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SBT is organising a seminar by Dr. Allen P. Minton

SBT is organising a seminar by Dr. Allen P. Minton

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School of Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Seminar

 

What we know and what we do not know about molecular crowding

 

Dr. Allen P. Minton
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, Physical Biochemistry Section
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Currently Distinguished Fellow, JNIAS, JNU, New Delhi

 

 

Thursday, November 9, 2017
3:30 p.m.
Auditorium, School of Arts and Aesthetics

 

About Allen P. Minton : Dr. Allen P. Minton’s holds B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. His laboratory uses theoretical and experimental approaches to study the equilibrium and dynamic properties of individual macromolecular species in crowded environment and at
high concentration of macromolecules. His studies are important for understanding the behavior of biological macromolecules in biological fluids and for designing better and more effective pharmaceuticals.

 

Dr. Minton has pioneered development of light scattering technologies and authored many papers in top journals. He has also developed a small volume viscometer for rapidly and accurately measuring the rheological properties of proteins and other macromolecules of biotechnological and pharmaceutical interest. For more information, please check his website: allenm@niddk.nih.gov
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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.