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Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for Research and Release of Genome Edited Plants in Bangladesh

    February 13, 2024
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)
    Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Agriculture & Food Systems Institute (AFSI), under the auspices of the South Asia Biosafety Program (SABP), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Ministry of Agriculture and the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), organized the Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for Research and Release of Genome Edited Plants in Bangladesh on February 13, 2024 in Dhaka. The program focused on the Ministry of Agriculture’s recently drafted “Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Research and Release of Genome Edited Plants of Categories SDN-1 and SDN-2 in Bangladesh” and covered the science of genome editing, SOPs for handling genome edited plants during research, and techniques used to demonstrate the absence of the transgene from the final genome edited plant.

Agenda

9:00 am

Registration

Ms. Dil Afroj Moni, Program Officer, South Asia Biosafety Program (SABP)

 

Technical Session I

9:15 am

Welcome Remarks: Overview of the Agenda, South Asia Biosafety Program, and Activities on Genome Editing in Bangladesh

Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker, Country Coordinator, South Asia Biosafety Program (SABP) and Professor, University of Dhaka

9:30 am

Opening Remarks

Dr. Haseena Khan, Secretary, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)

Dr. Md. Salimullah, Director General, National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB)

9:45 am

Applying Genome Editing Techniques in Crops: Practical Considerations

Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia, Senior Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research and Member-NASI, Associate-NAAS, Fellow-IUSSTF, and Borlaug Fellow

10:30 am

Standard Operating Procedures for Research and Release of Genome Edited Plants of Categories SDN-1 and SDN-2 in Bangladesh

Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker

Dr. Aparna Islam, Professor, Brac University and and AFSI Fellow

Dr. Md. Aziz Zilani Chowdhury, Former Member Director, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)

11:15 am

Open Forum – Q&A

11:30 am

Tea Break

Technical Session II

12:00 pm

Demonstrating Absence of Transgenes: Process and Techniques

Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia

12:20 pm

Preparation of Documents for Release of Genome Edited Plants

Dr. Vibha Ahuja, Chief General Manager, Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL)

12:40 pm

Open Forum – Q&A

1:00 pm

Close of Workshop (lunch served)

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