Events

Illume – Session by Dr. Sunil Vaidya

The Session was arranged on 8th August for students of std XII on the topic ‘World of public health important viruses’facilitated by Dr Sunil Vaidya who is a scientist senior deputy director ICMR-NIV Pune.

 

Dr Sunil Vaidya gave an overview of the discoveries made by different scientists in finding out various types of viruses and the vaccine discovered by them in the field of virology.
He explained how different vaccines and the process of immunization is scheduled.
He made the children aware of the academic section at NIV Pune and the different courses offered there. His presentation helped the children to know about the different sophisticated techniques used to detect the different viruses present all around so that it can be treated to protect the mankind.

 

At the end he motivated the students to work in the field of research and accept the health challenges which are on the way and improve health of all.
He narrated his life journey from how a small boy from a remote village became a scientist by his hard work and dedication.
The session was attended by teachers and 50 students.

The session ended by question answer and was appreciated by students and teachers.

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