Ascend - VCR Park

“A unique program to prepare you for leadership roles in global organizations”

What is the ASCEND Program?

ASCEND is an Executive program consisting of diverse courses for life science professionals, curated by domain experts with Industry background through a combination of online and hands-on training courses under industry settings at VCR park.

Knowledge of basic principles of each discipline/ topic in industry settings

Complete individual and group exercises

Review and discuss case studies in certain areas of life sciences

This program is a collaborative effort of:

Distinguished academicians

Industry & Field Leaders

Entrepreneurs

Distinguished academicians

Industry&Field Leaders

Entrepreneurs

Across 14 Universities & Organizations

How can the ASCEND program help enhance your career?

ASCEND trains you to become Industry ready or pursue Entrepreneurship in this space.
ASCEND program is structured to bridge the gap between academic education and Biotech/Biopharma industry requirements, by guiding the students in the application of concepts and practical skills required by the industry.

What are the program details?

Students are encouraged to choose the course(s), where they feel they benefit the most.

Module 1 – Cell Biology & Histopathology
Module 2 – Genomics Insights
Module 3 – Introduction to Drug Discovery
Module 4 – How to conduct Clinical Research
Module 5 –Diagnostics & Devices
Module 6 – Entrepreneurship

* – Add-on courses to the respective modules

Where are the hands-on training courses conducted?

Vyas Cancer Research Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Integrated 3000 sq.ft lab for translational oncology research. Dedicated State-of-the-art molecular pathology laboratory equipment with hands-on training facilities.

IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is a premier public technical and research university with 22 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.

Who are eligible to join this program?

THE PROGRAM IS OPEN FOR ALL GRADUATES such as

Ph.D. (fresh and post-doctoral)
Research associate, students pursuing Ph.D. (JRF & SRF), B. Tech, B. Pharmacy, Integrated M.Sc., M.Sc., B.Sc. (completed)
Working Biotech & Biopharma professionals
Medical (MBBS & BDS) students looking/opting for career(s) clinical studies/regulatory affairs
Professionals planning to become Entrepreneurs
Academicians planning to start research oriented clinical trials or start-ups

Who are the faculty?

The faculty consists of Domain experts as Start-up founders, CEOs, Academic Professors, and Deans of Academic institutions.

What are the certificates on offer at the end of the course?

VCR ASCEND, FABA Academy & IIT-Rourkee certificate for Module 3

VCR ASCEND & FABA Academy certificate for Modules 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6

How does one register for the course?

Program registration is through an online process

Registration is now open

Registration (INR payment)

Registration (USD payment)

Contact details

Dr. Anuj Kumar Pandey – Program Coordinator

Phone – +91 9347131412

Email: ascend@vcrpark.com

How will these courses enhance your professional ability/productivity?

These courses will enable you to be more effective in posts such as;

Project Coordinator/Manager
Scientist/Senior Scientist/Principal Scientist
Bioinformatician
NGS Associate/ScientistProteomics Associate/Scientist

This knowledge will provide a base for;

Entrepreneurs in start-ups
Multiple roles in the clinical trials industry
Networking opportunities with other professionals

Important information

The video lectures for the self-paced learning will be available for viewing throughout the duration of the course (will not be downloadable).
The reference reading material will be made available for all students.
The live sessions will not be recorded and may not be available for review later.
The interactive sessions are a unique part of this program and will be conducted in various formats like debate, panel discussions, group discussions or any other exciting and interactive format of the faculty’s choice.
Live lectures date will be shared after the registration.
Online course faculty will address the questions in the discussion forum once weekly.
Fees are non-refundable.

ONLINE COURSE
1-16 weeks self paced visual sessions from January 1st 2022-May 1st 2022
Video lectures - as both recorded and live interactive lectures Reading - Reference reading material will be shared Test/assessment - as MCQs/short answers and overall awareness Case Studies - will be discussed during live lectures whenever required
17th-24th week interactive live sessions from May 7th 2022-June 26th 2022	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
10.00AM-12.30PM	Regulatory Affairs	Drug discovery & development	Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
13.30PM-16.00PM	Start up bootcamp in Lifesciences	How to conduct clinical research and clinical trials	Project management
16.30PM-18.30PM	IP - Generation, Protection and Management	Grants and Scientific Writing	Novel diagnostics and development

ONLINE COURSE
S.No.	Online Course	Faculty
1	Drug discovery and development	Dr. Santhosh Dixit
2	Novel diagnostics and development	Dr. Payal Keswarpu
3	Clinical research and clinical trials	Dr. Raghunandha Rao (Chief Consultant Medical Oncologist, KIMS) & Dr. Ravi Nayar ((Advisor Biomedical innovations programme CCAMP)
4	Grants and scientific writing	Mr. Ramesh Gowri Raghavan (Digital Solutions Strategist, Ioncure)
5	Start-up bootcamp	Dr. Vishal Gandhi (BIORx Venture Advisors)
6	IP generation, protection & management	Dr. Himabindu Atti
7	Regulatory affairs	Mr. Varun Trivedi (Medical Device - Quality & Regulatory Expert)
8	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	Dr. Sukant Khurana (Founder, IonCure)
9	Project management	Mr. Sreevasta Natarajan (CBO, VCR Park)

Hands-on from July 1st 2022, every Friday-Sunday from 10.00 AM-5.00 PM
Date	Course name	Faculty name
Batch 1*: 01/07-03/07	PCR, RT-PCR and its applications	Dr. Anuj Kumar Pandey (VCR Park)
Batch 1*: 15/07-17/07	Sanger sequencing (demo), Whole exome and RNA sequencing (hands-on)	Dr. Pardhasaradhi Godithala (VP, Discovery Genomics, Lifecell)
Batch 1*: 29/07-31/07	Single cell whole RNA-sequencing and analysis (demo only)	Dr. Pardhasaradhi Godithala & Dr.Vamsi Veeramachaneni (CSO, Strand Life Sciences)
Batch 1*: 15/04-17/04	Bioinformatic data analysis (Exome, Transcriptome, and Microbiome)	Dr. Vamsi Veeramachaneni & Dr. Aditya Phatak (Head, PierianDx India)
Batch 1*: 12/08-14/08	Tissue culture and Flow cytometry	Dr. Anuj Kumar Pandey, Dr. Balaji Bhyravbhatla (MD, HyLasCo)
Batch 1*: 26/08-28/08	Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)	Dr. Payal Keswarpu
Batch 1*: 11/09-11/11	Primary Cell Culture and PDX model Development	Dr. Jugnu Jain (Founder & CEO, Sapien Biosciences) & Dr. Suresh Poosala (Founder, OncoseekBio, & Acasta Health)
Batch 1*: 23/09-25/09	NMR/X-ray Crystallography, SPR, and Molecular Dynamics	Prof. Pravindra Kumar, Dr. Krishna Poluri, & Dr. Saugata Hazra (IIT-Roorkee)

“Join the program and emerge Industry ready!!”

Messages from VCR Park MD and CEO

Dr. Himabindu Gaddipati (MD)

“ASCEND provides a unique opportunity to learn from academicians, industry leaders and clinicians across top tier institutions in India and beyond. Graduates will be groomed for leadership positions in the biotech industry”

Dr. Mandar Kulkarni (CEO)

“ASCEND allows students to learn the skills required by the biotech/biopharma industry, in industry settings at VCR park. It incorporates teaching the application of principles, which is also desired by industry”

Introduction to ASCEND