“A unique program to prepare you for leadership roles in translational oncology global organizations”
Join us at the forefront of personalized medicine in our core lab working towards CAP accreditation, specializing in translational oncology. Our tailored treatments, crafted for precision and efficacy based on genetic profiles, redefine cancer care through dynamic partnerships with clinical trial pioneers.
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:
Across 14 Universities & Organizations
- 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.
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
Integrated 3000 sq.ft lab for translational oncology research. Dedicated State-of-the-art molecular pathology laboratory equipment with hands-on training facilities.
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.
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
The faculty consists of Domain experts as Start-up founders, CEOs, Academic Professors, and Deans of Academic institutions.
Chairman & Managing Director of VCR Park
Founder & CEO, Sapien Biosciences, Hyderabad
Associate Professor, Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
Professor, Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
Associate Professor, Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, IIT-Roorkee, Roorkee
Founder, OncoseekBio, Hyderabad & Acasta Health, Visakhapatnam
VP, Discovery Genomics, Lifecell International, Chennai
Healthcare Consultant, Oncology Data Informatics, Bangalore
Chief Consultant Medical Oncologist, KIMS, Visakhapatnam
ENT Consultant, Sakra Hospital, Bangalore
President & Founder, Ioncure New Delhi
Healthcare Consultant, Pune
Managing Director, BIORx Venture Advisors, New Delhi
CBO, VCR Park, VIsakhapatnam
CSO, Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore
Founder and MD, Hylasco, Hyderabad
Senior Scientist at VCR Park(Program Coordinator), Visakhapatnam
Co-founder, Novel Patent services, Visakhapatnam
Medical Device Quality & Regulatory Consultant, Ex-Head of Quality & Regulatory at HealthCube, Bangalore
Research Assistant at VCR Park(Program Facilitator), Visakhapatnam
Center Head, PierianDx India, Pune
Manager-Project Management, Incozen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
VCR ASCEND, FABA Academy & IIT-Rourkee certificate for Module 3
VCR ASCEND & FABA Academy certificate for Modules 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6
Program registration is through an online process
Registration is now open
Dr. Anuj Kumar Pandey – Program Coordinator
Phone – +91 9347131412
Email: ascend@vcrpark.com
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
- 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 | |||
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| 1-16 weeks self paced visual sessions from January 1st 2022-May 1st 2022 | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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”
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