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Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) is one of the national agricultural research institutes under the supervision of Agricultural Research and Education Organization (AREO). The AREO is an organization of the Ministry Jihad-e Agriculture.
ABRII was established in 1983 as the Plant Biotechnology Department of Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII). It was upgraded to the level of an independent institute in 1999.
ABRII's research activities are mainly focused on the field of advanced plant molecular biology and biotechnology. As a national research institute, ABRII strives to promote applied and basic research in plant science and technology and organizes workshops for advanced training of experts who are involved in R & D.
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ABRII has six research departments comprising, Department of Genomics; Department of Tissue Culture and Gene Transformation; Department of Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology; Department of Microorganisms and Biosafety; Department of Physiology and Proteomics; and Department of Technical Services and Research Support.
Further there are three dependant regional institutes comprising the Regional Institute of Central Iran (Isfahan); the Regional Institute of West and North-West Iran (Tabriz); and the Regional Institute of North Iran (Rasht). All biotechnology research activities of the research institutes under AREO is supervised and monitored by ABRII. Like all other national research institutes, the ABRII relies on public fund for its budget.
Scientific staff of the institute includes about 100 researchers with PhD, MSc and BSc degrees. In addition, ABRII enjoys several modern and well-equipped research facilities. Trial fields and lysimeters, several green houses and controlled rooms, 10 large phytotrons, cold rooms, tissue culture facilities, radioisotope facilities and optical room have made ABRII as the most advanced agricultural biotechnology research institute in Iran.
Fermentation pilot plant section, transgenic green house and laboratory animal facilities will be constructed and established in near future.
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