Dr. AK Singh(19.11.11) - National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources

Chief PatronDr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary, DARE and DG, ICARPatronDr. B. Meenakumari, DDG (Fisheries), ICARConvenerDr. J. K. Jena, Director, NBFGRCo-ConvenersDr. M. Goswami, Sr. Scientist, NBFGRDr. G. Rathore, Sr. Scientist, NBFGRAdvisory CommitteeDr. W. S. LakraDr. A. G. PonniahDr. P. C. MahantaDr. P. JayasankarDr. G. Syda RaoDr. A. P. SharmaDr. T. K. Sreenivas GopalDr. S. A. H. AbidiDr. Dilip KumarDr. George JohnDr. A. S. NinaweDr. Madan MohanDr. S. D. SinghGeneral InformationLucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh is located atOO26 55' N and 80 59' E on the bank of river Gomti.It was historically known as the Awadh and datesback to the Suryavanshi dynasty. The rich culturalheritage renders it as one of the beautiful cities inIndia and it is known for its hospitality and tehjib.No other place has been able to blend past withthe present with such consummate ease, as hasLucknow. The city is famous for its magnificentmonumental worksand beautiful poetryas well as courtlydiction since the erao f M u g h a l s . I t sgorgeous chikankariand gourmet vintagepoints make it the city of grandeur. Lucknow isalso a hub of premier scientific institutesbelonging to ICAR, CSIR and DST etc.For further details, please contactDr J K Jena, Director, NBFGR & ConvenerNational Bureau of Fish Genetic ResourcesCanal Ring Road, P.O. - Dilkusha,Lucknow- 226 002 (U.P.), IndiaPhone: +91-522-2442440, 2442441, 2441735,Fax: +91-522-2442403Email: nbfgr@sancharnet.in; jkjena2@rediffmail.comorDr M. Goswami, Sr. Scientist & Co-convenerMobile: +91-9935962338Email: mukugoswami@gmail.comNational WorkshoponFish Cell Line:Development and StorageApril 19, 2012Organized byNational Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources,LucknowIn collaboration withDepartment of BiotechnologyGovernment of India, New Delhi&Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Society,LucknowlR;eso t;rsHkkd`vuqiICARVenueNational Bureau of Fish Genetic ResourcesCanal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha,Lucknow-226002

BackgroundAnimal cell culture has grown substantiallyand become an essential tool in cell andmolecular biology research in recent years. Theoccurrence of disease outbreak in aquaculture,increasing magnitude of aquatic pollution andadvances in studying bioactive substances ofaquatic origin have all together sparkedconsiderable interests among the researchers todevelop fish cell culture. Fish cell lines have beensignificantly used in fish immunology, toxicology,ecotoxicology, endocrinology, virology,biomedical research, disease control,biotechnology, aquaculture and radiation biology.The utilization of fish cell lines has proven to be avaluable, rapid and cost-effective tool in theecotoxicological assessment of chemicals andenvironmental samples. Establishment of celllines from economically important andendangered species would be of greatimportance for aquaculture and fisheriesmanagement. Fish cell lines have increasedtremendously in number covering a wide varietyof species and tissues of origin since thedevelopment of the first permanent fish cell linein 1962 from the gonad tissue of rainbow trout.Most of the established cell lines have beenderived from coldwater fish of European originand very few cell lines have been developed fromfish cultured in Asia and South East Asia. In recentyears, however, there has been a consistent efforttowards developing new cell lines in the country.Sincere effort is being made to maintain and storethe cell lines in a repository to receive, identify,maintain, store and supply cell lines to theresearchers for R&D work. In this endeavour, theNational Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources,Lucknow has established a National Repository ofFish Cell Lines with the financial assistance fromDepartment of Biotechnology, Government ofIndia, New Delhi during 2010. The facility also aimsto provide support for training and education tostakeholders and to serve as a National ReferralCentre of Indian and exotic fish cell lines.The proposed National Workshop on 'FishCell Line: Development & Storage' on 19th April,2012 at NBFGR, Lucknow envisage to provide aplatform to all the researchers working on fish celllines in the country and also other experts in thefield to deliberate on different issues of fish cell linedevelopment, storage and their use.Objectives· To prioritize species for cell line development.· To firm up the protocol for characterization andother parameters for authentication andidentification of fish cell lines.· To discuss the strategies related to acquisition,deposition, distribution, storage andmaintenance of fish cell line.Venue and DatethThe workshop is scheduled on 19 April, 2012at the premises of National Bureau of Fish GeneticResources, Lucknow.RegistrationThe participants in the workshop are restricted tothe invited scientists and experts in the field.However, others willing to participate in theworkshop may write to the Convener for theirparticipation. While no registration will becharged to the invited participants, an amount ofRs. 2000 per head would be charged from otherparticipants.Travel and AccommodationThe invited delegates would be accommodated indifferent guest houses in the city of Lucknow.Other delegates willing to avail the guest houseaccommodation may write to the Convener wellin advance which would be provided based onthe availability. The participants would bereceived from the Airport and Railway Stationbased on their request in advance.