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School of Life Sciences

CBiOL – Crescent Bio Online Learning

Objectives

  • To conduct online courses, webinars, workshops
  • To establish as Teaching Learning Center (TLC) in biological sciences (MHRD)
  • To establish as skill development center in biotechnology (TNSCST and DST)
  • To establish virtual lab in biological sciences

Conducted online events (April-July 2020 (current)

  • International conference (1)
  • Faculty Development program (2)
  • Workshop(1)
  • Webinar series(6)
  • Courses(3)
  • Quizzes (7)

Crescent SLS YouTube Channel

Hosting all our online events and 121 video lectures

Webinar on “World Coconut Day – 2020” (10th September 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Resource Persons: Dr. S Praneetha, Professor and Dean, Coconut Research Station TNAU, Aliyarnagar.
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences.

Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and Post graduate Students, Research Scholars, Teachers, Faculties, Scientist
Total number of Participants: 99
Registration fee: Free
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/slsbsacist

Session 1: Transformed products of Coconut
Speaker: Dr. S. Praneetha, Professor and Head, Coconut Research Station, Aliyarnagar, TNAU
Video URL: https://youtu.be/gk8Fzm0k8IU
Session 2: Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Coconut
Speaker: Dr. Rajeswari, Associate Professor (Plant Pathology), Coconut Research Station, TNAU, Aliyarnagar
Video URL: https://youtu.be/Xl5t9i3x9j0

Webinar on “World Hepatitis Day” (28th July 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST & YRG CARE Hospital, Chennai
Resource Person: Dr. Amrose Pradeep, Chief Medical Officer, YRG CARE Hospital, Chennai
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences.
Coordinators: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar (Assoc. Prof.), Dr. C. Simon Durairaj (Sci. Asst.)

Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and Post graduate Students, Research Scholars, Teachers, Faculties, Scientist
Total number of Participants: 99
Registration fee: Free
URL: https://bit.ly/39fR033

Virtual Training on “Microbial Biofilm: Current Research and Applications” (23rd – 29th July 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Organizing Secretaries: Dr. R.Karthikeyan (Assoc. Prof.), Dr. Khurshid Alam Khan (Assoc. Prof), Dr. Soumen Bera (Asst. Prof.)
Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and Post graduate Students, Research Scholars, Faculties, Scientist
Total number of Participants: 100
Registration fee:Students/ Scholars – Free; Faculties / Scientist – Rs.500/-
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/6ZVR22XzU6Gf5EQZ8

Inaugural Address: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Dean & Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URL: https://youtu.be/D8HIjWARXus
Session 1: Phytochemicals as Emergent Strategy to Control Bacterial Biofilms
Speaker: Dr. FohadMabood Husain, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Video URL: https://youtu.be/z4xnaFqfSOM
Session 2: Biofilms & Food Industry Application
Speaker: Ms. K.Ramya, CEO, Hi-Rise Food Tech Lab, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/-GKoqL2ld34
Session 3: Biofilms and microbial Pathogenesis F1
Speaker: Dr. Imtiyaz Hassan, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Video URL: https://youtu.be/veceNeRI6kg
Session 4: Emerging Drug Resistant Biofilm – Infections and Control Strategies
Speaker: Prof. Josepj Selvin, Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University
Video URL: https://youtu.be/rJRFLVvN4O0
Session 5: Biofloc an Highly Sought after Bioparticle in Aquaculture
Speaker: Dr. K.P. KumaraguruVasagam, Principal Scientist, Discipline: Animal/Fish Nutrition, Division: Crustacean Culture Division, Specialization: Aquaculture
Video URL: https://youtu.be/vlEueTUTZfw
Session 6:Microbial Biofilms – Is it Beneficial or Harmful?
Speaker: A. Gnanamani, CSIR-CLRI, Adyar, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/W2VRWFpWGPg

Webinar on “Emotional Well-Being During E-Learning” (14th July 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST & Kavithalyaa Counseling Centre
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. Faridha Begum I, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Parents, School & College Students, Teachers, Faculties, Online Trainers
Total number of Participants: 604
Registration fee:Free

