Date: 20 & 22 August, 2015
Venue: Auditorium, BSMRAU, Gazipur
Jointly organized by –
Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
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School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
Funded by – CP # 2071, Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project
Program
Day I: Updating curricula and research progresses in biotechnology, Venue: Auditorium (old), BSMRAU
09:15–9:45 Registration & guest takes seat
Opening session
09:45 – 09:50 Welcome Address by Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Head, Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU
09:50 – 10:00 Speech by Special Guest, Dr. Chiew Foan Chin, Associate Professor, School of Biosciences, UNMC
10:00 –10:10 Speech by Special Guest, Prof. Dr. Md. Ismail Hossain Miah, Treasurer, BSMRAU
10:10 –10:25 Speech by Chief Guest, Prof. Dr. Md. Mahabubar Rahman, Vice Chancellor, BSMRAU
10:25 –10:40 Closing Remarks by Prof. Dr. M. Tofazzal Islam, Department of Biotechnology, and SPM CP # 2071, BSMRAU
10:40 – 10:45 Vote of Thanks by Dr. Md. Ashraful Haque, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU
10:45 – 11:00 Refreshment
Technical session I: Curricula in the Department of Biotechnology and proposal for updating
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11:00-11:30 Presentation and discussion on BS curriculum
Dr. Md. Ashraful Haque, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU |
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11:30-12:15 Presentation and discussion on MS curriculum
Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU 12:15-13:00 Proposed Ph. D Curriculum in the Department of Biotechnology Dr. M. Tofazzal Islam, Department of Biotechnology, and SPM CP # 2071, BSMRAU Co-Chaired by Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Head of Department of Biotechnology & Dr. Chiew Foan Chin, University of Nottingham |
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch & prayer break
Technical session II: Recent advances in research in biotechnology
14:30-15:00 Probiotics and Prebiotics: Which is the way forward for Aquaculture industry?
Dr. Lim Yin Sze, School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC)
15:00-15:30 Efficient Agrobacterium-Based Transient Expression System for Plant-Made Biopharmaceuticals Production
Dr. Sandy Hwei-San Loh, School of Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Centre, UNMC
15:30-16:00 Current research approaches and progress in the Department of Biotechnology – Dr. M. Tofazzal Islam, BTL, BSMRAU
16:00-16:30 Application of 3-DEEM Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Simultaneous Characterization of Humic Substances and
Biological Pollution in Groundwater, Dr. Shafi M. Tareq, School of Biosciences, UNMC
Chaired by – Dr. Md. Tofazzal Islam, Professor Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU
16:30-17:00 Tea break and closing of the colloquium of Day – 1
Day 2: Colloquium on Recent Advances in Bioinformatics
Venue: Biotechnology Laboratory, Dr. Wazed Mia Central Laboratory of BSMRAU
Technical session III: Recent advances in bioinformatics analysis for research in biotechnology
10:00-10:45 Bioinformatic protocol for the mining of genic microsatellite markers from the public database
Dr Chin Chiew Foan, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC)
10:45-11:30 Bioinformatic analysis in molecular identification and genomic analysis of bacteria
Dr. Siraje Arif Mahmud, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahagirnagar University
11:30-11:45 End of technical session and tea break
11:45-12:45 Discussion on collaboration between Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU and School of Bioscience of UNMC
Participants: Faculty members of Department of Biotechnology and Visiting Members of UNMC
12:45-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:00 Visit laboratories and experimental fields of BSMRAU by the visiting faculties of UNMC
15:00-15:30 Tea and informal discussion of visiting faculties of UNMC with MS students of biotechnology.
16:00 –17:00 Meeting with Vice Chancellor and other senior executives on collaboration between BSMRAU and UNMC
19:00-20:00 Farewell Dinner to Visiting Faculty Members of UNMC hosted by honorable Vice Chancellor of BSMRAU
For further details, please contact:
Professor Dr. Md. Tofazzal Islam
Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU
Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh
Cell: 01534568893, 01714001414
e-mail: tofazzalislam@yahoo.com