Organized by :Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India in association with Mangaldai College
Date of Event : 2019-08-27
No of Participants : 356
Document uploaded by: Institutional level Bio-Tech Hub Department

A one day workshop on ‘Foldscope Project’ was organised by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India in association with Mangaldai College on 29th August 2019 at the auditorium of the college. The workshop was attended students and teachers of fourteen Aspirational districts of the region including the host district Darrang. The workshop was formally inaugurated by Dr Shailja V Gupta, the adviser to the Department of Biotechnology in presence of several dignitaries. In her inaugural speech, Dr Shailja gave a brief presentation on the Foldscope Project. The project is developed by Dr Manu Prakash, an Indian scientist currently presently serving in Stanford University, USA. Dr Shailaja also narrated how the concept is getting popular among the students and faculties in over 445 schools and colleges of the country after signing the “letter of intent” between the Stanford University and the department. The project has been launched with an aim to create a scientific temperament among the students and teachers of Northeast– especially from those belonging to the Aspirational Districts.The project also aims in helping the students and the teachers in exploring the rich biodiversity of the region through affordable, easy to use or traditional tools of technology. Over 300 student delegates, 56 selected teachers and a host of experts and mentors from across the country attended the daylong workshop. The several sessions conducted in the workshop included foldscope assembly, sample preparation, visualization and documentation training, refinement, picture/video recording, and presentation of samples by participants.