Quiz URL:https://bit.ly/2Dkf8FR

Virtual One day seminar on “Pathogenesis and prevention of Zoonotic diseases” (6th July 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and post graduate students, Research Scholars, Professors, Scientist
Total number of Participants: 324
Registration fee: Free
URL:https://forms.gle/BUgHoiWFXEjLPPkF9

Workshop on “Food Safety, GMP and HACCCP” (29th & 30th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST & HiRise Food Tech Lab
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Resource Person: Ms. Ramya Kannan, CEO, Hi-Rise Food Tech Lab
Coordinators: Dr. M.K. Sangeetha (Asst. Prof.),Ms. S. Ranjani(Sci. Asst.), Dr. C. Simon Durairaj (Sci. Asst.).
Nature of Participants: Any life science students, people from food industry or small entrepreneurs.
URL:https://forms.gle/96df6fVcy5XXcqYC9

World Microbiome Day 2020 – Quiz (27th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants: 697
Registration fee: Free
Quiz URL:https://forms.gle/rwMSoNwkg3R1okG98

International Conference on Basic and Translational Cancer Research: Novel Ideas and Approaches (ICBTCR-2020) (25th – 27th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, W. M. Keck Center for Cellular Imaging, University of Virginia, USA, TamilNadu State Council for Science & Technology (TNSCST)
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Speaker: Dr. Ammasi Periasamy, Director and founder, W M Keck Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Virginia, USA
Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and Post graduate students, Research Scholars, Professors, Scientist
Total number of participants: 277
Registration link: https://forms.gle/EFPkE2LU3YN8KZcx6

Day 1 (25.06.2020)

Session 1:
Inaugural address of ICBTCR-2020
Speaker: Dr. S. Hemalatha, Professor & Dean, President, ACER
Video URL: https://youtu.be/As5Y7FpG_58
About Association of Cancer Research & Education (ACER)
Speaker: Dr. Neesar Ahmed, Assistant Professor (Sel.Gr.), School of Life Sciences
Video URL:https://youtu.be/xheXarLP_-M
Introduction of Speakers
Speaker: Mr. Mohammed Abrar Basha, Scintific Assistant, School of Life Sciences
Video URL: https://youtu.be/4vALT5oYYF8
Session 2: Investigation of Metabolism in Living Prostate Cells: Two-Photon FLIM-FLIRR Microscopy
Speaker: Dr. Ammasi Periasamy, Professor & Center Director, WM Keck Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Virginia, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/JpjWOb473LU
Session 3: Electrical Therapies for Virus-Based Human Cancers: Another View
Speaker: Dr. Raji Sundararajan, Purdue University, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/R_D7ythYt6E
Session 4: Use of Quantitative Proteomics to Define Mechanisms of Lippia origanoides in Activating Apoptosis
Speaker: Dr. Ignacio G. Camarillo, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/dNy0xkyh_GM
Session 5: Targeting FOXO3 Signaling by Bio-active Natural Product in Breast Cancer Prevention
Speaker: Dr. A. Suresh Kumar, Senior Scientist, Biochemistry & Biotechnology Laboratory, CSIR-CLRI, Adyar, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/TSHxPLKRD-U

Day 2 (26.06.2020)

Session 1: Energy-Based Cancer Therapy
Speaker: Dr. Govind Srimathveeravalli, University of Massachusetts, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/bh_kwZHUOFE
Session 2: A 3D model to study electric field distribution in homogeneous tissue
Speaker: Dr Sieni, Department of Theoretical and applied science, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
Video URL: https://youtu.be/gD1rYacvKwU
Session 3: Emerging Nanotechnologies for Cancer Immunotherapy Applications
Speaker: Dr. Ashish Kulkarni, University of Massachusetts, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/yPvtNpUzqIQ
Session 4: Exosomes: A Novel Biomarker for Cancer
Speaker: Dr. K. Anbarasu, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru
Video URL: https://youtu.be/BNehOpK9Ffw

Day 3 (27.06.2020)

