Speakers Profile Torsten Nils Wiesel was born on June 3, 1924, in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of Anna-Lisa Bentzer Wiesel and Fritz S. Wiesel, the chief psychiatrist at the Beckomberga Mental Hospital in Stockholm. Wiesel entered medical school at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in 1941 and studied neurophysiology and psychiatry. In 1954, he received his medical degree, becoming an instructor at the institute as well as an assistant in the Department of Child Psychiatry at Karolinska Hospital. Wiesel then came to the United States in 1955 to do postdoctoral work at the Wilmer Institute of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

At Johns Hopkins, Wiesel worked under Stephen Kuffler, whose exhaustive work had proved that the vision of mammals is distinctly different from that of non- mammals. Wiesel became interested in the idea that the critical level of visual perception must take place in the brain of mammals. In 1958, Wiesel setoff with David Hubel on the research that would result in a new theory of visual perception.

Wiesel and Hubel studied the striate or visual cortex which is located at the back of the brain. They discovered which cells in the cortex responded to which pattern or level of light. They also conducted experiments to map the striate cortex by injecting the eyes of experimental animals with radio actively labeled amino acid. These amino acids would be taken up by the cell bodies of the retina and transported to cells in the visual cortex. In some cases, the visual cortexes were dissected in order to see, by the use of autoradiographs or X-ray like photos, where the labeled amino acids actually ended up. Such experiments, begun in 1959, used both cats and macaque monkeys. That same year Kuffler was appointed a professor at the Harvard University Medical School, and Wiesel and Hubel joined him there. Wiesel was appointed assistant professor of physiology, and became a full professor in 1964.

The Wiesel-Hubel team soon began publishing the results of their experimental method, and it was clear that they had uncovered new complexities to the visual process. Within the visual cortex itself, Wiesel and Hubel made two important discoveries. First they showed that there is a hierarchy of types of cells in the cortex, ranking from simple to complex to hyper complex, depending on the information each is able to process. They termed the process of putting the millions of building blocks of visual information back together into a picture "convergence." Their second major discovery was a further organization of the cortical cells into roughly vertical divisions of two types: orientation columns and ocular dominance columns. Within these columns are simple, complex, and hyper complex cells working toward a progressive convergence of visualization. Until the time of Wiesel's and Hubel's work, it was assumed that all cells of the cerebral cortex were more or less uniform. Wiesel and Hubel showed that the visual cortex is constituted of a cell pattern, which appears to be designed specifically for vision. As a result of their discovery, current theory now posits that the rest of the cerebral cortex may follow this form-follows-function rule.

Wiesel and Hubel researched another experimental model in which they used kittens to study the effect of various visual impairments on development. They discovered that if one eye were deprived of certain or all visual stimuli at three to five weeks of age, the central functioning of that eye would always be suppressed from cortical processing. Kittens, and by extension mammals in general, though born with a complete visual cortex, must still "learn" to see. Even if an early impairment is later corrected, the repaired eye will still remain functionally impaired as far as the visual cortex is concerned. The realization that there is a critical stage for visual development revolutionized the field of pediatric ophthalmology, calling for the earliest possible intervention in cases of strabismus, or crossed eyes, and congenital cataracts.

By 1973 Wiesel succeeded Kuffler as chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard, and was named the Robert Winthrop Professor of Neurobiology in 1974. In 1981, Wiesel and Hubel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, sharing it with Sperry from Caltech. The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which administers the prize and where Wiesel began his professional career, praised Hubel and Wiesel for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system. Wiesel and Hubel continued their close working relationship until Wiesel left Harvard in 1984 to head the neurobiology lab at Rockefeller University where he continued his researches on vision. In 1992 he was named president of Rockefeller University. Andrew J. Greenshaw Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience & Associate Director, Neurochemical Research Unit University of Alberta Edmonton T6G 2R7 Canada E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 780-407-6938; Fax: 780-407-6672

Prof. Andrew Greenshaw is the Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Associate Director of the Neurochemical Research Unit, and Associate Vice- President of Research at the University of Alberta.

