Scientific Departments
Biotechnology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department
• The department offers distinguished programs to prepare scientific competencies who can conduct advanced and qualified research to compete in the labor market in the fields of biological, agricultural and other applications of medicinal and aromatic plants.
• The biotechnology lab is equipped with a distinguished unit for tissue and cell culture and the latest scientific devices in the field of genetic engineering, genetic and protein analyzes and many advanced technologies
The department works on the use of modern applications in genetic engineering to improve the genetic properties and characteristics of medicinal and aromatic plants in order to maximize the use of them from the medical, industrial, economic and agricultural aspects.
Fields of work of the graduates of the program:
• Manufacture and production of medicines and medical preparations using biological media
• Biosynthesis of chemical products such as alcohols and gases
• Production of agricultural fertilizers through bio-fertilization
• The use of genetic diagnosis in the detection of plant diseases
Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Pharmaceuticals
• The department offers academic, training and research programs designed to acquire advanced specialized knowledge and skills in pharmacology, phytotherapy and herbal medicine.
• The department's programs aim to prepare qualified competencies to use the best scientific methods for the production and manufacture of medicinal, aromatic and pharmaceutical preparations.
• Study the use of modern technologies such as nanotechnology and laser in the manufacture of medical, aromatic and pharmaceutical preparations
The department aims to prepare scientific cadres who have advantages at the scientific and functional levels, as they develop the skills necessary to prepare and produce preparations for medicinal and aromatic plants, study the toxicity of compounds and the kinetics of medicinal preparations and their various forms, in addition to analyzing and controlling the quality of natural products.
. The theoretical and practical study programs include the latest technologies and scientific methods in the field of production and analysis of medicinal and aromatic preparations, such as the use of modern technologies such as nanotechnology and lasers in the manufacture of medical, aromatic and pharmaceutical preparations and other distinguished sciences.
Department of Chemistry of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
• The department offers distinguished programs in the field of chemistry of medicinal and aromatic plants to qualify the graduate to excel in the private labor market
• The chemistry lab is equipped with the latest devices for extracting, separating and purifying chemical compounds from natural products, in addition to modern software for computer modeling and simulation.
• The Department of Chemistry of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants grants professional master's, research master's and doctoral degrees by credit hour system in the fields of extraction, separation, purification and characterization of chemical compounds found in medicinal and aromatic plants.
Fields of work for graduates of the program
• Pharmaceutical Industries
• Cosmetics Industriies•
Manufacture and production of essential oils
Production and Post-harvest Department
• The department grants professional master's, research master's and doctorate degrees in credit-hours system in the field of production and post-harvest treatments for medicinal and aromatic plants.
• The department offers programs to prepare scientific competencies capable of increasing the productivity of medicinal and aromatic plants under the most appropriate agricultural conditions and access to a high-quality crop in active substances, as well as access to the best methods of harvesting, storage, handling, export and post-harvest transactions.
• The department also offers programs for the production of medicinal and aromatic plants using organic and biological farming methods
• The department offers programs to combat pests, diseases and weeds in medicinal and aromatic plants through integrated and biological control
• The department's laboratory is equipped with the latest scientific and research equipment, which serves the educational and research process, the fields of work of the graduates of the program
• The field of medicinal and aromatic plants production
• The field of seed production in medicinal and aromatic plants
• The field of storage, post-harvest and export transactions and packing factories in medicinal and aromatic plants
• Production of essential oils in medicinal and aromatic plants
• Organic and biological cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
• Integrated control of weeds, pests and diseases in medicinal and aromatic plants
Tissue culture in medicinal and aromatic plants