Training on “Use of Data Acquisition System Based Physiograph In

Eligible participants :
Post graduate students pursuing Master's or Doctorate degree
in any recognised agricultural/veterinary university, central
university, deemed universities, medical college/institute and
other institutions from the field of pharmacology/physiology
or related disciplines. Maximum ten students will be selected
for the training programme based on their eligibility and on
first come first basis.
Registration, Travel and Accommodation:
There is no registration fee for the training. Accommodation
will be provided in the University guest house/International
hostel. Lodging and boarding will be free for participants and
participants will be reimbursed their travel fare (to and fro) of
the journey undertaken by bus (ordinary class) or train
(sleeper class).
How to reach Mathura Veterinary University campus:
Mathura is well connected by road and rail. Veterinary
University campus is about 5 km away from the railway
station or bus stand.
Climate:
Hands on Training on
It is quite pleasant during March with average maximum and
minimum temperature of 34°C and 27°C, respectively.
“Use of Data Acquisition
System Based Physiograph in
Pharmacodynamic Studies”
Application of submission:
Application forms should be duly recommended and signed
by the concerned Head of Department. Last date for
submission of application form is February 15, 2015. The
soft copy of duly signed application form may be sent to
[email protected] Hard copy of the form should
be sent on the following address:
Dr. Satish K. Garg
Professor & Head
Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology &
Dean, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry,
DUVASU, Mathura-281001. UP. (India)
Contact No: +91-9456054995
Sponsored under
ICAR NICHE AREA OF
EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME
09 - 13th March, 2015
Course Director
Prof. Satish K. Garg (PI)
Dean, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry,
DUVASU, Mathura
Course Co-ordinators
Dr. Soumen Choudhury (Co-PI),
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Dr. Dilip Swain (Co-PI),
Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Physiology
Dr. Rajkumar Singh Yadav,
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
For further details, visit to www.upvetuniv.edu.in
[email protected]
physiograph was devised which was more sensitive. But
during the 21st Century, an advanced version of recording
device in the name of “data acquisition system based
polyphysiograph” was invented which is much more
sensitive and user friendly. This facility is not available in
most of the Veterinary and Medical Colleges, therefore,
present training has been planned for the benefit of
postgraduate students of Pharmacology/Physiology/allied
discipline with the basic objective of imparting hands on
training to them in smooth muscle physiology and
pharmacology using data acquisition system based
polyphysiograph. Training will encompass of the following
aspects:
l Anatomical and physiological aspects of different
smooth muscles vis-a-vis other muscles;
l Preparation of isolated smooth muscle for vascular and
non-vascular tissues;
l Recording the response of vascular and non-vascular
tissues to different modulators using data acquisition
system based physiograph.
l Construction of dose response curves and its
interpretation; and
l Recording of blood pressure by invasive method using
pressure transducer.
Organised by
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan
Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan,
Mathura-281001 (U.P.) INDIA
DUVASU - The Host Institute
U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chiktsa
Vigyan Vishwavidylaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan,
Mathura, was established in 2001. College of Veterinary
Science and Animal Husbandry Mathura, established in
1947, is one of the most premier Veterinary Colleges in the
country and is recognized for its significant contributions in
the field of animal health and production. Veterinary College
has excellent infrastructure and laboratory facilities for
undergraduate and post graduate teaching, research and
extension.
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Govt. of India infrastructural development project for
establishment of Toxicological Investigation laboratory
under RKVY;
Biomonitoring of metallic environmental pollutants and
their correlation with reproductive disorders in animals.
Ameliorative potential of certain indigenous plants
against metal and insecticides toxicity in laboratory
animals and birds.
Screening of indigenous plants for different
paharmacological activities with particular reference to
immunomodulation.
About the Department
Laboratory facilities:
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, earlier
Department of Materia Medica and subsequently the
Department of Pharmacology, came into existence in this
Institute in 1949. Postgraduate education programme leading
to award of MVSc degree in Veterinary Pharmacology was
started in 1962 and PhD in 1970. Since its establishment,
Department has been actively involved in teaching, research
and extension. Till 2013, 82 students have completed their
MVSc degree and 11 their PhD degree from this Department.
