The department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine organized a talk by Dr. Saif Ahmad, Barrow Neurological Institute, USA, who spoke about the involvement of the C3 receptor in brain endothelial cells protection against oxygen-glucose deprivation. The occasion was graced by the presence of chief-guest, Prof. Rizwan-ul-Haque, Head, Department of Life Sciences, Central University of South Bihar. Several faculties and students from undergraduate and postgraduate courses attended the talk.