SAC to hold national seminar on recent advances in biological sciences

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February 26, 2012


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Mangalore, February 26: The Staff and Students of the Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore will be organizing a National Seminar on 'Recent Advances in Biological Sciences' on February 28 and 29 under the Star College Scheme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The Seminar aims at providing a scientific platform to deliberate on the progress in research in various fields of Biological Sciences and to encourage young minds to undertake the need- based research in the same. Students, teachers and research scholars of various institutions from all over India will be participating in this two day National Seminar.

The Seminar will be inaugurated by the chief guest of the function, Dr. Shakuntala Katre accompanied by Rev. Fr. Swebert D'Silva S.J. as the President and Dr. Hareesh Joshy as the Guest of Honour. The Inaugural function will be followed by the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. Shakuntala Katre, Professor & Former Chairperson, Dept. of Zoology, Bangalore University. Eminent personalities in the field of Biological Sciences- Dr. Krishnananda Pai, Associate Professor, Goa University, Dr. Ashwini Krishna Moorthy, Director, Varanasi Research Foundation, Adyanadka, Dr. K P Dinesh, IISc, Bangalore, Dr. K K Vijayalaxmi, Professor, Mangalore University, Dr. Gururaja K V, IISc, Bangalore, will be taking over the various sessions.

The plenary sessions will be followed by paper/ poster presentations moderated by Dr. Monika Sadhananda, Head of the Thomas Gonsalves Brain Research Laboratory, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore.

The Seminar will conclude with the valedictory ceremony with Rev. Fr. Walter Andrade S. J. as the Chief Guest and will be presided over by Rev. Fr. Dr. Leo D'Souza S.J, Director of Laboratory of Applied Biology.


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