The Department of Biotechnology was established on June 2, 2018, by order No. 60-KA of the Rector of the Samarkand Institute of Veterinary Medicine under the Faculty of Biotechnology and Processing of Livestock Products.

The department offers training in the following fields:

Bachelor’s Programs:

• 60710200 – Biotechnology (by sectors)
• 60840500 – Veterinary Biotechnology

Master’s Programs:

• 70710201 – Biotechnology (by type of product)
• 70810404 – Agrobiotechnology

The department provides lectures, laboratory work, and practical training in disciplines such as cytology, histology and embryology, plant physiology and biochemistry, agrobiotechnology and microbiology, biotechnological processes, equipment and automation in biotechnology, biosafety in biotechnology, microbiology, nanobiotechnology, livestock biotechnology, industrial microbiology and biotechnology, cell and gene engineering, food biotechnology, GMOs, and DNA diagnostics.

Since its establishment, the department was headed by PhD B.M. Eshonkulov until October 2019. Currently, the head of the department is Associate Professor N.J. Khodjaeva.

Faculty Members:

Professors: X.B. Yunusov, A.A. Elmuradov
Associate Professors: N.J. Khodjaeva, K.R. Ravshanov, A. Nurniyazov
PhD Assistant: Y. Abdullayeva
Senior Lecturer: K.Kh. Jurakulov
Assistants: Ch.U. Boysariyeva, Sh. Azamatov, O. Ummatov, G. Akbarova, H. Zokirjonova, B. Sabohiddinov, M. Eshbekova, A. Nurmukhammadov, B. Turdiyev, D. Sattarov, S. Khodjakhmatov
Laboratory Assistants: R. Mukhammadiyeva, Z. Kholmatova

The department provides all necessary conditions for the training of undergraduate and graduate students. It houses modern laboratories, including the "Biotechnology" and "In Vitro" laboratories, equipped with advanced technology, allowing students to strengthen their theoretical knowledge through hands-on experience.

Practical Training and Industry Collaboration:

To enhance students' practical skills, the department collaborates with leading enterprises and laboratories, including:

• "Sag AGRO" Scientific and Production Center (the first in vitro laboratory in Central Asia)
• "Ohalik Oltin Bogi" Laboratory under "Sharq Sanoat" Concern
• Russian company "BIOIN-NOVA"
• LLC "UZBIOKOMBINAT"

Additionally, cooperation agreements have been signed with the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (KazNARU) and the South Kazakhstan University named after Mukhtar Auezov. Within these agreements, students receive training from professors of leading foreign universities who apply modern pedagogical technologies in lectures, practical classes, and laboratory training.