FABA ACADEMY EVENTS

Professional Development Workshops

Virtual Masterclass on creating a Job Winning Resume

Date & Time - 03 July 2022, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

WORKSHOPS

Basics of Chromotography Techniques

Date & Time - 22 - 27 Feb 2021

SPEAKERS

Dr. Venkat Manohar
Director, IICMS

Dr. M V Jaggannadham
Ex - Chief Scientist, CSIR - CCMB
Visiting Professor, University of Hyderabad

Dr. Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam
Senior Principal Scientist & Professor, (AcSIR), CSIR - IICT

Dr. Saravanan. S
Principal Scientist, IICMS

  • 6 Days Online Workshop
  • 3 Hrs of Web Seminar & Daily Video Demo

Drug Discovery and Development Workshop

Date & Time - 15th March - 04th April, 2021

Sessions

  • Discovery Process : Target Identification & Validation, Lead Discovery
  • Computational Biology
  • Preclinical Development
  • Drug Manufacturing
  • Drug Development : Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
  • Diagnostics
  • Specify Drugs
  • Pharma / Biotech Startups

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Biologics & Biosimilars : Upstream & Downstream Technologies

Date & Time - 10th - 18th July, 2021

Sessions

  • Overview of Bioprocess Technologies for Biologics & Biosimilars
  • In silico Modelling Solutions for Biologics - BioLuminate
  • Upstream Processing
  • Harvest Technologies
  • Downstream Processing
  • Analytical & Functional Characterization
  • Panel Discussion on Issues and Challenges in BioprocessTechnologies for Biopharmaceuticals

Workshop on Biosafety & Biosecurity

Date & Time - 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 Oct & 6 Nov, 2021 - 02:00 PM to 06:00 PM IST

Workshop on Biosafety & Biosecurity in Microbiological and Biomedical Research, Diagnosis, and Clinical Care

Sessions :

  • Biosafety and Biosecurity in Animal Health Laboratories and Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine
  • Biological Safety Cabinet and Biohazardous Waste Management
  • Biosafety and Biosecurity Practices in Clinical Care
  • Biosafety and Biosecurity in High Containment Laboratories
  • Writing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) & Closing Sessions

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Hands-on Workshop on Chromatography Techniques

Date & Time - 28 Feb to 16 Mar 2022 ( Hands-on and Virtual )

Hands-on Training on Chromatography in association with Bionest-UoH and YMC India Pvt. Ltd. from February 28 – March 16, 2022 This workshop provided hands-on training and virtual training on chromatographic equipment and its applications/challenges to the students/scholars/faculty in the academic institutions and those working in the pharma and biopharma industries.

Drug Discovery & Development

Date & Time - March 15 - April 04, 2022


40+ Eminent Speakers from Industries


Workshop Topics

  • Discovery : Target identification and validation, including molecular modeling and drug design.
  • Pre-clinical Development : Drug metabolism, PK & PD studies.
  • Development : Drug manufacturing, process development, and formulation.
  • Clinical Development : Phase Ito IV studies, including Regulatory Affairs.
  • The Next Frontier : Emerging technologies, personalized medicine, and drug repurposing.
  • Hands-on Training Modules :
    • Computational Biology by Pine Biotech
    • Computational Structure-based Drug Design by Schrodinger

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Webinar Poster

Biorisk Management Workshop for Research Institutions with BSL-3 Laboratories (Online)

Date & Time - 18 - 20 November 2022

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Join us for a 3-day workshop on the convergence of cyber and biological sciences, where well be discussing current and future risks as these two fields converge. You'll have the opportunity to hear from international and national experts working in the fields of biosafety and biosecurity, cybersecurity, and biotechnology. This opportunity is limited to professionals working in BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratories.