Department has been actively involved in research on
medicinal plants, characterization of receptors and ion
channels and down-stream-signaling pathways,
pharmacokinetics of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
drugs and toxicology of metals and agrochemicals,
evaluation of ameliorative potential of certain plants against
xenobiotics and therapeutic efficacy of certain drugs.
For human resource development and capacity building,
Department has established “state of the art research
laboratories” to ensure hands on training of students and
teachers for undertaking basic, applied and need-based
research in frontier and emerging areas of Pharmacology and
Toxicology.
Department has established state of the art laboratories
equipped with modern and advanced equipments. Some of
the major equipments available in departmental laboratories
include HPLC, GCMS, Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, nanodrop, UV-Spectrophotometer, Spectrofluorometer, fluoridemeter, ELISA reader, geldocumentation system, electrophoresis unit, western blot
assembly, thermocycler, organ baths, two-channel and four
channel data acquisition-based physiographs, ultracentrifuge, sonicator, CO2-incubator, Biosafety cabinet,
fluorescent microscope, plethysmometer, analgesiometer,
activity-cage, freeze-drier, and other equipments for routine
work and undergraduate teaching as per VCI course
curriculum.
Ongoing projects
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ICAR Niche Area of Excellence Project on
“Toxicodynamic studies on impact of environmental
pollutants on bovine reproduction with particular
reference to regulatory pathways”
ICAR Out-reach Programme on Ethnoveterinary
Medicine: Pharmacological studies and development of
a polyherbal formulation for reproductive disorders in
animals;
Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Organized
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1 VIII Annual Conference of Indian Society of Veterinary
Pharmacology and Toxicology (ISVPT) (Novmber 6-8,
2008)
2 Pre-Conference Workshop (Wet Lab) on “Canine
echocardiography and telemetry” accredited by AVMA for
CE credits (February 15-16, 2011)
3 IV International Conference of Laboratory Animals
Scientists Association (LASA) on “The Challenges ahead”
(February 17-18, 2011)
4 National Seminar on “Livestock Policy for National Food
and Nutritional Security in the WTO Regulations” and 11th
Annual Convocation of National Academy of Veterinary
Sciences (India) (November 2-3, 2012)
5 33rd Annual Conference of Society of Toxicology (India)
(October 23-25, 2013).
Salient Achievements of the Department
2014
Ram Lal Agarwal National Award for outstanding
research work on indigenous medicinal plants
2013 Prof R Natarajan Young Scientists Award
2012 ICAR Sponsored Best Teacher Award of the
University
2011 Ram Lal Agarwal National Award for outstanding
research work on indigenous medicinal plants
2010 Jawahar Lal Nehru Award of ICAR for best PhD
Thesis
2008 Prof. V. V. Ranade Young Scientist Award 2008
2009 DST, Govt. of India travel grant (2009).
2004 Best Teacher Award of the University
Best Poster Presentation Awards of ISVPT – 2001, 2002,
2009, 2012, 2014
Patents filed: three
About the training programme
To understand the functional and molecular mechanisms
of drug action, unravelling of basic physiology and downstream signaling pathways of different body systems is of
paramount importance. Physiologists and pharmacologists
over the decades have focussed on understanding and
characterizing the receptors and ion channels involved in
basic physiology of body systems in humans and animals.
Therefore, involvement of receptors, ion channels and other
cellular mediators in different physiological and pathological
signalling is gaining importance in scientific world. This has
not only helped us in understanding the underlying
mechanisms of different disease states, but also enabled us in
identifying newer and novel therapeutic targets.
Smooth muscle cells are uninuclear but have numerous
functional communicating units. Unlike cardiac and skeletal
muscle cells, they lack striation and T-tubules. Some of them
exhibit spontaneous rhythmicity while rest are nonspontaneous. Thus the signalling mechanisms are different
from that of other cell types.
To characterize the functional existence of these cellular
signalling molecules, ever since the discovery of
neurotransmitters, biologists, physiologists and
pharmacologists have traditionally carried out organ bath
experiments and recorded responses of isolated tissues on
smoked drum using kymograph. Thereafter, Student's
Hands on Training on
“Use of Data Acquisition System Based Physiograph
In Pharmacodynamic Studies”
Under
ICAR NICHE AREA OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME
09-13th March, 2015
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