Student visit North West Regional Center, Anthropological
Survey of India, Dehradun
1st September 2022
Students of the School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences-DBS Group, BSc Forestry 4th semester along with Dr. Manish Maan visited the North West Regional Center, Anthropological Survey of India, Dehradun on September 1st, 2022 to enrich their subject knowledge through an academic excursion. Dr. Shyamo Shree explained the cultural aspects of anthropology, including research methods, and facilitated the museum visit where students experienced the treasure trove of the history of ethnic groups.
This was followed by the paleontology museum visit, where students got a glimpse of various human fossils, including the excavations of Mohenjodaro and skeletons from Roopkund. The students also visited the Molecular Anthropology lab, where Dr. Priyanka Ari Goyal explained the complete process of investigating DNA, including DNA extraction, PCR amplification, DNA sequencing, and data analysis.