WEBINARS

Invitation to the first webinar of FABA Academy

Know FABA Academy

Date & Time - 20th July 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKERS

Prof. Pallu Reddanna
School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad
(Executive President, FABA)

Dr. Nidhi Khurana
nidhifaba@gmail.com

Dr. Raga Deepthi Ediga
edigaragadeepthi@gmail.com

How to Choose the Career Best for You

Date & Time - 27th July 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Uday Saxena
Chief Mentor ,
Reagene Innovations Pvt.Ltd

About Speaker : Dr. Uday Saxena is currently a Co-Founder of start-up Biotech Company, ReaGene Biosciences. He has held Executive and Leadership positions at Parke-Davis in Ann Arbor, AtheroGenics in Atlanta (VP Drug Discovery), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (Chief Scientific Officer, US and India0 and Kareus Therapeutics (CEO). He has a PhD in Biochemistry from Memorial University and Post-doctoral training at Columbia University.

Career aspects after Bachelors and Master's in Life Sciences

Date & Time - 05th Aug 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. C.S. Sreenivas Rao

About Speaker : He is Founder and Director od Dhanush Academy, Kurnool. He is currently the Head of the Dept. of Zoology at St. Joseph's College, Kurnool.

Informatics and DATA SCIENCE : Career opportunities for sciences students in Industry and Academics

Date & Time - 19th Aug 2020; 03:00 AM - 04:30 PM

SPEAKER

Prof.(Dr.) Rajesh Kumar Sinha
deputy Director and Head Amity Medical School,
Amity University Haryana, Haryana, India.

About Speaker : Prof. Sinha is Doctorate in Health Informatics from Manipal Academy of higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka. His area of specialization and research includes big data analytics, cloud computing, designing and modeling health informatics application, developing application to support health information decumentation, behavioral and usabiity assessment.

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Application of new age technologies in Life Sciences

Date & Time - 26th Aug 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Palakodeti Ratnakar
Vice President & Practice Head - Life Sciences

About Speaker : Dr. Palakodeti Ratnakar is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in life sciences, pharmna and strategic leadership. His has deep understanding of pharrna industry made him recognized as an industry expert and trusted advisor for business partners and customers. He worked with Dr. Reddy's Laboratories as the Head of Strategy for Global Generics India business leading the Strategic marketing, Portfolio Management, Sales Planning, Market Research and new Strategic Initiatives.
He has a Ph.D., in management sciences from JNTU.

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Career Opportunities in Pharma and Clinical Data Management Sectors

Date & Time - 02nd Sep 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Sujit Tangadpalliwar

Surendra natha Reddy

Dr. Sujith Tangadpalliwar, a doctorate from the department of Pharmacoinformatics at National Institue of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, is currently working as a Data Scientist in Machine learning field at Hexaware Technologies in IT & Health Care domain

Surendra Natha Reddy established Clinnovo Research Labs (CRL) in 2005 with an objective of combining innovations in Clinical research with advanced technologies in data management and Clinical data analysis.

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Career Prospects for Students fo Biology : What IABM holds?

Date & Time - 09th Sep 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Indumathi Somasundaram
Director,
Indu's Academy of Biology & Medicine Affiliated to FABA,
India.

Dr. Indumathi is a former Assistant Professor at Department of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Socity, Kolhapur, Maharastra. She completed her Ph.D. in Stem Cell Biology from University of Madras, Chennai and was a Research Associate at National Institue of Nutrition, Hyderabad.

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Fundamentals skills required for a successful career in Life Sciences

Date & Time - 16th Sep 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Mandar Kulkarni, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
VCR Park, Vishakapatnam

After completing his Ph.D. from Purdue and fellowship from Yale, respectively, Dr. Kulkarni managed business as a senior scientist at M/Z Diagnostics, obtained an NIH-SBIR grant as a PI, and was awarded a Young scientist award by the FSG. At Sandor Lifesciences, as the Head of Molecular Biology and Genomics, he designed and executed numerous NGS, microarray and bioinformatics projects. Then, as the Chief Technology Officer at CGlndia, he managed all operations and lead the development of research services, diagnostics, biopharmna services, R&D, and genomics-based clinical assays in the area of precision oncology. He was also responsible for ensuring the financial success of the Indian business unit and established several high value collaborations in the Indian personalized oncology space. Currently, he is also a key member of the senior executive team and drives the scientific agenda at Lumiseek.

