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2 Trainings Organized by Inst. of Microbiology

THREE DAYS TRAINING on “WORKING IN BSL-3 LABORATORY” AT BSL-3 LABORATORY FOR EMERGING PATHOGENS,

TWO DAYS TRAINING ON “DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19 USING RT-PCR” AT BSL-3 LABORATORY FOR EMERGING PATHOGENs

The Institute of Microbiology has got approval to conduct the following two pieces of training for research workers and postgraduate students at UVAS and across various academic institutions.

  1. Three-day hands-on training on “Working in BSL-3 Lab” from 06-07-2021 to 08-07-2021. 
  2. Two-day hands-on training on “Diagnosis of COVID-19 using RT-PCR” from 13-07-2021 to 14-07-2021. 

Registration Fee: 1000 PKR per person for each training.

Registration forms are available at IOM (Admin Office Mr. Bilal). Please submit the filled registration forms along with registration fees at IOM admin office.

Schedule

THREE DAYS TRAINING ON
“WORKING IN BSL-3 LABORATORY” AT BSL-3 LABORATORY FOR EMERGING PATHOGENS, INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY, UVAS, LAHORE

(06-07-2021 TO 08-07-2021)

Date

Lecture/Hands on training

Time

Resource Person

July 06, 2021

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM-09:30 AM

Vice Chancellor/Pro Vice Chancellor

Overview of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Laboratories

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Prof. Dr. Tahir Yaqub

Tea 10: 30 AM-11:00 AM

Layout of BSL-3 Laboratories

11:00 AM-01:00 PM

Prof. Dr. Tahir Yaqub, Dr. Hassaan bin Aslam

Lunch  & Prayer break 01: 00 PM -02:00 PM

Key Equipment and Facilities in Biosafety Laboratories
Primary Containment in BSL-3: BSCs Introduction
Secondary Containment in BSL-3 Lab: Directional Air Flow and HVAC Control for BSL-3 Lab

02:30-4:00

Dr. Muhammad Nawaz

July 07, 2021

Selection and Use of PPE for BSL-3 laboratories

9:00-10:30

Dr. Sohail Raza

Tea 10: 30 AM-11:00 AM

Storage, Transportation and Management of Highly Contagious Pathogens

11:00 AM-01:00 PM

Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Anjum, Dr. M. Asad Ali

Lunch  & Prayer 01: 00 PM -02:00 PM

Hands on training on Handling Pathogens in BSL-3

02:00 PM-4:00 PM

Dr. Nadia Mukhtar

July 08, 2021

Bio-risks and Assessment Methods

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Dr. Nadia Mukhtar, Dr. Noreen Sarwar

Tea 10: 30 AM-11:00 AM

Disposal of Biological Waste in BSL-3 facility

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Dr. M. Adnan Ashraf

Incidents & Spills in Biosafety Laboratories
Disinfection and Sterilization

4:00-04:30

Dr. M. Abubaker Shabbir

Lunch  & Prayer 01: 00 PM -02:00 PM

Review and Assessment

02:00 PM-03:00 PM

Dr. M. Nawaz, , Dr. M. Asad Ali,

Concluding Remarks and Certificate Distribution

03:00 PM-4:00 PM

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Schedule

TWO DAYS TRAINING ON
“DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19 USING RT-PCR” AT BSL-3 LABORATORY FOR EMERGING PATHOGENS, INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY, UVAS, LAHORE
(13-07-2021 TO 14-07-2021)

Date

Lecture/Hands on training

Time

Resource Person

July 13, 2021

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM-09:30 AM

Vice Chancellor/Pro Vice Chancellor/Dean, FVS

Biorisk Assessment of Laboratory for COVID-19 Diagnosis

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Prof. Dr. Tahir Yaqub, Dr. Hassaan bin Aslam

Tea 10: 30 AM-11:00 AM

Sample collection,  labeling and transportation for COVID-19 detection

11:00 AM-01:00 PM

 Prof. Dr. Aftab Ahmed Anjum, Dr. M. Asad Ali

Lunch  & Prayer break 01: 00 PM -02:00 PM

Hand on training on sample Processing and RNA Extraction for COVID-19 diagnosis

02:30-4:00

Dr. Muhammad Nawaz, Dr. Sohail Raza

July 14, 2021

Real time RT-PCR: Principle and working

9:00-10:30

Dr. Nadia Mukhtar, Dr. Noreen Sarwar

Tea 10: 30 AM-11:00 AM

Hands on training on detection of CoVID-19 by Real Time RT-PCR

11:00 AM-01:00 PM

Dr. M. Abubaker Shabbir, Dr. M. Adnan Ashraf

Lunch  & Prayer 01: 00 PM -02:00 PM

Results Interpretation and Reporting

02:00 PM-4:00 PM

Dr. Muhammad Nawaz, , Dr. M. Asad Ali

 

Concluding Remarks and Certificate Distribution

04:00 PM-4:30 PM