{"id":5357,"date":"2022-12-15T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/?page_id=5357"},"modified":"2023-01-05T23:27:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:27:59","slug":"microbiology-and-biotechnology-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/index.php\/microbiology-and-biotechnology-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbiology and Biotechnology Department"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;HOD&#8217;s profile&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1672831287358-4648f170-f821&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5432 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-15-at-6.45.53-PM-1-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-15-at-6.45.53-PM-1-237x300.jpeg 237w, https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-15-at-6.45.53-PM-1-500x633.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/fud.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-15-at-6.45.53-PM-1.jpeg 651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>Name:<\/strong> Dr. Lawal Danjuma BSc (Applied Biology) BUK, PGDE (UDUS), MSc<br \/>\n(Medical\/Public Health Microbiology) BUK, Ph.D. (Medical\/Public Health Microbiology)<br \/>\nUPM, Malaysia.<br \/>\n<strong>TITLE(S)\/POSITION:<\/strong> Head of Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Publications: <a class=\"btn btn-success\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=wy_xv0gAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a><br \/>\nPublications: <a class=\"btn btn-success\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Danjuma-Lawal\">Research Gate<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dr. Lawal Danjuma<\/strong> is an Associate Professor of Medical\/Public Health Microbiology. He was<br \/>\nborn on 3 rd December 1978. He attended Bayero University, Kano from 2001- 2005 for his<br \/>\nundergraduate studies, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology<br \/>\n(Environmental Biology). In 2012 he obtained his Master of Science in Microbiology<br \/>\n(Medical\/Public Health Microbiology) from Bayero University, Kano. He also obtained his Ph.D.<br \/>\nin Microbiology (Medical\/Public Health Microbiology) in 2018 from University Putra Malaysia,<br \/>\nMalaysia.<br \/>\nIn his Academic pursuit, he is in academia for over 15 years, he has taught different aspects of<br \/>\nMicrobiology at all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate and supervises<br \/>\nundergraduate, postgraduate at both PGD, MSc, and Ph.D. in the Department of<br \/>\nMicrobiology and Biotechnology, FUD. His research interest and experience include<br \/>\nMedical\/Public Health Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, PCR, Cell Culture, Gel<br \/>\nElectrophoresis, Flow Cytometry, RNA Extraction, Primary Cell Culture, Stem Cell<br \/>\nDifferentiation, Histology, Stem Cell culture, Stem Cell Isolation, Cell Differentiation, NGS<br \/>\nLibrary Preparation, Laboratory Animal handling.<br \/>\nHe has over 20 scholarly publications in relation to his field of specialization in high-impact\u00a0international and national journals, he also attended workshops, conferences,<br \/>\nseminars across the globe, he presented academic papers during conferences in Asia,<br \/>\nand locally at home. He is an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of<br \/>\nMicrobiology and Biotechnology (IJMB), Peer Reviewer of Plant Cell Biotechnology and<br \/>\nMolecular Biology, Peer Reviewer of Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Hepatology.<br \/>\nHe has been a lecturer in the Department of Community Health, School of Health Technology Kano<br \/>\nfrom 2007 \u2013 2013, before joining the services of Federal University Dutse in 2013.<br \/>\nHe is a member of academic and scientific societies like the Nigerian Society for Microbiology,<br \/>\nBiotechnology Society of Nigeria, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Malaysian Society<br \/>\nfor Stem Cell Therapy, Malaysian Society for Medical Microbiology and Parasitology.<br \/>\nHe is happily married with children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Programs&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1672831287358-7bf2ad87-afae&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>Biotechnology<\/li>\n<li>Microbiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;History&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1672831409401-4b2509ef-00c4&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Department of <strong>Microbiology<\/strong> and <strong>Biotechnology<\/strong> is one of the Departments in the University.<br \/>\nIt was curved out of the Department of Biological Sciences in 2016. The department started with<br \/>\na Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.) in Microbiology and Biotechnology. The Department shares the<br \/>\nvision, mission, philosophy and core values upon which the Federal University Dutse was<br \/>\nestablished. The Department is currently running undergraduate programmes in Microbiology<br \/>\nand Biotechnology, and hoping to offer Postgraduate programmes in future. The programmes are<br \/>\nthoroughly grounded in course work, practical, seminars and research project that expose the<br \/>\nstudents to the length and breadth of the Microbiology and Biotechnology, respectively. It is<br \/>\nhoped that after undergoing this programmes, students will be equipped with knowledge of<br \/>\nproviding goods and services for the benefit of mankind.<br \/>\nDEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION<br \/>\nThe department has a Head of Department, a level coordinators for the levels and examination<br \/>\nofficer all of whom are Academic staff. 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