ASCEND Executive Graduate Program for Life Science/Biopharma Students/Professionals to become Industry Ready/Entrepreneurship

Vyas Cancer Research (VCR Park), in association with the Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) academy & IIT-Roorkee, brings you ASCEND Executive Graduate Program. ASCEND will help life science/​biotech/​biopharma students and professionals to become industry ready, pursue entrepreneurship and aim for leadership roles in global organisations. 

About ASCEND Program

ASCEND Executive Graduate Program is structured to bridge the gap between academic education and industry requirements. It will guide students and professionals to learn the applicable concepts and acquire the hands-on skill set required for the biotech/​biopharma industry. The program faculty consists of domain experts such as Start-up founders, CEOs, Academic Professors, and Deans of Academic institutions. The program curriculum (5 tracks covering 17online and hands-on courses) is designed as per the current healthcare industry needs to learn/​enhance your industry-ready skills that harmonise with global trends/​demands. The course completion leads to assistance in placement for posts such as; Project Coordinator/​Manager, Scientist, Bioinformatician, NGS Associate/​Scientist, Proteomics Associate/​Scientist, Pathology associate, Intellectual property expert, and Regulatory Affairs expert. It will also provide an opportunity for one-to-one interaction with prospective job employers and networking opportunities for Academicians or Professionals interested in Entrepreneurship and Clinical trials.

Program details

Online Courses via virtual mode

Online Courses (self-paced & live lectures) – From 11thApril to 11th September, 2022
	S. No	Course	Faculty	Designation
TRACK 1	1	Drug discovery and development	Dr. Santosh Dixit	Healthcare Consultant, Pune
	2	Novel diagnostics and development	Dr.PayalKeswarpu	Healthcare Consultant, Oncology Data Informatics, Bangalore
	3	Clinical research and Clinical trials	Dr.Raghunadha Rao	Chief Consultant Medical Oncologist, KIMS, Visakhapatnam
			Dr. Ravi Nayar	ENT Consultant, SakraHospital,  Bangalore
	4	Grants and Scientific writing	Dr.Sukant Khurana	Founder, IonCure,  New Delhi
TRACK 2	5	Start-up bootcamp	Dr. Vishal Gandhi	Founder, BIORx Venture Advisors,  New Delhi
	6	IP generation, protection & management	Mrs. HimabinduAtti	Founder & MD, Novel Patent Services,  Visakhapatnam
	7	Regulatory affairs	Mr. Varun Trivedi	Medical Device - Quality & Regulatory Expert, Bangalore
	8	Artificial intelligence and Machine learning	Dr.Sukant Khurana	Founder, IonCure,  New Delhi
TRACK 3	9	Project management	Mr. Sreevasta Natarajan	CBO, VCR Park, Visakhapatnam
			Dr.RanganadhVelagaleti	Manager-Project Management, Incozen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad

Online Courses – Live Lectures – Scheduled from 15th July to 11th September, 2022
Timings	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
10:00 am - 12:30 pm	Regulatory affairs	Drug discovery and development	Artificial intelligence and Machine learning
13:30 pm - 16:00 pm	Start-up bootcamp	Clinical research and Clinical trials	Project management
16:30 pm – 19:00 pm	IP – generation, protection & management	Grants and Scientific writing	Novel diagnostics and development

Hands-on Courseson weekends only at VCR Park (7 courses) & IIT-Roorkee (1 course)

Hands-on Courses – From 16th September 2022, every Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm
	S. No	Course	Faculty	Designation
TRACK 4	1	PCR, RT-PCR and its applications	Dr. Anuj Kumar Pandey	Senior Scientist, VCR Park, Visakhapatnam
	2	Sanger sequencing (demo), Whole exome and RNA sequencing (hands-on)	Dr.PardhasaradhiGodithala	VP, Discovery Genomics, Lifecell International, Chennai
	3	Single cell whole RNA-sequencing and analysis (demo only)	Dr. Vamsi Veeramachaneni	CSO, Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore
			Dr.PardhasaradhiGodithala	VP, Discovery Genomics, Lifecell International, Chennai
	4	Bioinformatic data analysis (Exome, Transcriptome, and Microbiome)	Dr. Aditya Phatak	Centre Head, PierianDx India, Pune
			Dr. Vamsi Veeramachaneni	CSO, Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore
TRACK 5	5	Tissue culture and Flow cytometry	Dr. Anuj Kumar Pandey	Senior Scientist, VCR Park, Visakhapatnam
			Dr. Balaji Bhyravbhatla	MD, HyLasCo, Hyderabad
	6	Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)	Dr.PayalKeswarpu	Healthcare Consultant, Oncology Data Informatics, Bangalore
	7	Primary Cell Culture and PDX model Development	Dr.Jugnu Jain	Founder & CEO, Sapien Biosciences, Hyderabad
			Dr. Suresh Poosala	Founder, OncoseekBio, Hyderabad & Acasta Health, Visakhapatnam
	8	NMR/X-ray Crystallography, SPR, and Molecular Dynamics	Prof.Pravindra Kumar, Dr. Krishna Poluri, Dr.SaugataHazra	Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, IIT-Roorkee, Roorkee

 

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