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- During the last three months, Delhi School of Public Health, Institution of Eminence organized six cancer awareness camps.
- Delhi School of Public Health, Institution of Eminence & ThermoFisher Scientific organizing Hands-on Workshop on Basics of Flow CytometryJuly 06 - 09, 2022,
Last date to register is June 30, 2022
Link to register : Registration Form - Delhi School Of Public Health, Acharya Narendra Dev College & Dr B. R. Ambedkar Center For Biomedical Research, University of Delhi with Bhor-Living Humanly Foundation presents a Cancer Awareness Series
Webinar organized by DSPH, IoE
- Delhi School Of Public Health & Dr B. R. Ambedkar Center For Biomedical Research, University of Delhi organised an Interactive Webinar “On Truths and Myths of Covid 19”, on 13.8.2020. Dr K K Agarwal, Padam Shri Awardee , President HCFI & CMAAO addressed the gathering
- One day International Webinar was organized by DSPH along with ACBR and Miranda House on ‘Breast Cancer awareness : Be aware, Be safe’ on 24.10.2020. The symposium included E-posters presentation, video making competition and panel discussion. The speakers includedDr Anil Shankar, Dept of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Tannessee, USA
Dr Navita Somaiah, Consultant Oncologist & Team leader, The Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
Dr Kachan Kaur, Director Breast surgery, Cancer Institute of Medanta, The Medicity, Gurugram, India
Talks given at various Institutes by Prof RNK Bamezai, Former Director, Delhi School of Public Health:
- RNK Bamezai: Session Chairman in the Brainstorming session on Biotechnology Skill Vigyan Program, 15th & 16th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress (USSTC) 2020-22, at Graphic Era University, Dehradun on June 22, 2022.
- RNK Bamezai: Chaired Center for Training, Research and Innovations in Tribal Health (CTRITH), Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, (sanctioned under DBT/Wellcome India Alliance grant) Advisory Board Meeting on July 8, 2022.
- Bamezai, RNK: Speaker at the PANEL DISCUSSION in the International Conference on AYUSH in Public Health Including Covid 19 Management; April 16 & 17, 2022. Jeevaniya Society & Mission Samriddhi; Partners: Ministry of AYUSH, GOI, Delhi; CSIR- CIMAP, NBRI, & PWA, Lucknow, IASTAM, Arogya Bharati, Vishwa Ayurved Parishad, HMAI, AIUT Congress & CISSA, Bengaluru, on: “Regulations and Policies for promotion of AYUSH in Public Health, Moderator: Dr V M Katoch, Former DG, ICMR, New Delhi.
- RNK Bamezai. Chief Guest. Centenary Seminar Series, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research for ACBR Virtual Keynote Lecture on "Advanced multiomics system biology analyses to understand progressive immune disruption in COVID-19" by Dr. Ujjwal Neogi, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. January 24, 2022.
- RNK Bamezai: Key-Note speaker in the online Faculty Development Program on MOOCs and E-learning in context of National Education Policy. Organized by Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance (DSPPG), IoE, DU on October 18, 2021.
- RNK Bamezai: Professional Development and Skill Enhancement of Lab. Staff organized by DU on September 8, 2021
- RNK Bamezai: Challenges in Screening for Genetic Disorders in India. Organized by GAP Health Foundation and UCOST, Uttarakhand virtually. September 21, 2020.
- RNK Bamezai: National Sickle Cell Conclave. World Sickle Cell Day (WSCD) June 19th, 2020. Participated in the Virtual Panel Discussion on Multiple Faces of SCD. Organized by FICCI and inaugurated by the then Minister Rural Dev.
Talks given at various Institutes by Prof Daman Saluja, Jt Director, Delhi School of Public Health:
- “Ethics in research”, inaugural talk given on 24.10.2020 at International Webinar Series on Research Integrity and Ethics, organized by Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science, University of Delhi.
- ‘Lessons learnt from COVID 19’ at one day Webinar on 21.01.2021 organised by CATHEXIS, society of Acharya Narender Dev College, University of Delhi.
- Role of Long non-coding RNA (LnRNA) in suppression of invasion and metastasis in colon cancer on Webinar organized by Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry University on 26.2.2021
- Understanding the role of p73 in suppression of invasion and metastasis in colon carcinoma Webinar organised by Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technical University on 11.2.21
- Development of novel therapeutic strategy against Cancer: Targeting stem cell differentiation by natural compound at Hindu college, University of Delhi on 04.1.2022
- Nucleic acid-based diagnostic assays and their application in health sciences at SRCASW, University of Delhi 3.2.2022
- Chaired the session on ‘Cancer causation & Biomarkers’ on 24 th Feb 2022, in the conference 2 nd International RMBPD Colloquium on “Deciphering Bioregulatory Mechanisms in Health and Disease using ‘Omics’ Approach” from February 24-25, 2022 to commemorate the 100 th year of University of Delhi and 75 th year of the Department’s existence
- Development of novel therapeutic strategies against Cancer: Targeting stem cell differentiation by natural compound, Esculetin. 41 st Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR-2022) on “Combating Cancer: Biology to Therapy to Drug Resistance” along with an International Symposium on “Stem Cell and Cancer” which is being organized by Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine & Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida from 2 nd to 5 th March 2022.
Fellows' Corner
- NEWPresentation: "Protein Misfolding and Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Use of Computer" by Dr. Vishal Singh in the 16th National Summit 2023 on Integrating Healthcare - The Way Forward organized by CSR Research Foundation (CSRRF) on 1st July 2023 at Le Meridien, Janpath, New Delhi – 110001.
