March 2016

Newsletter of Sri Ramachandra University

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From the Editor’s Desk

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Bridges Committee

Patron:

Shri. V. R. VenkataachalamChancellor

Advisory Board:

Prof. J. S. N. MurthyVice-Chancellor

Prof. S. RangaswamiProfessor of Eminence inMedical Education

Prof. K.V. SomasundaramDean of Faculties

Editor-in-Chief:

Dr. Sheela Ravinder. S.

Editor:

Ms. Hemalatha C. R.

Co-Editor:

Prof. Antony Leo Aseer P.

Editorial Board:

Mr. Abhinand P. A.

Dr. Archana P. Kumar

Dr. Ganesh V.

Prof. Kalpana Suresh

Dr. Nithya Jagdish

Prof. Prakash Boominathan

Prof. Sandhya Sundaram

Dr. Sreelekha B.

Secretarial Assistance:

Ms. Stella Augustus

Ms. Geetha R.

Photography:

Mr. Anand Kumar A.

Art & Design:

Mr. Arunagiri S.

Printing:

Mr. Velayudam S.

Beloved Readers,

Let us stay connected…

The rapid review programs across various disciplines are a novel approach to augment

professional knowledge and skills. They provide significant opportunity for the participants

to share information, facilitate discussions & instigate research.

International Women's Day in March every year celebrates the social, economic and

cultural achievements of women. Your Corner unveils that by pledging for parity, we can

collectively help women realize their limitless potential & achieve the goals.

Gender-balanced organizations build cultures where all people feel valued and provide

opportunities that match their skills and professional objectives without any ingrained bias.

Let each of us be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to take pragmatic

action to accelerate gender parity.

We are happy to share that Bridges Committee will henceforth be called as the 'Bridges &

Website Committee.' We will coordinate with the office of the Registrar, SRU to regularly

update our university website. We seek your continued support to submit your contributions

adhering to the guidelines outlined by the committee.

Sheela Ravinder. S. Editor-in-Chief

Dear Editor,

It comes as no surprise that the Bridges has been extolled for its widespread coverage on

all the academic and non-academic events that happen in our University. I have been an ardent

reader with specific affinity towards sections like Memories taking us down the memory lane,

Bits 'n' Bytes providing food for thought and the jaw-dropping Believe it or not. It is a well-

structured and consolidated version of events happening in our campus, presented with a

touch of flair. Thank you for this monthly newsletter as we have the good fortune of reading it

to stay abreast with the university proceedings.

Dr. A. Venkateswaran Lecturer, Dept. of Orthodontics

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Cover Photo Courtesy:Ms. Chetna A.II yr., BASLP, Dept. of SLHS

Memories

thDept. of Clinical Psychology organized the 28 National Annual Conference of the th ndIndian Association of Clinical Psychology (NACIACP) from 20 to 22 January 2002.

Letters to the Editor

Happenings

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Faculty of Physiotherapy celebrated on rd23 Feb. as part of Campus Environment Day.

Green Food Carnival

Dept. of Biomedical Sciences organized a National Conference on

on th th17 and 18 Feb. Prof.

Bhushan Patwardhan, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Pune was the chief guest. 350 delegates from all over India participated.

P hy t o ch e m i c a l s a s B i o t h e r a p e u t i c s : Unravelling the Mystery of Natural Products - HERBESCON 2016

D e p t . o f T B a n d Pulmonary Medicine, under the aegis of the Indian Chest Society conducted a

for th thtechnicians on 12 & 13

Feb. 15 delegates from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh participated.

Spirometry Training Workshop

Faculty of Physiotherapy c o n d u c t e d

th thon 12 & 13 Feb.144

delegates participated.

S r i R a m a c h a n d r a Physiotherapy Rapid Re v i e w E d u c a t i o n Program - SPREE 2016

Faculty of Pharmacy c o n d u c t e d t h e

on 'Poly Pharmacy a n d M e d i c a t i o n P r e s c r i b i n g i n t h e O l d e r A d u l t s ' b y

Dr. Kobi T. Nathan, Asst. Prof., Pharmacy Practice, Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, USA

thon 11 Feb. 300 students & 40 faculty members attended.

