UGC-National
Centre for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (NCAAE)
Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024
National Workshop
“Methods
in Cell Culture & In Vitro
Toxicology”
NCAAE
is organizing 7 day workshop during May 22-28,
2017
ABOUT
THE CENTRE
National Centre for Alternatives to Animal
Experiments (NCAAE) is the erstwhile Mahatma Gandhi - Doerenkamp Center (MGDC),
which has been taken over by the UGC
under CPEPA scheme. The center is established with the motto
of motivating the scientists, teachers, researchers, students and other stakeholders
to take to “alternative methods” in the place of animal use in Life Science/Biomedical
Science education / research along the lines of 3Rs principles of Replacement,
Reduction and Refinement.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
The goal of the workshop is to train
the participants in basic cell culture methods in in vitro toxicology / pharmacology including lab maintenance,
culturing human and animal cell lines, established cell line culture techniques
such as enumeration of cells, cell viability assays, detection and
quantification of apoptosis, staining techniques, determination of ROS and
molecular end points. The workshop will be conducted with immense
responsibility that all the participants will get individual hands-on
experience in all the techniques covered as exercises. At the end of the
workshop the participants will be armed with valuable skills and experience to
take to their own labs.
Enrollment will be
limited to 16 candidates only, on first-come first-serve basis within the
purview of regional representation.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
1)
B.Tech. / PG Students, M.Phil/Ph.D Scholars,
Faculty,
2)
Technicians / Scientists from industries
and/or academic institutes
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration fee for the workshop is Rs.
5000/- per participant which includes workshop kits, working lunch and
refreshment.
Outstation participants will have to
make their own arrangement for food (breakfast and dinner) and/or
accommodation. This can be arranged by NCAAE, provided the cost (Rs. 3000/- to
5,000/-) is met.
Payment is to be made only after
receiving the mail of confirmation of enrollment for the training workshop from
NCAAE. The confirmation mail will contain details about payment.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested
candidates may submit their brief CV, along with filled-in application form (downloaded
from www.bdu.ac.in) to Dr. R. Thirumurugan, The
Coordinator, NCAAE, BDU at ncaae.bdu@gmail.com;
Phone: 0431-2407117
DEADLINE FOR
REGISTRATION
Last date for receipt of application
for the workshop is May 10, 2017.
Brochure/Registration Form: http://www.bdu.ac.in/events/NCAAE_Workshop.pdf
Brochure/Registration Form: http://www.bdu.ac.in/events/NCAAE_Workshop.pdf
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