Session - I
February 3
Focus: Clinical risk factors, lifestyle contributors, and modern approaches in cardiology.
Cardiovascular & Lifestyle Medicine
Excessive Screen Time , Stress, Smoking ,SLT and Transfats - Chief Villain for CAD in Young
Shridhar Dwivedi
MD, PhD, FAMS, FRCP (UK), FIACS (Canada)
Senior Consultant Cardiologist &
Head of Academics at National Heart Institute,
Cardiology Training in India: does it need a rethink
Aditya Kapoor
DM, FACC, FESC, FCSI
Head of Cardiology
Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS
Hyperhomocysteinemia and Conventional Risk Factors in Young CAD Patients
Suresh Kumar
Principal and Director
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College & Hospital, Rohini, Delhi-110085
Disturbed flows and vascular disease: Insights using an endothelium-on-chip platform
Namrata Gundiah
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
Session - II
February 3
Focus:Emerging infections, global responses, and innovative pathogen diagnostic strategies..
Global Health, Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance
Virus assembly as a target step for development of antivirals
Manidipa Banerjee
Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi
Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Dengue Virus Infection
G. Senthil Kumar,
Integrative Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology
Peptides as Immunotherapeutic agent in infection and inflammation
Shailza Singh
Scientist - F
NCCS Pune
Whole genome sequencing and its applications in diagnostic bacteriology
Abu Salim Mustafa
Professor and Consultant
Chairman, Department of Microbiology
Kuwait University
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Its Systemic Impact on Multiorgan Morbidities
Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029
Phytosterols as inhibitors of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1): an in silico study
Khurshid Alam Khan
BS Abdurrahman University
Cytology: A Rapid Diagnostic Approach to Parotid Gland Tuberculosis
Sufian Zaheer
Professor and Director
VMMC and Safdarjang Hospital,
New Delhi
Email Id:sufianzaheer@gmail.com
International Treaty on Global
Pandemics to Face Future Pandemics
S.K. Varshney
Professor Emeritus, Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India, New Delhi
Session - III
February 3
Neurology, Neurodegeneration & Translational Neuroscience
Focus: Diagnostics, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies in neurological diseases.
Cerebral small vessel disease and future therapeutic targets
Jayanta Roy
MD, DM(Neuro), FRCP (Lond)
Director and Head of Neurology
Manipal Hospitals, Kolkata
Early-Onset Parkinson’s in India: A Gene–Environment Response
Achal Kumar Srivastava
Professor, Department of Neurology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Mitochondrial ATPase AFG3L2 and Its Roles in Neurological Diseases
Somasish Ghosh Dastidar
Associate Professor
Center for Molecular Neurosciences,
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
Mitochondrial Dynamics, a Key Executioner in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Anand K. Tiwari
Dean (Academics) - Professor
Institute of Advanced Research/IIAR
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Stroke prevention and awareness
Neera Chaudhry
Professor, Department of Neurology
Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research
Phenotyping of Pain in Patients with Chronic Insomnia
Nasreen Akhtar
Additional Professor
Department of Physiology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 110029
Clinical diagnostics and Translational Neurology: Now and the future
Debashish Chowdhury
Professor and Head
Department of Neurology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research
Western diet mediated metaflammation as a key driver of tau propagation in Alzheimer’s disease
Neha Basheer
Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroimmunology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
Modulators of the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway to Reduce Oxidative Stress: Relevance to Parkinson’s Disease
B. Padmanabhan
Professor & Head
Department of Biophysics
National Institute of Mental Health
and Neuro Sciences, Road, Bangalore
Advances in Clinical Diagnostics in Dementia
Masaraf Hussain
Professor and Head
Department of Neurology
AIIMS Guwahati, Assam
Session - IV
February 4
Oncology, Cancer Diagnostics & Precision Therapeutics
Focus: Molecular oncology, antivirals, cancer biomarkers, and therapeutic innovations.
EROB1 plays key role in endoplasmic reticulum stress induced cellular senescence in cancer cell
Imteyaz Qamar
Gautam Budha University
Advancing Metastatic Breast Cancer Care with Eribulin: An Indian Outlook
Rupal Tripathi
Principal Research Officer
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi
Repurposing Adapalene to Inhibit CD44-Mediated Stemness and Metastatic Potential in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
Manzoor Ahmad Mir
Cancer Biology Lab, Department of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
Development of newer biomarkers for cancers
Arnab Pal
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Radiation-guided theranostic antibody conjugates for precision imaging and therapy of cancer
Vaishali Kapoor
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Session - V
February 4
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Diagnostic Imaging
AI-driven radiology, computational methods, and next-gen diagnostic support.
