Kapil Sibal inaugurates New Facility for Profiling and Isolation Of Proteins to understand Gene Expression in Plants at NIPGR

Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences today inaugurated the Proteomics Facility and also laid down the foundation stone for the Student’s Hostel building at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion Shri Sibal stressed the need for world-class structures with environment conducive for scientific research to attract more students. He said Biotechnology is important in many ways to find solutions to problems related to environment, food and health. The minister also emphasized that it is equally important that these solutions reach the common man.

Earlier,Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India, New Delhi and DAE- Homi Bhabha Professor, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai presented a lecture on Innovation Strategies and Directed Basic Research. He stressed the need for Coherent Synergy within the Science and Technology establishments to make India a global leader in Innovation. The audience included scholars from Universities, Research Institutions, Govt. Departments, media etc. besides NIPGR Community.

The Proteomics Facility inaugurated today is a state of art facility to unveil biological process in plants. It is for profiling and isolation of proteins to understand gene expression in plants by using high resolution two dimensional and mass spectrometry fragmentation technique.

Post-genomic era has witnessed a quantum leap in the biological research, both in cellular as well as in organismal, level. In this context, NIPGR is uniquely placed for its sole thrust on research in plant genomics. Through its infrastructural base for academic-industry interactions and knowledge cum material resources, NIPGR is poised to contribute towards understanding of plant cell differentiation, development, morphogenesis, growth and regeneration, photosynthesis, plant microbe interaction, plant breeding and genetic engineering.

Source : Press Information Bureau
Date : November 07, 2007