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GERC has been established since 1992 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University. The main mission of this Center, as a component of Faculty of
Agriculture, is to participate in solving of national agricultural problems
using plant biotechnology, and to develop the research skills of the juniors
GERC for the scientific community
Biochemical analysis, molecular fingerprinting and in vitro
propagation of economically important plants, including banana and
ornamental plants and fruit trees
Working Space at GERC
Facilities
The Center is well equipped and has all the lab facilities, growth chambers,
incubators and greenhouse facilities needed to efficiently perform research
tasks in molecular genetics, transformation and plant tissue culture.
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Training courses:
The mission of the center
includes regular training in the field of plant biotechnology for
national, regional and international students. For instance specialized
training courses were organized for Egyptian, Arabian and African
trainees.
International trainees enjoying the scientific
life at GERC
Training courses held
1-Plant Tissue Culture and
Gene Transfer (September 1996), (Arab Council For Graduate Studies And Research)
2-Gene Transfer in Plants
(September 1997)
3-DNA Fingerprinting and
Molecular Markers Technologies (May 1999), (Barseem Project)
4- A Workshop on
Transgenic Rice: Production and Deployment with Special Reference to Sheath
Blight and Stem Borer Resistance (October 1999, Rice Project)
5-Workshop: Towards the
Production of Transgenic Crops Tolerant to Plant Pests (April 2000) (Faculty of
Agriculture-Cairo University)
6-Advanced Plant
Biotechnology I: Crop Production (September 2001,ARAB BANK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (BADEA) - Egyptian Fund for Technical
Cooperation with Africa (EFTCA))
7-Advanced Plant
Biotechnology II: Crop Production (September 2004, ARAB
BANKFOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (BADEA) - Egyptian Fund for Technical
Cooperation with Africa (EFTCA))
8-Molecular
Aspects of Salt and Drought Tolerance in Crops (Plants)" hold at the Genetic
Engineering Research Center (GERC), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, in
the period from 1- 8 September, 2007.
9-Molecular
Aspects of Biotic Tolerance in Crops (Plants)" hold at the Genetic
Engineering Research Center (GERC), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, in
the period from 13- 20 February 2010
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