On 4th day of DBT sponsored summer school organized by
faculty of Life Sciences at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Dr. Prashanth from
Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur was the resource person. He told students about computational and
system biology. He informed students
about various bioinformatics tools and their usage in protein
interactions. A hands on training
session on implementation of bioinformatics tool was also held. On this occasion Mr. Harpreet Singh accorded
floral welcome to the guest.
On 5th
day of summer school, Prof. Rajesh Tandon, Deptt. of Botany, University of
Delhi talked at length about “Learning from Ecosystem Service’. He elaborated on role of various birds,
snails and honey bees in pollination.
About 30% of our food depends on insect pollination. He reinforced that if there were no honey
bees on this planet, then human population will vanish within three years. He beautifully introduced the concept of
xenogamy, autogamy and pollination syndrome by giving example of different
plants. He also stressed on developing
pollination friendly garden which will be helpful to conserve pollination and
sustain ecosystem. Hands on training
session was conducted by Dr. Yash Mangla, Delhi University, Delhi. In this session students performed various
tests to check pollen viability, pollen sterility and fertility by using
fluorescent microscope. Dr. Meena
Sharma, Convener presented vote of thanks to resource person. Dr. Anjana Bhatia and Dr. Shveta Chauhan
conducted the stage. Dr. Nitika, Ms.
Ramandeep, Ms. Jaswinder, Ms. Harpreet Kaur and Ms. Avantika were also present.
