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PU SBS organizes concluding ceremony of int’l conference
PU SBS organizes concluding ceremony of int’l conference


LAHORE: (Wednesday, March 8, 2023): Punjab University School of Biological Sciences (SBS) organized closing ceremony of the three-day international conference on ‘Advances in Biological Sciences’ here on Wednesday. On this occasion, Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission Prof Dr Shahid Munir, Dean Faculty of Life Sciences Prof Dr Javed Iqbal Qazi, Director General School of Biological Sciences Prof Dr Sadaf Naz, national and international renowned scientists, researchers, faculty members and students were present. In his address, Dr Shahid Munir congratulated the organizers for organizing a meaningful conference and appreciated the quality of research going on in the School of Biological Sciences. He emphasized on applied research that can be commercialized. Dr Sadaf Naz said that 85 papers were presented during 18 sessions on various topics of biological science in the three-day conference while 70 posters on different thematic areas of the conference were also presented. She said that experts shared their research experiences related to environmental pollution, climate change, causes of water scarcity, genetics, cancer and deadly diseases. The researchers emphasized that everyone has to play their role to deal with the problems facing the country for which the use of modern technologies is the need of the hour. Later, certificates of appreciation and souvenirs were presented to the participants.