St. Thomas College Conducts 2 Day Workshop and Competition on Natural Medicine and its Scope in Biomedical Sector

The P.G. Department of Botany conducted 2 Day Workshop and Competition on Natural Medicine and its Scope in Biomedical Sector in association with Shaastra Fest – IIT Madras Event. The workshop was conducted by Mentor- Dr. Jyoti Bala, School of Biotechnology, REVA University, India arranged by Make Intern.com. 34 students from St. Thomas College, Bhilai Mahila Mahavidyalaya and C.G.K.Veterinary College, Anjora participated in the workshop.The workshop began with ice breaking session followed by a presentation on introduction, relevance and application of Natural Medicine and its scope and career perspectives in research and industry. Hands on training on Bioinformatics for drug studies and characterization was followed by Group discussion. Wet lab experiments on Experimental brief and characterization studies designing were also conducted. Wet-lab championship conducted the first round of competition through group discussion, question answer session and written examinations.  Test evaluation and results declaration was done in the closing session. The winners of the first round Ms. Yasmin Hussain, Ms Ritupana Sahoo and Ms. Katha Sanyal will participate in the final round at IIT Madras. Feedback was collected and the workshop was concluded with certificate distribution. Make Intern.com appreciated the Principal Dr. M.G. Roymon and Dr. Vinita Thomas for coordinating the workshop.