Workshop on Biorisk Management at PU
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Vinay kumar
Chandigarh
Vinay kumar
Chandigarh
Department
of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh is organizing a week long workshop to create and spread awareness among
researchers about how and why to follow bio safety and bio security measures in research work
which started today with a workshop on BIORISK MANAGEMENT. Dr Cecelia Williams and
Dr Linda Winona are here as Resource Persons from Sandia National
Laboratories (SNLs) to conduct the workshop. Since 2014 PU has organised 11
such workshops on Biorisk Management. Sandia has trained select PU faculty to
organize these workshops along with resource persons from SNLs. As of date more
than 100 researchers from all over India have been trained, informed Prof.
Neena Capalash, Department of Biotechnology.These training
Workshops are very important as large number of students work on biological
materials during their research work and through these workshops we raise awareness
among students and faculty to handle infectious material in a safe way. Panjab
University, Chandigarh signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National
Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, USA under which a series of workshops
on BIORISK MANAGEMENT are organized every year. The MoU envisions the establishment
of a Centre at Panjab University facilitated by SNL, USA. This centre will
be first of its kind in India to disseminate the know-how on safe and secure
bio-research.
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