3rd World Congress on Biotechnology September 13-15, 2012 International Convention Centre,

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Invitation

With a huge success from the first two meetings of World Congress on Biotechnology, OMICS Group, the World Class Open Access Publisher and Scientific Events Organizer cordially invites you to the “3rd World Congress on Biotechnology” to be held from September 13-15, 2012 at Hyderabad, India.

Biotechnology-2012 anticipates 50 Keynote Speakers, 300 Oral Presentations, and 1000 Poster Presentations from all over the world.

The attending delegates include more than 200 Editorial Board Members of OMICS Group Journals related to Biotechnology. This is an excellent opportunity to the delegates of Indian Universities and Institutes to interact with the world class Scientists.

Organizing Committee invited the best of the faculty and experts at both international and national levels. HICC is the best venue and is rated second to none in whole of South Asia with state-of-the-art facilities which can accommodate more than 10000 participants.

The main theme of the conference is “Addressing New Challenges and Emerging Issues in Biotechnology”

Register for the conference along with your colleagues and avail group discounts.

Regards,

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Organizing Committee of Biotechnology-2012

Mukesh Verma S. V. Eswaran Marin Berovic Jimmy Thomas Efird Ara Kanekanian Jagat R. Kanwar National Institutes University of Delhi University of Ljubljana East Carolina University Cardiff Metropolitan Deakin University of Health, USA India Republic of Solvenia USA University, UK Australia

Sudhakar Akul Yakkanti Pascal Dohmen Raffaele Porta George Perry Katherine M Pappas Shailendra K. Saxena Boys Town National University of Leipzig University of Naples University of Texas University of Athens Centre for Cellular and Research Hospital, USA Germany Italy USA Greece Molecular Biology, India Confirmed Speakers: Dipak K. Dube, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA D. Srinivasa Rao, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India Khizroev Sakhrat, Florida International University, USA Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, North-West University, South Africa Manfred Philipp, City University of New York, USA Madhab K.Chattopadhyay, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India Vishal Agrawal, Aragen Biosciences, USA M. Sudhakara Reddy, Thapar University, India Balaji Venkatesagowda, Lakehead University, Canada Ashraf El-Sayed, Zagazig University, Egypt Bhagavatula Moorthy, Baylor College of Medicine, USA S. M. Bhatt, Lovely Professional University, India Carlos M. Corvalan, Purdue University, USA Rani P. George, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, India AW Thomas, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK P. Velusamy, SRM University, India Mauro Prato, Universita di Torino, Italy T. R. Keerthi, Mahatma Gandhi University, India Syamalima Dube, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA H. K. Manonmani, Central Food Technological Research Institute-Mysore, India Bharat Bhusan Patnaik, Chonnam National University, South Korea Carmalin Ayyappan, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, India Arokiaraj Pappusamy, Manipal International University, Malaysia Nishith Verma, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, India Loredana Mariniello, University of Naples, Italy Manish K. Chourasia, Central Drug Research Institute-Lucknow, India Alberto Reis, National Laboratory for Energy & Geology, Portugal Naveen Kumar, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India Vijay Kumar Saxena, Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, India Suresh Gupta, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India Archana Verma, National Dairy Research Institute, India Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Indian Agricultural Research Institute-New Delhi, India Rajib Deb, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India Medicharla V Jagannadham, Cellular and Molecular Biology-Hyderabad, India Narayana Saibaba K.V, GITAM University, India Suneetha Vuppu, VIT University, India Anuradha Bhardwaj, National Dairy Research Institute, India Jerome A, Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, India Brijesh Kumar, Central Drug Research Institute, India Tuhin Rashmi, AMITY University, India V. K. Morya, Inha University, Korea Sharmila Chattopadhyay, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India Asit Kumar Mandal, Directorate of Seed Research, India Smita Raghuvanshi, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India Varij Nayan, Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes-Hisar, India Gopal Samy B, St. Michael College of Engineering & Technology, India R. Gopinadh, GITAM University, India Zahoorullah S MD, Joginpally B R Engineering College, India Satyawati Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India Dev Mani Pandey, Birla Institute of Technology, India B. Surendar Reddy, Central Drug Research Institute-Lucknow, India Jeevaratnam Kadirvelu, Pondicherry University, India Kusuma Kumari Panda, AMITY University, India Sujata Das, Lovely Professional University, India Swapan Kumar Maiti, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India Subhajit Majumder, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Rajasthan, India T. Ugandhar, Karimnagar Govt Degree & P.G. College, India Shelly Goomber, Panjab University, India Susmita Shukla, AMITY University, India V L Vasudev, , India Vishal Sharma, Chandigarh Govt. P.G. College for Girls, India Jisha M S, Mahatma Gandhi University, India Sutanu Samanta, Lovely Professional University, India Vijay Prabha, Panjab University, India Teresa Lopes da Silva, National Laboratory for Energy and Geology, Portugal Shalini Singh, Lovely Professional University, India M.Venkateshwarlu, Kakatiya University, India Rebecca Thombre, Modern College-Pune, India S. K. Phulia, Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, India G.S. Uthayakumar, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, India Rakhi Chaturvedi, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, India Manju Pathak, AMITY University, India V. Sridevi, Andhra University, India Annapurna S.Agasthya, Lovely Professional University, India Essam A. Makky, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia Sunitha Shroff N, Mount Carmel College, India Anjana Pandey, University of Allahabad, India Neelam Yadav, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, India Sarabjot Kaur Sohal, Lovely Professional University, India S.S.Haque, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, India Papita Das Saha, National Institute of Technology-Durgapur, India Muthusamy Sivakumar, Anna University of Technology, India Gurumurthy B R, Lovely Professional University, India Utpal Ghosh, University of Kalyani, India Arvydas Tamulis, Vilnius University, Lithuania Vijaya Kumar Nalla, Univeristy of Delhi, India Hui-Fen Wu, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Kirti Rani, AMITY University, India Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, India Biotechnology-2012 Symposium Drugs of abuse-HIV infection and NeuroAIDS-A Global scenario

