Workshop Brochure - iBOL

DBT, DST, CSIR, MoES & BDU Sponsored
Prof.
Registrar, Bharath
SWAMY
10.
Prof. S. KARUTHA PANDIAN
Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
ironment and Forests, Chennai.
How this workshop will be helpful to you:
NB: Selected candidates on receipt of intimation may send towards registration fee.
The DD may be drawn in the name of the Organizing Secretary

SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP
species on the planet,” Hebert.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
l and bioinformatic
tools and to review research works with their applications in
biological sciences.
The topics to be covered include
Prof. Paul D N Hebert is the Father of DNA Barcoding
research and he proposed the above concept. The technology of
DNA Barcoding is of very recent origin which facilitates
species identification through the use of short, standardized
gene region-mitochondrial Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I
(COI). Currently, DNA Barcoding is being employed in large
variety of organisms ranging from yeasts to human beings.
Several workers have validated the effectiveness of DNA
Barcoding. Barcoding promises to revolutionize our capacity to
know an monitor biodiversity which has profound societal and
economic impacts. It is immensely useful for identification of
known species and discovery of new ones. DNA Barcoding
approach is helpful in identifying a specimen as belonging to a
certain animal species based on the above single universal
marker. Over the last 8 years, this approach has become
increasingly popular and advances have been made in various
groups of organisms. Establishing DNA Barcodes to identify
previously defined groups of organisms at any taxonomic level
is a powerful application of modern technology to biodiversity
study. DNA Barcoding is a unique concept with many
innovative attributes undertaking continuos improvement. It is
not the goal, but the tool to be used in order to improve our
understanding of the surrounding world. It is a fast reliable and
cheap method for species identification and discovery. It
provides permanent tags unchanged during taxonomic
revisions. It will have multiple applications for marine life:
Identification of larvae, invasive species, cryptic species, new
species, controlling illegal trade of protected species , stock
management, biodiversity assessments, ecosystem monitoring,
revisions of certain taxa, inference of phylogenetic
relationships, phylogeographic and speciation patterns.
DNA extrac
from different biological samples.
Young Academicians / Scientists / Research Scholars from
academic, scientific and industrial setups working in the areas of
Marine Biology, Zoology, Biotechnology, Microbiology and various
other branches of Life Sciences are invited to attend the workshop.
Preference will be given to candidates for whom it has immediate
relevance.
The registration fee covers Workshop material, working
lunch and refreshments for all the three days of the workshop.
The Selected candidates upon intimation may send the DD.
Accommodation will be arranged for the participants on
request through payment basis.
of participation - 25-08-2012
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