Events

EVENTS:

Seminars/ Lectures/ conferences organized:

• Organized CME on “Genetic Diagnosis of Postnatal & Rare Genetic Diseases” on 20th April, 2024, in collaboration with Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Department of Zoology, Jammu University, Jammu and Kashmir and MedGenome Labs, Bangalore. The program was held at SMGS Hospital Jammu. 

• Organized Awareness Program on “Rare Genetic Disorders” on Rare Disease Day and National Science Day on 28 February 2024 under Mission Program on Pediatrics Rare Genetics Disorders In collaboration with Science Club. Lecture by Dr. Sudheenra Rao Scientific Advisor, Organization of Rare Disease, India was the main highlight of the event.

• Organized lecture on “Rare Genetics Disorder” 16-05-2023, at Institution of Human Genetics and Department of Zoology, Jammu University, Jammu and Kashmir. Prof. Dr. Anupam Kour, Department of Human Genetics Guru Nanak Dave University, Punjab delivered a lecture on Rare Genetic Disorders.

• Organized CME on “Prenatal Diagnosis and Counselling in Common Genetic Disorders” on 16th December, 2022, in collaboration with Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Department of Zoology, Jammu University, Jammu and Kashmir. Prof. Dr. Manoj Kumar Dhar, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu delivered a lecture on Rare Genetic Disorders.

• J & K Science Technology and Innovation Council in collaboration with Institute of Human Genetic, University of Jammu organized one day Interaction session with Shri Saurabh Bhagat, IAS  Commissioner Secretary on 30^th of November, 2022.

• One day seminar on Recent Trends in Human Genetics organised by IHG on 4^th of Feb., 2020 under RUSA 2.0. The invited speakers were Prof. RNK Bamezai, former Director National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, JNU and Prof. BK Thelma, Dept. of Genetics, South Campus, Delhi.
• One day Awareness camp on Leukaemia was organized at GDC, Samba on 10^th Dec., 2019 and Dr. Megha Sharma from Super Speciality Hospital, Jammu was the invited medical officer.
• The staff members of the department, both Teaching and Non teaching showed active participation in the events organized by the University and other departments like conferences and workshops. The Department has hosted a number of Technical sessions of many conferences organized by the University.  In January, 2018, practical sessions were organized in the department during the One Week National workshop on Practical Skill Enhancement for College teachers.
• Invited Lecture on “Stem Cell Culturing” by Prof Suresh Bihari was organized in January 2018.
• Guest lecture on “The Human Race” was delivered by Prof. SMS Chahal, Dept of Biodiversity, Patiala University, Punjab.
• Interaction Lecture was delivered by Dr. Arun Arora (Gynecologist & Infertility Expert) who in his impressive talk discussed the various career opportunities for the students of Human Genetics was also organized by the department in October, 2017.
• Seminar on “an introduction to the basics of Human Cytogenetic and Human Genetic Disorders” was organized in Sept, 2017.
• Invited Lecture on “Behavioral Genetics- Predicting, Detecting and Treating the hereditary genetic disease” was organized in April 2017.
• National seminar on “Biodiversity and conservation” was organized in collaboration with Department of Zoology in March, 2017.