GUWAHATI: In a major leap towards the healthcare sector in Assam that
would boost the Cancer Research development in the state, the B Barooah Cancer
Institute (BBCI), a premier cancer research institute and the IndianInstitute of Technology, Guwahati have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for significant development in the path of research
collaborations.
Reportedly, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed after
a virtual meeting was conducted between BBCI Director Dr. Amal Chandra Kataki
and IITG Director Prof T G Sitharam. The significant virtual meeting was also
attended by faculties from both the institutes. This was stated in a press
release issued by BBCI.
Speaking during the occasion, BBCI Director Dr. Amal Chandra Kataki highlighted
the fact that, "Higher incidence of cancers of gallbladder, esophagus,
nasopharynx, lung, and stomach among both men and women of North East India
cannot solely be explained by existing evidence available in the western
literature."
"Our primary goal should be to conduct region-specific research with focus on
environmental and dietary practices prevalent in the region", he added.
Dr Kataki during the meeting further stated that, "there is an untapped
potential for researchers to collaborate and find new biomarkers that can
predict outcomes to treatment, design and develop low-cost instruments, and
discover advanced techniques of cancer drug delivery."
Meanwhile, IITG Director Prof T G Sitharam said, "North East Center for
Biological Sciences and Healthcare Engineering (NECBH) was established at
IIT-Guwahati in 2018 with a vision to foster the development of biological
research in the region."
"The mission of NECBH-outreach is to raise the quality of research in
biological sciences and healthcare engineering in entire North-Eastern India. The
outreach programme intends to provide exposure and training to the researchers
in the NE region to the latest advances in modern day biological research and
healthcare engineering," the IIT Guwahati Director further reiterated during
the virtual meeting.
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