Shillong, April 2: USTM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Microbiologist Society, India (MBSI) on Tuesday. MBSI has conferred Lifetime Devotion Award to Prof G. D. Sharma, Vice Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) during the two-day conference on “National Conference on Bioresource and Sustainability: Current Trends and Future Prospects”. The conference was organised by the Department of Applied Biology USTM in association with the MBSI. Two books were also released during the inaugural session of the Conference.

The dignitaries present for the inaugural session of the conference included Prof. A.M. Deshmukh, President, Microbiologist Society, India (MBSI); Prof. Kalimuthusamy Natarajaseenivasan, Director, ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre, NE, Dibrugarh; Prof. Bikash Medhi, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, PGIMER, Chandigarh; Prof GD Sharma, Vice Chancellor USTM, Dr RK Sharma, Advisor USTM, among others.

Addressing the gathering Prof GD Sharma dedicated that award to the students he said, that “the prestigious Award is because of those students of microbiology in the North East of India who have immensely contributed to the field. Learning is a continuous process, there is a lot of opportunity in the field of Microbiology in India”.

Prof. A.M. Deshmukh said, that “although Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are said as North East states, in terms of bioresources and biodiversity the area is central to India as much of biodiversity is seen here in this area”. He said that the topic of the conference on “sustainability” is very significant, and we must see whether our development is sustainable and whether our tools are eco-friendly.

Prof. Kalimuthusamy Natarajaseenivasan said that the founder of USTM has drawn lessons from his life which motivates him to provide education. Prof. Bikash Medhi, said that India contributes less than four per cent of research publications of the world despite the considerable number of higher educational institutions. He said that collaboration and exchange of ideas need to happen extensively.

The two days conference will focus on the role of ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North East for NER Regions, Drug development in the Current Scenario and how to apply for Investigational New Drug (IND) Applications, Understanding Emerging Contaminants in Soil and Water: Modern Strategies for Effective Cleanup, Targeted Delivery of Pharmaceutically Active Components through Ethosomal Formulations.

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