Department of Zoology, P U is hosting SERB-DST

Koral ‘Purnoor’, Demokretic Front, Chandigarh July 23, 2022

The Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh is hosting SERB-DST sponsored ‘KARYASHALA’ a seven-day workshop (July 21-27, 2022) on “FLOW CYTOMETRY, CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN CELL CULTURE” The third day of the workshop commenced with elaborate lecture by Dr. Indu Sharma of Zoology department about the concept of cell lines, their properties and applications with methods to achieve immortalization. In addition, she also talked of various assays to assess cell viability, proliferation and toxicity. The participants gained hands-on experience on the techniques like cell line passaging, maintenance, cryopreservation and subsequent thawing. The participants were also given an exercise of viable cell counting to test their grasp on the concepts of cell culture. Dr. Indu Sharma interacted with the students individually to solve their doubts and provided useful tips for the smooth execution of their respective research work.