KARACHI: I feel proud to be alumni of Karachi University, it was the views expressed by Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly Syeda Shehla Raza while inaugurating the department’s research journal “Biosight Journal” at Karachi University. It’s an honor to visit department of physiology’s conference, whatever I learned from my teachers of KU, I have been implementing it in my practical life, she was addressing at the inaugural ceremony of 1st Probe Conference titled “Biology: Down the Road” organized by Department of Physiology, University of Karachi (KU) at Arts Auditorium, KU. She also offered the department to form a delegation of senior faculty members to have a meeting with the education minister and raise the issues of the department seeking their resolutions. “Physiology is an important branch of biology, its significance of study must be raised in Pakistan”, she added Vice Chancellor KU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan said that KU has played a vital role in promotion of higher education in the country. Majority of medical colleges of the city who are now full fledging universities have remained affiliated with KU for a long time. He also announced to establish medical complex at the varsity adding that KU will now make its name in medical sciences, equal employment opportunities will be ensured for all departments’ degree holders in the said medical complex. “Students and teachers must together work for the progress of all the departments of the varsity”, added Dr. Khan.It was reiterated by the panelists that Physiology is considered to be the backbone in biological sciences, teaching of physiology in public/private sector educational institutions must be ensured. Government also must ensure amendments in the law and pharmaceutical industries must also play their vital role in this regard. Published in Daily Times, January 17th 2018.