Events

Prof. M. Amin Shokrollahi
2017 Mustafa (PBUH) Prize Laureate
CEO and Founder of Kandou Bus Co.

Date: September 1, 2022
Time: 06:00-8:00 GMT (11:00-13:30 Pakistan Standard Time)

Abstract:

Communication of data on electrical wires between chips is fast gaining prominence in the electronics industry. Because most of the components of the transmitter and the receiver of such links are analog, rather than digital, they don’t benefit as much from Moore’s law. On the other hand, the need to transmit data ever faster calls for higher rates of transmission over existing electrical wires. Since in this type of communication noise is highly frequency dependent, higher transmission rates lead to much higher noise, and therefore a much higher growth of power consumption than linear. The industry has long recognised this problem as the “Interconnect bottleneck”. However, fundamental solutions to this important problem have remained elusive.

A look at the capacity of these channels reveals that today we are only transmitting at anywhere between 1% to 4% of the capacity. Therefore, at least on the surface, there is a lot to be gained by applying methods from communication theory to this problem. However, unlike many other systems such as wireless, DSL, satellite, or optical communication, the constraints on the chip-to-chip communication system are very different: transmission rates are typically 1000 times those encountered in wireless communication. On the other hand, the energy consumed for the transmission and recovery of each bit is about 1000 times less than what is customary in wireless. Also, latency requirements are extremely stringent, allowing only latencies up to very few nanoseconds. Therefore, it is not possible to use fancy processing methods.

In this talk, Prof. Shokrollahi will introduce a new modulation scheme for chip-to-chip communication which is called chordal codes. These codes are somewhat reminiscent of spatial MIMO systems, and provide a first step towards a better utilisation of the available communication bandwidth between chips. Current implementations of systems based on these codes show a large reduction of total power of the communication PHY and a large increase of the communication speed compared to other classical system.

Target Audience:

The webinar is open to students, researchers, young scientists, and academicians from the OIC member states, and other countries.

For Registration please visit: https://forms.gle/wGfopgBBBfJmYNE49

Procedure to Join:  Zoom link will be shared with selected participants via email.

Profile of Speaker: https://mustafaprize.org/page/?id=21

Webinar Coordinator:

Muhammad Haris Akram
Program Manager
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: haris@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Thursday 11th August 2022: 1.00 pm to 6 pm

Climate change is posing serious threat to Food Security of Pakistan. Punjab university together with UPSIGN, COMSTECH, SAWIE, SACAN and Dawood Agro are hosting a one day International symposium Climate Smart Sustainable Rice Wheat Production Systems at Faculty of Agriculture , Punjab University on 11th August from 1-6PM. The event is free to participate, please register online for both physical (shorturl.at/BIKL0) and Online participation (shorturl.at/ehik0).

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Speakers

“Role of PCRWR in Addressing Water Security Challenges of Pakistan”
By Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf
Chairman, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR)

Date: August 03^rd, 2022

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM Pak Time

Abstract: Pakistan is home to a growing 220 million population. Land and water resources are in abundance but they are challenged by the growing food and livelihood needs of the nation. In addition to socio-economic factors, climate change has also induced stress on existing water resources. This scenario has developed a wide range of issues in the water resources sector of Pakistan. Given the geographic magnitude of Pakistan and its natural resource base, simple but game-changing approaches are required to be adopted. In this regard, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has made just the same difference. Although major water resources development projects are crucial for building national water security, water resources management and conservation are equally important at consumer scale interventions. In doing so, PCRWR has utilized indigenous cultural knowledge as well as advanced digital technologies for generating evidence-based actions in water resources management. These include; rainwater harvesting in deserts, dry mountainous climates, urban rainwater harvesting followed by artificial groundwater recharge, rehabilitation of Karez cultural landscape, land and water conservation in arid and irrigated agriculture, earth observation techniques for surface and groundwater monitoring, digital irrigation advisory services for 20,000 farmers in Pakistan. On the policy side, PCRWR has also added values by sharing its knowledge driven by its execution experience. PCRWR has participated in developing National Water Policy 2018 followed by Provincial Water Acts, reporting and capacity building of Sustainable Development Goal 6. This talk will briefly reflect on these activities undertaken by PCRWR.

