The facilities presently available at the SBMU Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center (CMBRC) include the following:

In addition to having a library and biotechnology, cell culture, and tissue engineering labs, the SBMU CMBRC includes three research departments as follows:

  1. The Department of Biotechnology and Recombinant Products
  2. The Department of Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell
  3. The Department of Evolution and Embryology

 The Potentials of the SBMU CMBRC may be categorized as follows:

  1. Investigating and diagnosing various bacterial, and parasitic infections;
  2. Genotyping various microorganisms;
  3. DNA Vaccine;
  4. Designing diagnostic kits (Chlamydia trachomatis, toxoplasma Gondii, etc.)
  5. Mutation detection;
  6. Performing hybridization;
  7. Studying membrane systems and cell organelles using TEM;
  8. Performing embryo and cell culture
  9. Conducting different PCR methods including PCR, RT-PCR, and PCR-RFLP;
  10. Setting up therapeutic cloning and producing trans-genetic animals;
  11. Setting up, producing, and purifying neo-compund proteins;
  12. Performing various electrophoresis methods including PAGE, SDS-PAGE, CSGE, and TGGE;
  13. Performing different blotting techniques including Western Blotting, Southern Blotting, Northern Blotting, and Dot Blotting;
  14. Providing various RNA and DNA probes;
  15. Performing different chromatography methods including Affinity Chromatography, Gel Filtration, and Ion Exchange;
  16. Working with ELISA Technique;
  17. Producing mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and their differentiation;
  18. Performing in vitro fertilization;
  19. Conducting Cell Micro-manipulations;
  20. Performing vitrification;
  21. Doing Ultra-Structural Studies;
  22. Conducting Immuno-Histochemistry;
  23. Studying the effects of new drugs in treating skin diseases produced by fungi.