Next generation sequencing and integration of AI ML in biomarker`
Ravinder Kumar
NIT Calicut
AI/ML based approaches to predict efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells in septic preclinical models
Aruna Rakha Arora
Additional Professor, Department of Translational And Regenerative Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
AI and ML in clinical decision support
Sudip Kr. Datta
Professor and Head,
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
Electroencephalography: Technical Aspects & Other Determinants
Nitin K. Sethi,
MD, FAAN
Chairman Neurosciences and Senior Consultant
PSRI Hospital, New Delhi, India
dr.nitinsethi@psri.net
8929429866
Artificial Intelligence in diagnostic imaging
Dinesh Gupta
Group Leader, Translational Bioinformatics Group
ICGEB
Session - VI
February 4
Molecular Biology, Genomics & Cellular Mechanisms
Focus: Core molecular mechanisms shaping disease, immunity, and cell processes.
Structural Insights into Shikimate Pathway Enzymes and Their Inhibitors
Pravindra Kumar
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee
Advancing NeuroAIDS Management: Global Therapeutic Perspectives
Shailendra Saxena
Vice Dean, Professor & Head
Centre for Advanced Research (CFAR),
King George's Medical University (KGMU),
Lucknow
Understanding the role of PezAT and MbcTA toxin-antitoxin systems in the pathophysiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ramandip Singh
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad-Gurugram expressway
p53-Mediated Control of LINE1 Retrotransposon R-Loops
Bhavana Tiwari
Department of Biological Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur, Odhisha
TLR-Mediated Aggresome-Like Structures in Antibacterial Defense
S. Murty Srinivasula
Professor, School of Biology, IISER - Thiruvananthapuram
Cytoprotective Autophagy in ART-Resistant Plasmodium: A Survival Strategy
Shailja Singh
Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067
MicroRNA Regulation of B-Cell Development and Immune Disorders
Sathees C Raghavan
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Session - VII
February 4
Advanced Biomaterials, Biosensors & Biomedical Engineering
Focus: Core molecular mechanisms shaping disease, immunity, and cell processes.
Biosensing probes for clinical and nutritional applications
Sonu Gandhi
Biosensor and Nano Bioengineering Laboratory
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana
advanced diagnostics, clinical engineering, and multidisciplinary medical technology development`
Soumya Sundaram
SCTIMST, TVM
Waste-derived cellulose encapsulated bimetallic (Fe/Al) composite (WD-CBMC) for the removal of fluoride: Waste to functional materials
Suphiya Khan
Deputy Director, Dr. Banshi dhar Institute for Industrial Research, Gurugram
Session - VIII
February 6
Microbiome, Metagenomics & Host–Pathogen Interactions
Focus: Host immune dynamics, pathogen strategies, and microbiome-driven disease.
Molecular genomics of infectious disease
Timir Tripathi
FNA (As.), MNASc., MRSB, MRSC
Professor of Molecular Biology
Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences
North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya
Microbial-Inspired Molecular Strategies to Combat Pathogen Biofilm and Virulence
Fazlurrahman Khan
Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea
Microbial community and functions involved in smokeless tobacco product: a metagenomic approach
Mausumi Bharadwaj
FAScT, FNASc.
ICMR-Emeritus Scientist
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Medical Research, AcSIR
ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research, Noida,
Pathogenic breaches: how viruses compromise blood-tissue barriers
Sunit K. Singh
Director, Dr. B R Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research (ACBR), University of Delhi, Delhi
Session - IX
February 6
Clinical Practice, Critical Care & Ethical Dimensions
Focus: Practical clinical challenges, ICU medicine, and healthcare ethics.
Anesthetic management of a case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis for whole lung lavage
Nishtha Kachru
Professor, Dept of Anesthesia and intensive care
VMMC and SJH, New Delhi
Ethics & Professionalism in Healthcare Sector
Ayan Kumar Das
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
HIMSR, Hamdard Nagar, Delhi-110062
Candidiasis and Aspergillosis in the ICU: Invasive Fungal Infections Beyond Neutropenia
Armin Ahmed
Additional Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine, King George Medical University, Lucknow
Session - X
February 6
Translational Medicine, Regenerative Therapy & Novel Therapeutic Approaches
Focus: Bridging lab-to-clinic efforts in therapy, regenerative medicine, and translational science.
Herbomineral Medicine Peedanil Gold Exerts Analgesia in Neuropathy by Moderating Inflammatory Response
Anurag Varshney
Vice President and Head - Drug Discovery and Development, University of Patanjali, Haridwar
Mammalian development, stem cells, regeneration and disease
Sam Mathew
Regional Centre of Biotechnology, Faridabad