The Biological & Biodiversity Oceanography Laboratory (OBB) is one of the laboratory units that provides facilities to accommodate research conducted. This research laboratory is equipped with modern equipment such as HPLC, Rosette Water Sampler, PAM-Diving Pump Fluorometer, Microplate Reader and several other tools that assist in biological and biodiversity studies. This laboratory serves to provide and ensure the best facilities to researchers and postgraduate students in carrying out activities related to ocean exploration especially in the field of biology and biodiversity.

Our Main Objectives:

• Provide conducive space and complete infrastructure for biological oceanographic and biodiversity research
• Become a platform for supervisors and postgraduate students to conduct research
• To ensure that the scientific and biodiversity aspects are consistent with the rapid knowledge of ocean studies.
• Assist research groups in INOS and UMT in carrying out sampling activities at the study site and analyzing samples in the laboratory

Laboratory:

1. Biology & Biodiversity Unit

   Biological Oceanography Lab 1 – Molecular & Genomics

   Biological Oceanography Lab 2 – Tissue Culture

   Biological Oceanography Lab 3 – Proteomic @ Protein Analysis

   General Laboratory – HPLC & Natural Product

   Biodiversity Lab 1 and 2 : -Identification and analysis of biological samples such as coral, plankton, benthos, fish, crabs -Identification and analysis of geological samples such as foraminifera, soil, water

2. Scuba Unit
   

Equiments:

1. Rosette Water Sampler
2. Diving Pump Fluorometer
3. Scuba Equipment
4. Plankton Net
5. YSI Coral Point Count with Excel (CPCe)
6. Inverted Microscope
7. Microplate Reader
8. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
9. Autoclave
10. UV Vis Spectrometer
11. Thermal Cycler (PCR)
12. Gel Documentation
13. Refrigerated Microcentrifuge
14. Ice Maker
15. Electrophoresis Set
16. Environmental Plant Growth Chamber
17. Image Master 2-D Platinum
18. Rotary Evaporator
19. Bio Safety Cabinet Class 2