16 Jan : University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), UGC Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS), Panjab University, Chandigarh, organized a 1-week Training and Research program for mid-level teaching faculty under UGC Networking Resource Centre for Training and Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences on the “Emerging Areas in Pharmaceutical Sciences” from January 11 to 16, 2010. The course content focused on the recent trends in a gamut of diverse pharmaceutical disciplines delivered to twenty teachers selected from different pharmacy institutions located across different regions of the country.
Eminent scientists and experts from varied industrial houses, academic and research institutions deliberated on variegated topics ranging from nanomedicine, pharmacokinetics, animal modeling, in-silico drug design, intellectual property, UPLC and drug regulatory affairs. The resource faculty included Prof. R.S.R. Murthy, Prof. R.K. Maheshwari, Dr. Shivprakash, Dr. N. Ganesh, Dr. Velpandian, Dr. Parikshit Bansal, Dr. Sanyog Jain, Dr. J.N. Verma, Mr. Madan Dhiman, Mr. Vikas Vohra and Mr. Girdhari Lal. The in-house faculty members of UIPS such as Prof. B.S. Bhoop, Prof. A.R. Rao, Prof. P.D. Sharma, Dr. Kanwaljit Chopra, Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. Shishu also participated actively and presented lectures as well as innovative practical demonstrations on important pharmaceutical topics.
Notably, the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi has recently granted Networking Resource Centre in Training and Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences to UIPS in its initiative to create such one national platform in pharmaceutical Sciences to train the trainers with the grant of Rs. 5 crores. For this, the institute has designed different modules of training for various level teachers & researchers and plans to take them periodically. Renowned pharmacy Prof. Emeritus Harkishan Singh inaugurated the training course on Monday, January 11, 2010, while Prof. R.S.R. Murthy was the guest of honor. The program was concluded today by Prof. Karan Vasisht, Chairman, UIPS. The complete program was coordinated by Prof. O.P. Katare and Prof. Renu Chadha.
It is really a wonderful experience for me to attend first winter school at UIPS, PU, Chandigarh. I would like to congratulate the organizers for the successful organization of this winter school. I am highly grateful to Prof. Katare and Dr. Renu Chadda for the excellent arrangements they have made. All the sessions were sensitizing, however, in future more practical exposure should be there. I think more such programmes should be organized periodically so that the budding teachers entering in the profession of pharmacy may get benefited from the latest advancements in the field of pharmacy. I really enjoyed the company of my friends Mr. Jagtar Singh, Mr. Amit Bhatia, Ms. Kanupriya and the facilities at the alumini house of Punjab University Chandigarh were excellent. I really feel myself lucky enough be a alumnus of the prestigious UIPS, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Really this first winter school was a great experience for me. I enjoyed the company of all teachers and specially of Professor Yash Paul Singla while attending this school. It was the first at UIPS, PU, Chd. Many more will be organized. UGC has granted 5 crores to UIPS, A National Nodal centre for training Pharmacy teachers.Objective is TRAIN THE TRAINER.
I enjoyed every session and practical and visit ti the CIL, having instruments with state of art technology.
Dont miss it if you get the chance next time.
As a participants i feel really sensitizing and stimulating experience in the I winter school organized by UIPS panjab university. My self working as a lecturer in LNCT Bhopal so it is very much beneficial for a teacher’s life to spread the knowledge in pharma sphere.I wants such excellent program must be mandatory for every year. dr. katare’s schedule classification & resource person of program give wonderful explanation to concern subjects.