His main research interests are in behavioural neuroscience, particularly in the area of functional analysis of neurotransmitter interactions. His laboratory focuses on the analysis of neural circuits underlying motivation and reward in experiments involving intracranial electrical self-stimulation and the measurement of classically conditioned place preferences to drugs. Effects of drugs on locomotor activity are also studied. Current projects focus on interactions between 5-HT, dopamine and excitatory amino acids in the mesocorticolimbic pathways of mammalian brain. His laboratory is part of the multi-investigator group of the Neurochemical Research Unit with expertise and research activities spanning a range of neuroscience techniques applied to biological psychiatry and neurological sciences.

:: 1 :: Anil Gulati Associate Dean and Professor Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy 555 31st St., Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA Email: [email protected] Tel: (630) 971-6417; Fax: (630) 971-6097

Dr. Gulati is Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean for Research at the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. He is a United States Fulbright Scholar 2008-2009. He started his research career as a Demonstrator in Pharmacology at King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India and then became Scientist at Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. He joined University of Illinois at Chicago in 1987 and is presently an adjunct Professor of Departments of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago. He did his M.B.B.S. in 1977 and M.D. in 1982 from King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India. Subsequently, he became Diplomate American Board of Clinical Pharmacology (1992). He was awarded Ph.D. (Pharmacology) in 1996 by Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Dr. Gulati is considered a world leader in the field of endothelin research and blood substitutes. He is the winner of many awards including the Ranbaxy Research Award 2007. He has been member of the International Advisory Board of World Endothelin and Blood Substitute Conferences. Dr. Gulati has more than 265 publications in prestigious peer reviewed journals with international circulation and more than 300 abstract presentations. He has guided the researches of more than 50 graduate students and research fellows. Most of his research programs have been funded by public organizations, NIH, pharmaceutical companies and not-for- profit organizations. He has been invited to present key lectures at numerous conferences and symposia in numerous countries. He has chaired many international symposiums, served as grant reviewer for various funding agencies and has served as either chair or member of several University Committees.

Dr. Gulati has several inventions and 21 patent applications (four issued patents) and has founded three companies, EndogenX, Inc., Chicago Labs, Inc. and Oxygen Therapeutics, Inc. Few medication developed by Dr. Gulati are currently undergoing clinical trials in the United States and India. He has successfully executed several licensing agreements and has raised millions of dollars for research through grants and private investment. Further, Dr. Gulati serves on many pharmaceutical companies as a member of their advisory board, providing key information on current trends in the science and business of drug discovery. :: 2 :: Aryan Namboodiri Associate Professor Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Neuroscience Program and Molecular and Cell Biology Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Building C-2116, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 301-295-9357/301-295-3566

My research program is focused on the basic and preclinical aspects of N- acetylaspartate (NAA) including Canavan disease. I was primarily responsible for organizing the First International Symposium on this area of research at NIH in September 2004. Recently, I have expanded my research into developing newer neuroprotective strategies for traumatic brain injury based on altered NAA metabolism in the brain. More recently, we have cloned the gene for the biosynthetic enzyme of NAA and a mouse line in which this gene is knocked out is under development. I have more than 100 publication including peer reviewed papers and invited reviews.

:: 3 :: Atsushi Nambu Professor Division of System Neurophysiology National Institute for Physiological Sciences 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585, JAPAN Email Id: [email protected] Tel: +81-564-55-7771, FAX: +81-564-52-7913

1982 Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. 1985 Research Associate, Kyoto University, School of Medicine. 1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University Medical Center. 1991 Associate Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan. 1995 Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan. 2002 Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences.

I am interested in mechanism of voluntary movements, especially functions of the basal ganglia, and pathophysiology of movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and dystonia.

