Two one day National Workshops on “Foldscope as a tool to screen
parasitic infections in wild animals” were conducted on 12
 
 th
 
 and 26
 
 th
 
 March, 2019 under the DBT funded project “Foldscope as a tool to screen
parasitic infections in wild animals of Tamil Nadu” functioning at the Department
of Wildlife Science (WLS), Madras Veterinary College Campus (MVC), Vepery,
Chennai – 600007. A total of 27 (13+14)
participants including forest and zoo veterinarians and veterinary
students actively participated in the workshop.  The national workshops were inaugurated by Dr. Ghadevaru Sarathchandra, Dean, Faculty
of Basic Sciences (DFBS), TANUVAS. Dr.A.Mangala Gowri, Professor, Centre
for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative, Madras Veterinary College delivered a
guest lecture on “Foldscope as user friendly tool on blood/bone marrow stem
cell model” on 12.03.2019.  Dr.S.Meignanalakshmi,
Professor, Directorate of Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS delivered a
guest lecture on “Application of Foldscope in the study of rumen flora” on
26.03.2019. Dr.C.Sreekumar, Professor and Head, Department of wildlife Science highlighted
the importance of spot diagnosis of parasitic diseases in wild animals. Dr. M. Palanivelrajan
and Dr. K.Senthilkumar, delivered lectures on the dissemination of scientific knowledge of foldscope and also conducted hands
on training to the participants on assembly and use of Foldscope to screen
parasitic infections in wild animals. A Foldscope each was provided to the
participants. Feedback from each participant was received about the programme.  Dr. Ghadevaru Srathchandra, DFBS, awarded the
certificates to the participants.

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 Dr. Ghadevaru Sarathchandra, Dean, Faculty of Basic Sciences, TANUVAS
 
 inaugurated the workshops
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 Dr. K.Senthilkumar, delivered lectures on the dissemination of scientific knowledge of foldscope and its assembling
 
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 Participants assembling the foldscope
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 Dr.K.Manoj, JRF assisted for the assembling of foldscope
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 Dr.A.Mangala Gowri, Professor, Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative, Madras Veterinary College delivered a guest lecture on “Foldscope as user friendly tool on blood/bone marrow stem cell model” on 12.03.2019
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 Dr.S.Meignanalakshmi, Professor, Directorate of Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS delivered a guest lecture on “Application of Foldscope in the study of rumen flora” on 26.03.2019
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 Dr. M. Palanivelrajan delivered lectures on use of Foldscope to screen parasitic infections in wild animals and also conducted hands on training to the participants
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 Dr.C.Sreekumar, Professor and Head, Department of wildlife Science highlighted the importance of spot diagnosis of parasitic diseases in wild animals and also conducted hands on training to the participants
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 Participants viewed the processed sample through foldscope
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 Participants viewed the processed sample through foldscope
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 Dr. M. Palanivelrajan explained about the image capture from Foldscope by using mobile phone with camera
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 Dr. Ghadevaru Sarathchandra, Dean, Faculty of Basic Sciences, TANUVAS
 
 issued the participation workshops certificate
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One day National Workshops on “Foldscope as a tool to screen parasitic infections in wild animals” on 12.03.2019 & 26.03.2019

Palanivelrajan Muthusami | Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 8:38 PM

Locations

Categories

Type of Sample

Foldscope Lens Magnification

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One day National Workshops on “Foldscope as a tool to screen parasitic infections in wild animals” on 12.03.2019 &amp; 26.03.2019

Palanivelrajan Muthusami | Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 8:38 PM

Locations

Categories

Type of Sample

Foldscope Lens Magnification

Comments

One day National Workshops on “Foldscope as a tool to screen parasitic infections in wild animals” on 12.03.2019 & 26.03.2019