LIST OF SPEAKERS (More Eminent Speakers to be announced) 

Dr. TP Singh

Prof. TP Singh

Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor

Department of Biophysics

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Delhi

Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar

Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar

School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Former Vice Chancellor: BHU, Varanasi; Kumaun University, Amity University

Prof. Shekhar Mande

Prof. Shekhar Mande

Honorary Distinguished Faculty

Distinguished Professor, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

Former Director, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune

Secretary to Government of India (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology)

Prof. Dinakar M. Salunke

Prof. Dinakar M. Salunke

Arturo Falaschi Emeritus Scientist (AFES)

Former Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

New Delhi

Prof. Rama Shanker Verma

Prof. Rama Shanker Verma

Director, MNNIT Allahabad

Prof. G.P.S. Raghava

Prof. G.P.S. Raghava

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Delhi Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III

(Near Govind Puri Metro Station), New Delhi, India - 110020

Prof. Ashis Kumar

Prof. Ashis Kumar Mukherjee

Director, DST-Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST)

Guwahati Assam

Dr. G. Narahari Sastry

Dr. G. Narahari Sastry

Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Former Director, CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat

Prof. Dr. Velmurugan D

Prof. Dr. Velmurugan D

Former Professor & Head, CAS in Crystallography and Biophysics

University of Madras

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

Prof. Nirupama Trehanpati

Prof. Nirupama Trehanpati

Additional Professor

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi

Dr.Pawan Malhotra

Dr.Pawan Malhotra

Group Leader, Malaria Biology Group

ICGEB, New Delhi-110067

Dr. Sharmila Mande

Dr. Sharmila Mande

Former Distinguished Chief Scientist, Tata Consultancy Services

TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services

Ayush Distinguished Scientist Chair, Ministry of Ayush

Dr Madhu Khanna

Dr Madhu Khanna

Director Professor, Department of Virology

V.P. Chest institute,

University of Delhi, Delhi

Dr. Ashok K Varma

Dr. Ashok K Varma

Professor- Translational Research

Tata Memorial Centre

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai – 410210

Dr. Pradeeba Sridar

Dr. Pradeeba Sridar

Department of Medical Sciences and Technology

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Prof. R. Sowdhamini

Prof. R. Sowdhamini

National Centre for Biological Sciences

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065

Prof. Shandar Ahmad

Prof. Shandar Ahmad

School of Computational and Integrative Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi

Dr. Suman Dhar

Dr. Suman Dhar

Vice Chancellor,

TERI-The Energy and Resource Institute, New Delhi

Prof. Mukesh K. Pandey

Prof. Mukesh K. Pandey

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Dr. Neel Sarovar Bhavesh

Dr. Neel Sarovar Bhavesh

Group Leader, Transcription Regulation

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067

Prof. Imtiyaz Hassan

Prof. Imtiyaz Hassan

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences

Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi

Dr. Sohail Akhtar

Dr. Sohail Akhtar

Senior Principal Scientist

CSIR – Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

Prof. Sanjeev Kumar Singh

Prof. Sanjeev Kumar Singh

Department of Bioinformatics

Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Karthe Ponnuraj

Dr. Karthe Ponnuraj

Professor, Center of Advanced Study in Crystallography & Biophysics

University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai

Prof. Timir Tripathi

Prof. Timir Tripathi

North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

Dr. Shailza Singh

Dr. Shailza Singh

National Centre of Cell Sciences, Pune

Dr. Sarika Gupta

Dr. Sarika Gupta

National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi

Dr. Ritesh Kumar

Dr. Ritesh Kumar

Gujarat Biotech University

Gujarat

Dr. Nandini Sarkar

Dr. Nandini Sarkar

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Dr. Prakash Saudagar

Dr. Prakash Saudagar

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Dr. Girijesh Kumar Patel

Dr. Girijesh Kumar Patel

MNNIT Allahabad

Dr. Priyanka Narad

Dr. Priyanka Narad

Division of Development Research, Indian Council of Medical Research

Dr.Pankaj Dwivedi

Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi

Vaccine Analytical R&D (VARD)

Merck, Philadelphia, USA