Dr. Varsha Singh, Asst Prof. CSHS Awarded GYTI 2016 at Rastrapati Bhawan

Dr. Varsha Singh, Assistant Professor, CSHS, Chitkara University, was awarded Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award (GYTI, 2016), for the invention titled “Neuronal Cells produced from Non-Neuronal Cell Lines using Walnut Oil” in the Technological-edge award category.

The award ceremony was held on March 13, 2016 at the Rastrapati Bhawan, The President’s Estate. In a joint effort of BIRAC-SRISTI, the national awards for innovative research projects were given to various technical institutions/universities by Dr. R.A Mashelkar, Chairperson of National Innovation Foundation (NIF) of India. 43 participants were selected for these national awards for which the stats were: 2363 entries, 272 Universities, 2 Union Territories, 26 States and 125 jury members.

The motive of the awards was to address important social, environmental and technological problems that impact the pressing national need.