National eminar ICCONS is an autonomous institute under Govt. of The Place S for the comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment, management, rehabilitation, and research and , geographically located exactly at the central part of development in the area of cognitive and Kerala is famous as the railway entry point to the state though Genetics of Complex communicative disorders. It is the first NABH accredited gap of the Western Ghats and serves as the nerve neuroscience centre in the country. The Neurogenetics centre of rail traffic. It is located on the banks of the river Nila, Disorders Department of ICCONS has full-fledged, state-of-art which groomed the culture and life of the part of facilities for basic and advanced molecular and genetics Kerala. The Cochin bridge, constructed here over 100 years Shedding light on the genetic causes of complex diseases research. The research projects are being sponsored by Cochin bridge central and state govt funding agencies. These projects are aimed at unravelling the evolutionary, genetic and neurobiological mechanisms involved in basic cognitive functions.

Important Dates Co-sponsors Deadline for the submission of abstracts - 1st Dec, 2017 Acceptance of abstracts - 12th Dec, 2017 th Submission of slides for presentations - 8 Jan, 2018 back was the first road connection between southern and Preparation of abstracts- 300 words; MS Times new Roman, font size 12; northen parts of the state. The world renowned Kerala 1.5 line spacing Kalamandalam, the learning and training centre for traditional 12-13 E-Posters- The poster presentations will be in the E-Poster format. It is performing art forms, is located on the other bank of the river an electronic version of the traditional boards, and is displayed on at Shoranur. The monitor screens using Power Point slides. E-Poster may include text, region, to some figures, tables and images and NO video/animations. Selected E-Posters Kerala kalamandalam 2018 will displayed during the specific time slot. Conventional printed poster extent, has is not required. withstood the Mail your abstracts/Slides/E-Posters to [email protected] rapid urbanization of Kerala, and Department of Neurogenetics Registration Fees ( ) still maintains Dec 18 Jan 10 Spot most of its pristine Students 600 800 1000 beauty with lush Professionals 1000 1200 1500 www.iccons.co.in greenery, crisp fresh air and vast stretches of picturesque paddy ICCONS Hospital Business 5000 6000 7000 fields, fringed with swaying Palmyra palms. The charm of the Registration forms/ accommodation options can be downloaded from region has fascinated many a writers and poets and the area has ICCONS website. TA/DA will be provided for the candidates selected for been a favorite location for moviemakers for its finest frames oral presentations, subject to the availability of funds. with majestic heritage homes, temples and ponds. Kavalappara, Bank Details- Project Director SRCCD, SB Ac No. 57008357122 3 km form the Shoranur SBI Shoranur town branch, IFSC: SBIN0070787 town, where ICCONS is situated, was the ICCONS Hospital Academic Block under construction Registration centre of erstwhile “ “Kavalappara Desam”, a 72 km Dr. Anitha A. Pillai 8589 970 422 Coimbatore feudal family that

116 km Accommodation and enquiries Kavalappara palace controlled 96 villages till Shoranur the 19th century. A part of Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences 84 km Dr. Thanseem Ismail 8589 970 421 the Kavalappara palace still exists, though in ruins, just Kavalappara, Shoranur 679 523 Kochi Dr. Mahesh M V 9072 734 647 adjacent to the Institute main campus. An Autonomous Institute under the Govt of Kerala Program Venue: ICCONS Seminar Hall DAY 1 January 12, 2018 DAY 2 January 13, 2018

Registration 08.00 AM onwards Breakfast 08.00 AM

There is an upward trend in the use Inauguration 08.30 AM Session VII: Bioinformatics in the study of complex diseases of genomic tools for the clinical diagnosis 09.00 AM of genetic disorders, and its contribution is likely to Session I: Genetics and epigenetics of complex disorders Dr. Ganesh Chauhan Centre for Brain Research Dr. Moinak Banerjee increase considerably in the near future. To accelerate this 09.30 AM Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Dept. of Molecular Neurobiology & Genetics progress, it is essential to elucidate the etiological mechanisms of Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) diseases and to identify innovative approaches for developing Thiruvananthapuram genetic screening tests. However, dissecting the genes and Session VIII: Ethical, legal and social issues in genetic testing and counseling for complex genetic disorders mechanisms involved in complex diseases has yielded only Tea break 10.15 AM limited success owing to the polygenic nature of these disorders; Prof. K. P. Aravindan 09.45 AM Session II: From genome-wide association studies several genetic and environmental factors contribute to the ICMR Medical Research Unit (GWAS) to causality Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode pathogenesis of complex disorders. The conference will feature recent advances in high throughput sequencing technologies for Prof. Dwaipayan Bharadwaj 10.30 AM Tea break 10.30 AM the detection of polygenic susceptibility, bioinformatics tools for School of Life Sciences Session IX: Oral Presentations 10.45 AM Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) data mining, and ethical, legal and social issues in genetic New Delhi Chair: Dr. K. Thangaraj testing and counseling for complex disorders. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Session III: Oral Presentations 11.15 AM Hyderabad This event will bring together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, research scientists, bioinformaticians and Chair: Dr. Moinak Banerjee Lunch break 12.15 PM Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) technology developers interested in using genomic Thiruvananthapuram Session X: Disease burden in South Asia: Population and advances for a deeper understanding of the genomic perspectives 12.45 PM pathogenic mechanisms of complex Lunch break Dr. K. Thangaraj 01.00 PM genetic disorders. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Session IV: Clinical integration of emerging genome Hyderabad sequencing technologies: From next-generation sequencing Session XI: E-poster Presentations 01.45 PM We invite to fourth-generation sequencing researchers, medical Dr. Vinod Scaria 01.30 PM Tea break 03.00 PM doctors and students who are CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Session XII: Imaging genetics in neurologic engaged in Genetics, Molecular Biology, New Delhi disorders Biochemistry research to present their Session V: observations. All other interested parties are E-poster Presentations 02.15 PM Dr. P.A. Suresh 03.15 PM Institute for Communicative and Cognitive also welcome. Tea break 03.30 PM Neurosciences, Shoranur, Palakkad

Session VI: Sponsor’s Presentations 03.45 PM Concluding Remarks 04.00 PM Dr. PA Suresh MD, DM, MBA Dr. Anitha A. Pillai Ph D Chairman Organising Secretary Dr. Anitha A. Pillai Day End 04.30 PM ICCONS, Shoranur, Palakkad