| Posted: February 28, 2008 |
COMSTECH to hold workshop on nanomedicine, bioethics education |
| (Nanowerk News) The Organization of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) is organizing a week-long international workshop on nanomedicine from March 13-20, 2008. |
| The workshop is being held in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. |
| The workshop aims at providing a platform to researchers from universities and research institutes of OIC member states to share their knowledge and develop collaborative research programs in nanomedicine. |
| Young faculty members/doctors, researchers and senior students working at the interface of nanoscience, nanomedicine or nanbiotechnology are eligible to apply for participation. |
| The aspiring participants are required to have at least masters’ degree in physical/biological sciences or bachelor degree in medicine with one year of research experience. |
| COMSTECH has notified universities and research institutes of OIC region to send maximum two nominations. |
| Meanwhile, COMTECH is also organizing a national workshop on “Bioethics Education in Pakistan” from March 27-29, 2008. |
| The workshop would be held in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Center of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation. |
| The objective of this workshop is to familiarize healthcare professionals and other stakeholders with ethical frameworks in clinical care. |
| The health care professionals including physicians, nurses, hospital administrations, policy makers and social scientists have been invited to attend workshop. |
| Source: Associated Press of Pakistan |