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Idea to Entrepreneur Journey

Date & Time - 23rd Sep 2020; 04:00 AM - 05:30 PM

SPEAKER

Mr. Prasad Jaladi, M.Sc.
Founder Chief Facilitator Suraksha, USA

Prasad has executive work experience in life sciences and IT industries.He has built international partnerships to promote science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Prasad is a mentor,judge at start up incubators and accelerators in the US.

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Agri-Biotechnology - Progress and Prospects

Date & Time - 07th Oct 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Ram Kaundinya
Director General,
Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII)

Ram Kaundinya is an expert in the field of management especially in the business of agriculture. He has a total corporate experience of about 35 years at very senior positions. He is an author, strategic management consultant, teacher and a policy analyst in India.

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Cell Based Therapies and Regenerative Medicine : Emerging Opportunities

Date & Time - 14th Oct 2020; 05:30 PM IST

SPEAKER

Dr. Mohan C Vemuri,
Ph.D. MBA, Director fisher Scientific, USA
Adjunct Professor : Regenerative Medicine, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

Dr. Mohan Vemuri is currently the Director, R&D of Cell and Gene Therapy, Cell Biology Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Dr. Vemuri has served as faculty and staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and designed stem cell based assays and lead drug discovery using cell culture systems to treat Parkinson's disease in GLP settings at Thomas Jefferson University. He also collaborates with different investigators in academia / industry to enable successful regenerative cell therapies in disease paradigms.

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Bio-Entrepreneurship: A Great career opportunity With Dr. Prabhu Mishra

Date & Time - 21st Oct 2020; 11:00 AM IST

SPEAKER

Prabhu Mishra
Founder CEO,
StemGenn Group

Dr. Mishra in literal terms is a 'Scientific Entrepreneur'. He has been awarded with a Doctoral degree and is trained in Biotech, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine. He is the Founder President of Anti-Aging Foundation, President of International Association of Stemcell & Regenerative Medicine and Ex-Secretary General of Stem Cell Society of India.

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Job or Entrepreneurship : Which Should be your Preference?

Date & Time - 28th Oct 2020; 11:00 AM IST

SPEAKER

Dr. Debamita Chatterjee,Ph.D
Ex-Postdoc Harcard Medical School

Healthcare / Medtech/Biopharma | Business Development - Global Innovation / Startup advisor - Global | Author | Speaker

Career Opportunities in Scientific Writing and Publishing

Date & Time - 04th Nov 2020; 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST

SPEAKER

Dr. Satyavati Kharde
Product Manager, Spring Nature Experiments, Database Group

Dr. Satyavati Kharde is currently a product manager at Springer Nature. An alumni of University of Hyderabad, Satyavati has more than nine years of experience in product management & development, scientific research and peer-review publications. She holds a PhD in structural biochemistry from University of Heidelberg, Germany and previously worked at EMBL, Germany and CCMB, India.

Skills Required for Employability in Phatma and Biotech Industry

Date & Time - 18th Nov 2020; 11:00 AM IST

SPEAKER

Mr. Sarveswara Rao M S
M. Pharma
Strategic Advisor : Great Four System Inc. & Director : Pharmatrain & HIQ Pharma

Mr. Sarveswara Rao is a seasoned Pharmaceutical Professional with over four decades of experience in Pharmaceutical R & D management. He has deep understanding of Pharma Industry and recognized as Research and Development expert. He has held Executive, Management and leadership roles in various National and international MNCs such as Warner Hindustan(Pfizer), SOL Pharma, Strides and Dr Reddy's Laboratories. He did his M.Pharm from Andhra University, Waltair.

