Online short term-training for UG & PG students

(Biological Sciences, Forestry, Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology, Wildlife & Biodiversity Management)

Duration: 10 days

Registration fees: 4800/- (Four Thousand Eight Hundred)

Number of seats: Only Ten (10)

1 subject per individual. The subjects are:

1.     Medicinal plants against viral infections

2.     Medicinal plants against Skin infections

3.     Wild food plants for future

4.     Behavior Biology of Indian Giant Squirrel

5.     Riverine threatened Birds

6.     Indian Skimmer & their foods: a biochemical approach

7.     Food plants of Asian Elephants

8.     Waste management through nanotechnology

9.     Antimicrobial techniques of selected plants

10.                        Taxonomy of Orchids and their relation with climate

(No two students can select the same subject. Accordingly, each individual will assign related to the subject chosen)

Contact: sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com

WhatsApp: 9937045614

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India
www.aprf.org.in

TRAININGS FOR EARLY CAREER IN RESEARCH FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & WILDLIFE

AMBIKA PRASAD RESEARCH FOUNDATION, ODISHA, INDIA

www.aprf.org.in 

TRAININGS FOR EARLY CAREER IN RESEARCH FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & WILDLIFE

APRF is launching a series of courses for the development of students in various areas of biological sciences & wildlife to build an effective and bright career in the field of research. The course is divided into 3 groups. Students can choose their desired Course type from the following groups below. The courses will ensure the students to carve their own ways in their specific fields of research.

Who can apply?

Researchers / B. Sc. & M.Sc. (Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Forestry & Environmental Sciences)

GROUP I: TRAINING PROGRAMS

Course 1: Scientific Writing skill development (Online & Offline)

(Fees: Rs 5,000/-only)

• Duration: 1 week
• Online or Offline Classes (Offline after lockdown)
• Scientific Writings

Course 2: Techniques of Field Studies (Within Bhubaneswar)

(Fees: Rs 5,000/-only)

• Duration: 1 week
• Field tour
• Initial work before laboratory studies
• Sampling collection techniques
• Root level research

Course 3: Techniques of Field Studies (Out of Bhubaneswar/ State)

(Fees: Rs 10,000/-only)

• Duration: 2 weeks maximum
• Field tour
• Initial work before laboratory studies
• Sampling collection techniques
• Root level research

Course 4: Microbiology especially on antimicrobial activity (Plants & Animals)

(Fees: Rs 10,000/-only)

• Duration: 7-15 days
• Laboratory based

Course 5: Nutritional analysis of edible Flora & Fauna

(Fees: Rs 10,000/-only)

• Duration: 7-15 days
• Laboratory based

Course 6: Phytochemical analysis (Secondary metabolites)

(Fees: Rs 10,000/-only)

• Duration: 7-15 days
• Laboratory based

Course 7: Antidiabetic activity analysis

(Fees: Rs 10,000/-only)

• Duration: 7-15 days
• Laboratory based

Course 8: Biochemical analysis

(Fees: Rs 10,000/-only)

• Duration: 7-15 days
• Laboratory based

GROUP II: INTERNS PROGRAM

Course 9: 3 months Intern Course

(Fees: Rs 15,000/-only)

• Field as well as Lab work
• Need to choose one out of the various key areas.
•  Key areas include Plant taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants) Plant diversity assessment in field, Wetland flora & fauna studies, Carnivorous & Parasitic plant studies, Orchid biology, Sand dune flora, Riverine ecosystem (Water birds and other associated faunal species),Ecological field technique (Ecological index), Phytochemistry, Estimation of primary and secondary metabolites, Antidiabetic activities, Antimicrobial activity, Cytotoxicity activity, Species behavioural studies of selected faunal species.

GROUP III: CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Course10: Biodiversity & Conservation

(Fees: Rs 20,000/-only)

• 4 months certificate course
• Field as well as lab work

Course11: Medicinal Plants and its Characterization & Conservation

(Fees: Rs 20,000/-only)

• 4 months certificate course
• Field as well as lab work

Course12: Biochemistry, Phytochemistry & Microbiology

(Fees: Rs 20,000/-only)

• 4 months certificate course
• Laboratory works

Online internship programs for UG & PG students (Biological Sciences, Forestry, Biodiversity & Wildlife) at Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India

Online internship programs for UG & PG students

(Biological Sciences, Forestry, Biodiversity & Wildlife)

Duration: 15 to 30 days

Registration fees: Rs Seven Thousand only (Rs. 7000/-)

Certificate  will be given on Work

Subjects:

1.      Plant diversity

2.      Animal diversity

3.      Phytochemistry

4.      Medicinal plants

5.      Plants Vs Corona virus

6.      Food plants

7.      Animal behavior

8.      Plant-animal interaction

9.      Climate change

10.   Forest Fire

11.  River Ecology

12.  Restoration

13.  Flagship animals

14.  Plant defense mechanisms

15.  Pollination Biology

Interested candidates can contact Dr. Sanjeet Kumar, APRF (www.aprf.org.in)

Email-Id: sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com; WhatsApp: 9937045614

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India

Solution COVID-19

Solution COVID-19

Drosera peltata: a carnivorous plant

Ashutosh Shashank Shekhar
Chandan Moli Chidambra
Koti Koti Pranam Sambhu
Koti Naman Digmbara

Drosera peltata: a carnivorous plant
Family:Droseraceae
It is commonly known as Shield sundew. It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1797.Drosera peltata is one of the easiest tuberous Drosera to cultivate, a characteristic that is attributed to its forgiving nature when it comes to water and temperature.
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Scientific validation of tribal claims & microbial infections-3

Prevention is better than cure"
"Change food systems"
"Back to nature"

With these three objectives, we are working on Ethnomedicinal plants & their scientific validation

Cucumis melo L.
Syn: C. acidus Jacq.
C. alba Nakai.
C. aromatica Royle.
Local name: Bhuin dimba
Specific uses: Fruits are edible & Fruits are also used against Dental problems
Scientific validation: Done at Ambika Prasad Research Foundation - APRF against Streptococcus mutans (Streptococcus mutans are gram-positive cocci shaped bacteria. These facultative anaerobes are commonly found in the human oral cavity, and is a major contributor of tooth decay)
Active secondary metabolites: Polyphenols

Urgently need such work to screen new plants/ compounds against pathogenic microbes and have to establish new nutraceuticals as a food in modern menu.

More responsibility on Ethnobiologist & Taxonomist.

a) Plant, b) Discussion on medicinal values, c) Experimental work, d) Hypothesis & validation

Scientific validation of tribal claims & microbial infections-2

The story was started @ 2009, when first time I visited Similipal Biosphere Reserve with Dr. R. C. Misra, Father of My Research, and started work on Ethnobotany. As a student of Biotechnology, started thinking that they are claiming false things but they were correct. This misconception led to start validation of their claims and after lots of discussion with Dr. R. C. Misra, finally we decided to work on Celastrus paniculatus, a vulnerable plant of Odisha and in the year we validated through phytochemical screening. I believe that it was first paper from Odisha of such kind or before it very less report are available from Odisha. Still the paper gives me the opportunity to think on traditional therapeutic systems of plant species and how to validate them for providing baseline data @ advance research.