:: 4 :: Avtar K. Singh, MD Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Charleston, SC Professor, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory & Laboratory Medicine Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC 29401 Email: [email protected] Fax: (843) 792 7542

Dr. Avtar K. Singh is a graduate of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. She did her Pathology training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland and the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. She is Board Certified in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with a Fellowship in Hematopathology. Her research interests include studies on Neuro-inflammation/ Neuro-repair and include Krabbe's Disease, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal cord injury/TBI, and Stroke. She is well published in peer reviewed journals and is actively involved in teaching residents and Fellows and practices diagnostic pathology in addition to her research and administrative duties.

:: 5 :: Bhagya V. Rao Senior Research Associate (CSIR) Department of Neurophysiology National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences Bengaluru-560 029, India Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: +91 9880220970

Research experience Presently CSIR-Senior Research Associate (Scientific Pool Officer), National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, INDIA 10/2008-03/2010 CSIR-Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, INDIA 05/2005-04/2008 Research scholar, Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, INDIA 03/2001-03/2003 Junior Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Government College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, INDIA

ACHIEVEMENTS 1. Passed GATE 2000, a national level examination for admission to post graduate pharmacy courses, with 99.61 percentile 2. Passed NIMHANS entrance 2005, a national level examination for admission to PhD course in NIMHANS, Bangalore 3. Best outgoing student award during 2000 from Government College of Pharmacy, Bangalore 4. Parivarthan Bhargav memorial award for securing highest marks in B Pharm from Government College of Pharmacy, Bangalore 5. Awarded the Prof. T. Desiraju Memorial Prize from the Society for Neurochemistry India for the best oral presentation 2008 6. IBRO international travel award to attend Society for Neuroscience meeting held at Washington DC, USA 2008 7. Awarded the Tulsabai Somani Educational Trust Award for best oral presentation from the Indian academy of Neuroscience 2009 8. CSIR international travel grant to attend Society for Neuroscience meeting held at Chicago, USA 2009 9. IBRO international travel award to attend Society for Neuroscience meeting to be held at San Diego, USA 2010

Publication: Papers 4 in peer reviewed journals

:: 6 :: Bindu M Kutty Additional Professor Department of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Deemed University, Bangalore 560 029 Email: [email protected] Phone +91-80-2699 5170/5173

University of Calicut M.Sc. in 1983 Life Sciences NIMHANS, Bangalore M.Phil. in 1985 Neurophysiology NIMHANS, Bangalore PhD in 1991 Neurophysiology

Academic appointments 1990-1995 Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar 1995-2000 Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore 2000-2004 Associate Professor of Neurophysiology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscienes, Bangalore Since 2005 Additional Professor of Neurophysiology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore

Honors 2008 Prof Baldev Singh Oration Award for the outstanding contribution in Neurophysiology /Neuroscience by Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (APPI)

2004 Member, Board of Studies for Physiology, University of Calicut More than 10 papers in peer reviewed journals

:: 7 :: Bettadapura N Srikumar Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratoire "Physiologie Cellulaire de la Synapse" UMR 5091 CNRS, Université Bordeaux 2, Institut François Magendie, 33077 Bordeaux Cedex, France Email Id: [email protected], [email protected] Tel : +33-557574079; fax : +33-557574082

My research interests have been centered around behavioral pharmacology and synaptic physiology in the hippocampus. During my PhD, I was working on the role of cholinergic and dopaminergic systems in the amelioration of stress-induced deficits. During my early postdoctoral work, I had been working on antiepileptic drug discovery in animal models of epilepsy. Currently, I am examining the synaptic plasticity in the hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 synapses. In these synapses, a new form of postsynaptic long-term potentiation of NMDA currents was recently described and we are evaluating the mechanisms involved in this plasticity.

Over 15 national and international publications and over 20 presentations in international conferences.

