Major Events

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

            Title of the Conference

Source of funding

National Seminar on “‘RECENT INNOVATIONS AND CURRENT TRENDS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES’ (RICTBS – 2017)

(8th to 10th February, 2017)

KSCSTE

National conference on “Recent trends in Molecular Biology, RTMB-2012” 

(December 12-14, 2012)

KSCSTE, UGC

STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES

  2016-17

1

The Department of Botany and Biotechnology celebrated International Year of Pulses (IYP- 2016) as “PULSES 2016” in association with Science club of the college, with the sponsorship from Kerala State Council for Science and Technology (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram. Dr Annie Ninan, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Unity Women’s College, Manjeri, Malappuram inaugurated the programme and delivered a key note address on “Nutritional Benefits of pulses” on 22/07/2016.

6

An intercollegiate quiz competition on pulses was also organized as part of Pulses-2016 on 14/12/2016. Dr Asha Ramachandran was the Quiz master of the programme.

7

A slide show on “Diversity of Pulses in India” was organised on 4/12/2016. Dr A. Sivaprasad led the programme with a Power Point presentation.

2015-16

1

Dr. Manoj P., Scientific Officer, RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram delivered a lecture  on “Agrobacterium mediated plant transformation and an overview on next generation sequencing (NGS)”on 24th Feb 2016. 

2

Science club and Botany and Biotechnology Association (2015-16) jointly organized an invited talk on “Carbon neutrality’ on 24.11.2015, delivered by Dr. Athira O., Asst. Professor of Biotechnology, Amrita Institute

2014-15

1

 

“Taxonomy : an unending synthesis” delivered by Dr. Joby Paul, St. Thomas college, Thrissur on 25.03.2015

 

 

2

 “Conservation of Biodiversity with special reference to Western Ghats” delivered by   Dr. Jomy Augustine, St. Thomas College ,Pala on 18.11.2014
2013-14

3

“Biological significance and applications of plant associated microorganisms” delivered by Dr. Radhakrishnan E. K. on 20.02.2014

2011-12

4

“Ethnobiology” delivered by Dr. Mathew Dan

 

  2010-11

5

“Recent advances in Cancer Research” delivered by Dr. Asha S Nair on 27.10.2010

6

“Biodiversity conservation” delivered by Simon Francis on 10.12.2010.

7

“Itty Achuthan commemorative lecture” delivered by B. Ananadakuttan on 10.12.2010.