3rd National Workshop on “Applications of Electron Microscopy in
Life Sciences”
16 – 18 July 2019
Organized by CSIR-CDRI
• About CSIR‐CDRI:
CSIR‐ Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR‐CDRI), a premier drug research institute of India was
established in 1951 by the then Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru with a vision to
strengthen and advance the field of drug research and development in the country. Today, the
new campus at Jankipuram, Lucknow has everything under one roof, from synthesis, screening,
development studies, process up‐scaling to clinical studies. Unique achievements of the Institute
include discovery and development of 12 new drugs, of which, Arteether (Brand Name: E‐mal),
BESEB (Brand Name: Memory Sure), Centchroman (Brand Name: Saheli) are currently in the
market; transferred more than 130 indigenous technologies to the pharmaceutical companies.
The Electron Microscopy laboratory at CSIR‐CDRI has a long history, experience and expertise in
the field of EM spanning over 50 years. The EM lab was set up in the late 1960s under the
Biophysics Division at the old Chattar Manzil campus and was one of the first labs in the country
to have EM expertise for R&D applications. We look forward to welcoming you to our new
campus and wish you a fruitful learning experience at our state‐of‐the‐art EM lab.
• Areas to be covered:
Sessions would cover TEM & SEM principles and applications, practical sessions on TEM & SEM
sample preparation techniques including negative staining, cell/tissue embedding, ultra‐
microtomy, imaging and recording data and image interpretation; Recent developments in the
area of CryoEM will be discussed.
• Faculty:
• Dr. A. N. Ghosh (ICMR Emeritus Scientist, Ex‐ Director Grade Scientist & Head, Division of
Electron Microscopy, ICMR‐NICED, Kolkata)
• Dr. Tetsuo Oikawa (Senior Product Manager for TEM, JEOL Asia, Singapore)
• Dr. Moumita Dutta (Scientist, ICMR‐NICED, Kolkata)
• Dr. Kalyan Mitra (Senior Scientist, CSIR‐CDRI, Lucknow)
• Eligibility:
B.Sc./M.Sc./B.Tech/M.Tech/Ph.D. students, young researchers from academic institutions and
private organizations/industry staff
• Participants/Criteria of selection:
10 participants will be selected on a “first‐come, first‐served” basis, therefore we recommend
that you contact us at your earliest convenience. Preference will be given to ensure participation
of as many institutions as possible with not more than two participants from a single institution.
Decision of the selection committee will be final.
• How to Apply:
Scanned copies of Registration form and DD should be emailed to k_mitra@cdri.res.in Complete
registration form along with DD should also be sent by post to correspondence address. Bank
Draft should be drawn in favour of “Director, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow” Payable
at Lucknow.
• Correspondence: All correspondence should be addressed to –
Dr. Kalyan Mitra,
Senior Scientist & Organizing Secretary,
EM Unit, SAIF, Lab No. SEN‐G2,
CSIR‐Central Drug Research Institute,
Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road,
Lucknow 226 031 (U.P.)
Email: k_mitra@cdri.res.in
• Instruments available for workshop:
JEOL JEM 1400 TEM equipped with Gatan CCD cameras; FEI Quanta 250 SEM; Leica
Ultramicrotome; Quorum Tech high vacuum evaporator; Emitech glow discharge unit; Balzers
Union/Quorum Critical Point Dryers and other sample preparation equipment. Interested
participants will also have an opportunity to visit the state‐of‐the‐art confocal microscopy, NMR,
Mass Spectrometry and flow cytometry facilities at CSIR‐CDRI.
• Accomodation/Food:
We will try to provide accommodation at CDRI Guest House (if available) on payment. Working
lunch and tea/snacks will be served.
Registration Fees Upto 3rd June 2019 After 3rd June 2019
Students 10,000 10,500
Faculty/Staff 12,000 12,500
Private Organizations/Industry 20,000 20,500
Last EM workshop (March 2018)
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