Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar celebrated the National Science Day 2023 with more than 300 students from 20 Colleges and Universities. The program had lectures by eminent scientists, live experiments, visit to ILS research infrastructure and discussions with scientists.
The live demonstrations showcased ILS research activities in the field of virology, protein structure and function, microscopy, embryology, malaria biology, biomaterials and human genetics.
A special session “meet the scientists” was organized to address science and career related questions from the participants. ILS Bio-Incubation center conducted a special program on entrepreneurship development and also showcased the products being developed at the bioincubation facility.
The day, 28th Februar,y is also observed as “rare disease day” globally to spread awareness about rare diseases. DBT-ILS is part of Department of Biotechnology funded “Mission program on pediatric rare genetic diseases”.
The scientists also took National Science Day as an opportunity to educate students about rare diseases that affect more than 300 million people worldwide. ILS scientist Dr Rajeeb Swain and Dr Mamoni Das coordinated the event