Chair: Co-chair: Jag H. Khalsa Jeymohan Joseph National Institute of Health, USA National Institute of Health, USA Confirmed Speakers Andres G. Gil Florida International University, USA Title: Drugs of abuse-HIV infection and NeuroAIDS Anil Kumar University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA Title: Synergisticcooperationbetweenmethamphetamine and HIV-1gp120 throughthe pi3k/aktpathway induces il-6 butnot il-8 expression in astrocytes Harris R. Gelbard University of Rochester Medical Center, USA Title: Using the kinome to modify the outcome of HAND

Madhavan Nair Florida International University, USA Title: MultidrugnanocarriertotreatOpiateaddition and Neuro-AIDS

Sanjay Maggirwar University of Rochester, USA Title: Cocaine promotes inflammation in persons with HIV-1 via formation of platelet-monocyte complexes Anuja Ghorpade University of North Texas HealthScience Center, USA Title: HIV-1, Methamphetamine and AstrocyteGlutamateRegulation: CombinedExcitotoxicImplicationsforNeuroAIDS Santosh Kumar University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA Title: Role of cytochrome P450 in tobacco and alcohol mediated effects in monocytes and astrocytes: Implications with HIV-1 pathogenesis ShilpaBuch University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA Title: HIV Neuropathogenesis: A tight rope walk of innate immunity Sabita Roy University of Minnesota, USA Title: Morphine induction of Toll like receptors on microgial cells potentiates HIV-1 TAT induced neuropathogenesis in a pneumococcalpneumoniaeco-infectionmodel Mohan Sopori Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, USA Title: Role of nicotine receptors in airway mucus formation and HIV induced lung diseases

