Institute for Biotechnology Research and Innovation
Mission and Goals
The Institute is committed to supporting innovative, multidisciplinary research and training in biotechnology. The Biotechnology Institute has three primary goals. (1) Serve as a hub for collaboration between TAMU System faculty and industry partners to support omics-based projects in agriculture, energy, environmental biotechnology, and biomedical health. (2) Drive research innovation in omics-driven technologies. (3) Provide students with the knowledge and experience to meet this booming industry’s data science, programming, and analytical needs.
Activities
The Biotechnology Institute’s primary research focus at start-up centers on studying and analyzing microbiomes, particularly those associated with contaminated or polluted environments.
Special emphasis is given to the following:
- Interpretation of the underlying microbial community structure and function at these sites.
- Elucidating differences in community structure in the presence of specific contaminants or external stimuli.
- Identifying enzymes or other proteins with commercial value to agriculture, environmental biotechnology, energy, and health industries.
- Completing pathway modeling of microbial isolates and building consortia for environmental remediation.
Contact Information
Md Shakhawat Hossain
Phone: 254-968-1676
Email: mhossain@tarleton.edu