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Challenges and Opportunities in Medical Devices Industry

Date & Time - 23rd Dec 2020, 11:00 AM IST

SPEAKER

Dr. D.C. Sharma
Head - Technical operations, Medical Research Institue for Devices Assessment (MRIDA) Palamur Biosciences Private Limited, Mahabubnagar, Telangana

Dr. D. C. Sharma Head -Technical Operations, Medical Research Institute for Devices Assessment (MRIDA) Palamur Biosciences Private Limited. Plahbubnagar, Telangana Dr. Sharma holds a Master's degree in Veterinary Sciences. He has experience working as an animal model specialist for infectious diseases at HCV. Singapore, and also for anti-Cancer drug discovery at Forma Therapeutics. He recently worked on Preclinical medical device testing at Innoheart Singapore and currently holds the position of Medical device Preclinical models specialist at PBS. India. Dr. Sharma has had hands-on experience for Cath lab Echo and OCT, for Cardiothoracic and vascular interventional surgeries in Large Animals(Swine), and also on Statistical Softwares. He is also skilled in Large animal preclinical cardiovascular device models.

Career Opportunities in Drug Discovery for LifeSciences Graduates

Date & Time - 10th Feb 2021, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM IST

SPEAKER

Ajith V. Kamath, PhD
Advisor, Pandorum Technologies, Bangalore

Ajith Kamath has 25+ years of preclinical drug discovery experience, primarily at Pfizer Worldwide R&D, USA. Ajith obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science and carried out postdoctoral studies at the Univ. of Texas - Austin and Stanford University. Ajith joined Pfizer's R&D center in Groton, CT and Cambridge, MA and worked there for 13+ years as an Associate Director. After 20 years in the US, he returned to India and served as Sr. V.P. at Jubilant Bios, for four years. Ajith rejoined Pfizer as the Head of External R&D Innovation, Worldwide R&D, Pfizer, India and successfully initiated collaborations with Indian pharma companies and academia. His team contributed to two drugs - one in the market and one is in the clinical trial.

Explore Opportunities for Higher Studies in Germany

Date & Time - 16th Dec 2020; 11:00 AM IST

SPEAKER

Dr. Jagadeesh Gandla
CEO and Co-Founder Daretostart.org An Indo-European organization

He has served as an accelerator programme manager at EIT Health. He is currently based in Munich, Germany. He is originally from India, obtained a PhD in 'Cancer Pain' from University of Heidelberg, Germany. Apart from his job he loves reading books and also runs a couple of organisations like Indian Empowerment Network (IEN) etc.

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Future of Science Technology Innovation

Date & Time - 01st March 2021

SPEAKER

Dr. Abhay Jere
Chief Innovation Officer,
Ministry of HRD, Govt of India

Dr. Abhay Jere Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of HRD, Govt Of India Dr. Abhay Jere is currently the Chief Innovation Officer for the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Before joining the ministry, Dr. Jere was Chief Scientist- Life Sciences and RHD Head for Persistent Systems Ltd.

Dr. Jere is very passionate about building a vibrant innovation ecosystem especially in higher education institutions and is working in this area since 2012. Since then he has organized many innovation initiatives at the national and local levels to identify and connect innovations and innovators with mentors and investors.

He is also the brain and driving force behind annual initiative 'Smart India Hackathon' which has now evolved as 'World's Biggest Open Innovation Model'

Agri - Biotechnology : Scientific and Industrial Perspective

Date & Time - 07th April, 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM IST

SPEAKER

Prof. Arjula Ramachandra Reddy, Ph.D,
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences

An outstanding scientist who made significant contributions to plant genetics, genomics and biotechnology in more than 5 decades of his research career with many publications in reputed scientific journals. His work on maize and rice genetics and biotechnology is recognized worldwide. Also, he is an academic administrator and an Institution Builder. He had research experience at world famous institutes such as the Johns Hopkins University, USA and Max Planck Institute, Germany. He has been a professor for 40 years at University of Hyderabad. He served in many capacities at National Institutions and top Government Committees of Department of Biotechnology, GOI

