Workshop on “microRNA Biology, Identification and Application” in Pondicherry Centre for Biological Sciences

Pondicherry Centre for Biological Sciences (PCBS) serves as a premier research and training institution in the field of Biomedical and Omic’s sciences. Research on subjects such as Bacteriology, Applied Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Transcriptomics, computational omics and Chemotherapy are to be conducted through this workshop. Using a multi-disciplinary training approach, PCBS has planned to conduct a Workshop on miRNA “microRNA Biology, Identification and Application” for post graduate students, researchers, faculties and research scholars.

Methodologies: Lectures, Demos and Hands on dry as well as wet lab

Date and Duration of Workshop: 13 May 2014 to 15 May 2014

Venue: Pondicherry centre for biological sciences, Pondicherry

Course Content
Day:1
Introductory Function
microRNAs Introduction
microRNAs Biology
Identification and Target prediction
microRNAs and its application in Cancer
Isolation of RNA

Day: 2
Techniques to isolate microRNAs from mammalian cells
Primer synthesis and validation
Synthesis of cDNA using PolyA addition and miRNAs specific adaptor
Applications of microRNAs in biological research

Day: 3
Quantification of microRNAs using Real Time PCR
Analysis and Interpretation of microRNAs data
Workshop closing/Valedictory function

Registration Fees:
Faculties and Teachers: Rs. 7,500
Students and Research Scholars: Rs. 6,000

Fees includes: Study material, Food and Accommodation, Vehicle for local travels

Registration form: Send your one page CV with DD drawn in the favour of “Pondicherry centre for Biological Sciences, payable to Pondicherry”, and addressed to “Workshop Convenor, Pondicherry centre for Biological Sciences, 4^th cross, Jawahar nagar, Pondicherry- 605005”.

For enquiry contact:
Phone- 0413-2203530, Mobile- 09787317300, 09443932405
Email- pcbsresearch@mail.com.