The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) and the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar are jointly going to organise a science exhibition and an open day at the ILS and RMRC-OPD centre here on September 22 and 23, informed ILS Director Dr Ajay Parida at a Press meet here on Tuesday.
He said the seminar would be inaugurated by School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra in presence of Science and Technology Secretary Nikunja Dhal and NISER Director Dr Sudhakar Panda.
He said leading scientific institutions of the State would showcase their achievements in the fields of agriculture, environment and human health in the exhibition at different stalls which would be open for public for visit and interaction on September 23.
Dr Parida said that about 400 school students of Classes-IX, X, XI and XII of both public and private schools would be given exposure to the advances in science and technology with an aim to motivate them to choose career in science. They would also be interacting with experts and visiting the advanced laboratories of ILS and RMRC.
Eminent scientists, Ravenshaw University Vice-Chancellor Dr Ishan Patro, State Higher Education Council Vice-Chairman Prof Ashok Das and Dr Swayam Prakash Rout along with scientists from ILS and RMRC would address and interact with the students, he said.
The seminar is being organised as a pre-event for the India International Science Festival to be held at Lucknow in October 2018, he added. Among others, RMRC Director Dr Sanghamitra Pati was present.