Khizroev Sakhrat Florida International University, USA

Participants List for Symposium: Rosemarie M. Booze, University of South Carolina, USA Phillip Peterson, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA Guy A. Cabral, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Raghava Potula, Temple University School of Medicine, USA Linda Chang, University of Hawaii, USA Patricia Molina, LSU Health New Orleans, USA Benjamin Gelman, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA R. Bryon Rock, University of Minnesota, USA Howard Gendelman, Nebraska Medical Center, USA Pankaj Seth, National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), India Wenzhe Ho, Temple University, USA Brian Wigdahl, Drexel University College of Medicine Georgette Kanmogne, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA Huangui Xiong, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA Pooja Jain, Drexel University College of Medicine Li Song, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA Adarsh M. Kumar, University of Miami, USA Shailendra K. Saxena, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India Mahendra Kumar, University of Miami, USA Ravi Pottathil, Western University of Health Sciences College of Medicine Mukesh Kumar, University of Hawaii, USA Biotechnology-2012

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About Hyderabad

splendid piece of architecture quarter century ago, industrial Astanding in the heart of the city A icons, Birlas built a temple in Hy- built by Quli Qutub Shah in 1591. This derabad entirely in marble brought magnificent monument is the unique from Rajasthan and dedicated it to symbol of Hyderabad. is Lord Venkateswara, known as Ba- always top of the mind of any tourist laji in the north. The temple, built on visiting Hyderabad. To imagine with a hillock called kala pahad, one of 400-year-old city without charminar is the Naubat pahad twins, lords over to imagine NewYork without statue of its equally celebrated surroundings liberty. The city of Hyderabad is also CHARMINAR comprising the imposing secretariat well known for its famous Hyderabadi BIRLA MANDIR building, the azure-blue waters of biryani. , the serene and hal- cyon Lumbini Park.

amoji film city is a tribute to the he is situated in Rbewitching magic of cinema Tthe western sector of Hyderabad and is the dream destination for city, about 8.5 Kms from the Hussain entertainment and relaxation. Sagar Lake. Originally known as Millions of tourists from all over the Mankal, Golconda was built on a world come to the complex every hill 1143 ft. It was a mud fort under month to revel in its infinite leisure the control of the rajah of Warangal. and recreation options spread in Later this fort was strengthened and idyllic 2,500 acres and studded enlarged during the 14th and 17th with hills, woods lakes and striking centuries by the Bahmani sultans and architectural triumphs. Ramoji film the Qutub Shahi dynasty. city is one of Asia’s fastest growing GOLCONDA tourist destination.

he Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad is an enchanting Tlake and is the largest man-made lake in Asia. Hussain Sagar Lake always attracts visitors throughout the year who become mesmerized by its radiant calm blue water. It was built by Ibrahim Qutub Shahi in 1562, on the tributary of the river Musi. Budda statue stands majestically in the middle of this placid lake. The 16 meter tall, 350 ton monolithic gigantic sculpture raises high from the calm waters of the scenic Hussain Sagar Lake. The statue is entirely made of white granite, finely sculpted and stands grandly on a wide dais amidst the glistening waters of the lake. A boat ride to the statue of Buddha is an unforgettable one and gives a feeling HUSSAIN SAGAR of immense peace.

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Transport Facilities Area Airport Directions to HICC Hyderabad, India 35 km from Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport, Hyderabad This is the only International Airport in Hyderabad. Please take the bus (Aero Express) from RGI Airport and then get off at Hi-Tech City, Novotel & HICC Complex is 2 Km from Hi-Tech City. Note: We are in collaboration with Meeru Cab Service. You will find the Meeru Cab Service pickup point at the arrival gate. They will do the needful. If you need cab service please contact 040-44224422/9394811320 (Mr. Naveen). Pickup charges 15$-20$ or Rs. 500 - Rs. 750. The information below would be helpful when you take a taxi. No necessary to tip for Taxi in India. Registration Details: Register online: International- http://omicsonline.org/biotechnology2012/registration.php Register offline: International- http://omicsonline.org/biotechnology2012/pdfs/Biotechnology-2012_eform_usa.pdf National- http://omicsonline.org/biotechnology2012/pdfs/Biotechnology-2012_eform_india.pdf Conference Address: Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) Novotel & HICC Complex (Near Hi-tech City) PO Bag 1101, Cyberabad Post Office Hyderabad - 500 081, India E-mail: [email protected] Biotechnology-2012