Students from Goa learn cell culture techniques

With cell culture developing as an important area that helps cells grow under controlled conditions, rather than their natural environment, the BITS Goa Innovation Incubation Entrepreneurship Society (BGIIES) at BITS BIRAC BioNEST Innovation Lab at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus recently organized a three-day workshop on 'Cell Culture Techniques'.

The workshop was attended by students and participants from colleges across Goa, including Goa University, Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology (Davangere), Colorcon Asia Pvt Ltd and BITS Pilani.

The workshop focused on theoretical sessions with emphasis on hands-on training through experimentation in Animal Cell Culturing using Laminar flow, CO₂ incubator, Biosafety cabinet BSL II and Deep freezer.

The workshop was convened by Prof Anasuya Ganguly, Associate Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus and Co-founder - Tissue Engineered Pvt Ltd, a startup incubated with the BITS BIRAC BioNEST and was supported by a doctoral scholar, Prajakta Bhende.

President of the Society and director of BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, Prof Suman Kundu, said, “The current pandemic has established that there is a great responsibility for biologists to help humanity."

He encouraged the participants to be persistent and work hard to create socially impactful innovations in the future.