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