TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

In the context of a country like Bangladesh where Research activities are usually thought to be a luxury, BADAS has taken an unusual approach by incorporating research in its priority list. Activities in this sector ranges from basic to clinical and public health research and as a recognition, its BIRDEM Enterprise, has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and its Complications. Presently BADAS EPs (particularly BIRDEM and BIHS) are favorite destination of a large number of basic and clinical sciences as well as public health students (from home and abroad) for conducting their post graduate level thesis works.

In FY 2008-09 a number of national International publications and presentations originated from research activities conducted in various departments or laboratories of BADAS EPs.A fairly large network developed with various national/ international institutes/ departments has developed in diverse scientific fields. BIRDEM also houses the Secretariat of the Asian Network of Research on Antidiabetic Plants (ANRAP) which organized a few national/ regional scientific seminar in this year. To disseminate its own re4search finding and also to update knowledge by interacting with the regional/ international counter parts a few seminars/ conferences were organized in this year.

In association with Bangladesh Endocrine Society BADAS organized the 14th Diabetes and Endocrine Conference along with 6th satellite symposium on December 2008. About 1000 participants from home and abroad participated in the event.