| 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. 
                           Three-day hands-on training on “Working in BSL-3 Lab” from 06-07-2021 to 08-07-2021.  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    LaboratoriesPrimary 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    LaboratoriesDisinfection 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 | - |  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 |   |    |