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Biospark'22- International Webinar by Dr. Shakti Singh
Evolution of vaccine technology: Application and challenges
The Department of Biochemistry, Deshbandhu College organized an International Webinar on 23rd Apr, 2022. The webinar hosted Dr. Shakti Singh, currently working as Research Scientist at The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, who gave a talk on the topic: Evolution of vaccine technology: Application and challenges. He elaborated on the importance of vaccines and discussed them from evolutionary point of view. He not just gave the historical journey of vaccine development, but also helped the students to understand about the purpose and types of vaccines.
The event was attended by students and faculty members of not just our department, but various departments and colleges across the University of Delhi as well as other Institutes and Universities in large numbers. Through this webinar students could understand the huge role of vaccines in eradication and control of infectious diseases through the course of history . The students could relate to the webinar with added interest because the theme catered the recent advancements in vaccination development especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event was organized under the convenorship of Dr Kamana Singh, Teacher-in-Charge, Department of Biochemistry and Dr Prabha Arya and co-convenorship of and Dr Astha Giri and Dr. Garima Singh. The webinar could be organized successfully by the guidance of Dr. Rajni Jain and inputs of the organizing committee comprising of Dr. Vineeta Kashyap and Dr. Vanshika Lumb. The constant guidance and moral support provided by our Principal, Dr Rajiv Aggarwal and Vice-Principal Sir Prof Kamal Kumar Gupta, deserves appreciation and utmost respect and gratitude from all the members of the Department of Biochemistry. We are also thankful for the wholehearted support from Dr Aditya Singh, Coordinator IQAC and Dr Indrakant Singh, Coordinator DBTSTAR college scheme. The technical assistance was provided by Dr Monica from the Computer Science Department of our college for the smooth conductance of the webinar.
Biospark'22- National Webinar by our Alumnus
(Biospark Magazine cover page designing competition)
The Department of Biochemistry organized the inaugural lecture of its academic festival Biospark 2022, on 29th January, 2022. The event hosted DR. MAHAVIR SINGH, an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science and a proud alumnus of our department as the guest speaker who shared his research and perspectives on "Structure and Assembly of Toxin-Antitoxin Systems: Intracellular Molecular Time bombs in Bacteria". He introduced the students and faculty members to the world of toxin-antitoxin and discussed about their biochemical applications as well use against drug resistant bacteria. On the occasion of Biospark 2022, the department also organized a student activity , Sci-Idea wherein the students were given an opportunity to design the cover page of the upcoming departmental magazine. The theme of this competition was, Role of Science and Technology for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat” and we received creative and innovative entries from students of different colleges. The competition was adjudged by Dr. Manisha Sengar, TIC, Dept. of Zoology and Dr. Aparna Nautiyal, TIC, Dept. of Botany, along with faculty members of the department of Biochemistry. There were three prizes for the competition, and the winning entry was decided as the cover page of the Biospark Magazine. On this occasion, Dr. Manisha and Dr. Aparna also motivated the students with their encouraging words and applauded their creative as well as scientific ideas.
The Department of Biochemistry took this initiative in association with IQAC, Deshbandhu College, under the aegis of DBT STAR College Scheme. The event was held under the convenorship of Dr. Kamana Singh, Teacher-in-Charge, Department of Biochemistry and Dr. Vineeta Kashyap, co-convenorship of Dr. Prabha Arya and Dr. Vanshika Lumb . The organising committee, comprised of faculty members of the department, namely Dr. Rajni Jain, Dr. Astha Giri and Dr. Garima Singh who deserve the credit for the successful event. Wholehearted support and guidance by our Principal, Prof. Rajiv Aggarwal and Vice-principal, Prof. Kamal Kr. Gupta is always cherished and respected by the Department of Biochemistry.
Biospark’21 International Webinar – July 31, 2021
(Biospark’21 e-Magazine - Pandemic Edition Release)
On the occasion of the release of its annual departmental e-magazine, Biospark’21- The Pandemic Edition, the Department of Biochemistry on 31st July 2021 invited its proud alumnus, Dr. Harshul Arora Veraszto, to deliver a talk on “Protein Structure and Function: Pentafunctional AROM Complex”. She is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Geneva, Switzerland and in her talk, unravelled the dynamics of the CtAROM complex using her extensive understanding of proteins. She discussed the shikimate route, AroDE crystal structure, CtAROM experiments and Pentafunctional AROM complex crystal structure to name a few. She also threw light on career options abroad for students and other options for budding scientists. Her presentation proved to be more intriguing and interactive in the presence of our esteemed superannuated colleague, Dr. Mira Kushal.
Since the occasion was the launch of the e-magazine of the Department of Biochemistry, a video giving the highlight of the magazine was played which piqued the interest of one and all. The annual Magazine: Biospark’21- The Pandemic Edition covered the duration from January 2020-March 2021. The magazine has several sections containing scientific, non-scientific articles, student and faculty achievements, as well as a section to showcase the art-work submitted by students and faculties of our department. The student editorial board was led by Dr. Vineeta Kashyap and Dr. Prabha Arya and the layout design team by Dr. Astha Giri.
For Biospark’21 e-Magazine, click here https://anyflip.com/tbuag/ejcp/
The initiative of this international Webinar was taken by the Department of Biochemistry, Deshbandhu College, in association with IQAC coordinated by Dr. Aditya Saxena under the aegis of DBT STAR College Scheme coordinated by Dr. Indrakant Singh. The purpose of the event was successfully accomplished under the convenorship of Dr. Preeti Karwal, Teacher-in-Charge, Department of Biochemistry. The organizing committee consisting of all faculty members deserves credit for the event's success. The webinar witnessed the overwhelming participation of many faculty members, Ph.D. scholars and students of various colleges across the country. The webinar could be successfully coordinated with the effort of student volunteers namely Bhavya, Nonish, Siddhant and Amritaparna. We are grateful that every humble effort made by the department is enthusiastically supported by our institution's leader, Prof. Rajiv Aggarwal, Principal, Deshbandhu College.
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