Popular Science Lecture Series - 18

Demystifying Coronavirus


Venue: Anna Centenary Library,
Kotturpuram
Chennai


February 29, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Co-organised by
Anna Centenary Library
& Tamilnadu Science Forum

About Program







This is part of its efforts to popularize science to the General Public and Students who are pursuing science as their career. TNSF attempt to focus on students on higher science as everyone knows that learning of science at college within the curriculum is not enough to acquire holistic knowledge of science at the appropriate time. Hence, to fill the gap between what students are acquiring through the curriculum and what it is required, TNSF is planning its activities on higher science to students who are pursuing higher education.



Coronaviruses are ubiquitous pathogens causing significant respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in humans and many animals. The viruses are enveloped and contain a large positive stranded RNA genome. Coronaviruses contain at least three envelope proteins: membrane (M), spike (S) and envelope (E). These proteins, along with the genomic RNA and nucleocapsid (N) protein assemble by budding at membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate (ERGIC) compartment.

உலகையே அச்சுறுத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கிற கொரோனா வைரஸ் நோய்த் தொற்றை சாதாரண மக்களான நம்மாலும் எப்படி கண்டுபிடிக்க முடியும். என்னென்ன அறிகுறிகளை வைத்துக் கண்டு கொள்ளலாம் என்பது குறித்து இந்த தொகுப்பில் பார்க்கலாம். ​கொரோனா என்னும் கொடிய உயிர் குடிக்கும் வைரஸ் தொற்று ஏற்பட்டால் என்னென்ன அறிகுறிகள் உண்டாகும்?
கொரோனா வைரஸ் என்பது ஒரே ஒரு வகை தான் என்றும் நினைக்காதீர்கள். அதற்குள்ளே பல வகைப்பாடுகள் உண்டு. அதில் இந்த வைரஸ் தொற்று நோய் ஏற்படுவதற்கு,
  • MERS - CoV coronavirus
  • SARS - CoV coronavius
  • 229E - (Alpha coronavirus)
  • NL63 -(Alpha coronavirus)
  • OC43 (beta corona virus)
  • HKU1 (beta corona vius)
ஆகிய பிரிவுகளும் தான் இந்த கொடிய நோய் மனிதர்களுக்குப் பரவ காரணமாக அமைகின்றது.

Program Schedule

Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm - February 29, 2020

Registration: 2:30 pm onwards

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Dr.Pavithra Venkatagopalan
Founder Director - Care Health
PhD (Microbiology), Arizona State University.
Understanding the virus and facts about the current epidemic

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm

Dr.Thirunavukkarasu Dharmalingam
Asst.Professor
Governmohankumaramangalm medical college,Salem India
Lab Diagnosis and Prevention of Coronavirus

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Question & Answer

Speakers

Dr.Pavithra Venkatagopalan

Dr.Pavithra Venkatagopalan

Dr.Pavithra Venkatagopalan is an alumnus of Center of Biotechnology, Anna University. She completed her B. Tech in Biotechnology in 2005. She then performed research in the areas of structural and functional aspects of Coronaviruses proteins using light, confocal and electron microscopy at Arizona State University. She was awarded a PhD in 2012. She has since relocated to India and is the founder director of her own diagnostic center - Care Health, an NABH certified center, in Chennai.

Dr.Thirunavukkarasu Dharmalingam

Dr.Thirunavukkarasu Dharmalingam

Dr.Thirunavukkarasu Dharmalingam is an Asst.Professor of Microbiology, Governmohankumaramangalm medical college,Salem India from 1996

Venue

Anna Centenary Library,
Kotturpuram
Chennai

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