A
two-day International Conference INSYB 2019 International Symposium on
Bioinformatics organised under the vibrant leadership of Principal Prof. Dr.
(Mrs.) Ajay Sareen was inaugurated at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya by Sh.
Arun Saini PPS, DCPHQ Jalandhar. Beginning with the pious lighting of lamp and
the recital of DAV Anthem. Principal Dr. Ajay Sareen welcomed and honoured Sh.
Arun Saini, the keynote speaker Dr. Shobha Ranganathan, Chair of
Bioinformatics. Deptt. of molecular Sciences, Macquarie University Australia,
Dr. Sonika Tyagi, Mohnash University Australia, the distinguished resource
persons Dr.Devander Biswal, NEHU Shillong and Dr. Abhishek Kumar, IOB,
Bengalore.
In the
Welcome Address, Principal Dr. Ajay Sareen expressed her delight to host such
reputed personalities in the field of Bioinformatics. Emphasizing on the
ideology of Arya Samaj she said that being social and maintaining relations is
the essence of Arya Samaj, which motivate us to work for the welfare of the
society. She congratulated Dr. Harpreet Singh, Convener of this conference and
his whole team for the venture. She wished her best to the faculty and staff
members and hoped for such events in the future as well. Dr. Harpreet Singh
outlined the objectives of the conference and expressed his thanks to Dr. Punam
Suri, President DAVCMC, Padamshree Awardee, Justice (Retd.) Sh. N.K. Sud, Vice
President, DAVCMC and Principal Dr. Ajay Sareen. He said that the motive of
this conference is to take research to higher levels. In the inaugural address
Sh. Arun Saini PPS DCP HQ Jalandhar congratulated the institution for
organizing this intellectual summit to promote research. He also told about the
pick and drop initiative of the government to ensure the safety of women.
An
epitome of politeness and modesty, the keynote speaker Dr. Shobha Ranganathan,
Macquarie University, Australia spoke at length about Bioinformatics and
machine learning. Talking about her personal experiences she brought forth the
stem issues faced by women scientists. She advised to explore the world and
never give up in life. Calling life a game of snakes and ladders she said that
winninig is not the end but playing the game is the fun. The major take away to
her speech is to think equal build smart and innovate for change.
Dr.
Sonika Tyagi, Mohnash University Australia in her address on the topic, “An
integrative approach to computational Epigenomics gave practical insights into
the subject. The plenary sessions were facilitated by Dr. Abhishek Kumar and
Dr. Devendra Biswal and Chaired by Dr. Shobha
and Dr. Sonika. The conference was organised in association with
Bioclues, International society for computational Biology, AP Bio Net, Asia
pacific Bioinformatics Interaction and Galaxy Australia. The stage was masterly
conducted by Dr. Anjana Bhatia. The members of organizing committee Dr. Neelam
Sharma, Dr. Seema Marwaha, Dr. Ekta Khosla, Mrs. Saloni Sharma, Dr. Jitender
Kumar, Mrs. Purnima and faculty members and attended the sessions.
