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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute school to train young researchers

The Winter School will train researchers in developing natural products from the sea against various diseases.

KOCHI: Aimed at expanding research in marine organisms for the development of promising therapeutic agents, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is all set to open a 21-day Winter School from Tuesday to train young researchers in latest technologies in the area. The Winter School will train researchers in developing natural products from the sea against various diseases. Organised by the Marine Biotechnology division of the CMFRI, the Winter School on ‘recent advances in bioactive compounds from marine organisms’ will be attended by 25 researchers and officials from various institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the universities from across the country.

Training will be provided to budding researchers on various research aspects for developing medicines and other nutraceutical products from the sea that include isolation and characterisation of natural products of pharmaceutical importance from marine organisms such as seaweeds, molluscs, sponges and coelenterates. Padma Bhushan Dr Manju Sharma, eminent biotechnologist and former secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, will inaugurate the Winter School at 10.30 am on Tuesday. Renowned scientists and experts in the area of marine natural product chemistry from across the globe will lead the technical training sessions.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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