On October 24, the National Biotechnology Conference 2021 took place at the University of Science – Thai Nguyen University. The Forestry Research and Development Institute was honored to be invited to attend the Conference.
The conference was organized in two forms, in person and online, attracting the attention of more than 500 scientists, lecturers from universities, doctors and physicians at home and abroad.
Delegates attending the plenary session at the University of Science – Thai Nguyen University
The conference is a science and technology forum for scientists, lecturers, graduate students, researchers, trainees and students from universities, colleges, companies and enterprises operating in the field of Biotechnology and related fields to meet, exchange and present the latest research results and achievements as well as develop new research ideas.
Conference on online channels at connecting points
At the conference, speakers presented reports highlighting the current cutting-edge of biotechnology as well as the application of biotechnology in research, development of diagnostic biological products and production of Covid-19 vaccines in Vietnam such as: SARS-CoV-2 variants and updated achievements in Covid-19 prevention in the world and in Vietnam; diagnosis and solutions for community screening for Covid-19 using Realtime PCR; introduction of Nanocovax vaccine against Covid-19.
Delegates attending the conference at the University of Science – Thai Nguyen University.
The conference took place in 01 day and attracted more than 500 participants in person and online at connecting points nationwide. The conference was chaired by many prestigious scientists: Prof. Dr. Le Tran Binh – President of the Vietnam Biotechnology Association; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Dang – Rector of the University of Science; Prof. Dr. Chu Hoang Mau – University of Education, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chu Hoang Ha – Vice President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology …
This year’s conference includes 04 specialized subcommittees: Gene, Protein and Cell Technology; Agricultural Biotechnology; Medical Biotechnology; Microbiological and Environmental Technology. After the Plenary Session, on the afternoon of October 24, parallel reporting sessions of the 04 subcommittees took place in separate meeting rooms at the University of Science.
It is known that the Conference has 26 reports selected from nearly 100 registered reports to report directly to the specialized subcommittees. The parallel reporting sessions are chaired by leading scientists and experts in the field of Biotechnology in Vietnam. Before the Conference, 197 full-text reports were reviewed by scientists nationwide and published in the Conference’s Scientific Reports collection.
At the conference, the Organizing Committee awarded 04 awards to 04 Excellent reports in 04 professional subcommittees, which are the reports:
Application of CRISPR/CAS9 system to create mutations to improve PVY virus resistance in Tobacco plants (PhD. Le Thu Ngoc, Institute of Biotechnology);
Detection of tomato late blight resistance genes using molecular markers and evaluation of resistance ability of genes by artificial infection (MSc. Tong Van Hai – Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam Academy of Agriculture);
The effectiveness of Capa IVM in in vitro fertilization treatment at IVFMD (MSc. Le Thi Bich Phuong, Reproductive Support Unit – IVFMD Phu Nhuan, My Duc Hospital, Phu Nhuan);
Development of a high-performance gene transfer system for recombinant protein expression in two filamentous fungi Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae (PhD student Thai Hanh Dung – University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi).
Immediately after the closing speech, the Organizing Committee of the 2021 conference awarded the Rotating Flag to the Institute of Biotechnology and Environment, Tay Nguyen University – the host of the 2022 conference.
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