The 4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology (BIOTECH 2014), organized by Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF) in partnership with Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Dubai Campus was held at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus during March 10th-11th, 2014. The conference was inaugurated by Professor R. K. Mittal, Director, BITS Pilani, Dubai and Dr. Anton Ravindran, President, GSTF. Prof. Mittal gave the opening address with best wishes for a successful conference .Dr. Anton Ravindran who welcomed the conference delegates in his address told that the multidisciplinary conference was aimed to provide a challenging forum and vibrant opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their original research results and practical development experiences on specific new challenges and emerging issues.
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Verma, Professor, BITS Pilani, highlighted the use of microbes in bioremediation and related applications as a part of his keynote address. The second keynote speaker, Dr. Ashok Kumar, Professor, IIT Kanpur, enlightened the delegates on polymeric biomaterials for advanced biotechnological applications. Delegates from several countries - USA, China, Turkey, Libya, Malaysia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, India and UAE, participated in the conference. The delegates presented their findings on a variety of areas like plant biotechnology, cancer biology, Bio-MEMS, bioremediation and medical biotechnology.
Ms. Rajeshwari Somasundaram (BITS Pilani, Dubai campus) and Mr. Brandon C. Beaty (Fort Valley State University, USA) were awarded for the best student paper,while Dr. Fatemah Bahadori Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey & Dr. Siti Nurbaya Oslan, University Putra Malaysia were awarded the best research paper .The delegates enjoyed delightful cultural performance by the students of BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus.
About BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus (BPDC) is the branch campus of the internationally reputed BITS Pilani, India and the largest Engineering institution in Dubai International Academic City. It was set-up in the year 2000 to offer quality engineering education to the residents of UAE, Gulf and other Countries. BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus offers Bachelors and Masters degrees in Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Biotechnology, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Design Engineering, Microelectronics, Software Systems and M.B.A. in Engineering and - Technology Management and IT Enabled Services Management streams.
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