Guest Lecture on One Health Approach in AMR

Date : 2023-11-17

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Dr Indrani Karunasagar delivered a guest lecture on One Health Approach in AMR – Issues and Concerns in ALARM-2023 organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Last updated 2024-04-30 10:37:14

Lecture on patient safety, Pharmacovigilance & Materiovigilance

Date : 2023-11-03

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DST Technology Enabling Centre in collaboration with NGSMIPS organised a lecture talk on “Patient safety, Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance in India” on 3rd November 2023 in the University Auditorium, Paneer Campus. Dr Bikash Medhi, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PGIMER Chandigarh was the invited expert speaker. Prof Dr Iddya Karunasagar welcomed the guest, gathering and he briefed about the different training modules provided by FSSAI in regards to vigilance. Prof Dr C.S. Shastry spoke about the NABL Laboratory Accreditation introduced the guest to the audience. Addressing the gathering, Dr Bikash Medhi explained the functioning of Indian pharmacopeia commission. He also spoke about the breakthrough article of thalidomide published in the Lancet which led to the USFDA actions. Further he explained on various aspects of Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance with his practical experience.

Last updated 2024-02-15 09:32:00

RECENT TRENDS IN AGRI-SECTOR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Date : 2023-10-03

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A lecture by Dr. K. Narayanan Founder Director Sthayika Seeds Pvt Ltd, Bangalore on "Recent trends in Agri Sector and Entrepreneurship opportunities” was jointly organised by DST NUTEC and NUCSER. The session was attended by over 100 participants including Mr. Giridhar Prabhu, Past President and Mr Ahmed Mudassar, Secrtary, Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI), faculty and students from NUCSER and from St Aloysius College, Mangalore. Dr. K. Narayanan is an eminent agricultural technology expert, an investor, mentor, CEO and founder-chairman of several companies in Agri Sector. He is a pioneer plant breeder, with a rich experience in academia and industry. Prof. Iddya Karunasagar welcomed the gathering and introduced the guest speaker to the audience. He gave a brief description of various companies headed by Dr K Narayanan two of which have been acquired by the TATAs. Prof Smith Hegde, Deputy Director NUCSER in her address referred to how we as humans are exploiting nature and need to shift our focus to more sustainable innovations. Dr K Naryanan in his lecture explained how agri-innovation and entrepreneurship are demonstrating their potential impact around the world. He highlighted how the agribusiness sector offers many opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in the context of global challenges like increasing population which in turn increases the demand and growing urbanization, that affect food and agriculture. He also mentioned how climate change can affect agricultural businesses and how changing pest dynamics leads to economic burden. Advancing technology such as biotechnology, gene editing, digital technology, or nanotechnology can help to improve efficiency and quality of the innovation. He mentioned how several Agri-startups, are innovating and competing along the line with the Internet of Things (IoT) making application of technology more real-time and establishing better connections between farmers and industrialists.

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Lecture on “A glimpse of cardiology research: Cyclophilin A as a risk biomarker in diabetic patient with CVD”

Date : 2023-09-27

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DST Technology Enabling Centre, in association with KSHEMA organized a guest lecture on “A glimpse of cardiology research: Cyclophilin A as a risk biomarker in diabetic patient with CVD” on September 27, 2023, at 10.00 AM at Chintana Hall, JKSHCH. Dr. Ajit Mullasari, a renowned cardiologist, Director- Cardiology, Madras Medical Mission Chennai, was the invited Speaker. Dr. Indrani Karunasagar, Director DST TEC welcomed the gathering and explained the importance of clinical research. Dr. Ajit Mullasari described his research journey in the area of cardiovascular diseases. He explained the potential role Cyclophilin A as a biomarker in predicting the vascular disease in inflammatory condition like diabetes. He stressed the clinicians to actively participate in research activities as they are well aware of practical problems at the clinical setting. He discussed his personal experience in strengthening the emergency response system in rural areas. The program concluded with an interactive discussion session.

Last updated 2023-11-18 06:59:24

Nitte University DST TEC to mentor students for participation in Anveshan 2023

Date : 2023-08-24

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Anveshan is a student research convention organized by the Association of Indian Universities. This year, Anveshan is being organized in a hybrid mode to enable students from India to collaborate with students from universities overseas. Students from the undergraduate to doctoral level can participate, and this year, students are to form teams of a maximum of four, including at least one student from an overseas university. The team is to prepare a project that will be evaluated based on scientific thoughts and principles, thoroughness, creativity, relevance, and cost-effectiveness. Projects can be prepared in six themes: agriculture, basic sciences, health sciences, engineering and technology, social science, and interdisciplinary. DST TEC will be able to mentor students in team building, international collaboration, and project preparation.

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