ISLAMABAD: A three-day international workshop on “Frontiers in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology” began on Monday at the COMSTECH Secretariat building. OIC Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), a premier body entrusted to develop science and technology in the 57 OIC member states, has organised this workshop for the scientists across the OIC region including Pakistan.
Scientists, researchers and other relevant professionals from Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and other countries arrived in Islamabad yesterday to take part in the international workshop—which is focused on training of these professionals in the emerging applications of molecular biology and biotechnology.
In his inaugural address, COMSTECH Adviser Science Dr Anwar Nasim said, “Rapid scientific advancement in Islamic countries depends on exploring frontier technologies and the scientists of the OIC member countries need to focus modern applications of biotechnology as it is the future of science. There is a need to strengthen this discipline in our universities and in medical research institutions.”
Eighteen sessions of the workshop, six in a day, will focus on different subjects such as protein engineering, signaling in cancer cells, discovery of new genes, industrial enzymes, strategies to identify disease genes, gene cloning public health and pharmaceuticals, DNA barcode and commercialization of biotechnology.
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