National Symposium on Innovation in TB Diagnostics, Drug Targets and Biomarkers
January 27-28, 2014

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Last Updated: September 25, 2023

List of Confirmed Guest Speakers

International:

1.	Dr. Robert A. Ollar Head,  Molecular Biology, St. Vincent Hospital & Asst. Professor of Neurology, New York Medical College & Director of Research & Development, Infectech, USA New York Medical College, New York, USA	Title of talk to be received (Plenary Lecture)
2.	Dr. Sheldon Brown Section Chief,  Infectious Diseases James J Peters VAMC, Associate Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai130 W. Kingsbridge Rd, SUB-JBronx, NY	Title of talk to be received

National:

Sr. No.	Name	Title of Talk
1	Prof. Anil K. Tyagi Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi	Title of talk to be received
2	Dr. Arun Chandrashekar President-R and D Bhat Biotech (I) Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, Karnataka	Development of a serum biomarker  based method for detection of tuberculosis
3	Dr. T. Balganesh Distinguished Scientist, CSIR – Centre for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation C-MMACS, NAL Belur Campus, Bangalore	Title of talk to be received (Plenary Lecture)
4	Dr. Sharmistha Banerjee Reader, Department of Biochemistry School of Life Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad	Title of talk to be received
5	Dr. H.F. Daginawala Senior Consultant in Biochemistry, Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur	Chairperson
6	Dr. Deepak Sharma Research scientist 'C' Vaccine and Infectious Disease Research Centre (VIDRC) Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Gurgaon, Haryana	Exploring mycobacterial regulatory network: A systems biology approach
7	Dr. P. K. Ghosh Managing Director KEE-GAD Biogen Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi	Panelist  Panel Discussion on Academic and Industrial Cooperation in TB Diagnostics and Drug Development
8	Dr. Peyush Goyal Scientist C Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi	Chairperson
9	Dr. Joy Sarojini Michael Professor Department of Microbiology Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu	Accuracy in Diagnosis of tuberculosis
10	Dr. Kangjam Rekha Devi Scientist D Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh	Emergence of Beijing strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Northeastern region of India
11	Dr. T.S. Keshava Prasad Faculty Scientist Institute of Bioinformatics International Technology Park (ITPB). Bangalore	Advances in High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry and its Utility in Characterizing Disease Biomarkers
12	Dr. T. Madhan Mohan Adviser Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi	Guest of Honour
13	Dr. L.S Meena Principal Scientist CSIR - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi	Biochemical characterization of an S-adenosyl-L-methionine dependent methyltransferase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
14	Dr. D. K. Mendiratta Professor & Head Department of Microbiology Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Sevagram	Utility of PSC (Paraffin Slide Culture) in NTM
15	Dr. R.S. Paranjape Scientist G & Director National AIDS Research Institute, Pune	Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis
16	Dr.  GBKS Prasad Head School of Studies in Biochemistry Jiwaji University, Gwalior	Chairperson
17	Dr. (Mrs.) Pratibha Narang Secretary, Kasturba Health Society & Director Professor Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Inst. of Medical Sciences, Sevagram	Title of talk to be received
18	Dr. Pranita Waghmare Asst. Professor, Dept of Biochemistry MGIMS, Sevagram	Multiantigen and antibody SEVA TB ELISA for immunoscreening of suspected cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis
19	Dr. Rahul Narang Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, MGIMS, Sevagram	Rolling out of the Newer TB Diagnostics under RNTCP in South India- success and challenges
20	Dr. Rajpal Singh Kashyap Sr. Research Consultant, Biochemistry Research Lab Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur	Tuberculous Meningitis: Interesting observations from a tertiary neuro health care centre
21	Dr. M.V.R. Reddy Professor  & Head Dept of Biochemistry Mahatma Gandhi Inst. of Medical Sciences, Sevagram	Chairperson
22	Prof. Sarman Singh Professor & Head, Division of Clinical Microbiology & Molecular Medicine All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi	Title of talk to be received
23	Dr. Shama Bhat Founder, Chairman and Managing Director Bhat Bio-Tech India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore	Panelist  Panel Discussion on Academic and Industrial Cooperation in TB Diagnostics and Drug Development
24	Dr. V. D. Sharma Deputy Director, Scientist E Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology,  National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (ICMR), Tajganj, Agra, UP	Molecular and Immunodiagnostics for Tuberculosis at Hospital and Community Control Programmes
25	Dr. Shekhar C. Mande Director, National Centre for Cell Science Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune	Title of talk to be received
26	Dr.  Soumya Swaminathan Scientist G & Director National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai	Keynote Address & Panelist
27	Dr. Shridhar Narayanan, Vice President and Head, Infection iScience, Astra Zeneca, Bangalore	Keynote Address & Panelist
28	Dr. Srikant Prasad Tripathy Director National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra	Clinical trials in the management of HIV  associated tuberculosis
29	Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy Scientist, Organic Chemistry Division National Chemical Laboratory, Pune	Title of talk to be received
30	Dr. Sunitha Manjari Senior Technical Officer Bioinformatics Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune	Title of talk to be received
31	Mrs. Supriya Kashikar General Manager (R&D) GeNext Genomics Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur	Novel Approach to Identify and Validate Drug Target in Tuberculosis
32	Dr. G.M. Taori Director Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS) Nagpur	Moderator Panel Discussion on Academic and Industrial Cooperation in TB Diagnostics and Drug Development
33	Dr. Taslimarif  Saiyed Director and COO Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms NCBS-TIFR, Bangalore	Panelist Panel Discussion on Academic and Industrial Cooperation in TB Diagnostics and Drug Development
34	Dr. Vanaja Kumar Senior Scientist, Centre for Drug Discovery and Development (3D), Sathyabama University, Chennai	Title of talk to be received
35	Prof. M. A. Vijayalakshmi, Director, CBST Vellore Institute of Technology Deemed University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu	Title of talk to be received (Plenary Lecture)
36	Dr. Vijay J. Upadhye Post-doctoral Research Scientist Research Department P D Hinduja Hospital and National Medical Research Centre, Mumbai	Title of talk to be received