The front desk on the 'International Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis and New Frontiers' at the reception area of the main building of CSIR-IMTECH will be available to registered participants and invited speakers from 12:00 Noon of March 23, 2019
Despite availability of various generations of antimicrobials, infectious diseases are ranked among the top ten causes of deaths throughout the world due to the emergence of drug resistant pathogens. Mortality and morbidity due to Infectious diseases are of particular concern in developing countries like India. WHO has recently released a list of priority pathogens and India has also identified pathogens of national importance. Understanding the basic biology of these infections holds the key for development of novel diagnostic tools for improved surveillance, better vaccines and innovative therapeutics. The conference will bring together experts on infectious diseases to discuss recent developments in the field and will provide guidance for the way forward. The global experts will share their results and research experience describing new mechanisms, new pathways and novel insights into microbial pathogenesis.
The participants will have a grand opportunity to interact with experts and learn about state-of-the-art methods which will contribute in shaping up future R&D endeavors on microbial pathogenesis. The complex nature of diverse pathogens and the multidisciplinary research on their pathobiology (involving chemistry, microbiology, structural biology, cell biology etcetera) demands concerted collaborative efforts with complementary expertise. Thus, the conference participants will function as a ‘seed’ community to come up with a platform that will foster further discussions, provide options to follow up on research teams (that is expected to emerge from the conference) and share resources to achieve scientific excellence in the field. Overall this conference will be a stepping stone towards identifying a newer dimension of research that could provide future directions in managing infectious diseases and addressing the scourge of antimicrobial resistance. .
Speakers who have confirmed their participation for Microbial Pathogenesis :
Institute of Life Sciences, India
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad
The Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology Birkbeck, University of London and UCL, UK
University of Cambridge, UK
IIT Bombay
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, Wayne State University
National University of Singapore, Singapore
The University of Alabama, Alabama, USA
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
National Institute of Immunology, India
Journal of Cell Sciences, UK
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, India
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, India
University of Cambridge, UK
23rd March 2019 | |
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Session I: Inaugural Session |
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1430-1435 | Assembly |
1435-1440 | Lighting of the Lamp |
1440-1450 | Conference Outline and Objectives by Conference Coordinators |
1450-1500 | Welcome Address by Dr. Anil Koul, Director CSIR-IMTech |
1500-1545 | Keynote - Sir Prof. Tom Blundell Title of Talk: “Genomics, Structural Biology and Drug Discovery for Mycobacterial Infections: Combating the Emergence of Resistance in Tuberculosis and Leprosy ” |
1545-1600 | Tea Break |
Session II: Microbial Pathogenesis – Challenges & Strategies |
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1600-1640 | Special Lecture I - Simon Croft Title of Talk: “Challenges and disease models in the development of new treatments for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis” |
1440-1710 | Sudha Bhattacharya Title of Talk: “Potential role of the Entamoeba histolytica RNA surveillance machinery as a stress sensor” |
1710-1740 | Saman Habib Title of Talk: “Exploring Fe-S cluster assembly and ribosome biogenesis in malaria parasite organelles as putative targets” |
Session III: Networking among researchers |
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1745-1845 | Cultural Event |
1900 - onwards | Dinner |
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24th March 2019 | |
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Session IV: Microbial Pathogenesis – Mycobacterial Pathogenesis Session Chair : Prof. Linda Kenney |
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0900-0940 | Special Lecture II - Adrie J Steyn Title of Talk: “Drugs, bugs and the tuberculosis granuloma” |
0940-1010 | Valakunja Nagaraja Title of Talk: “ Toplogy perturbation: probing genome-wide topology - transcription nexus by topoisomerase Achilles’s heel ” |
1010-1040 | Sanjib Bhakta Title of Talk: “Cell-wall peptidoglycan metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Achilles’ heel for the TB-causing pathogen” |
1040-1110 | Sandhya Visweswariah Title of Talk: “Cyclic AMP in Mycobacteria: the second messenger comes first” |