Prof. S. S. K. Marthandam Endowment Oration – 2016

The Internal Quality A s s u r a n c e C e l l conducted a National Conference on

th thon 5 & 6 Feb. Prof.

J a s p a l S . S a n d h u , Secretary, University Grants Commission, New Delhi was the chief guest. 164 delegates participated.

Setting Benchmarks in Teaching & Learning through ICT

Dept. of Oral Pathology & M i c r o b i o l o g y

conducted the

st from 1 rdto 3 Feb. 136 histopathological slides were displayed and a quiz

program was also conducted. 81 delegates from all over India attended.

th4 Sri R a m a c h a n d r a C o n t i n u i n g O r a l Pathology Education

(SCOPE 2016)

Vidya Sudha organized

rdfrom 3 to th5 Feb. Dr. Natwar Sha,

Assoc. Prof., Chief Pediatrician, Saveetha M e d i c a l C o l l e g e , Chennai; Mr. Bharath Menon, Chief Architect, Video & Cloud Technologist, Cisco Inc., Chennai and Mr. Raja Gopalan, Retd., General Manager, Marketing, Calico Mills, Ahmedabad and six volunteers of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Manapakkam, Chennai were the facilitators. 70 students, staff and faculty members participated.

Heartfulness Meditation

Workshop

D e p t . o f Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics in association w i t h t h e I A C D E

conducted the th th from 8 to 10 Feb. 264 PGs from all

over India benefited.

th6 Annual All India Postgraduate Rapid Review

Program - Finish Line 2016

March ’16

Dept. of Prosthodontics

conducted the

th th from 18 to 20 Feb. 111 PGs from 24 colleges in South India attended.

th4 Rapid Review and Revision

Course

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Date Event

26.02.'16 Prof. Kalpana Suresh secured the third place with a cash prize of Rs. 25000 in the national quiz thconducted at the 74 National Conference of All India Ophthalmology Association, Kolkata

17.02.'16 Ms. Poongodi Arasu, Research Scholar won the II place in the poster presentation at the & National Conference on 'Phytochemicals as Biotherapeutics – HERBESCON 2016'18.02.'16 organized by the Dept. of BMS, SRU

13.02.'16 Dr. Saba Maanvizhi, Assoc. Prof., was awarded the best oral presentation titled, 'Preparation & and Characterization of Embelin with Transition Metals for Diabetes Mellitus' at the 14.02.'16 International Congress on Technology - Engineering & Science conducted at Kuala Lumpur

th12.02.'16 to Dr. S. Selvapriya, II yr., PG won the II prize for the video presentation at the 11 National 14.02.'16 Workshop of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India held at Bhubaneswar

th12.02.'16 to Ms. A. Shanmuga Priya, Lecturer secured the best paper award at the 6 Annual Conference 14.02.'16 of Indian Association of Neonatal Nurses (IANN) with the theme, 'Neonatal Nurses:

Champions for Survival of Neonates' at PSG College of Nursing, Coimbatore

06.02.'16 CME on 'Management of Cleft Lip & Palate’

&

07.02.'16

03.02.'16 Guest lecture on 'Role of Mucin 13 in Cancers' by Prof. Subash C. Chauhan, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tenessese, Memphis, USA

29.01.'16 XIV CNE on 'Midwives for a Better Tomorrow’

28.01.'16 CDE on 'Critical Appraisal of Journal Club Articles' by Prof. Pankaj Shah, Community Medicine, SRU

19.01.'16 CME & International Symposium on 'Occupational Risk Factors - Implications on Renal Health’

Department / Faculty

Ophthalmology

Biochemistry

Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy

Pediatric Surgery

Plastic Surgery and Cleft & Craniofacial Center in association with Southern Regional Chapter of Indian Society of Cleft Lip & Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, Tamil Nadu

Human Genetics

Obstetrics & GynecologyNursing

Prosthodontics in association with the Tamil Nadu branch of the Indian Prosthodontic Society

