Department of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science - ABF (Cyprus University of Technology)

Research Infrastructure (RI) Name: Department of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science - ABF (Cyprus University of Technology)

Website: https://www.cut.ac.cy/faculties/gem/abf/intro/?languageId=1
Mission: Provide undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate degrees in Agricultural Sciences
Objectives: Teaching and Research
Research Services provided: The department provides education and research in the following fields:
- Animal and Dairy Science
- Food Science, including food microbiology
- Sustainable agriculture
- Genetics and Breeding
- Plant protection
- Agronomy and Horticulture
Main Equipment used:

- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) with flame/graphite
- Flow Cytometer (BD ACCURI C6) & Autosampler
- Next Generation Sequencing
- qPCR thermal cycler
- Growth chamber
- HPLC-PDA
- HPLC-UV-FL-RI
- GC-MS, GC-FID, FT-IR
- Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems 3130)
- UV Milk Purifier
- Analytical Facilities: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer (EPR)
- Cold storage chambers



Research Category:	Biological & Medical Sciences - Agronomy, Forestry, Plant Breeding Centres - Collections of Biological Resources (e.g. Microorganisms, Biobanks and Seed Banks) - Genomic, Transcriptomic, Proteomics and Metabolomics Facilities - Structural Biology Facilities
RI Main Priorities:	The Department offers a university degree in agricultural sciences, specializing in three main directions: - Crop Science and Technology - Food Science and Technology - Animal and Dairy Science
Hosting Legal Entity:	Name: Cyprus University of Technology Address: 30 Archbishop Street, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus Telephone Number: +35725002500 Website: https://www.cut.ac.cy Email address: administration@cut.ac.cy
Equipment of RI	- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) with flame/graphite - Flow Cytometer (BD ACCURI C6) & Autosampler - Next Generation Sequencing - qPCR thermal cycler - Growth chamber - HPLC-PDA - HPLC-UV-FL-RI - GC-MS, GC-FID, FT-IR - Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems 3130) - UV Milk Purifier - Analytical Facilities: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer (EPR) - Cold storage chambers
RI Contact Person:	Name: Dr. Andreas Katsiotis Title: Professor Address: Cyprus University of Technology, Anexartisias & Athinon, Pareas Building, Limassol, Cyprus Telephone Number: +35725002498 Email Address: andreas.katsiotis@cut.ac.cy
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