Online CERTIFICATE course on “BASIC PLANT TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES”
February 16-17, 2021
Organized by
COMSTECH, Secretariat, Islamabad In collaboration with International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) and Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (Karachi Chapter)
Who Should Attend:
The workshop is designed to address the interest of scientists and research scholars working in various fields of plant biotechnology including genetics, and molecular biology.
Course Content:
The course will be comprises of series of lectures and “online hands on training sessions” covering following contents:
- Overview of Plant Tissue Culture and its Applications
- Equipment and Media used
- Explant Selection
- Sterilization
- Initiation, Multiplication, Shooting and Rooting
Registration:
Registered participants will receive e-certificates
Please register at following link before February 1, 2020
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeovmmpAzzwPZNQj45KqmF_6UtN4d544QyPOFuuw0PvB0Ohkg/viewform
Venue:
Time: Feb 16, 2021, 12:00 Noon Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85102004262?pwd=NWRBMDZIUTdlUEtSQUFaZkNYMXZVdz09
Meeting ID: 851 0200 4262
Passcode: 208783
Time: Feb. 17, 2021 12:00 Noon Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88399839097?pwd=K3kwazhwWkN4aDN5MER2enl6ZDZ4dz09
Meeting ID: 883 9983 9097
Passcode: 881692
WORKSHOP PROGRAM (Pakistan Standard Time)
Day One (16 Feb., 2021)
12:00-12:05 Inauguration Ceremony
12:05-12:10 Recitation of the Holy Quran
12:10-12:20 Welcome Address by Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary
12:20-13:00 Lecture 1 entitled, “Importance of Tissue Culture Techniques for the Sustainable Development of Muslim World”
13:30-14:30 Practical Session (Tissue culture of Horticulture Crops)
Day Two (17 Feb., 2021)
12:00-12:35 Lecture 1 entitled, “Basic Tissue Culture Techniques and Their Applications”
12:40-13:10 Lecture 2 entitled, “Ethics and Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology”
13:10-14:10 Practical Session 2 (Tissue culture of Cash Crops (rice))
14:15-14:35 Closing Ceremony
Speakers:
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Prof. Dr. Behzad Ghareyazie
President, Biosafety Society of Iran.
Executive Director, Iran Biotechnology Information Center (IRBIC) Iran
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Prof. Dr. Saifullah Khan
University of Karachi, Pakistan
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Prof. Dr. Naagla Abdalla
Head Dept. of Genentics
Faculty of Agriculutre, Cairo University, Egypt
CONTACT PERSON
Khazima Muazim
Programme Manager
COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-9220681-3
Fax: +92-51-9205264, +92-51-9220265
Email: khazima@comstech.org