Foldscope Assembly & Usage Workshop -3 at Govt. College for Women(A), Guntur

Jul 13, 2018 • 9:58 PM UTC

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One day Orientation Workshop on “ Foldscope Assembly and Usage ” sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Indi a was conducted on 13.07.2018 at Government College for Women(A) , Guntur to create awareness on Foldscope for faculty and PG students.

40 faculty members from the following 10 colleges and 20 PG students from GCW(A), Guntur participated in the workshop
Government College for Women(A), Guntur Sri Durga Malleswara Siddardha Mahila Kalasala (A), Vijayawada PBN Siddhardha College (A), Vijayawada JKC College (A), Guntur Chalapati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences(A), Guntur Hindu College, Guntur Government Degree College, Vinukonda Government Degree College, Macherla Government Degree College, Bapatla Andhra Christian College, Guntur The Workshop continued from 10,00 AM to 5.00 PM and the schedule of the workshop is as follows. Dr.Raghavamma from Chalapati Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences(A), Guntur ( recipient of Foldscope project) helped in organising Assembling and Hands on sessions

Explanation about Foldscope and watching Assembly videos

Participants were excited about the invention, assembled the foldscope and observed various things like prepared permanent slides, Pond water, Curd, Panipuri water brought from a street food vendor. Participants were excited to observe bacillus in curd and other micro organisms and many requested to organise workshops at their colleges.
Assembly of foldscopes

Observing through Foldscope

Observations through Foldscope
Feedback on Foldscope by faculty members
The workshop ignited the enthusiasm among faculty members and students and many strongly wished to purchase a Foldscope. They were also introduced to Microcosmos website to observe the pictures, videos and experiences of Foldscopers across the globe. Options like Foldscope site, Flipkart and Amazon were also shown to purchase foldscopes .