To impart up-to-date knowledge on various aspects of Corona virus Pandemic and its implications among the students and people at large, a three-day International symposium is being organised by the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, from today.
The symposium on “Understanding the Corona Pandemic and Its Implications”, has expert panelists from India, Sweden, and the USA.
The symposium has been organised to discuss various aspects of the pandemic like Epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and socio-economic impacts. Experts will discuss the progress of vaccination, preventions and various aspects of COVID-19.
The inaugural session was addressed by Vice-Chancellor Prof PK Khosla and Pro-VC Prof Atul Khosla. Guest of honour, Dr Dinesh Singh, Mathematician and former VC, Delhi University, shared his views on future predictions on Coronavirus.
Keynote Speaker Dr Narendra Chirmula, Ex Research Head Biocon and CEO SymphonyTech Biologics, India, discussed the search of a vaccine for Corona. During the panel discussion, stress was laid on the development of vaccine for COVID-19 and how Corona pandemic has changed the life of each and every one of us and also the way we live.
Prof Sourabh Kulshrestha, School of Biotechnology, said, “The symposium is free and open to all. The event is extremely useful for students and to all the participants, as the speakers have been invited from across the world and are experts in their own fields. Initiatives like this are extremely important in the academic world.” He also congratulated the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, for the initiative.
Interested persons may watch on youtube.com/user/shooliniuniversity at 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM