Laboratory of Advanced and Applied Bio-sciences

Location: 1st floor(Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academic Building

This is the specialized laboratory for conducting research on food microbiology, agriculture microbiology and environmental microbiology.

This laboratory contains a number of instruments including

  • Spectrometer
  • Incubator
  • Refregerator (-20 and -40 degree Centigrade)
  • Biosafety cabinet (Level II)
  • Micro-centrifugal machine (14000 rpm)
  • PCR machine
  • ELISA reader

A number of Projects are running in the lab including:


1.A quest by next generation sequence for nitrogen fixer and plant growth promoter as biofertilizer mixed culture candidates: innovation of sustainable and green technology for Bangladesh.

Principal Investigator: Prof. Iqbal Kabir Jahid

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahaman

Funded by: Ministry of Education

Duration: 2019-2022(Three years)

Allocated Fund: 20,00,000/=

Status: Running

2.Microbial metagenomic analyses and whole genomesequencing of Plant growth promoting microbes to assess their potential as commercial biofertillizer

Principal Investigator: Dr. Selina Akter

Co-Principal Investigator:Prof. Iqbal Kabir Jahid

Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, GoB

Duration: 2019-2020(One year)

Allocated Fund: 2,50,000/

Status: Running


Recently Completed Project:


Isolation and evaluation of biofilm forming probiotics strains for fisheries and poultry products- a sustainable technology for food safety issues in Bangladesh.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Iqbal K Jahid (PI)

Co- Principal Investigator: Pravas Chandra Roy

Funded by: Bangladesh Academy of Science-USDA

Duration: 2017-2020, three years

Allocated fund: 30,20,000/=

Status: Completed


Lab Head:

Professor Dr. Md. Iqbal Kabir Jahid

Chairman

Department of Microbiology

Jashore University of Science and Technology


Lab Associates:

A. Pravas Chandra Roy

Assistant Professor

Department of Microbiology

Jashore University of Science and Technology


B. Shovon Lal Sarkar

Assistant Professor

Department of Microbiology

Jashore University of Science and Technology