Bahawalpur, December 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Institute of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and Department of Chemistry, Government Sadiq Women University, Bahawalpur jointly organized the first international conference on innovation in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.
More than 100 delegates from Egypt, Japan, Iran, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand, China and Pakistani universities are participating in the conference. In his message to the conference, Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob said that the participation of national and international experts in the conference is providing a platform to academia, researchers and institutions related to research and development.
Apart from various fields of chemistry, experts will also discuss environment and agriculture. Dean Faculty of Chemical and Biological Sciences Prof. Dr. Shazia Anjum said that there are advancements and challenges in chemical and biological sciences and solutions to the challenges faced.
She said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is a historical university which was established in 1925 and currently more than 2000 teachers and 65 thousand students are studying in sciences, social sciences, arts, and religious studies, medical and other fields in 16 faculties. She appreciated the participation of domestic and foreign delegates in the conference and welcomed them.
Vice Chancellor Government Sadiq Women University Bahawalpur Prof. Dr. Saiqa Imtiaz Asif said that this conference is a joint effort of two universities and will give Bahawalpur region a unique position in the field of chemistry. Gunma University Japan, Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Oku, University of Malaya Egypt, Prof. Dr. Hesham R. El-Seedi spoke in the opening session.
Director Institute of Chemistry Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf said that the Department of Chemistry was established in 1925 and was upgraded in 2021 to integrate scientific research according to contemporary challenges. He said that it is very important to hold the conference in South Punjab where eminent domestic and foreign delegates are participating.
Dr. Mirza Imran Shahzad, focal person of the conference, said that the important topics of the conference are advanced methods in chemical and biological sciences, latest developments in genetics, molecular biology and applied biology, plant genetics and environmental biology, nanotechnology and computational biology, mechanisms of bio-dick and a-bio-dick stress and tolerance in biological systems, role of bioengineering in drug discovery and molecular therapy, and green energy for a safe and sustainable environment.
Director IBBB, Dr. Khawaja Muhammad Iqbal said that this conference will lead to great progress in the latest fields. In the closing session, the focal person of the conference, Dr. Mirza Imran Shahzad, thanked the Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob for his special support and guidance in organizing the conference.
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