n An MoU was signed between the Fakir Mohan University and the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) of Indian Council Medical Research, Bhubaneswar, on Saturday for research and exchange of knowledge and information.
The MoU would focus on joint PhD programme in area of Biotechnology, Life Science, Public Health and other related subjects. Joint seminars, workshops, conferences, scholars exchange etc. will be undertaken.
“The recent corona pandemic has made life difficult for people around the world. Therefore cutting edge research in the area of modern biology is the need of the hour and public health education is extremely important for a better and healthy life,” said Vice-Chancellor of FM University Prof Dinabandhu Sahoo, adding that inter institutional collaboration was the need of the hour and research couldn’t be done in isolation.
Prof Sahoo further emphasised that the local problems should be given the top most research and development priority so that the people of Odisha were benefited.
Director, Regional Medical Research Center Dr Sanghamitra Pati said the students and faculty members would be hugely benefited through the collaboration which was long overdue and the MoU will benefit all the stakeholders.
Director, Institute of Life Sciences Dr Ajay Parida; Director, Research and Development, FM University, Prof BP Dash; and officials and scientists of RMRC were present.
