Distinguished colleagues, students and friends,

We take great pleasure in inviting you to the “Workshop

on Study Designs for Evaluation of Drugs acting on
Central Nervous System in Animals” to be held at
Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College,
Hebb William Maze Mangalore.

The objective and intent of this workshop is to orient Study Designs for Evaluation
young pharmacologists to some of the important
techniques used in the screening of drugs acting on CNS of Drugs acting on Central
in rodents.
Nervous System in Animals
A great thrust has been placed by regulatory bodies in
medical education towards research – bench and
bedside. This workshop is being organized with an
endeavor to carry this message to young academicians
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and then on to their parent institutes.

The workshop will unveil theoretical, practical and Department of Pharmacology

analytical aspects of screening methods in experimental
pharmacology by experienced teachers in the field. Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
(A constituent College of Manipal University)
We look forward, to extending you our hospitality and to
your active participation.
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Date:
Please contact us at: 29 August 2009 (Saturday)
E-mail: pharmacologykmcmangalore@gmail.com
Web: www.pharmacologykmcmangalore.blogspot.com
Phone: 0824-2422271 Ext. 5568 Venue:
Medical Education Unit and
Faculty, Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology,
Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore – 575 001
Kasturba Medical College, Ph: 0824-2422271 Ext. 5568
Mangalore – 575 001
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 Schedule of the Workshop
08:00 – 08:45 Registration and Breakfast
Study Designs for Evaluation of Drugs
08:45 – 09:15 Inauguration
acting on CNS in Animals
Sl Time Topic Speaker
No Saturday, 29 August 2009,
1 09:15–10:00 Status of animal experiments on CNS active drugs Dr. KS Karanth, Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, KMC, Mangalore
Screening of drugs having effect on learning and memory Former Dean, KSHEMA, Mangalore
2 10:00–10:30 Screening of drugs for antiepileptic activity Dr. KL Bairy, Professor of Pharmacology,
KMC, Manipal REGISTRATION FORM
3 10:30-11:00 Screening of drugs for antianxiety activity Dr. HN Gopalakrishna, Associate Professor
of Pharmacology, KMC, Mangalore Name: _______________________________________
11:00 – 11:15 Tea Break
4 11:15–11:45 Screening of drugs for antidepressant activity Dr. KS Karanth, Professor of Pharmacology, Designation: ___________________________________
Former Dean, KSHEMA, Mangalore Institution: ____________________________________
5 11:45–12:15 Screening of drugs for analgesic activity Dr. Preethi G Pai, Assistant Professor of
Pharmacology, KMC, Mangalore Address: ______________________________________
6 12:15–12:45 Student ‘t’ test and ANOVA Mr. MS Kotian, Faculty, Department of
______________________________________________
Community Medicine, KMC, Mangalore
12:45 – 13: 45 Lunch Break ____________________________________________
7 13:45-14:15 Extraction Procedures Dr. N Gopalan Kutty, Professor of
Pharmacology, MCOPS, Manipal Mobile No: ____________________________________
8 14:15-15:00 Demonstrations: Instruments used for analgesic, Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, KMC,
antianxiety, antidepressant, antiepileptic activities Mangalore E-mail: _______________________________________
15:00 – 15:15 Tea Break
8 15:15-16:30 Demonstrations: Instruments used for analgesic, Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, KMC, Participation in the “Best Protocol Competition: Yes / No
antianxiety, antidepressant, antiepileptic activities Mangalore
9 16:30–17:00 Valedictory, Prize distribution, Award of certificates
Signature of the delegate
“Best Protocol” Competition for Postgraduate Registration Details:
Students Registration Fee: Rs. 200/-
(Includes breakfast, lunch, tea and workshop booklet)
We invite protocols to be written by postgraduates
for screening of an unknown drug expected to have The amount can be paid through a DD payable at
Mangalore / multicity cheque favoring “Kasturba
any of the following activities in animals: Protocol should be submitted as a word document
Medical College, Mangalore”
• Analgesic to:
pharmacologykmcmangalore@gmail.com Last date for the registration: 20 August 2009
• Antidepressant
This form can be photocopied and used
• Antianxiety Last date for submission: 15 August 2009
• Antiepileptic
• Learning and Memory Three best protocols will be awarded prizes