Muhammad Ashraf is basically an Agricultural Engineer. He graduated from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, and earned his PhD from the University of Newcastle, UK. He has more than 30 years of research and development experience in water resources development and management in arid and semi-arid areas and has over 100 national and international research publications at his credit. He is also the editor of the journal Paddy and Water Environment published by Springer. Presently, he is working as Chairman, PCRWR. He is also the convenor of Pakistan National Committee of International Hydrological Program (IHP) of UNESCO and the Coordinator of the Upper Indus Basin Network (UIBN).

Flyer of the event: Attached

Target Audience:This webinar is open to academics, scientists, water policy experts and general public from all OIC states. 

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Hybrid Event

VENUE
NFLARC, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi 75270, Pakistan. (Only for Karachi Participants).
Rest will Join Through Zoom.

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“Extracellular vesicles: Different sources, Different applications”
By Prof. Dr. Faezah Shekari
Assistant Professor in the Royan Institute
Royan Extracellular Vesicle Group Tehran, Iran

Date: July 29^th, 2022
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM Pak Time

The therapeutic potential of naturally secreted micro- and nanoscale extracellular Vesicles (EVs) as attractive candidates for regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical science applications. In this session, sources, characterization of EVs leading to their potential applications will be discussed.

Dr. Faezah Shekari: is a member of Royan Extracellular Vesicle Group. She graduated in B.Sc. and M.Sc. of Cellular and Molecular Biology from Tehran University. During her undergraduate studies, she got interested in proteomics. She joined Royan Institute in 2005 to pursue her interests on membrane proteomics. During her PhD thesis, she got interested in subcellular fractionation and organellar proteomics under supervision of Dr. Hosseini Salekdeh and Prof. Baharvand. She performed international projects including membrane proteome analysis of liver microsomal fraction from international membrane proteomics initiative (MPI) as well as prepared and characterized standard sample for Asian and Oceania human embryonic stem cell MPI under supervision of Prof. Yu-Ju Chen (from Academia Sinica, Taiwan) and Dr. Hosseini Salekdeh and Prof. Baharvand (from Royan institute) in Academia Sinica. Currently, she works as an Assistant Professor in Royan Extracellular Vesicle Group. She is also chair of ISEV Rigor and standardization task force: https://www.isev.org/page/conditionedmedium

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Target Audience:This webinar is open to academics, scientists and general public from all OIC states. 
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Date: 3rd August 2022
Time: 10:00 am to 01:00 pm (Pakistan Time)

Prof. Dr. Bartira Rossi Bergmann
Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Brasil

Date: 21^st July, 2022  
Time:  4 pm Pakistan Standard Time

Our Programme: NTDs (neglected tropical diseases) are a major health and economic burden in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states. The control and elimination of NTDs requires both a scale-up and integration of global mass treatment programs, along with new tools and technologies to tackle these diseases. COMSTECH, in collaboration with A Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (known as the NTD Network, https://ntd-network.org/ , is launching a virtual lecture series. for researchers across the Moslem world and beyond. Our programme draws upon expertise from both networks, and offers opportunities to gain or enhance researcher knowledge, skills and connections, all of which help to grow our shared global capacity to tackle these rapidly growing NTDs.

• The NTD Network, funded by UKRI’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), is a consortium of academic researchers from South America, Asia, and the UK, seeking new therapeutic solutions to leishmaniasis and Chagas disease
• Both COMSTECH and the NTD Network aim to promote global scientific cooperation and build researcher capacity to find new and better therapeutic solutions for NTDs

This online programme is the one of many COMSTECH-NTD Network joint activities via the COMSTECH platform.

Target Audience: This webinar is open to academics, scientists and the general public from all OIC member states. The content is most relevant to scientists interested in NTDs research, and specialized in Microbiology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, and Pathology.

• Webinar poster/flyer

Speakers Introduction:

Bartira obtained her BSc in Biomedicine from the University of São Paulo – Brazil. MSc in Medical Parasitology from LSHTM – University of London and PhD in Biology from Brunel University – UK on chemotherapy and immunology of leishmaniasis and African trypanosomiasis. Then, she got a research post at FIOCRUZ (Brazil) focused in clinical leishmaniasis and post-doc in University of Toronto – Canada on tolerogenic vaccination in transplantation later applied with success to leishmaniasis. Presently, she holds a professorship post in UFRJ where she is a member of the animal ethics committee, and the Head of the Leishmaniasis Group working in mucosal vaccines and drug release systems for leishmaniasis. In the industry area, Bartira has developed projects with pharmas like SANOFI and GSK, and founded the LeishNano startup for the nano and micro- technological development of novel vaccines and drugs

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• Register at:  https://forms.gle/x442UhDxYdAcPWdS6

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Jointly organized by
Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research,
Royan Institute,
COMSTECH,
Mustafa^(pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation
and
Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN)

Introduction:

Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, in collaboration with Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN) and COMSTECH regularly organizes popular lectures on the topics of general interest and need.

