Introduction:
Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics of diseases is a rapidly growingtranslational area that bridges discoveries in molecular pathogenesis bybasic scientists and the application of these discoveries in useful clinicalassays.
Description:
Diagnosis of diseases,either human or veterinary has evolved over the past decades. With the advances intranslational technologies, diagnostic industries have been growing rapidly, integrating recent advances in genomics and proteomics into their arsenal.This is in addition to currently practiced traditional pathological,immunological, biochemical, cellular and molecular diagnostics of number ofdiseases. In this ever growing field, there is immediate need for trainedpersonnel who are not only equipped with knowledge to understand therelevance of diagnostic tests, but are also able to handle the sophisticated equipment used in the modern diagnostic laboratories. BiotechnologyFinishing School concept precisely wished to address this lacunae tofacilitate growth of this important sector of biotechnology.
Scope and Application:
Currently, there is a need for human resource to cater to the needs ofdiagnostic industries to adapt, discover, develop and translate variousdiagnostic tests which are in use. It is envisaged that therewill be a continued and growing demand for rapid, reliable andhigh-throughput, cost-effective diagnostic tests in future. TheBiotechnology finishing school is designed to fill this void by creating fullytrained manpower who able to face the challenges that are encountered in anydiagnostic industry. These include industries who manufacturediagnostic products and the service providers who undertake cellular andmolecular diagnostic at the primary, secondary and tertiary sites. Thecurriculum of the Biotechnology Finishing School in Cellular and Moleculardiagnostics consists of hands-on training in routine as well as state of theart technologies with a sound background on principles and practices of eachtechnology. With the sophisticated facilities acquired and builtspecifically for this, finishing schools have the required personnel, manpower and the knowledge to train future generation of workforce to cater tothe needs of diagnostic industries. It is also envisaged that there will bean intense interaction with the diagnostic industries and theirconstant input and feedback is expected to benefit the trainees.