | |
| Tel: | +92219243232-33&37-38 | |
| Fax: | +92219243290-91 | |
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| Head: | Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman | |
| Focus of interest: | ||
| Key Technical Fecilities: | 1) PCR (RNA or DNA); 2) GC Mass | |
| 3 | Country: | Pakistan |
| Institute: | National Institute of Health, Pakistan | |
| Address: | Islamabad, Pakistan | |
| Tel: | 92519255117 | |
| Fax: | 92519255099 | |
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| Head: | Lt. Gen ® Karamat Ahmad Karamat | |
| Focus of interest: | 1) Disease diagnostic;2)Vaccine Development | |
| Key Technical Fecilities: | 1) Micro array; 2) High density array; 3) PCR (RNA or DNA); 4) DNA sequencer; 5) GC Mass; 6) Fermentation | |
| 4 | Country: | Pakistan |
| Institute: | Postgraduate Medical Institute, Peshawar | |
| Address: | Phase-IV, Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| Tel: | 0092-91-9217190 | |
| Fax: | 0092-92-9217190 | |
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| Head: | Prof. Arshad Javed | |
| Key Technical Fecilities: | 1) PCR (RNA or DNA); 2) DNA sequencer; 3) Fermentation |