NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (NIPER), KOLKATA Dept. Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India

Dignitaries, Faculty, Officials and Students standing for the inaugural song (Saraswati Vandana)

From Left: Dr.S.R.Sarkar, Registrar (NIPER-K), Dr.K.K.Datta, Acad.Coordinator (NIPER-K), Prof.Bhabatosh Biswas,

Ex-Vice Chancellor,W.B.University of Health Science, Dr.V.Ravichandiran, Director(NIPER-K), Prof.R.S.Verma (IIT

Madras), Dr. T.Ramamurthy (Thsti National Chair), Dr. Sivaprakash Ramalingam (CSIR-IGIB) and Dr.G Suresh Kumar

(Chief Scientist, CSIR-IICB).

Address by Dr.S.R.Sarkar, Registrar, NIPER-Kolkata

Lighting of Lamp on the occasion by Prof.Bhabatosh Biswas, Ex-Vice Chancellor,W.B.University of Health Science

Address by Dr.V.Ravichandiran, Director, NIPER-Kolkata

Address by Dr.V.Ravichandiran, Director,NIPER-Kolkata

Swachtta Abhiyan Award-2017

Staff and Students are receiving Swachhta Abhiyan Awards-2017 in various categories.

Dr.P.Jaisankar, Chief Scientist (CSIR-IICB, Kolkata) receiving Best Teacher/ Scientist Award-2017.

Award for Rare Disease Initiative-2017 was presented to Dr. Subrata Dey,Senior Consultant Pediatrician &

Endocrinologist,Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata.

Best Academia Industry Relationship and MoU Award-2017 to Natreaon Inc.

Best Extra-mural Grant Award-2017 was presented to Dr. Yogesh Bharitkar,SERB-NPDF

Best Research Award-2017 was presented to Ms. Meenakshi Singh (Batch- Ph.D,2016-20)

Best Student Performance Award-2017 was presented to Ms. Smita Verma (Batch- Ph.D,2016-20)

Foundation Day Oration by Prof. Bhabatosh Biswas, Ex-Vice Chancellor,W.B.University of Health Science.

Prof. Rama S.Verma, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras

[Topic: Molecular aspects of MYBPC3∆Int32 using patient-specific human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC)]

Dr. Shiva Prakash Ramalingam, Sr. Scientist Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR), New Delhi

[Topic: Reactivation of fetal hemoglobin in human erythroid cells using targeted genome-editing approach: A strategy for

treating beta-hemoglobin disorders]

Dr.T. Ramamurthy, Chair, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad

[Topic: Antimicrobial resistance: target and new drug development ]

Alumni Interaction & Cultural performance Session.

Vote of thanks by Dr.K.K.Datta,Academic Coordinator

Team NIPER-Kolkata along with Dr.V.Ravichandiran, Director, NIPER-Kolkata.

A few more Photographs from the Event