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📢 आमंत्रण | Invitation to 2-Day National Seminar under AICTE-VAANI 2026-27

हमें यह घोषणा करते हुए अत्यंत हर्ष हो रहा है कि Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College (MMEC), Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala के Civil Engineering Department द्वारा AICTE-VAANI (Vibrant Advocacy for Advancement and Nurturing of Indian Language) Scheme 2026-27 के अंतर्गत एक महत्वपूर्ण 2-दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी का आयोजन किया जा रहा है।

🌍 Seminar Theme | संगोष्ठी का विषय:
🎯 “Sustainable Solutions for Climate Change and Clean Energy”
(Theme – Energy, Sustainability & Climate Change)

📅 तिथियाँ | Dates: 18–19 September 2026
🕘 अवधि | Duration: 2 Days
📍 स्थान | Venue: Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Mullana, Ambala
💻 माध्यम | Mode: Offline
💰 पंजीकरण शुल्क | Registration Fee: कोई पंजीकरण शुल्क नहीं (No Registration Fee), No Accommodation Charges

यह राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी संकाय सदस्यों, शोधार्थियों, PG विद्यार्थियों एवं उद्योग जगत के पेशेवरों के लिए एक उत्कृष्ट मंच है, जहाँ ऊर्जा, सतत विकास और जलवायु परिवर्तन से जुड़े समकालीन विषयों पर विशेषज्ञों के साथ ज्ञान-विनिमय एवं विचार-विमर्श किया जाएगा। AICTE-approved/recognized institutions/universities के faculty members, research scholars, PG students और industry personnel इसमें भाग ले सकते हैं।

🔬 मुख्य विषय | Key Areas:
🔹 Renewable Energy Technologies
🔹 Energy Efficiency & Energy Conservation
🔹 Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation
🔹 Carbon Footprint Reduction
🔹 Climate Policy & Governance
🔹 Sustainable Building Design
🔹 Sustainable Transportation & Electric Vehicles
🔹 Waste Management & Waste Reduction
🔹 Technological Innovations for Sustainable Development
🔹 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
🔹 5R Approach – Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose & Recycle

🎯 संगोष्ठी के प्रमुख उद्देश्य | Key Objectives:
✅ ऊर्जा उत्पादन एवं खपत तथा जलवायु परिवर्तन के बीच संबंध को समझना।
✅ Solar, Wind, Geothermal एवं Hydropower जैसी Renewable Energy Technologies की नवीनतम प्रगति से परिचित होना।
✅ Climate Change से संबंधित वैश्विक एवं स्थानीय नीतियों और Paris Agreement जैसे frameworks को समझना।
✅ Climate Change के प्रभावों के अनुकूलन एवं resilience-building strategies पर चर्चा करना।
✅ Government, Industry, Academia और Civil Society के बीच networking एवं collaborative solutions को बढ़ावा देना।

🎙️ विशिष्ट वक्ताओं | Distinguished Speakers
संगोष्ठी में Central University of Punjab, NTPC, NIT Kurukshetra, IIT Ropar, Central University of Haryana, NICMAR Delhi-NCR, Kurukshetra University, GJUST Hisar तथा उद्योग जगत के प्रतिष्ठित विशेषज्ञों द्वारा व्याख्यान एवं विचार-विमर्श किया जाएगा।

👥 Who Can Participate? | कौन भाग ले सकता है?
🎓 Faculty Members
🔬 Research Scholars
📚 PG Students
🏭 Industry Professionals
from AICTE-approved/recognized institutions and universities.

📝 Registration | पंजीकरण:
कोई पंजीकरण शुल्क नहीं है।
प्रमाण-पत्र प्राप्त करने के लिए 80% उपस्थिति अनिवार्य है।

👉 निःशुल्क पंजीकरण कैसे करें | How to Register for Free:
🔗 [https://atalacademy.aicte.gov.in/login]
1️⃣ लिंक पर क्लिक करें और Participant के रूप में साइन इन करें।
2️⃣ FDP Section में जाएं।
3️⃣ FDP Type में VAANI चुनें।
4️⃣ Month में September चुनें।
5️⃣ नीचे दिए गए शीर्षक को खोजें: "Sustainable Solutions for Climate Change and Clean Energy"

Application Number: 2300646731

6️⃣ Register बटन पर क्लिक करें।

📞 Contact | संपर्क:
📱 80599-30707, 9416804433
📧 [email protected]

🌱 आइए, हम सब मिलकर ऊर्जा, सततता और जलवायु परिवर्तन के क्षेत्र में ज्ञान, नवाचार और सहयोग के माध्यम से एक स्वच्छ एवं सतत भविष्य की दिशा में कदम बढ़ाएं।

Postdoctoral fellow position to study B cell physiology in Innsbruck
Context:
In the ”humoral immunity” group at the IBA institute of the University of Innsbruck, we are investigating the mechanisms controlling B cell development and function in young adult organisms as well as the changes in the latter processes leading to the reshaping of B cell physiology with age.

