TEQIP II Sponsored

Workshop on Current Trends in

Herbal Drug Discovery
(Phytodrugs-2013)
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Invited Speakers
Eminent speakers from reputed Institutions /
Industries
Participants

TEQIP II Sponsored
Workshop on Current Trends in
Herbal Drug Discovery

Students / Research Scholar/ Faculty of Science /

Engineering from universities/ institutes /
colleges.
Total number of participants is restricted to 100.

(Phytodrugs-2013)

7th - 8th November 2013

Important Dates
Completed registration form accompanied by
registration fee (DD) should reach on or before
04.11.2013. The selected candidates will be
intimated by e-mail / phone on 05.11.2013
Course Fee Details
Registration fee: Rs. 200 per participant
The payment should be made by DD drawn in
favor of Dean, Anna University, BIT Campus,
Tiruchirappalli payable at Tiruchirappalli.

Contact
Dr. P. Sureshkumar
Coordinator
Department of Biotechnology
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
Anna University
Tiruchirappalli 620 024
E-mail: phytodrugs2013@gmail.com
Mobile: +919786075353

Organized by
Department of Biotechnology
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
Anna University
Tiruchirappalli 620 024
Tamil Nadu

About the Institution

Anna University BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli,
has been established by the Government of Tamil
Nadu as a Technical Institution at Tiruchirappalliknown as Rock Fort city, with rich cultural
heritage and home to many reputed educational
institutions. The institution is established with a
view to impart quality student centered technical
education, so as to produce proven technocrats
and to strive hard for continuous development
and improvement in learning, research and
developmental activities. Teaching, Research and
Extension services are carried through the
Departments and Centers of the Institution. The
institution also works towards fostering
partnership with academic and industrial experts
to provide quality education and opportunities for
entrepreneurial development by providing handson training in the frontier areas. BIT has carved a
niche for itself in providing technical education in
the disciplines that are unique in our country.
Aiming at excellence, the institution offers UG,
PG and research programmes in various
disciplines.
About the Department
The Department of Biotechnology, a DST-FIST
sponsored department, offers B. Tech., M. Tech.,
M.S. (by Research) and Ph.D., degree
programmes. The department has made rapid
strides in academics and research. The best efforts
are put in to motivate students to enter into
modern vistas of research and development. The
quality research programmes addressing topics of
current global interest synchronizing with
emerging trends are envisaged. The department
has a vision to promote and strengthen the
research activities in interdisciplinary fields and a
number of research projects are vigorously being
carried out in areas like RNAi technology,
f

nanobiotechnology, biofuels, cancer biology,

genetic engineering, plant biotechnology,
bioremediation and bioinformatics. Several
research projects funded by State / Central
Government agencies such as TNSCST, DBT,
DST, DRDO, ICMR, MNRE and UGC are being
operated by the faculties.
About the Programme
TEQIP II sponsored two days workshop
comprising of eight plenary sessions. Upon
attending the workshop, the participants will
have
gained
an
understanding
of
phytomedicines, which are currently being
commercialized for the treatment of several
diseases. They will be familiar with concepts
pertaining to tissue culture, separation of
phytochemicals, molecular docking studies
and patenting. Participants will be exposed to
various contemporary areas of research in the
herbal drug development and their
applications. They will acquire knowledge
from the facility for communication with
experts in various areas of drug development.

Organizing Committee
Chief Patron
Dr. M. Rajaram, Ph.D.,
Vice-Chancellor
Anna University, Chennai
Patron
Dr. S. Ganesan
Registrar
Anna University, Chennai
Chair
Dr. S. Muttan
Regional Director / Dean (i/c)
Regional Center
Anna University, Tiruchirappalli
Convener
Dr. P. Rajaguru
Professor and Head,
Dept. of Biotech., BIT Campus
Anna University, Tiruchirappalli
Coordinator
Dr. P. Sureshkumar
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Biotech., BIT Campus
Anna University, Tiruchirappalli
Organizing Committee Members

Topics
Bioprospecting of Medicinal Plants
Plant metabolomics
Biopharmaceutical Technology
Cancer Biology
Plant tissue culture and Gene
Transformation
IPR & Patents

Dr. S. John Vennison

Dr. V. Pugalenthi
Dr. A. S. Maheshwari
Dr. S. Geetha
Dr. B. Anandaraj
Dr. P.S. Sudhakar Gandhi
Mr. T. P. Rajesh
Mrs. R. Brindha
Mr. K. Ravi Shankar
Mr. T. Gajendran
Mrs. V. Tamil Elakkiya
Mr. A. Sivakumar Ponnambalam
Mr. S. Venkatesh