Session 1: AXL Targeted Lung Cancer Therapy
Speaker: Dr. Raghuraman Kannan, University of Missouri, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/PC2Rl4nXqtE
Session 2: Targeting HMGA Protein Inhibits Retinoblastoma Cell Proliferation
Speaker: Dr. Anandhi Upendran, University of Missouri, USA
Video URL:https://youtu.be/PmqutLhMXpg
Session 3: Deletion of TRPV6 Channel Attenuates Alcohol & Stress-Induced Gut Barrier Dysfunction, Endotoxemia & Liver Damage
Speaker: Dr. Avtar Singh Meena, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/lIWW2CWqXA4
Session 4: Valedictory Session
ICBTCR2020 Report. Speaker: Dr. Soumen Bera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
Video URL: https://youtu.be/BdXwtwSbITA
Valedictory Address
Speaker:Dr. Ammasi Periasamy, WM Keck Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Virginia, USA
Video URL: https://youtu.be/fW7yNqyFmAM
Announcement of awards
Speaker:Dr. C Simon Durairaj, Scientific Assistant, School of Life Sciences
Video URL: https://youtu.be/fS6YMZ1JtEo
Vote of Thanks
Speaker:Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandurangan, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Video URL: https://youtu.be/NKXF4eHpKFU

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2020 – Quiz (19th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), MHRD
& Winpath Lab & Healthcare, Mandaveli
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor & UBA Vembedu, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants: 568
Registration fee: Free
Quiz URL:https://forms.gle/Y9DwzNkKNvvbvG25A

Desertification and Drought Day 2020 – Quiz (17th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), MHRD & Annavarshini Food LLP, Chennai
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor & UBA Vembedu, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants: 329
Registration fee: Free
Quiz URL:https://forms.gle/j5Ae47MkZLzUjmqL9

World Brain Tumour Day Quiz (9th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), MHRD & Winpath Lab & Healthcare, Mandaveli
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor & UBA Vembedu, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants: 41
Registration fee: Free
Quiz URL:https://forms.gle/wtrLfSiiTcBK4fus8

World Environment Day 2020 – Quiz (5th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology & Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), MHRD
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor & UBA Vembedu, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants: 1215
Registration fee: Free
Quiz URL:https://forms.gle/gSqNN4Mp7PRA1GYY6

Webinar on “Future Perspectives in Biotechnology” (4th May 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinators: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar (Associate Professor), Dr. I. Faridha Begum (Scientific Assistant), Ms. S. Ranjani (Scientific Assistant), Dr. C. Simon Durairaj (Scientific Assistant), Mr. M. Abrar Basha (Scientific Assistant).
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of participants: 1526
Registration Fee: Free
Registration link: https://forms.gle/kc18YxABQWDeZyX77

Day 1 (11.06.2020)

Session 1: Symptomatic and asymptomatic diseases
Speaker: Dr. S Ramesh Prabhu, Medical Review Safety Physician, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.
Video URL: https://youtu.be/7VCXBA3UG3k
Session 2: Wastewater Treatment
Speaker: Mr. Mohamed Najeeb, Managing Director, Pallavaram Tannery Effluent Treatment Company Limited, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/Dqkd99J4Tbk
Session 3: Tele-counseling
Speaker: Mr. Elayaraja, Counseling Psychologist, Managing Director, KavithalyaaCounseling Centre, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/G1rKQpMmzZs

Day 2 (12.06.2020)

Session 1: Disaster Management
Speaker: Mr. B. Prabhudoss, Head of Marketing and Communication, Regional Manager, 108 Emergency Response Service & 104 Health Helpline
Video URL: https://youtu.be/Re_fyJVtg_g
Session 2: Disease Diagnosis
Speaker: Dr. Thahore, Managing Director, Winpath Lab & Health Care, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/7BBiU8B-LP8
Session 3: Mushroom Nutraceuticals
Speaker: Mr. M. Nagarajan,Managing Director, Annavarshni Foods LLP., Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/ngb1FsoGXuo
Session 4: Terrace Gardening
Speaker: Mr. Narendiran, Jaya’s Bio Organic Concepts Garden Terrace Gardening & Landscaping, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/VN-16H28_yQ

Online Faculty Development Programme on “Multiomics and Traditional Approaches to Combat COVID-19 / Virus Outbreak” (21st May to 3th June 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST & Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST).
Dr. R.Srinivasan, Member Secretary, TNSCST
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinators: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Faculties, Scientist & Research Scholars
Total number of participants: 33
Registration Fee: Rs.1000/-
Fees Received: 32500/-
Registration link:https://forms.gle/xjamh7dqVctw56RH9

