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The key to human individuality may lie not in our genes, but in the sequences that surround and control them, according to new research by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Yale University. The interaction of those sequences with a class of key proteins, called transcription factors, can vary significantly between two people and are likely to affect our appearance, our development and even our predisposition to certain diseases, the study found.The discovery suggests that researchers focusing exclusively on genes to learn what makes people different from one another have been looking in the wrong place. continue reading…

Engineering and manufacturing are well represented in London, contrary to the impression that is sometimes given. Manufacturing alone represents 300,000 jobs or 8% of the capital’s total workforce. Many different types of manufacturing can be found in the capital, from food and drinks companies like Coca Cola in Enfield to vehicle production at Ford in Dagenham. In the London region, there are many more companies involved in manufacturing, taking advantage of more space, or more convenient access to transport links that in London itself.

However, such large scale traditional manufacturing is only one part of the story. London is also strong in high technology manufacturing like aerospace and computing, as well as precision engineering and pharmaceuticals. With its highly skilled workforce, much research and development is undertaken in London for products that are manufactured elsewhere, in other parts of the UK and overseas. While many large, global companies have a manufacturing presence in London, there are also smaller firms often producing high value, cutting edge products.
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ICFAI UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS Dear Aspirant, ICFAI is a University under sec 2(f) of UGC Act 1956. It?s included in the list of Universities maintained by the University Grants Commission. ICFAI University is committed to provide contemporary programs for working professionals and students in order to prepare them for making meaningful contribution in an increasingly complex global society. ICFAI offers bachelors degree and masters programs in areas of Management, Marketing, finance, banking, insurance, accounting, information technology, retail, telecom, aviation, infrastructure, hospital, media business, agri-business, hotel, logistics, automotive business, pharmacy, education, commerce, economics, arts, science, law, library science, journalism etc. Currently there are more than 1, 00,000 students enrolled with ICFAI pursuing various programs. MBA from ICFAI is a highly regarded course in Industry across India. MBA program from ICFAI has options of specializing in 10 electives like IT & Systems, Marketing, HRM, Finance, Operations, Banking, Investment, Insurance, and International Business. Brief lists of courses offered by ICFAI are as follows: A. Professional programs (2 year courses): EX-MBA,MBA, MCA, CFA, CPA, CBM, C-RIM etc. B. Dual Masters Programs : MBA+CFA, MBA+MSF, MBA+CPA, CPA+CFA C. PG Diploma Programs (1 year Courses): continue reading…

Hospital Management
With the growing importance of hospital industry in providing health care to people across the country, hospital management courses are also becoming popular. The government of India is also paying attention on providing health care in both rural and urban areas. The requirement of professional administrators in the hospitals is growing at a rapid pace primarily because the nature of work in hospitals is quite deferent from other organizations. Hospitals are expected to deliver quality service 24 hours a day at a minimal cost. The urgent nature of its work and the level of efficiency that is expected have increased the need of well-formulated hospital management courses throughout the world.

To cater to the needs of health centers across India, various career institutes have, therefore, started offering hospital administration courses in India. Career training in hospital management helps the students to pursue two goals in life, first of earning a good salary package and second offering services to the mankind.

Hospital Administration Courses

There are at present quite a good number of institutes that offer various hospital management courses in India. In order to regulate the standard of hospital management courses, the Medical Council of India is now taking initiative to make the curriculum uniform.

While some reputed medical colleges are offering MD courses in Hospital Administration, Madurai Kamraj University and some other institutes have also started offering 2-year full time MBA course in Hospital Administration. While some institutes are offering certificate and diploma courses in hospital management, you can also pursue short – term distance learning courses in hospital management. The Indian Society of Health Administrators (ISHA) offers one year Distance Learning Programme in hospital administration and nursing administration. The Tamil Nadu Open University also offers 2-year distance learning MBA in Hospital

Eligibility for Hospital Management Courses

The eligibility criteria would vary according to the course and institute. However, students from non-medical background can also take up hospital administration courses.

Scope of Hospital Management Courses in India

The importance of health care can never diminish and the number of institutes providing health care is only increasing. There are more than two and half lakhs various health care institutes that require hospital administrators in India The growing need of professionalism would only increase the importance of hospital management courses in India. As along with the government various private hospitals are today competing to provide first class health care services, the demand of professional hospital administrators are rising tremendously.

I suspect by the growing numbers of people who read BioJobBlog, that some of you may be beginning to wonder who I am. While nobody has taken me to task about my credentials or musings to date, I figured it may be worthwhile to share my “story” with those BioJobBlog readers who may be at a crossroads in their careers. I credit my graduate school experiences and PhD degree for the tenacity, perseverance and the ability to reinvent myself during an eclectic, and oft times, circuitous career path.

Taking the Path Less Traveled

I had always liked science but by age 10, I had already decided that I wanted to be a veterinarian. However, after seeing the film Ben Hur at age 11—during which two of the main characters who have leprosy are miraculously cured—I fantasized what it might be like to be able to discover cures for infectious diseases. As corny as it may sound, the movie convinced me that my true calling in life wasn’t veterinary medicine but microbiology. Nevertheless, I attended Cornell University as a pre-veterinary medicine undergraduate with a dual major in animal science and microbiology. During my senior year at Cornell, Dr. Brooks Naylor, my food microbiology professor at the time, invited me to do a senior research project in his laboratory. After several weeks in the laboratory I was hooked and knew that graduate school and not veterinary school was in my future.
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The application will be invited from the first five rank holders in Agricultural Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemical Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Taxonomy (Botany & Zoology) and History of S&T.
Each selected student will be eligible for a monthly fellowship of Rs. 9,000/- for the 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 10,000/- for the 3rd year. An annual contingent grant of Rs. 15,000/- and 10% H.R.A also will be granted to the research fellows.

Researchers will be selected on the basis of research aptitude test conducted by KSCSTE (date will be announced later) followed by personal interview. Candidates must register for Ph. D in the discipline in which they are selected for fellowship.

They must register for Ph. D Programme in any one of the Universities in Kerala, latest by the next admission time in the respective Universities in any case not later than one year after the award. They may carry out the research work either in University Departments, National Institutes or any recognized R & D Centres, which will be called the ‘Institution’. If they are already undertaking the research work, the Head of the Institution will intimate the fact to KSCSTE where they are undertaking research work.

Last date for the receipt of application is 10th November 2009