- NEWDr. Vishal Singh Participated in the “11th Workshop on Bioinformatics and Drug Design: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Based Methods (BIF-DD-2023)” organized by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), University of Delhi on 18th-20th April 2023 at Seminar Hall, ACBR, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
- Presentation: "Mathematical Model of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Progression" presented by Dr. Vishal Singh in 2nd International Conference on Integrative Chemistry, Biology & Translational Medicine (ICBTM-2022) jointly organized by Hansraj College University of Delhi, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (DRDO-INMAS), Miranda House University of Delhi, and Mayo Clinic Florida USA on 7th December 2022 at Conference Center, University of Delhi, North Campus, Delhi-110007, India.
- All-Postdocs colloquium on "Stochastic Kinetics of Protein Misfolding and Aggregation" on 21st November 2022 by Vishal Singh, DSPH-IoE, DU
Vishal Singh from DSPH discussed the following:
- Levinthal Paradox and the energy landscape theory
- Protein turnover mechanism and the misfolding and the aggregation processes.
- Mean first Passage Time (MFPT) and the transition rates of protein misfolding and aggregation.
- Age of onset and age of appearance of aggregation-related diseases.
- Presentation: “Dynamics of the Conformational Transition of Biomolecules: A Theoretical Perspective” presented by Dr. Vishal Singh in 5th International Conference on Nutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases on "Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals for Cancer and other Chronic Diseases" Organized by Department of Zoology, University of Delhi on 9th October 2022 at Conference Center, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
- Presentation : “A Generalized Langevin Equation Approach for Barrier Crossing Dynamics in Conformational Transitions of Proteins” presented by Dr. Vishal Singh in 12th India-Japan Science and Technology Conclave: International Conference on Frontier Areas of Science and Technology (ICFAST-2022) Organized by Indian JSPS Alumni Association (IJAA) and School of Physics (SoP) on 9th September 2022, University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, India
- Presentation : “Women Empowerment Atlas-Focus Livelihood Opportunities and Health sectors” by Prof. Seema Mehra Parihar at the National level stakeholders Meet for the study of Women Technology Parks (WTPs) for the Integrated Development of Rural Women across the country on 12th July 2022 in a programme organized by Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India at India International Centre, New Delhi.
- All-Postdocs Colloquium on "Minimal Mathematical Models of Coupled Human-Environment Systems" by Parth Pratim PandeyParth Pratim Pandey from DSPH presented the following:
- 1. A primer on complex systems,
- 2. Why humans are cancers on Earth: Analogy between Cancerous cells and Humans
- 3. A paper that mathematically models human-environment coupling. Paper - Early warning signals of regime shifts in coupled human–environment systems, PNAS, 2016
- 4. A very brief primer on Game Theory was also presented with examples of Prisoner's Dilemma and Tragedy of the Commons.
The colloquium ended with a fruitful discussion on the application of mathematical models on various different fields. - Insights into structural determination studies of CB1 receptor as a means to understand their signaling mechanism in diseasesThe cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R) is the most abundant G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in the mammalian central nervous system. CB1 signaling exerts important physiological functions, including retrograde inhibition of neurotransmitter release, control of neuronal excitability and regulation of various forms of long-term synaptic plasticity. In this JC, we reviewed the various approaches taken till date to solve the structure of this elusive target for drug discovery, and therein identify the missing links. Cryo-EM has immensely enhanced the 3D structure determination of protein complexes. The latest 3.00 Å CB1 cryo-EM structure (PDB: 6N4B) by Krishna Kumar et al. (Cell 2019), confirmed their fundamental seven transmembrane (TM) helical architecture, probable binding pocket for FUB (high affinity synthetic agonist), pertinent structural changes in -heterotrimeric Gi protein complex, intracellular loop (ICL2), TM1 and TM7 to accommodate FUB indicate high degree of plasticity exhibited by these receptors. This emphasizes the need for structural studies detailing missing links such as the C-Terminal end of CB1. It is only then, the true regulation of the transducing mechanisms mediated by interactors of CB1 can be illustrated.
- Journal Club: "Neurodegeneration: A Mathematical Point of View", 8 April 2022 by Dr. Vishal Singh, DSPH-IoE, DUProtein aggregation begins with partially folded segment of the protein which acts as monomer. A series of sequential and parallel events such as protein-protein interactions, local structure perturbation and negative consequences of the environment help the evolution of the initial component i.e. dimer or nucleus/oligomer, which subsequently polymerizes and eventually forms the amyloid fibrils or aggregates due to sedimentation. A unique mechanism that defines the formation of aggregates or amyloid fibrils is not yet clear, but the nucleation and growth mechanism is widely supported by most of the experimental and theoretical models. In this context, Knowles and Dobson group (Science, 326, 1533, 2009 [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1178250]) presented an analytical treatment of a set of coupled kinetic equations that governs the self-assembly of filamentous molecular structures. Their results reveal a range of general features of the growth kinetics of fragmenting filamentous structures. Since protein aggregation is the hallmark of a wide variety of debilitating disorders like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington’s, Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease and dementia, a effective therapeutic strategies is crucial to prevent these protein aggregation processes. In this way, these group (PNAS, 117, 24251-24257, 2020 [https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2006684117]) shown a general theory of aggregation kinetics in the presence of an inhibition. These results provide general physical laws to guide the design and optimization of inhibitors of amyloid fibril formation. The mathematical tools available are extremely useful for designing the inhibitors to prevent the aggregation process.
- Maharishi Kanad Post Doctoral Fellowship Researchers have joined us.
- Special issue on ‘Deepening of Disciplinary Content: Public Health in Post-COVID India’