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IPR, Patents, and Career Opportunities

Date & Time - 31st May 2021, 04:00 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran
Executive Director & Practice Head of Patents Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan attorneys

Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran has more than 30 years of experience in the field of biochemistry and Molecular Biology with expertise in plant genomics, DNA fingerprinting, and genetic transformation. She has successfully supervised several Ph.D. students in the area of Plant Molecular Biology. She has more than 100 publications to her credit in various International and Indian journals.

Two Challenges : COVID-19 and Mucorycosis Management

Date & Time - 05th June 2021, 05:00 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Vinnakota Sriprakash
Chief Consultant Specialist Microsurgeon, Microcare ENT Hospital & Research Institue, Hyderabad

Dr. Vinnakota Sriprakash had 20 years experience as Consultant ENT surgeon in various hospitals of Hyderabad. Vast experience of Advanced Techniques in ENT -Hearing Restoration Reconstructive Surgeries like Stapedotomy, Tympanoplasty, Ossiculoplasty, BAHA and Cochlear Implantation, Neurotology, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Endoscopic DCR,Phonosurgery, Micro laryngeal Surgery, LASER Surgery, Radio Frequency Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Snoring Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgeries. He is the first and only non-American ENT surgeon trained by Cochlear Americas, USA (2007) only Indian ENT Surgeon trained by Cochlear Americas, USA and Advanced Bionics, USA (2007).

FABA Academy Graduate Student Forum : Building a Global Training and Networking Society

Date & Time - 25th June 2021, 04:30 PM IST

SPEAKERS

Prof. Pallu Reddanna
Executive President - FABA
Senior Professor (Retd.),
School of Life Sciences, UoH Director, ASPIRE, BioNest

Dr. Uday Saxena
Co-founder Chair,
ReaGene Biosciences

Prof. Hemalatha Reddy
Former Principal
Sri Venkateswara College,
Delhi University

Dr. Sambashiva
Treasurer -FABA
Founder & CEO,
AB Consultants, Hyderabad

Dr. Nidhi Khurana
Academic Coordinator
FABA Academy

Present and Future Opportunities in the Biopharma and Vaccine Industries

Date & Time - 26 June 2021, 05:00 PM

SPEAKER

Dr. Rajan Sriraaman
Head R&D - Vaccines
Reliance Life Sciences

Rajan Sriraman has done his masters from MS University Baroda, PhD from Tata Energy Research Institute, Delhi. He did his post-doctoral training at the Technical University of Aachen, Germany. He has been working in vaccines R&D for the past 16 years in different organizations and roles in India, and Germany. He was part of the team that developed the world's first Typhoid-CRM197 conjugate vaccine. He played a pivotal role in the development of Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, Hepatitis-A and Measles Vaccines in his long career. He has extensive knowledge of the HPV vaccine. He was trained at NIH on pseudo-virus neutralization assays and has supervised several Masters and PhD theses on this topic. Rajan has authored 24 peer-reviewed papers in international journals. He has filed over 14 patents in recombinant protein expressions and vaccine technology. He has also authored two book chapters. Rajan is currently heading the Vaccines R&D at Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai.

How to build a Career in Science - My Experiences by Dr. Uday Saxena

Date & Time - 19 Aug 2021, 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM IST

SPEAKER

Uday Saxena, Ph.D.
Co-Founer,
ReaGena Innovations

Dr. Uday Saxena is currently a Co-Founder of a start-up Biotech Company, ReaGene Innovations. He has held Executive and Leadership positions at Parke-Davis in Ann Arbor, AtheroGenics in Atlanta (VP Drug Discovery), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (Chief Scientific Officer, US and India) and Kareus Therapeutics (CEO). He did M.Sc from University of Hyderabad, Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Memorial University and Post-doctoral training at Columbia University. His passion is to continue being an entrepreneur having initiated biotech companies in the US and India. He is one of the few executives who combine excellence in science as well as the business side of pharma including being part of a start-up that was successfully listed on wall street (NASDAQ).

