NSAM Oorganized by Department of Biochemistry, PU
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Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
The National
Symposium cum Alumni meet organized by the Department of Biochemistry,
Panjab University, Chandigarh was inaugurated by Professor Deepti
Gupta, Dean, Alumni Relations, here today. She highlighted the role of
english proficiency in academic writing for scientists.She praised the
efforts of the department in bringing together the alumni every year. Professor
Debi Sarkar, Director IISER, Mohali highlighted the role of combinatorial
approach for targeted delivery of gene with respect to liver disease.
He described his journey of developing this technology using Sendai virus
to the patent and technology transfer. It was exciting for the students to
hear a success story of a scientist. Prof.
Archana Bhatnagar, Chairperson, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University,
Chandigarh emphasized that such interactions provide a common platform
for the researchers for collecting interesting facts, statistics and other
useful information as well as to interact with academicians, researchers and
scientists working on different aspects of this field with a common
purpose of influential growth and contribution towards a better
world. Dr. Navneet Agnihotri and Dr. Amarjit S. Naura,
the organizing secretaries of the symposium felt that such events help in
receiving intelligent insights from leading scientists, which can be a
motivating factor for personal as well as professional growth for the
students and young researchers. Eminent speakers like Prof. J.N. Agrewala,
IIT Ropar, Prof. Dheer Singh, NDRI, Karnal, Dr. Ashish Ganguly, IMTECH,
Chandigarh, Dr. A. Awasthi, THSTI, Faridabad delivered inspiring talks
while Prof. Madhu Khullar, PGIMER, Chandigarh chaired the session. Later
in the day, a young scientists forum and poster presentations were the main attraction as they are required to update the knowledge in science and
increase increase experience in the scientific meetings. The alumni of the
department also are getting together to provide inspiration to the current
students and researchers and will discuss various aspects related to
studies, employment and entreprenuership on December 23, 2018. From
networking, to meeting the keynote speaker for advice, to creating connections with researchers of similar interests, to enjoying the
extra-curricular conference program, furthermore attending these conference was
an excellent occasion to get refreshed in research.
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