Day 1 (21.05.2020)

Inaugural Speech: Dr. S. Hemalatha, Professor & Dean, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Vandalur, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/GoSi2y5wEb8
Session 1: YOGA: A winning strategy to COVID-19
Speaker: Dr. A. Lavanya, Yoga expert, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/42aox6sbj_c
Session 2. Role of Siddha Medicine in COVID19 Mitigation
Speaker: Dr.P.SathiyaRajeswaran Assistant Director, Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/Y8Z5CdtI-E0

Day 2 (22.05.2020)

Session 1. Stem Cells Therapy to COVID-19 Treatment
Speaker: Dr Balaji Ragavendran, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/XpqRLxci280; https://youtu.be/JLpxfVYJIXM
Session 2. Challenges and the development in Vaccine for COVID-19
Speaker: Dr. Murali Malliga Raman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/XKuYlA4B6KY; https://youtu.be/Fsu2cLynXjQ

Day 3 (25.05.2020)

Session 1. Real Time PCR for diagnosis of COVID-19
Speaker: Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/fi2GGIuOdfI
Session 2. Next Generation Sequencing and its Applications on Pathogen Characterization
Speaker:Dr. Subrata Patra, Senior Technical Officer, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal
Video URL:https://youtu.be/k5T1-AWQ900

Day 4 (26.05.2020)

Session 1. Immune regulation in COVID-19 infection
Speaker:Dr. Vimal Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/Bo8mKBW5zv4; https://youtu.be/TrOAKwEnm_4
Session 2. Proteomics Based Approaches for Combating COVID-19. Lessons Learnt from SARS and MERS
Speaker:Dr. Krupakar Parthasarathy, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/S09J8mQd86w

Day 5 (27.05.2020)

Session 1. COVID-19: System biology and Drug design
Speaker:Dr. Mukesh Doble, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/M4i3Qgc5wgc
Session 2. Bioinformatics tools for analyzing COVID-19
Speaker:Dr. Subhamoy Banerjee, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/NNvz3QbIR7o

Day 6 (28.05.2020)

Session 1. CRISPR-Cas & COVID-19
Speaker:Dr. Madan Kumar P, Scientist, CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru
Video URL:https://youtu.be/khzqyeA_6YQ
Session 2. Nano applications for COVID-19
Speaker:Dr. Karthikeyan R, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/J-oe8rsoEeM; https://youtu.be/W-viQrxLIu8; https://youtu.be/vh5zEZ2ibaA; https://youtu.be/orylbdTtNMo

Day 7 (29.05.2020)

Session 1. Challenges in the economy after COVID-19
Speaker:Prof. K. Jayaraman, Department of Economics, Periyar University, Salem
Video URL: https://youtu.be/vql8tTV5EiE; https://youtu.be/gtjYSxjvoo0
Session 2. Food Safety and COVID-19
Speaker:Ms. K. Ramya, CEO, Hi-Rise Food Tech Lab, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/E8GjBmNakCw

Day 8 (01.06.2020)

Session 1. Rapid Detection Kit for COVID-19
Speaker:Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/xOtdzm07R6A
Session 2. IL-6 Storm and anti-inflammatory agents on COVID-19
Speaker:Dr. Neesar Ahmed, Assistant Professor (Sel. Gr), School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology,Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/xhornRt8nzw

Day 9 (02.06.2020)

Session 1. Laser Surface modification for Anti-bacterial Applications
Speaker:Dr. Avinash Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing (IIITD&M), Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/94rl6WJP56M
Session 2. Mathematical Modelling of COVID-19 using SIR model
Speaker:Dr. Varun Mohan, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Sharda University, Greater Noida
Video URL:https://youtu.be/Duds1MtqBPI

Day 10 (03.06.2020)

