Registration

Inauguration

Coffee Break and Networking in the Exhibition Area

Discovery of Novel Dual ATP-Competitive Inhibitors of DNA Gyrase and Topoisomerase IV inspired by Marine Natural Compounds
Danijel Kikelj, Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Lysine Acetylation and Arginine Methylation of Histones are critical for Neural Differentiation and Memory: Probed by Small Molecule Modulators
Tapas Kundu, Professor, JNCASR, India

System Biology Approaches in Drug Discovery
Nagasuma Chandra, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, India

Polyphenols for HIV Prophylaxis: A Journey from Discovery to Delivery
Vandana Patravale, Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology, India

This talk will discuss about potential of polyphenols as gp120-CD4 binding inhibitors for prevention of HIV transmission.

Technology Spotlight:
Advanced Flow Cytometry Solutions and Particle Counting & Characterization in Addressing Your Essential Research Needs
Amitav Mohanty, Manager Market Development, Beckman Coulter, India
Ramanuj Samal, Application Specialist, Beckman Coulter India Pvt Ltd, India

Lunch Break and Networking in the Exhibition Area

Drugs from Nature, Drugs from our Ancestors - Tradition to Evidence based Medicines
Pulok K Mukherjee, Director- School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University, India

Formulation Development of Herbal Products to get Better Botanical Drug Product
Lal Hingorani, Chairman/ Managing Director, Pharmanza Herbal Pvt. Ltd, India

Ayurvedic Nootropics for Enhanced Cognition and Protection from Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ashwini Godbole, Senior Assistant Professor, Institute of Transdisciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), India

Mining of Traditional Medicine for Drug Discovery and Development
Ashwinikumar Raut, Director, Clinical Research & Integrative Medicine, Kasturba Health Society - Medical Research Centre, India

Marketing Indian Traditional and Folk medicines and Practices : Need of the Hour
M Arulpitchai Narayanan, Chairman, Arma Medical Foundation, India

Panel Discussion : Traditional Medicines for Modern time: Challenges

Coffee Break and Networking in the Exhibition Area

Skype Talk: Contradiction of Precision Medicine Drugs
Stephen Naylor, Chairman & CEO, MaiHealth Inc & ReNeuroGen LLC , United States of America

Engineering Reversal of Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells
Shantanu Chowdhury, Professor, CSIR- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, India

Targeting Cancer at the Nuclear Pore
Asfar Azmi, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, United States of America

Combining Selectivity and Sensitivity for High Confidence Targeted Peptide Quantitation at Low Levels
Russell Watts, Director - Business Development & Marketing, , EMEAI, AB Sciex, United Kingdom

End of First Day of Conference

Synthesis, Characterization, DNA binding, Anti-Bacterial activity and DFT Calculation of [Ru(Phen)2OHA] and [Co(Phen)2OHA]ClO4 Complexes
Fahmida Khan, Professor & Head, National Institute of Technology, India

Predicting Clinical Response to Anticancer Drugs using an Ex Vivo Platform that Captures Patient Tumor Microenvironment
Ajith Kamath, Executive Director, Mitra Biotech, India

Coffee Break and Networking in the Exhibition Area

Technology Spotlight:
SCIEX & Danaher – Your Partner in Pharmaceutical Analysis
Russell Watts, Director - Business Development & Marketing, , EMEAI, AB Sciex

Host Pathogen Interaction in Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection: From Bench to Bedside
Anirban Basu, Senior Scientist, National Brain Research Center, India

Novel Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Utpal Tatu, Professor, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

New Class of Glycopeptide Antibiotics: Strategies to Combat Acquired and Intrinsic Bacterial Resistance
Jayanta Haldar, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India

A Possible Strategy to Develop New Inhibitors of Arginase in Helicobacter Gastric Pathogens
Apurba Sau, Scientist, National Institute of Immunology, India

Identification of Potential Drug Molecules for Melioidosis Treatment
Thomas Antony, Research Director, Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited, India

Poster Viewing

Lunch Break and Networking in the Exhibition Area

Atherosclerosis: Molecular Mechanisms, Current and Emerging Therapies, and the Potential Of Nutraceuticals In the Prevention/Treatment of this Disease
Dipak Ramji, Professor, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Nutraceuticals as Antiobesogenic Lead Molecules
Suman Kapur, Senior Professor & Head , Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India

Coffee Break and Networking in the Exhibition Area

Monitoring Biological Methylation and its Role in Human Health
Said A Goueli, Clinical Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Promega Corporation, United States of America

Stem Cell and Gene Editing in Drug Discovery
Saumya Pant, Associate Research Director, Biocon Bristol-Myers Squibb India Pvt Ltd, India

Applications of Centrifugation & Automation Technology in Drug Discovery
Billy Asir, Product Specialist, Beckman Coulter India Pvt Ltd, India
Kalpesh Patil, , Beckman Coulter India Pvt Ltd, India

Panel Discussion: Drug Discovery and ADC - A Pharma & Biotech Perspective

Poster Award Presentation

Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks

End of Conference