SMST – The KGP Chronicle

Oct

12

2023

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Empowering Educators and Fostering Scientific Growth on Molecular Biology in Rural Areas

Community, Engagement, Outreach Activity, Social Impactbiotechnology, Genomic DNA Extraction, INYAS, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Plasmid DNA isolation, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Rural Education, Rural Science Education, RuSETUP, Science Education, Scientific Growth, SMST

Rural Science Education Training Utility Program (RuSETUP) Workshop on Molecular Biology Techniques in Rural Areas In the pursuit of promoting basic scientific knowledge in molecular biology and enhancing the educational landscape in rural West Bengal, India, a workshop on, "Basic Training on Molecular Biology Techniques for College Teachers in Rural Areas" was successfully conducted on the 6th and 7th of October 2023 jointly by School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), IIT Kharagpur and Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) under the banner of INYAS' flagship event "Rural Science Education Training Utility Program' (RuSETUP). This endeavor was led by…

Nov

17

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranked 5th in India in QS Asia University Rankings 2023

Alumni CornerAccounting, Agriculture & Forestry, B. C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre, Chemical Engineering, Citations, Computer Science, development, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Science and Research Forum, Economics & Econometrics, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Finance, Information Systems, MEMS, Mineral & Mining Engineering, QS Asia University Rankings 2023, QS Ranking by Subject 2022, QS World University Ranking 2022-23, research, SMST, Statistics & Operational Research, technology

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) ranked 5th in India as per the QS Asia University Rankings 2023. The premier institute overall ranked 61st in Southern Asia among its other peers. IIT Kharagpur is the national leader and Asia’s third-highest among the Universities with the indicator of maximum staff having PhD and featured among the top 8% in the QS Asia University Ranking 2023 with a total of 760 institutions. The institute has also been named as one of the world’s top 100 universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the world’s highest QS University Rankings. IIT…

Apr

14

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

From waste to health

In-Deptharthritis, cartilage regeneration therapy, collagen, Covid-19, Goat ear, hydrogel, IIEST, IIT Kharagpur, school of medical science and technology, SMST

A joint research team, including a multidisciplinary team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur, use goat ear [bio-waste] to produce Collagen for cartilage regeneration therapy Covid-19 is the latest health threat for the aged. Arthritis has been their bane for a long time, affecting the elderly mostly due to inflammation, or wear and tear of their bodies. Even for the younger generation, trauma, degenerative joint diseases, obesity or joint instability could be ample reasons for an unforgiving joint ache or debility. But technological innovations are making it possible to look at early detection of cartilage degeneration and, therefore, regeneration therapy as…

Dec

24

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Opening new vistas

In-Depthblood disorder and IIT Kharagpur, genes, hematology, IIT Kharagpur, microRNA, miRNA, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Regenerative Medicine Lab, repurposed drugs, RNA, school of medical science and technology, sickle cell anemia, SMST, thalassemia

India Today , Times Now, Can India Headlines Today, Daiji World, Hans India, The Week, Outlook, Millennium Post Curcumin, found in turmeric, and Ginsenoside, found in the roots of Ginseng, both known for their medicinal properties, could go a long way in treating blood disorders like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. These two plant ingredients, together with approved drugs such as Valproate and Vorinostat were found to be “most suitable for future trials” by a team of genetic scientists at IIT Kharagpur. They are trying to see which drugs induce fetal hemoglobin production – which is known to ameliorate such blood…

Nov

19

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

From the lab to the hospital

In-Depthdoctors, IIT Kharagpur, MMST, school of medical science and technology, SMST, Tata Medical Centre

Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Head, School of Medical Science and Technology, talks about the thrust areas, ongoing programmes, research, achievements and long-term goals of one of the youngest and most ambitious departments of IIT Kharagpur Could you talk about the genesis of SMST? The department started its journey in 2001 against a background where technology was progressively coming into the domain of medical world. It was felt that a unique school or department should be established that would work at the interface between medicine and technology. A medical school would be bothered about the clinical aspects of the study, not necessarily…