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Give biotech its due, says Seshan
NT Bureau
Chennai, July 28:
Biotechnology should be given due credit as its growth is good for humanity, former Chief Election Commissioner T N Seshan said today.
Former Chief Election Commissioner T N Seshan at an international conference on life sciences today. |
Inaugurating a one-day international
conference on life sciences, 'Bio Explore', organised by Alpha College
of Arts and Science, in association with Ohlone College, USA, here, Seshan
said, 'Only in the last five or six years, the importance of biotechnology
and its allied fields have grown among the students. Until then, not a
single student had thought about it as their future studies.'
Even though many students had started opting for biotechnology courses now, the country lacks or does not have advanced curriculum in the field, Seshan added. Chairperson of Alpha Group of Institutions Grace George said this symposium would create awareness among students on bioscience and serve as a platform to interact with industry experts. The meet would also highlight current trends, opportunities available for the students and demands from the industry, Grace added. |
The symposium, attended by
students of Alpha College of Arts and Science, witnessed a panel discussion
on 'Evolving trends in biotech industry'. The team of panelists include
Anu Suresh, biotech training coordinator at Ohlone College, USA, Dr Dr
Bimal Charles, Epidemiologist Centre Disease Control, Dr C Emmanuel, senior
scientist at Frontier Lifeline, Dr Sumanth Raman, advisor of Life Sciences
at TCS, Dr M D Nair, pharmaceutical consultant, Dr K Sivakumar, president
of R&D at TTK-LIG, Dr Mukesh Doble, biotechnology professor at IIT
Madras, Dr Mary Babu, head of bio-materials laboratory at CLRI, and Dr
Sakthivel, president of Aquaculture Foundation of India.