The Department of Botany and Microbiology has a fundamental and active role in advancing the research process at the college, university and national levels. As the department includes a group of distinguished professors in research in most of the disciplines of botany and microbiology
The department also includes a group of research laboratories equipped with the latest equipment and research capabilities
The department is always looking to keep the developments in local, regional and international scientific research by focusing on modern disciplines such as genetic engineering, bioinformatics, microbial toxicology, and biotechnology.
Many of the department’s staff are arbitrators in the most prestigious periodicals and international publishing houses
The staffs are always keen to publish their research in specialized and refereed scientific journals that have a classification and impact factor
They also keen to obtain local and international research projects, which contributes to the development of research laboratories and the transfer of modern technology
The department attracts graduate students from neighboring Arab countries
The paper of one of the international students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was accepted to study and obtain a doctorate degree in Philosophy of Science (microbiology).