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Highlights of PABIC
Achievements during 2010
SAMMER YOUSUF and M. IQBAL CHOUDHARY
at
Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
University of Karachi, Karachi-75270
PABIC: AIMS and OBJECTIVES
Launching of Biotechnology based information
program.
 Create awareness in public sector, education sector, and
industrial sector.
 Provide first time learning services using the latest
learning technologies that can be emulated by
educational institute .
 Dissemination of information.
 Exchange of ideas.
 Education & awareness.
 Focus on presenting / discussing key issues affecting the
industry.

PABIC’s Mission
Dissemination of information
Serve as the voice of rationality
and objective thoughts about
agro-biotechnology
PABIC WEBSITE
PABIC LIBRARY
PABIC Library provides access to books, Journals and CDs related to
biotechnology to the students, researchers and Staff members in
collaboration with ICCBS.
Deliverables:
Booklets, related to plant biotechnlogy
Biotechnology for kids (Magazines)
Media coverage and books about agri
biotechnology
Biotechnology related books in Urdu version
ISAAA Breifs
KC pockets
Translated versions
Currently we are working to collect the
write-ups and talks of different Pakistani
biotechnologist
PABIC Translations and
Publications
Translations of the Executive Summary of
ISAAA Briefs in National and four Local
languages
PABIC NEWSLETTER
PABIC: AIMS and OBJECTIVES
Create awareness in public
sector, education sector, and
industrial sector
The Popular Biotech Lectures Series
Status of Biotechnology in Iran with
Special
Emphasis
on
Agricultural
Biotechnology, April 15, 2010.
The Popular Biotech Lectures Series
Biotechnology: A best solution to overcome
the food shortage, June 10, 2010, Director
PABIC.
Prof. Dr. G. Sarwar Markhand, Director,
Date Palm Research Institute,
Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Nov.
04, 2010.
ONLINE LECTURES (04th Feb, 2010)
Chloroplast Biotechnology: An Environmentally
Friendly Approach to Develop the Transgenic Plants
TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF
GREEN REVOLUTION
NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE PROF.
DR. NORMAN BORLAUG
and
LAUNCHING OF ISAAA BRIEF
41/PRESS CONFERENCE
June 10, 2010
TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION
NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE PROF. DR. NORMAN
BORLAUG
Honoring Dr Norman E. Borlaug : Memories
over four decades
TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION
NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE PROF. DR. NORMAN BORLAUG
Dr. A. Mujeeb Kazi , Advisor
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MinFA) on Wheat
Biotechnology Focused on some Wheat aspects: Its
relevance as a Conduit to Food Security.
Prof. Dr. Tashmeem Razzaki, Founding chairperson of
Department Of Biotechnology (University Of Karachi), the
first biotechnology department in any university of Pakistan.
A critique of biotechnology development in Pakistan:
Challenges and Possibilities.
LAUNCHING OF ISAAA BRIEF 41/PRESS CONFERENCE
Dr. A. Mujeeb Kazi , Advisor
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MinFA) on Wheat
PRESS CONFERENCE
PABIC Sponsored Biotechnology Session
12th International Symposium on Natural
Product Chemistry
PABIC Sponsored Biotechnology Session
12th International Symposium on Natural
Product Chemistry
“Evolution of Biotechnology in Pakistan”,
delivered by Dr. Anwer Nasim
“Plant biotechnology beyond food or feed, industrial and
pharmaceutical beyond fermentation”, deliver by
Dr. Saifullah Khan
MEDIA COVERAGE
MEDIA COVERAGE
VISITS
VISITS
F. C. Moriswala Girls sec. School
The Wisdom School
Karachi Medical and Dental College
German Students visitors
Plant Biotechnology Division
Plant Tissue Culture Section of ICCBS
BIOTECHNOLOGY DIVISION
ONE OF THE GREEN HOUSES FOR VIRUS-FREE
BANANA VARIETIES
Meetings
• Meeting with German Counselor
in Karachi Mr. Francis
Widmer.
• Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Head, Department of
Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Bangladesh.
• Prof. Dr. Daniel Hoessli, Professor, Department of Pathology,
University of Geneva, Switzerland.
• Prof. Dr. Willium Charles Jafford, Professor, University of
Geneva, Switzerland.
• Prof. Dr. Behzad Ghareyazie, President, Biosafety Society of
Iran and Head, New Technologies Division, Center for Strategic
Research (CSR).
Interviews in Top Newspapers and TV
Channels of Pakistan
The Nation (Daily)
The News (Daily)
DAWN
(Daily)
Daily Jang (Urdu)
Daily Express (Urdu)
DAWN News TV
Membership (Mailing List)
2010
15000
16000
14000
12000
10000
2009
6500
8000
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6000
4000
2006
500
2000
2007
1000
2008
1500
0
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2
3
4
5
Membership (Mailing List)
10 %
15 %
40 %
Students
Researchers
35 %
Faculty
Industry
Internship Program for Youth (2010)
To promote the understanding of the Biotechnology and biological
sciences among the youth of Pakistan, the PABIC announces the
internship program (Dec. 2010, for two weeks) in collaboration with
ICCBS institutions for the final year B. Sc. Students (with subjects
biochemistry, microbiology and biology) of the degree colleges of
Karachi in the following fields:
Agriculture Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Stem Cell Research
Cell Biology (Microscopy)
Bioassay Screening
Molecular and Cellular Immunology
An attempt to promote the multidisciplinary research and to enhance
the awareness and appreciation of biotechnology at the local levels.
Internship Program for Youth (2010)
PABIC Taking Leadership Role
The project entitled, “Promotion of Applications of
Agriculture Biotechnology in OIC Member Countries
by the Establishment of Biotechnology Information
Centers (BICS)”, has been approved by
COMSTECH (OIC’s Standing Committee for Science
and Technology). The project is designed to promote
agro-biotechnology in OIC member countries by
creating an institutional mechanism for dissemination
of information and training of stakeholders. To
achieve this, five new biotechnology centers (BICs) in
OIC member countries (Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan,
Qatar and Uganda) will be established thorough
training of staff and some logistic support.
PABIC Achievements
IrBIC
In continuation of PABIC plan to established 5 BICs,
in OIC member countries through the financial
support of COMSTECH we invited Prof. Dr. Behzad
Ghareyazie President of Biosafety Society of Iran,
Tehran. The Distinguished Iranian scientist, visited
the PABIC, during April 12 -15, 2010. PABIC had an
extensive discussion with Dr.
Behzad on the
infrastructure and the training requirements of the
nominated staff of the proposed IrBIC, including the
venue of the Biotechnology Information Center. It
was decided that the venue will be the office of the
Biosafety Society of Iran in Tehran.
IrBIC
Training Workshop of IrBIC Organized by PABIC
and MABIC (27-28 September, 2010)
Next?
• Our Next BIC will be TurBIC
Biotechnology Information Center)
(Turkish
• Launch of ISAAA Brief 42 on 30th April, 2011
• National Conference on Application
Agricultural Biotechnology, 15th -17th May 2011.
• Meetings with the progressive Farmers
of
Acknowledgement
ISAAA (Funding support)
ICCBS (for Visits)