Module I: Fermentation Biotechnology (Day 1 & 2)

Presenters:

• Mr.Murly Krishna
  Fermentation Specialist at E.I.DuPont India Pvt Ltd
  
  
• Mr. Shailesh Kumar,
  Saint-Gobain, Performance Plastics-Biopharm
  
  
• Mr. Sanil KV,
  Sr.Scientist, Program manager for process development and fermentation, Avesthagen
  
  
• Dr. P N Panda,
  formally from NII, Presently Asst Prof. of SCM in Sharda University

Learning Objectives:
A Two-Day session of “hands-on-experience” of bacterial and fungal fermentation processes as implemented on industrial scales; details on applications.

Participants will also be acquainted with:

• Preparation of inoculum and inculcation of fermentors
  
• Sampling and harvesting of biomass and desired end-product
  

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this 2-day session (Module I), the participants will be able to:

1. Assemble, conduct and appraise bacterial and fungal fermentation processes.
2. Measure and follow the increase in biomass spectrophotometerically by following the increase in optical density (OD) at a given wave length that is specific to growth conditions
3. Construct a growth curve and determine various growth parameters, e.g., growth rate and specific growth rate.
4. Detect and determine the pattern of product formation for primary and secondary metabolites.

Case Studies:
A number of case studies have been added to the curriculum of this workshop so that participants may gain deeper understanding of fermentation biotechnology. This is implemented as a response to the feedback we received from last year participants and you are encouraged to appraise our workshop in the hope that we can make better our effort for next year.

Module II: Drug Discovery (Day 3)

Presenters:

• Dr. Surendra Chikara,
  Head Genomics, Research and Development, Xcelris labs Ltd, Ahmadabad.
  
  
• Prof. Surat Kumar,
  Head, Applied Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra
  
  
• Dr Amla Chopra,
  Head, Department of Biotechnology, Anand Engineering College, Keetham, Agra

Learning Objectives:

1. New Drug Target Discovery using Next Generation Genomics technology
2. Basic Concepts of Drug DNA interactions.
3. DNA Cancer Vaccine: An immunological approach for treatment of breast cancer.
   

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of this 2-day session (Module I), the participants will be able to Understand:

1. Next generation of genomics technology.
2. The mechanism and mode of action of Drugs.
3. Validation and identification of drug target within a given pathway.
4. Multi-drug target recognition and development.
5. Concepts how the structure of drugs interact with major and minor groove of DNA.
6. Principle of DNA vaccine.
7. Difficulty working with tumor antigen.
8. Method for enhancing therapeutic efficacy of DNA cancer vaccine.
   

Module III: Bio Instrumentation (Day 4)***

Presenters:

• Mr. Asit Dutta, Perkin Elmer
  
• Dr. Arun Chopra, HCST
• Mr Rajiv Ranjan, Sr Product Manager,Proteomics, Bio Rad India Ltd.
• Mr Sumit Nehnan, Sr Product Manager Genomics Bio Rad India Ltd.

Learning Objectives:

1. Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of DNA sample and visualise the genetic fingerprint under UV.
2. Sodium Dodecyle Sulphate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of a number of proteins. Stain, detect and visualize the protein bands after electrophoresis.
3. Amplification of DNA by PCR
4. Importance of Animal Tissue Culture
5. Use of Gas Chromatography
6. Recent Trends in expression in proteomics
7. Q-PCR quantifying results become easy

Learning outcomes:

Upon the completion of this one-day Session (Module III), participants should be able to:

1. Understand the principals and use of instrumentation.

*** Depending upon the time maximum techniques would be covered.