MITS Free DBT Training Course on Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Plant Tissue Culture & Microbiology

Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Plant Tissue Culture & Microbiology

May 15-28, 2010

Mody Institute of Technology & Science is organizing a fourteen days training program (May 15-28, 2010) on Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Plant Tissue Culture and Microbiology in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) HRD Division.

This fourteen day’s workshop will be enable participants to learn both fundamental and advanced level techniques involved in applied life science. Upon completion of this course, participants will have gained an understanding of techniques that are currently being utilized in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.  Participants will be familiar with concepts pertaining to basic molecular biology, genetic engineering, plant tissue culture and microbiology principles and techniques for understanding various contemporary areas of research and their applications.

Thrust areas of training

Genetic Engineering: Genetic engineering is the science  concerned with the manipulation or modification of genes in plants, animals, and microorganisms. Genetic engineering research typically involves isolating and altering genetic material from one organism and transplanting, or splicing, it to another. By applying this technology to medicine, scientists have produced purer and safer vaccines and other drugs for humans. In agriculture, they have developed new crop strains and increased crop yields.

Molecular Biology: Molecular biology pertains to the study of living systems at the molecular level, especially DNA and RNA, and provides a background appropriate for further work in the rapidly expanding areas of genomics, cell biology, biotechnology, microbiology, diagnostics, and therapeutics.

Molecular biology methods are used extensively in modern day drug discovery, research and development, and diagnostics.

This course is intended for personnel with some scientific background who are seeking basic and advanced-level molecular biology training and who wish to become conversant within the discipline.

Plant Tissue Culture:

Plant tissue culture is an important area of biotechnology, which is used for the propagation of problem-species, rapid propagation of selected / developed genotypes, production of secondary metabolites, etc. The plant cell, tissue and organ are cultured in a defined medium under strict aseptic conditions and incubated under artificial environment to induce growth and development. Tissue Culture is considered cost-effective technology but with a palpable impact which is clearly visible in the form of improved yields, supply of virus-free clones of true-to-type cultivars with provision of improved germplasm.

Microbiology:

Microbiology refers to the study of life and organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Microbiology is a broad term which includes virology, mycology parasitology, bacteriology and other branches. Whilst there are undoubtedly some who fear all microbes due to the association of some microbes with various human illnesses, many microbes are also responsible for numerous beneficial processes such as (e.g. the production of alcohol, vinegar and dairy products), antibiotic production and as vehicles for cloning in higher organisms such as plants. Scientists have also exploited their knowledge of microbes to produce biotechnologically important enzymes such as Taq polymerase, reporter genes for use in other  genetic systems.

Who should attend: Mid career scientists involved in under graduate teaching in Life sciences and Biotechnology.

Teaching Faculty: Eminent guest speakers reendowed from CSIR labs and Universities of India will be invited to deliver lectures and conduct the laboratory exercises on various aspects of Life sciences and Biotechnology.