Ms. Nudrat Ansari Sinthi, a student of MS in biotechnology program presented her research work entitled “Daily Arsenic Contamination Associated with Gestational Diabetes and Neonatal Outcome”. The work was carried out at the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) under the joint supervision of Professor Naiyyum Choudhury, Chairman BAERA and Professor Liaquat Ali, Vice-Chancellor of BUHS. During the study different indicator parameters were assessed in people exposed to arsenic contamination. The Viva Board was chaired by Prof. A. A. Ziauddin Ahmad. Professor Naiyyum Choudhury, Dr. Mahboob Hossain and Dr. Aparna Islam were also present.