UVAS holds national workshop on chromatography

51st syndicate meeting is also held at the university

LAHORE: The Quality Operation Laboratory (QOL) of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore organised a two-day “National Workshop on Chromatography Techniques” on Monday.

Punjab Forensic Science Agency Director General Dr Mohammad Ashraf Tahir and UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha co-chaired the inaugural session while Veterinary Science Faculty Dean Prof Dr Masood Rabbani, Prof Dr Muhammad Ashraf (retd), QOL Director Dr Aamir Ghafoor Bajwa and a number of participants from public and private organisations all over Pakistan attended the workshop.



Speaking on the occasion, the vice chancellor explained the importance and applications of chromatography in different fields. He also explained the uses of chromatographic techniques in livestock sector.

Dr Tahir described the applications of chromatography in biotechnology, biochemical processes, bioinformatics and forensic science.

The objectives of the workshop were to highlight the importance of chromatography in different fields of science, to update the latest applications of advanced chromatographic techniques and to provide hands-on-training to participants.

The chromatography was an exceptionally versatile and sophisticated technique used for chemical testing in pharmaceutical, food, health and environment industry. With growing demand for food, fraud and adulteration testing techniques were attaining core importance.

It was also used for qualitative and quantitative analyses of different compounds and had gained immense importance in the past few years in almost every field of science.



51st syndicate meeting

Meanwhile, 51st syndicate meeting of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore was held on Monday.

UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha presided over the meeting, in which various agenda items were discussed and decisions were taken.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31^st, 2017.