A two-day international conference organized by the Department of Biotechnology at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University has been inaugurated on Thursday, 8th December 2022. The conference, titled "Biotechnology and Bioinformatics: Perspectives and Challenges", was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor in-Charge Prof. M. Himabindu. Prof. Krishnandu Acharya, Professor of Botany, University of Calcutta was the keynote speaker for the inaugural session. In this conference sponsored by the Institutional Development Plan of the Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha, the convenor and Head of the Department, Prof. Hrudaynath Thatoi, gave a welcome speech and expressed his gratitude to the Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha. Associate Professor of Biotechnology Dr. Biswajit Rath introduced the guests. Professor M. Himabindu In her speech, expressed the opinion that such a program would help in raising the standards of the University. Prof. Kishore Kumar Basa, former Vice-Chancellor of the University and Chairman of National Monument Authority of India joined online as a special guest and spoke on the topic. Co-convenor and Reader of Computer Application Dr. Sujata Dash gave details of the various activities of the two-day conference. The keynote speaker Prof. Krishnandu Acharya in his speech highlighted the need of biotechnology and bioinformatics in today's era and opined that this science will be very helpful in changing our economic situation, development of health, development of agriculture, sustainable food balance etc. Asst. Professor of Biotechnology Dr. Santosh Kumar Sahu and Dr. Gunanidhi Dhangdamajhi participated in the discussion and spoke about how biotechnology is controlling our daily lives. The abstract book of the conference was unveiled on the occasion. Also, the book "Bioresources Utilization and Management" written by the Prof. Hrudaynath Thatoi was unveiled by the guests. At the end of the programme, the organizing secretary of the conference and Associate Professor of Biotechnology Dr. Sukant Kumar Nayak rendered the vote of thanks.
In this conference, Professor Keshav Chandra Mandal of Vidyasagar University, Midnapur and Mr. Samir Kumar Singhdev, Assistant Manager of Torrent Life Science Research Pharmacy Company of Gujarat participated in the discussion. Various projects and posters were exhibited by students and researchers in this conference.
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