[ad_1] by Faiqa Masoodi SRINAGAR: In a major breakthrough, a Kashmiri scientist along with a group of European scientists has discovered a new potential drug for the treatment of metastatic hypoxic cancers. The drug is currently in an advanced stage of further investigations post-animal trials. Dr Musadir Nabi Peerzada (AIIMS) Hailing from Muqami Shahwali in … Read more
[ad_1] A young geneticist, Dr Rais A Gania was surprised to see his takeaways from his PhD were part of the text well before he entered the classroom as a teacher. Credited for identifying a particular enzyme that helps in crucial DNA copying, he is serving the IUST’s molecular medicine centre. In a freewheeling interview, … Read more
[ad_1] At NIT in Srinagar is a civil engineering professor who is passionate about machines. In the last few years, he has devised a basket full of interesting appliances and devices, with a focus on renewable energy and the people lacking access to better facilities for lack of power supply or resources, reports Masood Hussain … Read more
[ad_1] A junior scientist at SKUAST-K, Dr Khalid Zaffar Masoodi is an award-winning biotechnologist who has been working on cancer biology. Founder of Kashmir’s first faculty-led biotech company of Kashmir, Cashmir Biotech Pvt. Ltd, he has been working on low-cost, healthy, non-toxic, and safe designer foods to cure and prevent various disorders including cancer through … Read more
[ad_1] After spending a lot of time trying to locate the particular molecules that play a role in diverse cancers, Dr Zahida Qamri changed her career path and started studying the quick response of societies to impactful science. She is currently working with JK Scientists where they handhold talent and guide the students in academics and research … Read more
[ad_1] by Prof Riaz A Shah Genome editing in livestock has the potential to bring about significant improvements in productivity, health, and welfare, but there are still challenges that need to be addressed. A SKUAST-K scientist at work The livestock industry is facing a growing demand for animal-based foods to feed the increasing human population. … Read more
[ad_1] Working in SKUAST-K’s potato laboratory, a scholar was desperate for the MS media, a key ingredient for tissue culture but the lab lacked funds. It took her 28 months to discover a cheap alternative that is abundantly around the campus and it fetched her a prestigious grant to set up a unit for its … Read more
[ad_1] by Prof Abdul Majeed Ganai and Dr Parvaiz Ahmed Reshi SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley is set to have its own research-based animal feed supplement in order to meet the mineral needs of livestock. A group of herdsmen with sheep, milk storage and other accessories. An undated photograph from British archives. Named KashMin, the supplement feed would … Read more
[ad_1] Kashmir neuroscientist, Dr Zahoor Shah, currently teaching at the University of Toledo, Ohio, is investigating the Gut-Brain axis in understanding various brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease. His research sees the gut as a major player in various diseases as the key organ is a universe of good and bad bacteria, he reveals in a … Read more
[ad_1] Since 1997 when the first cloned mammal was born in Europe, there have been many abortive bids to use the technology in India. It was only in 2009, when Kashmir scientist, Dr Riyaz A Shah’s specially designed technique led to two cloned buffaloes in NDRI Karnal. Back home, after his PhD, he gave Kashmir … Read more