FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Faculty of Biotechnology was established in 2008. It consists of 5 departments: Molecular Biology and Applied Biotechnology; Microbial Biotechnology; Plant Biotechnology; Animal Biotechnology; and Biology. In addition, the Faculty has a key laboratory and greenhouse systems.

Organizational Structure

Faculty Management Board

No	Name	Position	Contact
1	Nguyen Duc Bach, PhD	Dean	ndbach@vnua.edu.vn
2	Nguyen Thi Thuy Hanh, PhD	Vice Dean	ntthanh.sh@vnua.edu.vn
3	Nguyen Xuan Canh, PhD	Vice Dean	ncanh@vnua.edu.vn

Departments

	Departments	Head	Deputy Head
1.	Animal Biotechnology	Nguyen Huu Duc, PhD Email:nhduc@vnua.edu.vn	-
2	Biology	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dong Huy Gioi Email:dhgioi@vnua.edu.vn	Bui Thi Thu Huong, PhD Email:btthuong@vnua.edu.vn
3	Microbial Biotechnology	Nguyen Xuan Canh, PhD Email:ncanh@vnua.edu.vn	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Giang Email:nvgiang@vnua.edu.vn
4	Plant Biotechnology		Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hai Email:nthaicnsh@vnua.edu.vn
5	Molecular Biology and Applied Biotechnology		Nguyen Quoc Trung, MSc Email:nqtrung@vnua.edu.vn

Affiliated centers/Laboratories

The Faculty has a key laboratory and greenhouse systems.

Staff

Total: 31 persons of which

1. Prof: 1 person

2. Assoc. Prof: 5 persons

3. Phd: 9 persons

4. MSc: 17 persons

Educational Programs

Undergraduate programs (3.5 to 4.5 years)

Major	Sub-major
Biotechnology	Biotechnology
	Biotechnology(English program)
	Biotechnology, Edible Mushrooms, Medicinal Mushrooms (POHE)

Master program (1.5- 2 years)

Biotechnology (research oriented program.

R&D Focus

Molecular Biology

Molecular Biotechnology

· Molecular mechanisms of tolerance to various abiotic and biotic stresses;

· Molecular investigation of herbal/bio insecticides;

· Molecular diagnosis genetic disorder diseases;

· Recombinant enzyme production;

· Exploitation of natural compounds for health protection in animal and pest control;

Plant Biotechnology

· Improve and modify plant traits via plant cell technologies and genetic engineering;

· Plant breeding using conventional method and marker assisted selection;

· Molecular evaluation and conservation of plant genetic resources;

· Plant propagation using tissue and cell technology;

· Application of hi-tech in crop production;

Animal Biotechnology

· Animal reproductive biotechnology;

· Animal cell biotechnology;

· Animal biodiversity conservation.

Microbial Biotechnology

· Microbial biotechnology in agriculture;

· Microbial biotechnology in food industry;

· Microbial biotechnology in bio-remediation and environmental protection;

· Edible and medicinal mushroom production technology.

Microalgae biotechnology

· Production of bioactive compounds;

· Production of additive foods for aquatic culture;

· Unsaturated fatty acid and bio fuel production;

· Water pollution control.

Nano-biotechnology

· Detection of residues of pesticides and preservatives in food and agricultural products;

· Detection of plant and animal pathogenic viruses;

· Biosensors and aptamers for environmental control and remediation.

Contacts:

Tel: +84-24- 62617657

Email: vpkcnsh@vnua.edu.vn

Website: http://cnsh.vnua.edu.vn/