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Winter School during 15 FEBRUARY to 6 MARCH 2024
WINTER SCHOOL ON "HARNESSING RECENT ADVANCES IN HIGH-VALUE COMPOUND DEVELOPMENT AND SEAWEED BIOMASS UTILIZATION FOR HUMAN WELL-BEING: PROPELLING ATMANIRBHAR SWASTHA BHARAT AND EMPOWERING FARMERS" DURING 15 FEBRUARY TO 6 MARCH 2024
ICAR Winter
school titled "Harnessing Recent Advances in High-Value Compound
Development andSeaweed Biomass Utilization for Human Well-being: Propelling
Atmanirbhar Swastha Bharat and Empowering Farmers" approved for the year
2023-24
Institute
Name: ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Cochin,
Kerala
Training
Period: 15 February to 6 March 2024
Duration: 21
days
Subject
Area: Bio-active compounds from Marine organisms: A wealth of novelties
and opportunities
Marine
Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division of ICAR-Central Marine
Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi is organizing a 21 days Winter School
on “Harnessing Recent Advances in High-Value Compound Development and Seaweed
Biomass Utilization for Human Well-being: Propelling Atmanirbhar Swastha Bharat
and Empowering Farmers” during 15 February to 6 March 2024 under the
aegis of Agricultural Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi. The objective of the
National level ICAR Winter School is to provide up-to-date information and
acquaint the participants with the recent advances in high-value compound
development and seaweed biomass utilization for human well-being. Seaweeds are
often termed as the “wonder herbs of the ocean” on account of their potential
pharmaceutical properties. This training will enable the participants to
efficiently carry out their academic programmes, and to plan research on
seaweed biomass utilization to develop health food products in their respective
laboratories and institutes so that they can formulate the strategies for
research. The Winter School is very ideal for the current scenario of
increasing interest in seaweed-based nutraceuticals to maintain and improve
human health and well being. The knowledge to be imparted in the Winter
School will add to the present knowledge and build a culture of basic and
strategic research in the National Agricultural Research System.
In
all, 25 participants will be selected for participation in this
training programme. Interested personnel fulfilling the eligibility conditions
may apply through proper channel (by filling the online application
form through CBP Vortal available at https://cbp.icar.gov.in/ by December
22, 2023.
Please find
the below mentioned URL for brochure and other details of the
training programme.
For further Information contact Course Director:
Kajal Chakraborty
Course Director of the Winter School (15 February to 6 March 2024)
Head of the Division and Principal Scientist, Marine Biotechnology Fish Nutrition and Health Division
Post Box No.1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 682018, Kerala, India
Mobile: 9446418432, 8921985355
E-mail: chakrabortycmfri@
Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing visits ICAR-CMFRI
Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing visits ICAR-CMFRI
A
delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal
Husbandry and Food Processing visited the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi on 28th June 2023. Headed by PC
Gaddigoudar, Loksabha Member from Bagalkot constituency in Karnataka, the panel
visited various research facilities at the institute, including laboratories
and interacted with scientists to assess CMFRI’s research programmes on marine
fisheries and allied areas. The committee consisted of six Members of
Parliament and other officials, including Uttam Chand Bharadwaj, Secretary to
the delegation. Dr Shubhadeep Ghosh, Assistant Director General
(Marine Fisheries) of ICAR was also present on the occasion.The committee was
briefed on ICAR-CMFRI's works encompassing marine capture fisheries; mariculture
activities like cage fish farming, seaweed farming, integrated multi-trophic
aquaculture and technology development for breeding commercially important
marine fishes; marine biodiversity and environment management; fish genetics
and marine biotechnology; socio-economic aspects and extension activities, etc.
Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director of ICAR-CMFRI and the Heads of various Divisions discussed the Institute's plans for the future, emphasising its efforts to maintain the sustainability of the marine fisheries with the committee members. The panel was impressed with ICAR-CMFRI's research and its contributions to the development of the marine fisheries sector in India. They said that the institute is playing a vital role in ensuring food security and promoting sustainable fisheries.Besides the Committee Chairman, the panel comprised MPs Dr Anil Sukhdeorao Bonde, Masthan Rao Beeda, Ram Nath Thakur, Devendra Singh and Ramilaben Becharbhai Bara.
ICAR-CMFRI develops nutraceutical to boost immunity related to post-COVID complications
ICAR-CMFRI develops nutraceutical to boost immunity related to post-COVID complications
Kochi: In continuation of its major research works
on developing natural remedies from marine organisms against various lifestyle
diseases, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has come
up with a nutraceutical product from select seaweeds to boost the innate immunity
related to post-COVID complications. Named as CadalminTM Immunalgin extract (CadalminTM IMe), the product also has antiviral properties against the delta variant of SARS CoV-2 virus.“The product is a synergistic combination of
seaweed-based nutraceutical product, which is a 100% natural blend of highly
nutritious bioactive ingredients extracted with eco-friendly ‘green’
technology”, said Dr Kajal Chakraborty, Head of the Marine Biotechnology, Fish
Nutrition and Health Division of the CMFRI who led the research works to
develop the product.This marks the 10th product in a series of
nutraceuticals developed by the CMFRI deriving from marine organisms. The
institute, in the past, has successfully brought out nutraceuticals targeting a
range of lifestyle diseases, such as type-2 diabetes, arthritis, cholesterol,
hypertension, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis and fatty liver.Bioactive pharmacophore leads from seaweeds were
used to develop the nutraceutical product. A
promising reduction of viral infection rate was observed by administering
CadalminTM IMe on
SARS CoV-2 (delta variant) induced cells. CadalminTM IMe elevates innate immune responses by the
regulation of the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines.The CadalminTM IMe interacts with membrane-associated pattern
recognition receptors to prevent the virus entry through cellular signaling
pathways and also stimulate inflammatory cytokine production. Hence, it will act as a good naturally derived
alternative source for health benefits against inflammation and autoimmune
disorders, he said.The nutraceutical does not have any side effects
as established by detailed preclinical trials. It does not have toxicity
concerning clinical and behavioural symptoms. The active ingredients in the
product would be packed in plant-based capsules. Large-scale extraction of the active
principles from the raw material was optimized in a factory unit, which
demonstrated the commercial feasibility of the nutraceutical product. The
process for commercialisation of the product is in progress.