PCMD-Royan Institute Webinar Series (Hybrid) is being jointly organized by Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, Royan Institute, Iran, COMSTECH, MSTF, and SIREN. The webinar series is based on the current topics of Biomedical Sciences. The series will provide basic as well as advanced knowledge, skills and academic connections and expert opinions from renowned researchers of both institutes.

PCMD:

The Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) is a constituent center of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Science (ICCBS). The main objective of the Center is to is to develop an understanding regarding common diseases in Pakistan in order to develop effective diagnostic tools and affordable treatments by using molecular medicinal, chemical and computational methods and to train highly qualified manpower in the emerging new fields of molecular medicine and drug development.

Royan Institute:

The Royan Institute is an Iranian clinical, research and educational institute dedicated to biomedical, translational and clinical researches, stem cell research and infertility treatment. It is a public non-profitable organization affiliated to Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research. It was established in 1991 by the late Dr. Saeid Kazemi Ashtiani as a research institute for Reproductive Biomedicine and infertility treatments. In 1998 this institute was approved by Ministry of Health as Cell Based Research Center with over 46 scientific members and 186 lab technicians.

Fourth Webinar:

The fourth webinar of series is entitled:

“Strategies on the Application of Stem Cell and its Derivatives Based Therapies for the Treatment of Optic Neuropathies” 

Who Should Attend?

All undergraduate and graduate students as well as scientists and researchers working in the fields of molecular biomedicine, stem cells and regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and other biomedical disciplines.

Speaker’s Profile:

Dr. Leila Satarian received her PhD in Medical Physiology from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. During her PhD and Postdoc at Royan Institute under the supervision of Prof. Baharvand and Prof. Javan, she worked on developing novel strategy for optic nerve regeneration by using neural progenitor cells and also differentiation of the human pluripotent stem cells-derived retinal pigmented epithelium cells. She is leader of Royan Eye Group since 2010 and became a member of Stem Cell Faculty of Royan Institute in 2014. Now Leila Satarian as an Assistant Professor works on both basic (particularly optic nerve regeneration) and clinical (especially RPE replacement) aspects

 of retinal regeneration.

Program Schedule: July 20, 2022

Day and Time:  Wednesday 10.00 am Pakistan time: 9.30 am Tehran time

For registration (free): bit.ly/4thWEBPCMD-SIREN

Register by July 17, 2022

Venue for physical participation: L.E.J. National Science Information Center,International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270.

For more information: Email: siren.lej@gmail.com;    Call:  021-111-222-292 Ext: 267, 275.

Room No. 202, 2^nd floor, L.E.J. National Science Information Center,International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270.

Date: 27th September 2022.
Time: 10:30 AM to 2:45 PM (Pakistan Time)
Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad.

Speaker Profiles: Click Here.
Flyer: Click here

Current trends in Virology and Epidemiology:
It gives us an immense pleasure to invite you to the Seminar on ‘Current Trends in Virology and Epidemiology; Women’s Health”, to be held on September 27th, 2022, as a Hybrid Event.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. In addition, cervical cancer is the most prevalent HPV-associated cancer, and some cancers of the reproductive organs and oropharynx (back of the throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils) are also caused by HPV. Cancer often takes years, even decades, to develop after a person gets HPV. Many women do not know they have HPV, because it usually has no symptoms and usually goes away on its own.
Scientists and young researchers from all over the world are expected to participate in this international meeting. This seminar aims to strengthen capacities of OIC member states especially in the fields of emerging viruses, disease diagnosis, surveillance, epidemiology and prevention. The purpose of this event is to serve as a forum for enthusiastic virologists from all over the world to discuss scientific topics of mutual interest that had come from various parts of OIC members. We aim to bring together leading experts in the field of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) research from all around the world and especially OIC region for research for the common benefit of humanity during the symposium. The participants will have a chance to interact with the esteemed speakers in person.
Target Audience: The webinar is open to students, researchers, young scientists, and academicians from the OIC member states and other countries. A great opportunity to meet renowned international and national speakers in person!

Register at: https://forms.gle/yrsBq5dS2eyeUE1g7
Zoom link for participation will be shared with selected participants.
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