DST-STUTI Workshop Held At Juit
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Solan, Dec 18: The Jaypee University of Information and Technology (JUIT), Solan, Himachal Pradesh hosted a prestigious one week DST-STUTI workshop entitled “A hands-on Training Program on Approaches for Screening and Characterization of Pre-clinical Drug Candidates” from 8th to 14th December 2022. This training program was initiated and sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), under the scheme Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure (STUTI) and organized by the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai.
The training program was inaugurated by the chief guest Padma Shree awardee Dr. Omesh Kumar Bharti. Vice chancellor of JUIT Prof. Rajendra Kumar Sharma, Dean of Academics Prof. Ashok Kumar Gupta, and Registrar of JUIT Maj. Gen Rakesh Bassi were also present at the inauguration ceremony. The event was coordinated by Dr. Raj Kumar and practically implemented by the faculties and staff of the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, JUIT. The workshop included a total 32 participants from different regions of India including post-graduate students, Ph.D. scholars, and faculties from well-known Universities. A seven days program included intensive training modules having a daily expert lecture session from distinguished speakers of the relevant disciplines and a session of hands-on experiments using high-end instruments. Prominent speakers in the workshop included Dr. Omesh Kumar Bharti from State Institute of Health & Family Welfare Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Prosenjit Mondal from IIT-Mandi, Dr. Hemraj Nandanwar from CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Dr. Mahesh Kulharia from Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Shamsher Singh Kanwar and Dr. Wamik Azmi from Himachal Pradesh University, Dr. Rajnish Sharma from YSP UHF Nauni, Dr. Inderjeet Kaur from Central University of Haryana, and an industry expert Dr. Umender Sharma from CorMic Biotechnologies Pvt Ltd. The participants enhanced their skills on key instruments including RT-PCR, HPLC, Fluorescent microscope, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, ELISA reader, UV spectroscopy, and viscometer etc. The workshop was accomplished with its goal of imparting sufficient hands-on experience to the candidates for understanding and executing the process of preclinical drug candidate screening for the discovery of new drugs.
