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RCBBR Ends 3-Days Training for Stakeholders
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- Published: 28 November 2021
By Sunny Dada
The Regional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research has ended its three days’ training organised for molecular biologists and other bio-resources professionals across the country.
The training which took place on November 1-3, 2021 at the Centre’s Molecular Biology Lab, was attended by Lecturers, Postgraduate Students, Laboratory Scientists, and industry professionals, drawn from Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Enugu, and Rivers States, amongst others.
Speaking on the objectives of the training, the Centre Director, Professor Anthony Ataga, informed UniPort News that the training was to avail participants with latest research techniques on agriculture, environmental and genetic diseases. While lamenting the dearth of research in the aforementioned areas in Nigeria, Professor Ataga stated that participants were trained to interpret results, sequences and detect genes responsible for certain functions.
The training which was also designed to publicise the services offered at the Centre, was facilitated by Dr Nkechi Ogborji, Dr Victor Ezeburu and Mrs Preye Tari-Ukata. Some of the services offered at the Centre include: DNA Extraction, DNA Quantification, Plant Tissue Culture, Metagenomics, DNA Sequencing and Genomics, Screening for Genetic Diseases, and Microbiology.
