Eminent scientists would participate in an International symposium on genetics which would be organized at Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) here on Wednesday. The symposium titled ‘Our Genes and Genomes- Past, Present and Future’ is being organised under joint aegis of HNB Uttarakhand Medical Education University and Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST). The prestigious Cardiff University of United Kingdom is providing technical support for the symposium.
Informing the media men here about the symposium the Director General of UCOST Dr Rajendra Dobhal said that research on genetics would prove a boon for the mankind. He said that UCOST is committed to popularize this new stream of science and for this the scientists, students and scholars of state would be promoted to work field of genomic studies.
The Vice Chancellor of Medical University M C Pant said that the role of genetic medicines is of paramount importance in treatment of many complicated diseases like cancer and heart attack.He was of the view that by organising such international seminars the students and scholars of Uttarakhand would be greatly benefitted.
Eminent scholars and scientists like Professor Devendra Kumar of Cardiff University UK, Prof Andrew Read from Manchester Centre for Genomic medicines, Proff Mary Porteous from Institute of Human Genetics Edinburgh Scotland and Prof Perry Elliot from The Heart hospital- University College, london UK would deliver lectures on latest trend in genomic studies in the International symposium.
The press conference was addressed by Manager PR UCOST Amit Pokhariyal, Registrar of Medical University Vijay Juyal, Joint director Dr B P Purohit and others.