Botany Department of Mithibai college, Mumbai is organizing a National Seminar on Fungal Biotechnolgy from 7th Jan to 9th Jan 2010, in association with Mycological Society of India, Mumbai unit. National Seminar on Fungal Biotechnology is a unique event, which proposes to bring together participants from different disciplines such as Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, biochemistry and Chemistry to discuss uses of fungi in various areas. It is intended to expose and train the students with the research techniques employed in Fungal Biotechnology.

Fungi have a great potential in biotechnology. Commercial applications include fungal degradation of pollutants, petroleum hydrocarbons, coal, tar, pesticides and chlorinated solvents. It is believed that the organisation of this seminar will enable scholars working in diverse areas of fungal biotechnology to meet on a common platform and share their experiences with the scholarly deliberations.

Theme of the Seminar

• Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Culture collection.
• Medical Mycology.
• Fungi in Agriculture, Forest and Bio-Control.
• Molecular aspects of Fungi.
• Fungal bioremediation.
• Fungal enzymes.

Abstract Submission
Please email your abstracts of papers / posters to : betterfungi@gmail.com
Format for paper / poster abstracts:

• Size: One Page, A4 Size Paper
• Font: Times New Roman.
• Title: 14 Point, Bold, Centered.
• Authors: 12 Point, Normal, Presenting Author Underlined.
• Address: 10 Point, Normal.
• Text: 12 Point, Normal, Justified.
• Poster Size: 60cm(width) X 90cm (length)

Last Date for submission of abstracts is 7th December 2009 . 

Registration Details
Registration Fee: Rs. 800/- (For Students - Rs. 600/-)
Accomodation: Rs. 500/- Per Person (per day on sharing basis)
Registration form duly filled to be posted to -
Dr. Sashirekha S., Convenor
Department of Botany, Mithibai College
Vile Parle (West), Mumbai 400 056.
Tel (O): 022-26184354 / 55,
Mobile: 09967024564
Email: betterfungi@gmail.com
Payment to be made in favour of : “Mithibai College A/c Seminar/Workshop”

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