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Chandigarh January 17, 2022

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National Pharmacy Teachers Training Programme started at Panjab University (PU) today.

The one-week web faculty training school under the initiative of UGC Networking Resource Centre (UGC-NRC), on “New Era Technologies in Formulation Design Space” is being hosted via CiscoWebEx at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS.

As many as 68 selected pharma faculty and researchers from various Colleges/Universities of 21 different states of India and 1 from abroad are participating in the course.The training school intends to apprise and update the young participants among faculty and researchers on multiple forums of novel drug delivery design, development, and real time translation to plug the bench to bedside/ lab to clinic gap.

Full Professor, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), SPAIN, Professor Maria José Alonsoinaugurated the function and delivered the key note address on “Delivery of Proteins and RNA Molecules using Nanotechnology.” She gave an overview about the work being done in her laboratory on oral ocular nasal and dermal delivery of biomolecules.

Prof. Alonso is a highly accomplished and recognised among the top 10 researchers in the World in Pharmacology (Times Higher Education international ranking, 2010) and appeared on ‘The Power List’ of most influential researchers in field of Biopharmaceuticals (The Medicine Maker, 2020-21). She has h-index of 98 and was Vice-Rector of Research and Innovation of the USC and Visiting Scientist at MIT, Cambridge, US; Univ of Angers, France; Univ of Paris XI, France and is known for her innovative industrial and entrepreneurial expertise.

Earlier, the Chairperson, UIPS and Program Coordinator, UGC-NRC and the Coordinator of the Course,Professor Indu Pal Kaur welcomed the participants and the Chief Guest, and briefed them about the achievements of UIPS and UGC-NRC programs. She also summarized about the course content to the participants. Dr Vandita Kakkar is the Joint Course Coordinator who conducted the proceedings of the event.

The day started with an ice breaking session followed by a workshop on the most sought after topic and as per the UGC-NRC concern on “How to write research proposal, research paper and related ethical issues?” By Professor Kanwaljit Chopra, Professor & Head, Pharmacology & Former Chairperson, UIPS, & Professor Anil Kumar, Professor of Pharmacology, UIPS.

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The post-tea session covered an informative recorded talk by Professor Tejal A Desai, Chair & Deborah Cowan Endowed Professor, Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); and Professor in Residence, Department of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley (UCB), USA on “Using Micro and Nanostructured Materials to Modulate the Tissue Microenvironment”.

UIPS is the first and the only Pharmacy Institute in the country selected by MHRD for creating UGC Networking Resource Centre to promote and foster research and academics in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences by training young pharma trainers, selected across the nation.

Chandigarh January 12, 2022

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To mark Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary, the Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a webinar on the occasion of National Youth Day titled ‘Youth of 21^st Century’ Century’.  Dr. Muneeshwar Joshi, Secretary to Vice Chancellor welcomed the Chief Guest Prof (Dr.) Harmohinder Singh Bedi Hon’ble Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh & Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

            Prof. H.S. Bedi stated that how the renowned scientists and personalities all over the world were amazed by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. To encourage and motivate our young brains, Swami ji’s thoughts, speeches, and writings on the development and progress of youth were discussed. H.S. Bedi concluded his lecture with inspiring words of Max Muller to encourage our youth to remain focussed.

            Muneeshwar. Joshi while congratulating everyone on occasion of National youth day, appreciated the vibrant presence of the Youth, the harbinger of a change in society. He said that Youth of today are ready to take up the cudgels to fight for a constructive reformation in culture and represent themselves as a catalyst of such prospective change and future. It is capable leadership and patronage of worthy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Raj Kumar, the Department of Youth Welfare takes advantage of every chance to engage youth in various activities that span all elements of their development, from personal to professional. He congratulated Dr Nirmal Jaura, Director of Youth Welfare, for organising such a discussion. He also said that, according to Swami Ji’s different quotations, youth manifests joyousness, enthusiasm, keenness, power, dynamism, strength, ambition, perseverance, and other such emotions and characteristics. For our country’s future, we have the potential to develop constructive ideas, venture, or foray into any field, whether it is politics, science, societal responsiveness, business, or bureaucracy. Weu have the potential to shape a better future for our country as a metaphor and an accurate representation of the phrase “transformation and reforms.”

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            Those present included Dr. Nirmal Jaura, Director of Youth Welfare, Dr. Monita Dhiman, Convener, Dr. Neena Seth Pajni, Principal, Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, Principals and youth club in charges from various affiliated colleges of Panjab University and young minds in this webinar.