The Amrita Hospital, Kochi has achieved a significant milestone by being designated as a Collaborative Centre of Excellence in the domain of venomous snakebite by the Indian Council of Medical. . .
Ms. Trisha Ghosh, B.Sc. student of Amrita School of Biotechnology, has been selected for an Amrita BRITE internship at National Ilan University, Taiwan. She is expected to be back at. . .
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, hosted the 27th Swadeshi Science Congress with the focal theme of “Science and Technology are the Key Drivers to Development”, from 7th to 9th November, 2017.
Amritakalotsavam 2017 was celebrated at the School of Biotechnology on April 3 – 4, 2017, showcasing the artistic talents of the students. The festivities were inaugurated by Dr. Bipin Nair, Dean, followed by a lamp lighting and concluded with Ranga pooja to set the joyous spirit for the occasion.
An article on Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s research,”From Waste to Wealth:Traditional Medicine, Natural Products and the Molecular Basis of Therapeutics”, has been published at the United Nations Academic Impact website.
A paper on Sakshat Amrita Virtual Labs titled, “Complementing Education via Virtual Labs: Implementation and Deployment of Remote Laboratories and Usage Analysis in South Indian Villages”, published in 2016 by International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), was awarded the “iJOE Outstanding Paper Award”.
Professor Thor Axel Stenström, SARChI (South African Research Chair Initiative) Chair in Development and Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Technology for Developing Economies, at Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology Durban University of Technology, visited Amrita School of Biotechnology on 27-28 February,2017, to explore different opportunities of collaboration with Sanitation Biotechnology Laboratory of Amrita School of Biotechnology as part of the project funded by Bill & Melinda Gates foundation.
In order to create awareness of the importance of mushrooms, the students of S3 B.Sc. Microbiology hosted a program named “Mycoscope” November 10th-11th, 2016. The Mycoscope 2016 programme presented an expo on the properties and uses of fungi, as well as recent discoveries about the fungi kingdom.
In honor of World Toilet Day on November 19th, 2016, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Sanitation Biotechnology Lab spotlighted its commitment to develop integrated smart sanitation solutions for the Indian masses.
Amrita School of Biotechnology PhD students Arathi Rajendran and Sandeep Bodda participated at the 4th IBRO-APRC Bangalore Cognition Workshop held at Bengaluru, India from June 19-July 2, 2016.
