A training programme titled “Training on Super Resolution Microscope” has been inaugurated at Islamic University (IU) under the initiative of the university’s Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) Sub-Project.

The programme was inaugurated at 11am on Saturday (October 3) in Room 344 of the Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering at the university.

IU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A.K.M. Matinur Rahman attended the event as the chief guest. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Amtaz Hossain and Treasurer Professor Dr Md Idris Ali were present as special guests.

Among others, Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) member Professor Dr Masuma Habib, Professor Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Dhaka, and Professor Dr Md Toffazzal Islam, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Gazipur Agricultural University, also attended the programme.

During the training, Dr Manoj Manna, a representative of Leica India and South-East Asia, delivered a detailed overview of the Leica Super Resolution Microscope. He briefed the participants on the technology’s operating principles, technical features and applications in biological sciences and research.

The organisers said the facility would expand research opportunities while providing teachers, researchers and students with access to modern imaging technology.

In his speech, special guest Professor Dr Md Toffazzal Islam encouraged students to become more research-oriented. He advised them to face challenges and failures in life with courage, learn from those experiences and move forward with renewed determination.

In his concluding remarks, Dr Md Jahangir Alam, Sub-Project Manager (SPM) of the HEAT Sub-Project and chair of the training programme, called on teachers, researchers and students to play a more active role in ensuring the proper use of modern microscopy technology and improving the quality of research.

It may be mentioned that the training is being organised under the HEAT Sub-Project, Window 3a (SP: 13659), at Islamic University, Kushtia. The programme covers both theoretical and practical aspects of super-resolution microscopy.