Project/offer:
You will be studying the contribution of miRNA-mediated regulation of protein synthesis to B cell responses in mice. The investigations will be carried out employing state-of-the-art tools, including conditional gene targeting, multi-color flow cytometry and cell sorting, present at the IBA, a major aging research center in Austria. You will also participate in teaching and mentoring students. The 3-year position comes with a salary before taxes of EUR 5014/month (14 months). You will be part of a multidisciplinary institute fostering interactions with other groups notably investigating cell metabolism and human immune cells. A start date from as early as beginning of October 2026 is possible.

Profile:
You should hold a doctorate or PhD in life sciences, e.g., biology, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, immunobiology or molecular medicine. Fundamental knowledge of and experience in immunology and mouse work is expected. Hands-on experience with methods in molecular biology or biochemistry is welcomed. You are dynamic, flexible, like to take initiative and enjoy teamwork as well as transmitting knowledge. Proficiency in English and German (oral and written) is expected.

Euraxess: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/platforms/jobs/139/BIO-15892

The description associated with this job duties and requirements can be found at:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/personalabteilung/wissenschaftliches_personal/profile/ -doc

Our offer:
With us, you can expect exciting tasks, flexible working hours, a family-friendly working environment, attractive training and development opportunities, a paid lunch break, a meal allowance and much more! https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/career/additional-benefits/.

The minimum gross salary (stipulated by collective agreement) for this position amounts to € 5.014 per month (14 times)*.

https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=15892

Universitätsassistent:in – Postdoc Chiffre BIO-15892

Scientists have genetically engineered lettuce to manufacture a protein normally found in animal muscle — potentially turning ordinary crops into miniature factories for ingredients that make meat look and taste like meat.

Researchers at Imperial College London and collaborators successfully programmed the chloroplasts of lettuce and to***co plants to produce **porcine myoglobin**, an oxygen-binding protein responsible for many of meat’s characteristic properties.

Myoglobin is one reason meat has its distinctive red color, metallic flavor and umami character. It also contains heme, a highly bioavailable form of iron.

To get plants to make it, scientists used **biolistic transformation**, sometimes called a “gene gun.” Microscopic gold particles carrying engineered DNA were fired into plant cells, allowing the myoglobin gene to become integrated into chloroplast DNA.

Chloroplasts are attractive biological factories because plant cells can contain many copies of their chloroplast genome, potentially allowing much higher protein production than inserting a gene into the nucleus.

The results were impressive.

Myoglobin reached about **2.7% of total soluble protein in to***co and 1.5% in lettuce**, corresponding to approximately **800–810 milligrams per kilogram of dry plant material**. The authors caution that these yield estimates were based on a limited number of biological samples and still need independent validation.

Even more importantly, this wasn't just temporary gene expression.

The engineered lettuce and to***co developed normal overall morphology, produced fertile flowers and generated viable seeds carrying the modified chloroplasts — demonstrating **stable, heritable production of the animal protein**.

The researchers describe this as the **first known stable production of myoglobin in higher plants**.

But there is still a major obstacle before “meat protein grown in lettuce” reaches supermarket shelves.

Only about **35% of the myoglobin purified from engineered to***co successfully contained its heme molecule**, compared with around 80% when the same protein was produced in *E. coli*. Without enough heme, myoglobin cannot fully reproduce the color, flavor and nutritional characteristics researchers want.

The plants also aren't producing anything close to an actual steak. Myoglobin is only one component of animal muscle, and the researchers estimate that its concentration in these plants remains roughly an order of magnitude below that found in animal muscle.

Instead, the technology could eventually provide an alternative way to manufacture **specific animal proteins for plant-based foods**.

Today, many recombinant food proteins are produced inside industrial fermentation tanks using microorganisms. Crops could theoretically offer another route: sunlight, soil and agriculture functioning as the production platform.

Researchers suggest that, if yields and purification can be optimized, plant-made myoglobin could potentially reduce reliance on resource-intensive livestock or industrial fermentation. But commercial-scale costs, environmental benefits, regulatory approval, extraction methods and consumer acceptance still need to be demonstrated.

For now, the achievement is a proof of concept with a remarkable implication:

**A plant can be genetically programmed to stably manufacture a protein that evolution normally produces inside animal muscle.**

Source: Groff, A., Lu, Y., Feeney, M., et al. (2026). *Sustainable production of myoglobin meat protein in plant chloroplasts.* Frontiers in Plant Science, 17. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1876707.