Webinar Poster

DNA Fingerprinting and its Medico Legal Applications

Date & Time - 06 October 2021, 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM IST

SPEAKER

Dr. K. Thangaraj
Director,
Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad.

Dr. K. Thangaraj A the Director of Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) at Hyderabad. Prior to this, he was Chief Scientist at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (COMB), Hyderabad. HA main research interests are; origin of modern human, cardiovascular diseases, mitochondrial disorders, and male infertility. He A an elected Fellow of - Adian Academy of Sciences; Indian National Science Academy; and National Academy of Sciences. He is a recipient of J C Bose Fellowship, Sun Pharma Research Award in Medical Sciences, Raman Research Fellowship, etc. He is a Board Editor of Mitochondrion; Associate Editor of BMC Medical Genetics; BMC Genetics; Tropical Medicine and International Health, and member of the Editorial Board of - Scientific Reports, Human Genetics, and Clinical Genetics. He was the President of the Indian Society of Human Genetics (2011 - 2015) and the founder of the Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine.

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Webinar Poster

Career opportunities in Life Sciences

Date & Time - 09 January 2022, 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM IST

SPEAKERS

Nidhi Khurana, PhD
FABA Academy Coordinator
Founding Member - Metis Hive

Kalyani Korla, PhD
Technical Project Manager,
Metflux Research Pvt.Ltd.
Founding Member - Metis Hive

Webinar Poster

Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology : Biomass to Biofuels & Chemicals

Date & Time - 10 February 2022, 04:00 PM IST

ABOUT SPEAKER

Prof. Ashok Pandey
DPhil, FBRS, FNASc, FRSB, FISEES, FIOBB, FAMI, FICT, FVVSSET BRSI Distinguished Fellow, HTBS National Innovation Chair UPES Distinguished Professor Distinguished Scientist, Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Webinar Poster

Rewrite : Play to your Strengths to become a Science Communicator

Date & Time - 21 May 2022, 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

This session is an opportunity to share practical guidance on the value of science communication. The guidance is based on lessons learned from one-to-one career coaching sessions, experience from past roundtable sessions, as well as Dr. Anand's personal career trajectory leading into science communication. Dr. Anand works as an associate medical director at an advertising agency determined to make healthcare more human. His role involves working with scientists, medical doctors, storytellers, designers, illustrators and animators to bridge the gap between science and people.

Webinar Poster

3D Bioprinted Humanised Disease Organ Models for Drug Discovery

Date & Time - 24 June 2022, 12:30 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Dr. Uday Saxena is currently a Co-Founder of start-up Biotech Company , ReaGene Innovations. He has held Executive and Leadership positions at Parke-Davisin Ann Arbor, AtheroGenics in Atlanta (VP Drug Discovery), Dr.Reddy's Laboratories(Chief Scientific Officer, US and India) and Kareus Therapeutics(CEO). He has a PhD in Biochemistry from Memorial University and Post-doctoral training at Columbia University. He was associated with the Team at Parke-Davis/Pfizer that discovered Lipitor/atorvastatin, the largest selling(peak sales of S17 billion dollars) drug in pharma business. He led teams that brought several drug candidates from an idea into the clinic.

Webinar Poster

RNAI Technologies and Career Opportunities

Date & Time - 22 July 2022, 12:30 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Prof. M. V. Rajam is currently working as a UGC BSR Faculty Fellow in the Department of Genetics, University of Delhi, South Campus after his superannuation in February 2020, and has over 35 years of teaching and 42 years research experience. He has made significant contributions in the fields of plant biotechnology, polyamine physiology and molecular biology, and RNA interference and artificial microRNA technology, and published over 175 publications, including book chapters/reviews.

