Sub-Regional Workshop on Biotechnology:
Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques
The Bioresources Development
and Conservation Programme (BDCP) and the National Agency
for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) are
holding a Sub-regional training workshop on Biotechnology:
Cell and Tissue Culture Technique at University of Nigeria,
Nsukka. The two-week course which is scheduled for October
20 - November 2, 1996 is aimed at introducing young scientists
from universities, research institutes and relevant industries
to the modern biotechnological techniques of Plant cell
and tissue culture with applications to agriculture and
industries. Areas that will be covered in this training
workshop include Cell and Tissue culture techniques, Fermentation
technology and enzyme production as well as Gene cloning
and DNA manipulation. The course outline consists of lectures
and laboratory sessions covering procedures for plant
regeneration, micropropagation, virus elimination, Restriction
Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP), protein and iso-
enzyme electrophoresis. Resource persons with indepth
knowledge and experience in biotechnology have been drawn
from universities, research 'institutes, government and
industries all through the country. A workshop proceeding
will be published at the end of the course to act as a
guideline for similar courses in future.
It is our hope that at the
end of the course, participants will not only utilize
the knowledge for efficient laboratory services but also
teach colleagues at their various stations leadina to
a gradual network of biotechnologists.
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is intended to contribute to the development of an integrated
approach to biological resources management in which human
needs and habitat conservation can both be accomodated.
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