Session 1. Covid19 – Global Explosion & Changing Host Factors
Speaker:Prof. S. Dhamodaran, Academic Director, Chief Scientist & Head, School of Biomedical Science and Clinical Research, CSM Academy International, Singapore
Video URL:https://youtu.be/44gBqCH-LOo
Session 2. Recombinogenic model System: Novel tool to explore the mechanism of pathogenesis
Speaker:Dr. S. Hemalatha,Professor & Dean, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST
Video URL:https://youtu.be/SOaGosOF4zg; https://youtu.be/6bHc0OvH6XE
Valedictory session
Special Address – Dr.R.Srinivasan, M.Sc., Ph.D.,F.I.C.S., M.A.C.S. (USA)., Member Secretary, Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology
Video URL:https://youtu.be/3r9yZvbH358
Valedictory address – Dr. S. Hemalatha, Professor & Dean, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/eqDcVJFZoc0
Summary of the Programme: Dr.P.Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Video URL: https://youtu.be/oaglDGItcpM
Vote of Thanks – Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/L3ZTfySiMds

Webinar on “Bioinformatics: Scope and Applications” (18 & 19th May 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Association of Cancer Education & Research (ACER) & Crescent Bioinformatics Association in association with Tamilnadu State Council for Science & Technology (TNSCST)
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences.
Coordinators: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and Post-graduate students, Research Scholars, Professors, Scientist
Total number of participants: 28
Registration Fee: Students – Rs.100/-; Research Scholars & Faculties – Rs.500/-
Registration fee received: Rs.3200/-
Registration link:https://forms.gle/DiymTQgAakkqRqFcA

Schedule: Day 1 (18.05.2020)
Session 1: Resources and databases
Speaker: Dr. Sudarkodi Sukumar, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/bMaLwJ0MGbY
Session 2:Bioinformatics tools and analysis
Speaker: Dr. Sudarkodi Sukumar, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL:https://youtu.be/3kum_TfwBfg; https://youtu.be/JPYbuJSlwjM; https://youtu.be/lS0GLdM5uuE
Session 3: Overview on applications of bioinformatics in Covid-19
Speaker: Dr. Subhamoy Banerjee, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/lQHo0G2nIyo
Day 2 (19.05.2020)
Session 4: Immunoinformatics
Speaker: Dr. U. Vimal Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/_3PNVn0crgY
Session 5: Protein Structure Visualization by Pymol
Speaker: Dr. Md. Khurshid Alam Khan, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/lngmu22dtYs
Session 6: Bioinformatics and its applications in Plant Biology
Speaker: Dr. S. Hemalatha, Professor & Dean, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/ZvrrRRH3Uyc; https://youtu.be/IXRtqAi4jTs

Webinar on “Applications of Real-Time PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases” (4th May 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology.
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinators: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Undergraduate and Post-graduate students, Research Scholars, Professors, Scientist
Total number of participants: 574
Registration Fee: Free
Registration link:https://forms.gle/YZ4fvnX9PtHNmmef9

Session:Application of Real-Time PCR in diagnosing Covid-19 and other diseases
Speaker: Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, BSACIST, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/qdESjhyt3Ww

Webinar on “Recent Advances and Applications of Biotechnology” (2nd May 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinators: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: School Teachers
Total number of participants: 241
Registration Fee: Free
Registration link: https://forms.gle/UMFwZY35dAj8bPwH7

Schedule
Session I: Recombinant DNA Technology and its application in Biotechnology
Topic I: Molecular Cloning
Speaker: Dr. Soumen Bera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/_oqDRxW6p5s
Topic II: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Speaker: Dr. Soumen Bera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/AuBDaSQwp9k
Topic III: Plant Tissue Culture
Speaker: Dr. Wasima, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/kWqpyPnvhLs
Topic IV: Microbial Applications
Speaker: Dr. Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URLs:https://youtu.be/UoUacOGcTH4;
https://youtu.be/S7hssFYvde8; https://youtu.be/epRY3KNNYdw; https://youtu.be/Xhz-8uikaR4
Session II: Molecular Diagnostics
Topic V: Gene Therapy
Speaker: Dr. Soumen Bera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URL: https://youtu.be/ftyzBhoxbRA
Topic VI: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for rapid detection of diseases (ELISA)
Speaker: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/w-fJypPKhx8

Online Certificate Courses – Phase II (13th May 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences,
Nature of Participants: Students
Total number of participants: 126
Registration Fee: Rs.100/-
Fees Received: 10550/-
Registration link:https://forms.gle/HS2xd77gCvAXsWAw5

