Pakistan

UNESCO Chair “Light for Health” (959), established in 2011 at The Pakistan Institute for Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) (Pakistan)

Fields/Disciplines

Biophotonics.

Objectives

The specific objectives of this Chair are to:

establish a cell culturing laboratory in PIEAS and carry out in-vitro studies of photodynamic therapy;
establish five photodynamic therapy (PDT) clinics in four provinces, and the Pakistan federal capital; and,
start research in optical imaging, as well as establish collaborative research with countries of the South.

Host Institution

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Contact

Dr Masroor Ikram, UNESCO Chairholder

Head of the Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics

The Pakistan Institute for Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)

Nilore Islamabad 45650

Pakistan

Phone:051-220-80-29

Fax: 051-220-80-70

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