1110-1140 | Vinay Nandicoori Title of Talk: “Exploitation of host DNA damage response pathway by Mycobacterium tuberculosis for its survival ” |
1140-1200 | Tea Break |
1200-1230 | Special Lecture III - Sharon Ahmad Title of Talk: “A ‘behind the scenes’ look at scientific publishing” |
Session V: Host-Pathogen Interactions in Microbial Pathogenesis - I Session Chair : Prof. Valakunja Nagaraja |
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1230-1300 | Suman K. Dhar Title of Talk: “DNA replication in human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum: unique characteristics and possible interventions” |
1300-1330 | Subhadeep Chatterjee Title of Talk: “Coordination of self and community sensing: Interplay of quorum and environmental sensing in bacteria” |
1330-1350 | Early Career Talks Chittur V. Srikanth Title of Talk: “Tracking the unanticipated routes of Salmonella typhimurium infection” |
1400-1445 | Lunch Break |
Session VI: Poster Presentations & Tea |
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1300-1700 | Poster Presentations |
1700-1720 | Tea Break |
Session VII: Molecular Basis of pathogenesis Session Chair : Jean C Lee |
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1720-1800 | Special Lecture V - Linda J Kenney Title of Talk: “Super-resolution Imaging of Salmonella Infections” |
1800-1830 | Jeffery Withey Title of Talk: “Probiotic E. coli inhibits V. cholerae colonization of a natural host” |
1830-1900 |
Debashis Mitra Title of Talk: “Understanding multiple facets of Candida glabrata pathobiology ” |
1900 | Dinner |
25th March 2019 | |
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Session VIII: Host-pathogen interactions in microbial pathogenesis-II |
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0830-0910 | Special Lecture - Timothy Foster Title of Talk: “Surface proteins of Staphylococcus aureus. Structure, functions and roles in colonization and pathogenesis” |
0910-0940 | Talk by early career researchers Gulam H Syed Title of Talk: “Flaviviral infection and Mitochondrial homeostasis: Significance in viralpersistence and disease pathogenesis” |
0940-1010 | Anirban Banerjee Title of Talk: “Why make enemies if we can be friends” |
1010-1040 | Rupinder Kaur Title of Talk: “Global analysis of Candida glabrata-macrophage interactions” |
1010-1040 | Vikas Singh Title of Talk: “Pathogens target p-21 activated Kinases (PAK) to establish infection” |
1100-1120 | Tea Break |
Session IX: Host-Pathogen Interactions in Microbial Pathogenesis - III Session Chair: Anil Koul |
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1120-1200 | Special Lecture VI - Jean C Lee Title of Talk: “Staphylococcus aureus extracellular vesicles: host-pathogen interactions influence the design of a novel vaccine candidate” |
Session X: Concluding and Award Distribution |
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1200-1230 | Presentations by Conference Sponsors |
1230-1240 | Announcement of Best Poster Awards |
1240-1300 | Concluding Remarks by Conference Organizers |
1300 | Lunch Break |
1400 onwards | Tour of the Institute & Trip to Chandigarh |
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Category | *Fees |
Student | 4000/- |
Academic/Govt. | 7000/- |
Industry | 10000/- |
Account Number | 60320610244 |
Account Name | Microbial Pathogenesis and New Frontiers |
Bank Name | Bank of Maharashtra |
Branch Address | S.C.O 307, Sector 38-D, Chandigarh |
Account Type | Savings Account |
MICR Code | 160014005 |
IFSC Code | MAHB0001359 |
(*Fees are inclusive of GST)
Note: Registrations and Fees once confirmed are non-transferable & non-refundable. You are required to remit the conference registration fee before filling registration form. Failed transactions / Wrong transaction details will lead to cancellation of registration.
The registration fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee during breaks, lunch and dinner during conference days
Regarding accommodation to the conference venue, the options available are as follows (participants are requested to directly contact the guest house or hotel for their booking; ). Accommodation charges or other dues have to be borne by the participants only:
E-mail: guesthouse@niper.ac.in , director@niper.ac.in
Mr. Krishan (Guest House IC),
Mobile: 9888055261 (O) 0172-2759604 9888145788 (O) 01722759512, 0172-2759670
E-mail: guesthouse@nitttrchd.ac.in , director@nitttrchd.ac.in
Rajender Singh Shounda
Phone: 0172-2672, 5030172, 2657190
E-mail: gh@csio.res.in , director@csio.res.in
Mr. Gupta, (M) 9914014225, (O) 0172-2541945
E-mail: vc@pu.ac.in , darpu@pu.ac.in
Payal Grewal, Associate Director Of Sales , JW Marriott Chandigarh
Mobile: +91 9888850508 | M: +91 9872078608
D: +91 172 3955627 | F: +91 172 3958888 | T: +91 172 3955555
Email: payal.grewal@marriott.com
URL: jwmarriottchandigarh.com
Davinder Singh
E-mail: davinders@imtech.res.in , director@imtech.res.in
Dr Dibyendu Sarkar: +91 - 172- 6665291
Email : dibyendu {AT} imtech.res.in