EHE

Pediatric Nursing

Greetings

D e p t . o f

Or thodont ics &

D e n t o f a c i a l

O r t h o p e d i c s

c o n d u c t e d t h e

th th from 28 to 30 Jan. 150 PGs benefited.

s t1 Rapid Review

P r o g r a m i n

Orthodontics - ROAR 2016

D e p t . o f

A r t h r o s c o p y &

Spor ts Medic ine thconducted the 37

Annual Conference

o f t h e I n d i a n

A s s o c i a t i o n o f th thSports Medicine from 5 to 7 Feb. Around 20

international and 50 national experts were the resource persons.

Keynote lectures were delivered by Dr. Willem van der Merve,

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Science Institute of South

Africa, Cape Town; Prof. R. J. Abboud, Biomechanics, University of

Dundee, UK; Dr. C. Thurairaja, Consultant Sports Medicine

Physician, Colombo, SriLanka and Dr. S. Venkat, Consultant

Orthopedic Surgeon, King George Hospital, London, UK.

400 delegates participated.

IASMCON-2016

Dr. M. Manickavasagam Professor & HeadDept. of Medical Oncology

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thOn the occasion of the 68 birthday of the Chief Minister of thTamil Nadu, Faculty of Dental Sciences conducted the 7

Dental Rehabilitation Camp at Poomparai, Kodaikanal on th th24 & 25 Feb. 439 people were screened of whom 410 were

treated.

thSri Ramachandra University in collaboration with 'Vaseline - Direct Relief' conducted a multi-specialty camp on 28 Jan. at the RHTC, Vayalanallur. All faculty members and staff of the RHTC along with specialists from the following departments/faculty - Community Medicine, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, General Medicine, General Surgery, OBGYN, ENT, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Cardiology, Community Health Nursing and Dental Sciences rendered their services. 1851beneficiaries were screened and treated. Lab investigations, ultrasound, X-ray, ECG and echocardiograph were carried out free of cost. Medicines were given free of cost. Around 51 cases were referred to Sri Ramachandra Hospital for further management and follow up.

Around 18,000 people benefited.

Date Place

23.01.'16 Poondi SRMC – The Vaseline – Direct

24.01.'16 Kumbakonam Relief – cum

27.01.'16 AIEMA, Ambattur Multispecialty Medical Camp

29.01.'16 Uthiramerur

Free Dermatology

National Service Scheme, SRU organized awareness programs on 'Basic Life Supporting Techniques' for community people and 'Hand Washing' for middle school

thchildren at Annaikattuchery village on 16 Feb. Ms. S. Shanti, President, Soranchery Panchayat, 150 community people, 200 school children and 40 NSS volunteers participated.

Reach Out

Multispecialty Free Medical Camp – Jan. to Mar.'16

Date Placeth 13.02.'16 Pudukkottai On the occasion of the 68

22.02.'16 Kattupakkam birthday of the Chief Minister

23.02.'16 Valasaravakkam of Tamil Nadu

24.02.'16 AIADMK HQRS

28.02.'16 Gingee Camp

Date Place

23.01.'16 Thanjavur In association with

24.01.'16 Kumbakonam Sastra University, Thanjavur

Date Place

12.03.'16 SGS Sabha In association with SGS Sabha members

13.03.'16 Ayappakkam In association with Ayappakkam walkers

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Researchers have identified a mysterious lab-made material as a new form of carbon.

Carbon honeycomb, a three-dimensional cluster of carbon sheets, can trap large amounts of gas within six-sided cells. The newly described structure could be used to store gases or liquids, or as a building material for more complex compounds, Ukrainian researchers report in Physical Review Letters.

Electron microscope images helped uncover the new structure, which was first created in 2009 by vaporizing thin carbon spindles in vacuum. Subsequent tests of the nanometers-thick film revealed that the substance had different density and light-scattering properties than known forms of carbon like graphite or fullerenes. Carbon honeycomb cells might link up with cylindrical carbon nanotubes, the researchers say, but unlike nanotubes, the new structure holds up for months in vacuum without degrading. The honeycomb also absorbs unusually large amounts of gases, including carbon dioxide and xenon, holding around twice as many gas molecules as nanotubes can.