Courses
C.elegans an invivo model system
Instructor: Dr. Hemalatha, Professor &Dean, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/72TQLn1RIJ0; https://youtu.be/8hwOFIXguFw
Nano Emulsions and its applications
Instructor: Dr. R. Karthikeyan, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/J-oe8rsoEeM; https://youtu.be/W-viQrxLIu8; https://youtu.be/vh5zEZ2ibaA
Forensic Science
Instructor: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/sGOGElX0YwQ; https://youtu.be/8FkrQXKa4k0; https://youtu.be/6iAeR9r0e6c; https://youtu.be/RiuuvpLrtIE; https://youtu.be/GlFhbF4vdc8
CRISPR-Cas 9 technology and its applications
Instructor: Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/HIIu7mSarkk; https://youtu.be/4GVDO5Vx_uQ; https://youtu.be/vu5nHJzDejI
Protein folding and stability
Instructor: Dr. Khurshid A. Khan, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/0RI2D29_Ae8; https://youtu.be/1hmVZKU4vbk; https://youtu.be/WuDuwPTQHr8; https://youtu.be/XYH0Ewg-O4A
Oncoinformatics / cancer informatics
Instructor: Dr. Subhamoy Banerjee, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs:https://youtu.be/_GqmIpuluoA; https://youtu.be/JSSlrRal9wQ; https://youtu.be/TH0ZHCOxCOA
Neuropharmacology
Instructor: Dr. M. Waseem, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/W2asMq-ozZU; https://youtu.be/GWNlq0B8n7w; https://youtu.be/Bnixwsi2znY
Algal culture and its applications
Instructor: Dr. D. Mubarak Ali, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/5Trn5fFJ6BE; https://youtu.be/hNwO6PdpInQ
Species identification by molecular techniques
Instructor: Ms. Ranjani, Scientific Assistant School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/05fc1tO-YZk
Animal cell culture
Instructor: Dr. C. Simon Durairaj, Scientific Assistant, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Video URLs: https://youtu.be/6CMUFJaI6vk; https://youtu.be/xYYdS-MhDCw

Online Certificate Courses – Phase I (27th April 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences.
Nature of Participants: Students
Total number of participants: 9533
Registration Fee: Free
Registration link:https://forms.gle/TCvui9LyU56M2njHA

Courses

Cancer Biology:https://forms.gle/yNKywtFhKpNzpAUy5
Instructor: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai.
Molecular Cloning:https://forms.gle/MYNZx8sdMwQts7fR8
Instructor: Dr. SoumenBera, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Microbial Applications in Daily Life: https://forms.gle/6Wsi8ZhMD1VBut369
Instructor: Dr. Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Nano Robotics: https://forms.gle/Qxf4LoQ8kgpevd2N7
Instructor: Dr. D. Mubarkali, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Plant Tissue Culture:https://forms.gle/sFTMEwqWCT6Awiom7
Instructor: Dr. Wasima, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
Immunology:https://forms.gle/LjUNdeM5mm33iyHt8
Instructor: Dr. Waseem M, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
COVID-19:https://forms.gle/jV18XKumZa3nkgAa8
Instructor: Dr. U. Vimal Kumar, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai

NEET Mock Test Series (Series I – 25th April 2020), (Series II – 27th April, 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: 12th standard school students
Total number of Participants: 35
Registration fee: Free
Mock Test URL
Series I – https://forms.gle/1WSp2oGPDArBaPJm6
Series II – https://forms.gle/conADc5DvnVcDDxd8

World IPR Day Quiz (26th April 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology & Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor & UBA Vembedu, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants: 7224
Registration fee: Free
Quiz URL:https://forms.gle/297ceVabWqP9qHbq7

Quiz on Covid-19 (19th April 2020)

Organized by: School of Life Sciences, BSACIST & Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
Convener: Dr. S.Hemalatha, Professor & Head, School of Life Sciences
Coordinator: Dr. P. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor & UBA Vembedu, School of Life Sciences
Nature of Participants: Anyone
Total number of Participants:3456
Registration fee:Free
Link: https://forms.gle/EfM7J3nmMr6m7ShAA