Department of Bioinformatics

 Visit to UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences

The Departments of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics participated in an Open Day Visit at the UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, at the Nalanda Building at the Vidyanagari Campus of the University of Mumbai. The group was met by Prof. Jacinta D’Souza, Chairperson, School of Biological Science.   

 

The 29 Students and accompanying Faculty Members were divided into groups and then taken to visit the various Departments and laboratories and facilities of the Centre, such as the Plant Tissue Culture (PTC) lab, Epigenetics lab, Microbiology lab, Cancer – Genetics lab, Molecular biology lab, Media Preparation/Discard area, and Distillation Set Up. In addition, various research approaches and their outcomes were discussed. Finally, Students were taken to the Instrumentation Zone where they were shown real time instruments and their processing to analyse samples.