The structure has interesting potential as a stable, supportive material, says Michael Strano, a chemical engineer at MIT. But he says that more data about the honeycomb's physical and chemical properties are required.

Future research should aim to produce a more uniform carbon honeycomb, says Nina Krainyukova, a physicist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In current versions, some chambers are five-sided and their arrangement is random. The structure has interesting potential as a stable, supportive material, but more data about the honeycomb's physical and chemical properties are needed, says Michael Strano.

Source: Krainyukova, Nina V., and Evgeniy N. Zubarev. 2016. “Carbon Honeycomb High capacity Storage for Gaseous and Liquid Species.” Physical Review Letters 116 (5): 055501.

Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar, Paleontologist and Arhat Abzhanov, Biologist, Yale University, have created a chicken with a dinosaur face after suppressing the genes responsible for the development of its beak.

The original endeavor of the team was to discover the underlying skeletal and functional aspect of beaks. The team also studied the transformations of snouts in vertebrate to beaks in birds. They analyzed embryonic development of beaks in chicken and emus, and of snouts in alligators, lizards and turtles. They found that reptile and dinosaur snouts developed from premaxilla. The two proteins FGF and Wnt, known for the development of the face, were expressed differently in bird and reptile embryos. This led to Dr. Bhullar assuming that altered FGF and Wnt activity resulted in beaks.

Birds have a unique cluster of genes that are related to their facial development. These genes were suppressed which resulted in the reversal of beak to its ancestral state i.e. into a snout. The palatal bone on the roof of the mouth also rolled back into its ancestral shape.

In order to make the genetic tweaks, the scientists isolated the proteins that promoted the development of beaks by using tiny beads coated with an inhibiting substance. By suppressing the bird-specific patch of molecular activity from taking place in the middle of the embryo's face, the skeletons of these animals had short, rounded bones instead of elongated, fused beaks. Dr. Bhullar also stressed the fact that this procedure did not change the DNA of the animals but simply altered the gene expression. The embryos were then humanely euthanized and the scientists were not allowed to grow the embryos into full chicks.

A species of dinosaurs, Archaeopteryx had wings and feathers like a bird and was thus, widely believed to be their ancestors. By tweaking just a little part of the bird genome, it is safe to say that scientists have discovered the transcendence of how the tip of the dinosaur snout grew to become the major part of the bird beak, while the toothiest part of the dinosaur jaw shrunk to almost nothing.

Source: Bhullar, B.-A., Z. S. Morris, E. M. Sefton, A. Tok, M. Tokita, B. Namkoong, J. Camacho, D. A. Burnham, and A. Abzhanov.2015. A molecular mechanism for the origin of a key evolutionary innovation, the bird beak and palate, revealed by an integrative approach to major transitions in vertebrate history. Evolution 69:1665–1677.

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Nicholas Roerich's depictions of the Himalayas show that they are the lofty visual aspects of nature – 'a hymn to the vital strength of Life and Nature, a dynamic potential for the biosphere and psychosphere.' One is reminded of the words of Paul Cezanne, the French Painter that 'the landscape thinks itself in me, and I am its consciousness.'

His multifaceted personality propelled Roerich to reach out into territories far beyond the field of art and painting. He felt greatly attached to rationalism, humanism, archaeology, philosophy and international public activity. His encounter with the culture of more than twenty five countries he visited made him conclude that happiness could be achieved only through the pursuit of the beautiful – that is, the idea of what a happy and beautiful society used and the freedom to construct it as individuals and groups.

