Staff Reporter
Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) and Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF ) in collaboration with Applied Zoological Society of Pakistan (AZSP) organised 3rd International Conference on Applied Zoology (ICAZ-2020). The objective of the conference was to share, exchange and discuss new perspectives about the scientific advancements in various fields of Applied Zoological Sciences. Prof. Dr. Shahid Kamal, Vice Chancellor, GCUF graced the event as chief guest while the event was organized under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali (TI) Vice Chancellor, Quaid i Azam University, Chairman AZSP.
In the conference, more than 200 abstracts were received from 20 different national and international universities which were divided into 112 oral and 95 e-poster presentations in the fields of Applied Zoology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, Ecology, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, Epidemiology, Nutrition, Fisheries, and Wildlife. Keeping in view the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a special session on COVID-19 was also conducted during the conference. Several foreign keynote speakers including Prof. Dr. Zeliha Selamoglu (Turkey), Dr. Lai Ngit Shin (Malaysia), Dr. Antoni Sureda (Spain), Dr. Allah Bakhsh (Turkey), Dr. Ilknur Ucak (Turkey), Dr. Najib Altawell (UK), Dr. Fatima Kies (Itlay), Dr. Patricio Escalante (Chile) also shared their research.
The closing ceremony of 3rd ICAZ, 2020 was presided by the Chairman, AZSP Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali, Vice-Chancellor, QAU.
