Hands-on training in DNA bar-coding and its applications will be held in the Doon valley from October 13 to 15 and a workshop on "Advances in Biotechnology and its applications in Conservation Biology" will be organised on October 16 and 17. The hands-on training is being organised by Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical & Natural Sciences jointly with the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun.
The field of Biotechnology (BT) in India has moved with an impressive pace towards developing a better understanding of life processes, and addresses many problems confronting humanity like agriculture, environment and industry, giving a new dimension to our development process. The training and the workshop are being organised to provide quality education in Biotechnology, Molecular Genetics and Conservation Biology. The workshop will feature 16 guest lectures by scientists and academicians of national stature from the premier Government of India institutions and leading universities, according to Dr Arun Kumar, Director of Dolphin Institute.
The number of participants for hands-on-training will be limited to 60 PG and research students, as well as young faculty. The workshop will be open to a large number of UG, PG students, as well as young faculty (approximately 500) from Biotechnology, Microbiology, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Zoology and Botany streams, as well as the young faculty in the above departments. First preference is for the students from Uttarakhand State. Students from other States are welcome too. Seats will be allotted on first-cum-first served basis. The venue for the workshop is AMN Ghosh Auditorium, KDMIPE, ONGC.