Training workshop on CRISPR

LAHORE:Punjab University Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) organised a three-day hands-on training workshop on CRISPR / Cas systems in genome editing.

On this occasion, Punjab Higher Education Commission Chairman Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, PU VC Prof Dr M Ali, CEMB Director Prof Dr Moazur Rahman, focal person Prof Dr Abdul Qayyum Rao, faculty members and researchers were present.

PHEC Chairman Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan while inaugurating the workshop appreciated the quality of research being conducted at CEMB. He paid tribute to the visionary efforts of Dr Riazuddin and other pioneering scientists who laid the foundation of the centre. He advised the participants to actively interact with the researchers at CEMB working across diverse domains to enhance their knowledge and skills. Prof Dr M Ali lauded the efforts of CEMB researchers and remarked that CEMB is the premier research centre of the university. He encouraged the participants to make the most of the training opportunity, which could prove pivotal in shaping their future careers. He also thanked the PHEC chairman for his presence and commended Dr Moazur Rahman and his team for organising a workshop on such an important and emerging technology. Dr Moazur Rahman highlighted the significance of CRISPR technology in modern science and shared a brief history of the establishment and contributions of CEMB. Dr Abdul Qayyum Rao provided an overview of the training programme. He informed the audience that the workshop had received an overwhelming number of applications, from which 33 participants were shortlisted from academic institutions across the country. Later, souvenirs were exchanged among the distinguished participants.