He has also received several honours and awards, including the Rockefeller Foundation Biotech Carrier Fellowship and ‘Shiksha Rattan Puraskar’ by the India International Friendship Society, Delhi 2011. He is a Fellow of four prestigious Academies, The Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi), National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad), Indian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (New Delhi) and Telangana State Academy of Sciences (Hyderabad), and member of several learned scientific societies, including ‘Plant Tissue Culture Association of India.

Webinar Poster

Journey Across Genome Webinar

Date & Time - 04 Aug 2022, 03:00 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Anu Acharya is a serial entrepreneur, columnist, poet, and a charismatic speaker. As the Founder 8 CEO of Mapmygenome, she introduced the concept of personal genomics in India with the launch of Genomepatri in 2013. She co-founded and pioneered her first venture Ocimum Biosolutions from 2000 to 2013 through innovative bioinformatics and LIMS solutions, global acquisitions, awards, and fund raises.

Webinar Poster

The Role of Genome & MicroBiome in Human Health, Wellness & Disease

Date & Time - 08 Sep 2022, 03:00 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Dr Gautam Das is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of a genomics start-up company 'miBiome Therapeutics LLP' (https://mibiome.com/), specializing in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and biotechnology, he is the Chief Scientific Advisor of Microbiome Research Pvt. Ltd. (http://www.microbiome.in).

He did his master's in Animal Sciences from the University of Hyderabad, PhD in Molecular Microbiology from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and post-doctoral research in genomics and cancer at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA. He had held Asst. Vice-President and Head of Biomaterials (Synthetic Biology) position at the R & D division of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He has served as Associate Faculty Member of 'Faculty of 1000'. He has won several awards, including the 'Special Recognition Award for Genetic Modification Efforts, 'Team Excellence Award', 'Leadership Excellence Award' and 'Synthetic Biology Catalyst Award, at RIL.

Webinar Poster

Critical requirements to position India as the vaccine and medical manufacturing capital of the world

Date & Time - 29 Sep 2022, 05:00 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Dr Gautam Das is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of a genomics start-up company 'miBiome Therapeutics LLP' (https://mibiome.com/), specializing in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and biotechnology, he is the Chief Scientific Advisor of Microbiome Research Pvt. Ltd. (http://www.microbiome.in).

He did his master's in Animal Sciences from the University of Hyderabad, PhD in Molecular Microbiology from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and post-doctoral research in genomics and cancer at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA. He had held Asst. Vice-President and Head of Biomaterials (Synthetic Biology) position at the R & D division of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He has served as Associate Faculty Member of 'Faculty of 1000'. He has won several awards, including the 'Special Recognition Award for Genetic Modification Efforts, 'Team Excellence Award', 'Leadership Excellence Award' and 'Synthetic Biology Catalyst Award, at RIL.

Webinar Poster

Food, Nutrition and Environment in Health and Disease

Date & Time - 03 November 2022, 07:00 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Dr. Khadar Vali worked hard for 20 years to bring back Siridhanya, which is also called positive millets and was almost extinct. He got his Ph.D. from the 11Sc and did postdoctoral research in the United States. His research involved making chemicals like Dioxin less dangerous. Dr. Khadar came up with a way to grow the positive millets naturally called "Kadu Krishi," which is also called "Jungle Farming."

Webinar Poster

Skilling to bridge the academy-industry gap

Date & Time - 07 December 2022, 04:00 - 06:00 PM IST

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Dr. Khadar Vali worked hard for 20 years to bring back Siridhanya, which is also called positive millets and was almost extinct. He got his Ph.D. from the 11Sc and did postdoctoral research in the United States. His research involved making chemicals like Dioxin less dangerous. Dr. Khadar came up with a way to grow the positive millets naturally called "Kadu Krishi," which is also called "Jungle Farming."