PU CEMB Organizes Int'l Conference On Challenges In Health Sciences

Dr. Kausar Malik emphasised the importance of using innovative, cost-effective techniques to develop commercially viable biotech health products in order to boost the nation’s economy.

PU CEMB Organizes Int'l Conference On Challenges In Health Sciences

A two-day international conference on “Trends and Challenges in Health Sciences” was organised by Punjab University’s Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB).

Prof. Dr. Kausar Malik, Director of the CEMB, Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir, Caretaker Health Minister of Punjab, Prof. Dr. Javed Akram, faculty members, and over 180 scientists from the US, UK, Taiwan, as well as from various prestigious institutes in Pakistan, were present.

CEMB researchers are working for the welfare of the average person, placing CEMB at the forefront of other life sciences departments in the field of molecular biology research according to Dr. Javed Akram.

He applauded the hard work and development of inventive biotech products by the scientists and staff of CEMB. Dr. Kausar Malik’s brilliant idea to give scientists a stage to present their work was greatly appreciated by him.

Dr. Shahid Munir praised the advancements made by CEMB researchers in the treatment of genetic diseases and the therapeutic use of stem cells, particularly those involving disorders causing blindness, deafness, and intellectual disability.

Dr. Kausar Malik said that CEMB has always provided opportunities for researchers to work with foreign scientists.

CEMB researchers are also making a positive impact on humanity by creating products like stem cell-based treatments for a variety of pathological conditions, including diabetes, liver fibrosis, ocular defects, and injuries to the spine. These conditions include wound healing, including burns and diabetic wounds; ocular defects; and cartilage defects like osteoarthritis.

She claimed that the CEMB had developed techniques for producing a range of biosimilars and recombinant therapeutic proteins, including filgrastim, oprelvekin, and insulin. She claimed that CEMB has created techniques for domestically producing high-quality Taq polymerase. She emphasised the importance of using innovative, cost-effective techniques to develop commercially viable biotech health products in order to boost the nation’s economy.

Later, in the conference on “Trends and Challenges in Health Sciences”, researchers from the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, China, and all over Pakistan gave talks and shared their research experiences in a variety of sessions, along with Drs. Ihteshamul Haq, Tayyab Hussnain, Hirohito Yamaguchi, and Muy Teck Teh.