His meeting with Rabindranath Tagore in England in 1920 was a life-changing event for Roerich. His inspirational philosophy provided a common ground for Roerich and Rabindranath Tagore. As Russia's life was torn apart during the years of the war and the revolutions, he was attracted to India's culture of assimilation and found succor in Tagore's Gitanjali and other Indian scriptural texts like the Bhagavad Gita. “I prostrate myself before the Teachers of India” he recorded in his diary, “Into the chaos of our lives they have brought works of truth, a joyfulness of the spirit, and a fruitful silence. At a time of extreme need, they have sent us a summons: one that is serene, full of conviction and wise.” Tagore on his part expressed his admiration for the paintings of the artist – Song of the Morning and Song of the Waterfall – based on Indian themes. The two men remained in contact until Tagore's death in 1941. Their families intermarried when his youngest son Sviatoslav (Svetoslav) Roerich took Tagore's great-grandniece Devika Rani as wife in 1945.

In 1928, the Roerichs established Urusvati, the Himalayan Research Institute in Naggar, in the picturesque Kullu valley. 'Urusvati' in Sanskrit means 'the light of the morning star' and was planned as an interdisciplinary research institute, the first such scientific center in high altitude. The vision of the institute was to establish the foundations of a synthesis of knowledge, to encourage scientists for a broad interdisciplinary cooperation and to attempt to synthesize knowledge of eastern philosophy with contemporary discoveries of science.

It may be pointed out that the Government of Karnataka has recently cleared the proposal to set up a world-class art museum at the 468 acres Tataguni Estate in the outskirts of Bengaluru where the artist Svetoslav Roerich and Devika Rani used to live. The project has been taken up as part of the State Government's commitment to preserve the art legacy of Roerich. The proposed museum will house art exhibition halls, an auditorium, a mini theatre, etc.

Prof. S. Rangaswami,Professor of Eminence in Medical Education, SRU.

(will be continued…)

After announcing Android Lollipop, Google has released its own guide for users to move from iOS devices to Android. Here are the steps

one needs to follow to make the switch from Apple devices to Android ones:

For photos:On iPhone, download the Google+ app from iTunes. Open Google+ and sign into Google account. Select 'Auto Backup' for photos by

selecting the menu icon, followed by the gear icon at the top right. Now go to 'Camera and Photos', select 'Auto Backup' and switch it on.

Now all the photos will be saved to the cloud.

For contacts:

· On the iPhone/iPad, go to 'Settings,' then 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars,' then 'Accounts' where 'iCloud' is listed. Open iCloud and

turn on the toggle for 'Contacts' which will prompt the user to 'Merge' the device's contacts with iCloud. In a web browser, go to

apple.com/icloud, login with the Apple ID, and click on 'Contacts'. In the lower-left corner, click on the wheel, 'Select all'. Once

selected, click the wheel again and choose 'Export vCard'.

· In a web browser, go to www.gmail.com, click on the 'Mail' button on the top left and select 'Contacts'. Now click the 'More' button

above the contacts list and select 'Import'. Select 'Choose File' and select the saved vCard file. When importing is complete,

Gmail will display the number of contacts imported. Finally, delete any duplicates by using the 'Find & merge duplicates' function

under the 'More' button above the contacts list.

Soul to Soul

Bits ‘n’ BytesSwitch from iOS to Android

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Your CornerPledge for Parity

Women, we inhabit half the earthAnd yet are still to realize our worthMade of strength, love and patienceAlmighty's truly wondrous creation

Let us unearth the leader withinSpread our wings and keep flyingTake a vow for gender equality and parityTo ensure progress, growth and prosperity

Women from every walk of lifePromise that we shall bear no strifeLet's pledge to close the gender gapSeek, inspire and surge aheadAnd add more feathers to our cap!!

Prof. Sandhya SundaramDept. of Pathology

Dr. A. J. Hemamalini,Assoc. Prof. & Head,

Dept. of Clinical NutritionMs. Jayanthi Anbalagan, IV year, BMS

stThe 61 Bridges Monthly Book Review was held on 04.03.'16

Book : Sita's Sister

Author : Kavita Kane

Reviewed by : Ms. Vilahashini M., Intern, BASLP

Forthcoming Bridges Monthly Book Review

Apr. 2016 – How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-founded a Million Dollar Company

by Varun AgarwalndTo be reviewed by Mr. Vikash B., 2 year, B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences