October 12, 2016
Scientists at the Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, have come a step closer to using photodynamic therapy for treating residual cancer cells of a high-grade brain tumour (glioblastoma). Photodynamic therapy uses a photosensitive drug that becomes active under the action of light and converts molecular oxygen into reactive oxygen species that kill cancer cells.
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October 12, 2016
The students of different departments of the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, accompanied by staff members visited the “Space Expo 2016” organized by ISRO at Kochi from October 5-10, 2016.
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October 12, 2016
The Department of Management at Bengaluru campus, which believes in unity in diversity, organized a “Dandiya Night Celebration” on October 7th, 2016.
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October 8, 2016
Dr. P. Ram Manohar, Research Director, Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda at the Amrita School of Ayurveda delivered a Plenary Lecture during the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Sri. Gulabkunverba Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya.
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October 8, 2016
The two-day International Conference on International Financial Management held from October 6-7, 2016, was inaugurated by Sri R. G. Ajith Kumar and Poojaniya Swamiji Poornamritandapuri, General Secretary, Mata Amritanadamayi Math.
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October 8, 2016
Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine’s faculty member and research students won various awards at the 11th Asia Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium and the 5th Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society Symposium organised by Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society and Marshall Marine Products, from September 28-30, 2016, at IMA House, Cochin, India.
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October 7, 2016
Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine scientists Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair and Dr. Manzoor Koyakutty invented a technology that enables cancer detection in less than 30 minutes without a hospital visit. This will enable early diagnosis and treatment that are vital for curing several forms of the disease. The technology uses a laser with a nano substrate to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells.
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October 7, 2016
On 7th October, 2016, a talk on IoT was conducted by Dr. Veena M. N., Associate Professor, PES College of Engineering, Mandya. During the session, she had observed the IoT (Internet of Things) to be the physical world itself which had become a type of information system.
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October 6, 2016
Amrita Sutram was conducted at Amrita School of Ayurveda from August 7-14, 2016 and was organised by Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ACARA). Students of Ayurveda from nine states of the country and also delegates from USA and France participated in the workshop to learn the basic teachings of Ayurveda from the Sutrasthana of Astangahridayam.
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October 6, 2016
Mr. Edwin Jegam, HR – Head Corporate Accounts TCS, presented the “TCS Best Student Project Award 2016” to Srivenkata Krishnan S., Sundarrajan G., Kiran Kassyap S. of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, for the project titled, “A Robust Approach for Improving the Accuracy of IMU based Indoor Mobile Robot Localization”, guided by Dr. Vidhya Balasubramanian, Associate Professor, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore on 30th September, 2016.
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