ICAR - Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute

CIFRI Platinum Jubilee Lecture by Professor SAM Martin, University of Aberdeen(UK)

The International Workshop on Bioinformatics in Fisheries and Aquaculture, jointly organized by Inland Fisheries Society of India (IFSI) and ICAR-CIFRI for three days from 19th to 21st June 2017, was inaugurated at ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore on 19th June 2017 as a part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. The inauguration ceremony was attended by academics, researchers from India and abroad, leading entrepreneurs and bioinformatics experts from industry and CIFRI staff members. The inauguration ceremony started with the ICAR invocation song and followed by lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries. Prof. Sam Martin, Professor, Fish Physiology, University of Aberdeen, UK; Prof. Alex Douglas, University of Aberdeen, UK and Dr. A. K. Roy, Former Principal Scientist & Head of Social Sciences, Coordinator, Bioinformatics Centre, ICAR-CIFA were the Guests of Honour in the inaugural function. Dr. B. P. Mohanty, Director-in-Charge and Coordinator of the Workshop welcomed all the dignitaries and participants and briefly highlighted the significance of the workshop in fisheries and aquaculture.