The Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Pakistan Phytopathological Society conducted a Webinar

PRO No. 209/PR
Date: 05/05/2021
Public Relations Office
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
A webinar in continuation of the International Scientific Webinar Series was conducted by the Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) and Pakistan Phytopathological Society.  Dr. Muhammad Naveed Aslam  Malghani along with his faculty organized this interactive session. The session was joined by Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Prof.  Dr. Moazzam Jamil Registrar and Prof. Dr. Tariq Mukhtar, President Pakistan Phytopathological Society. Prof. Dr. Mark Lawrence Gleason, President American Phytopathological Society and Professor, Plant Pathology at Lowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, USA  delivered his talk on Stealth Pathogens, The sooty Blotch and Flyspeck Fungal Complex. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob gave inaugural remarks at the beginning of the session and appreciated the efforts made by department of Plant Pathology while the session was concluded by Prof. Dr. Tariq Mukhtar. The session has received an immensely overwhelming response from the participants and scientific community across the globe as over 1000 participants registered for this webinar across the globe from different countries including the USA, China, India, South Africa, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Costa Rice, Australia, South Africa and many other countries.  Dr. Navid Aslam Mulgani, Chairman, Department of Plant Pathology said that the Department of Plant Pathology, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is newly established. The department is highly concerned with the capacity building and scientific learning of the students and scientists. Department of Plant Pathology believes that these interactive sessions will help the students to attain new knowledge and skills that can supplement or complement their main field of study. Therefore, the department is striving hard to provide an interactive platform to the students and Plant Pathologists from all over Pakistan and other countries of the world to promote scientific interaction, communication, and collaboration with the international scientific community. Department of Plant Pathology aims to continue this webinar series in the future with more insightful and informative sessions by eminent Plant Pathologists from all over the world.

پی آر او نمبر 209/21،مورخہ05/05/2021
پبلک ریلیشنز آفس، اسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاولپور
شعبہ پلانٹ پتھالوجی فیکلٹی آف ایگریکلچراسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاولپوراور پاکستان پتھالوجیکل سوسائٹی کے زیر اہتمام انٹرنیشنل سائنٹیفک ویبینار میں پروفیسر ڈاکٹر اطہر محبوب وائس چانسلر، پروفیسر ڈاکٹر محمد اقبال ڈین فیکلٹی آف ایگریکلچر، پروفیسر ڈاکٹر محمد معظم جمیل رجسٹرار، طارق مختار صدر پاکستان پتھالوجیکل سوسائٹی نے شرکت کی۔ اس موقع پر امریکن پتھالوجیکل سوسائٹی کے صدراور لاوا سٹیٹ یونیورسٹی آف سائنس امریکہ کے پروفیسر ڈاکڑ مارک لورنس گلیسن نے خصوصی لیکچر دیا۔ڈاکٹر نوید اسلم ملغانی نے کہا کہ شعبہ پلانٹ پتھالوجی اسلامیہ یونیورسٹی بہاولپور وائس چانسلر کے جامعہ اسلامیہ کو عالمی دربے کی یونیورسٹی بنانے کے ویژن کے مطابق حال ہی میں قائم کیا گیا ہے۔ شعبہ میں پلانٹ پتھالوجی سے متعلق طلباء وطالبات کی استعدادکار بڑھانے کے لیے جدید خطوط پر علمی تربیت فراہم کی جاتی ہے۔ اس سلسلے میں مقامی کمیونٹی کو بھی شریک کیا جاتا ہے تاکہ تحقیق کے ثمرات عام کسانوں تک پہنچیں۔