The Department of Microbiology represents a unique integration of basic and applied sciences, addressing critical areas such as health, molecular biology, biotechnology, immunology, infectious diseases, water microbiology, food microbiology and genetics. As an applied biological science, microbiology department at KISSR deals with the role of microbes in human health, biodegradation, bioenergy production, and food industries and how these organisms interact with humans, other living beings, and the environment in both beneficial and harmful ways.
The microbiology department comprises multidisciplinary researchers with expertise in cancer, biotechnology, immunology, bacteriology, food microbiology, water microbiology, pollution, molecular biology, food quality control and genetics. Our faculty hold prestigious research and awards focusing on basic and translational studies on infectious diseases, microbial metabolism, microbial genetics, human health, antimicrobial resistance and environment.
The vision of the department is to:
The laboratory offers a wide range of tests for pathogens, organisms and indicator organisms using biochemical and molecular biological methods for the reliable qualitative and quantitative detection of microorganisms in environmental samples, e.g. water samples.
Testing Services:
Water Microbiology (Total Coliforms by Membrane Filtration Technique)
Chemical Analysis of Water:
It measures how much dissolved oxygen (DO) is consumed by microorganisms to decompose organic matter under aerobic conditions.
It measures how much DO is consumed by the chemical oxidation of organic matter under controlled conditions.
Contact:
Dr Ali Talib Arif
Mobile: +964 770 1515991
Email: [email protected]
Microscope Laboratory A laboratory belonging to the Department of Microbiology contains several microscopes through which all tissues and cells of all living things (human, animal, plant, microorganism) can be seen. Every year, public school students visit the laboratory to learn more about what they are learning in school, and here they can apply their lessons to anything that can be seen under a microscope. The laboratory has a Euromex iScope series microscope that can be used to see the structures of organisms in great detail.
Instrument Name and Picture:
Euromex iScope series microscope
Euromex Bio Blue Microscope
Euromex Bio Blue Microscope Euromex iScope series microscope
Contact:
Dr Ali Talib Arif
Mobile: +964 770 515991
Email: [email protected]
