Seminar on Computer Aided Drug Designining

BCS-Insilico Biology is organizing a seminar on "Computer Aided Drug Designing" on Saturday ,29 August 2009 at Lucknow. Eminent scientists and leading experts from the field of academics and industry will address the following issues in Computer Aided Drug Designing and Development.
* Introduction to CADD
* Emerging targets and therapeutics
* Various software and tools for CADD
* QSAR in Drug Designing
* Virtual Screening
Who can apply?
The seminar will be useful for Undergraduate and Post Graduate students of Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Pharma. PhDs, PDFs, and academicians are also eligible.
Mode Of Registration
1. Registration can be done by filling the online registration form and sending a demand draft comprising of the registration fee drawn in favor of Society of Environment, Health and Biotech ,payable at Lucknow.
The Demand Draft should be sent to:BCS-ISB, 1/68 Viraj Khand Gomti Nagar Lucknow 226010
2.Registration can also be done by visiting the BCS-ISB office in Lucknow and payment of registration fee in cash.
Registration Fees
Students(UG &PG) Rs250
Research Scholars Rs500
Academia Rs750
Industry Rs1000
Last date for Registration: 25 August
For details log on to http://bcsinsilicobiology.in

Note:

Registration fee includes the following:
Seminar kit, Certificate, Lunch and refreshments.

Apply for BCIL fellowship

Hello friends here is an oppurtunity for the people to apply for the fellowship in BCIL

The aim of this training is to procude a industrial training for the biotechnology students of the stream M.Sc./M.Tech/B.Tech.

Here is the link for the site apply for it

http://www.bcil.nic.in/biotech_industrial-trainingnew.htm

Note :

*People who have completed the B.tech degree can reg for it.

*Training period is six months.

*Next batch starts from September-october 2009.

*Stipend will be provided . Rs. 6500/-

Application form can be downloaded from here

http://www.bcil.nic.in/bcil/index.asp

Bio fuels

Biofuels are the compounds(fuels) that are formed when the biological matter such as the plants or the animals decompose

Advantages of Bio-fuels over fossil fuels:

The following are the advantages of the biofuels over the fossil fuels,

* Bio fuels can be produced in quick time when compared with fossil fuels

* They produce less pollution.

* They are renewable unlike the fossil fuels.

* They are eco friendly and do not release more amount of carbon into the atmosphere.

*They are cost effective and are cheap when compared with fossil fuels.

* They have the tendency to replace the fossil fuels in the near future.

Different types of bio-fuels

Bio-fuels have been divided into 4 types they are:

• First type
• Second type
• Third type
• Fourth type

In the first type the fuels are derived from the vegetable oils and fats . Some of the examples include the biodiseal, Vegetable oils etc..,

The second type of the biofuels are derived from the waste , they include different kinds of alcohols and diesel generated from wood.

The third type comprises of bio-fuels derived from algae. The algae fuels are extremely eco-friendly as they can easily decompose into the soil without harming it.

The bio-fuels in the fourth type are derived by a method in which micro-organisms are employed with carbon dioxide to generate fuel.

Disadvantages of bio-fuels

Even there are many advantages about the bio fuels , there are some disadvantages about them too , they are as follows:

* Biofuels require huge land to cultivate

* Most of the people feel that the food should be cultivated in the land instead of cultivating the biofuels in such huge pieces of land.