The North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) hosted a India (NECTAR)- Japan (AIST), joint symposium on February 27 for PIKNIKH (Platform for Innovating KNowledge to International Know How) Series 55 on the topic ‘Nutraceutical Interventions for Stress, Aging and Cancer: Science and Technology to Product Development’.
A high level of team members from AIST Japan, including Renu Wadhwa, Yoshihiro Ohmiya, Motomichi Doi, Shinji Sugiura, Ren Yoshitomi, Kazumi Hirano, Sunil Kaul and Mikiko Uchigashima, came to express their views.
Several experts from the North East, including NC Talukdar from Assam Downtown University, RC Deka from Cotton University Assam, Bunil Kumar Balabantaray and others from NIT Meghalaya, Careen Pakyntiew and others from the Department of Biochemistry at NEHU and many more esteemed guests.
The programme brought together esteemed Japanese researchers and local experts to delve into the latest insights shaping the science and technology landscape. The collaborative event proved to be an enriching exchange of knowledge and ideas, fostering cross-cultural dialogue and innovation, a press release said today.
The programme featured a series of engaging discussions, presentations and interactive sessions where participants explored diverse topics ranging from Ashwagandha, biolight-based screening system for nutraceuticals, factors affecting human neurogenesis – learning from neural stem cell culture studies, small and smart live screening system for anti-Alzheimer’s compounds and many other related and relevant topics.
The speakers from Japan shared their expertise, offering unique profound insights, practices and innovations from their intensive research.
One of the subjects that was explored in-depth was oral cancer, of which there is a high prevalence in the North East.
Attendees gained fresh perspectives on this and other topics that are relevant to the North East and ethical practices to enhancing and improve lives.