:: 8 :: B.S. Shankaranarayana Rao Associate Professor Department of Neurophysiology National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Hosur Road Bengaluru 560 029, India Email Id: [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +91-080-2699 5175 (O), 2699 5624 / 2656 7294 (R) Fax: +91- 080 - 2656 4830, 2656 2121

Discovered the cellular and molecular mechanisms of rewiring and remodeling of developing and adult brain circuits in neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders such as stress, anxiety, depression, mental retardation and aging by invasive and non-invasive brain manipulative procedures including activation of resident stem cells in the adult brain. The discovery of cellular and molecular mechanisms of activation of brain circuits are helping in the designing of new drugs for the prevention and restoration of cognitive deficits in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Recipient of several honours and awards in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of biomedical research; INSA Young Scientist award, Prof. BK Anand research prize in physiology, Prof. Baldev Singh Oration, Suvarna Karnataka Ratnashri Award and many more. Received several fellowships, scholarships and grants from various International and National organizations. Published more than 60 papers in International journals like Neuron, PNAS, Journal of Neuroscience etc., 2 books, 27 book chapters and 260 International/National conference proceedings/abstracts.

:: 9 :: Chanda Kulkarni Professor & Head, Clinical Pharmacology St.John's Medical College Bangalore : 560034 India Email: [email protected] Tel: 091-80-22065045 [work], 25534994 [home]

Dr.Mrs.Chanda Kulkarni, is presently working as a - Professor & Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, St. John's Medical College, Banaglore. Her area of research interest is Neuropharmacology. She completed - postgraduate degree -MD, Ph.D., Fellowship in advanced sciences as well as a Certificate Course in Clinical Pharmacology of Anti-epileptic drugs, offered by International Beuro & League Against Epilepsy. Her scientific achievements include - several research projects which involved undergraduate & postgraduate medical students. Has published nearly 50 papers, many of which have won awards. Has attended many national & international level conferences, training courses & workshops. She has received several travel & hospitality awards & fellowships. In addition to Clinical Trials on plant products her primary areas of research interest are Epilepsy & Substance Abuse. She has been instumental in establishing Substance Abuse Services & aims to improve & establish Drug & Toxicity Monitoring Services.

:: 10 :: Charanjit Kaur Associate Professor Department of Anatomy National University of Singapore MD 10, 4 Medical Drive Singapore 117597 Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 65-65163209/ 65-67787643

Academic/Professional Qualifications: ?B.Sc (1972), Punjab University, India ?MBBS, (1978), Punjabi University, India ?PhD (1988), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

Research Area: Cellular and Molecular mechanisms of hypoxic damage to the developing brain and retina with special reference to microglia cells.

Publications ?International Refereed Journals: 113 ?Book Chapters: 14 ?Conference papers: 150

Editorial Advisory Board ?Biomed Central (BMC) Neuroscience (Section Head), ?Frontiers in Bioscience, ?Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Drug Discovery, ?The Open Ophthalmology Journal, ?The Open Nitric Oxide Journal

Reviewer for 63 international journals e.g. Brain, FASEB Journal, Pediatrics, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Journal of Neurochemistry, Experimental Neurology

Awards/Honours: ?Teaching Excellence Award, National University of Singapore, 2006 ?Long Service Award, National University of Singapore, 2007 ?Faculty Research Excellence Award, YLL School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2010

:: 11 :: Chandishwar Nath Scientist G & Head, Division of Toxicology Central Drug Research Institute [C.D.R.I.] Lucknow - 226001 (INDIA) Email: [email protected]

Honours / Awards: UVNAS PRIZE (1982); Vice-President, Indian Pharmacological Society, 2001; Prof G.Achari Oration Award (2005) ; Fellow: National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) ; Fellow Indian Pharmacological Society ; Fellow Indian Academy of Neurosciences Member: International Brain Research Organization (I.B.R.O.) ; Advisory Committee for IND permission, Drug Controller General of India, Ministry of Health, Govt. of India ; Research Council, Indian Institute of Toxicological Research (IITR) Research Publications: 209 (94 Full papers, 115 Absracts); Patents: 7 International & 1 Indian International Assignements/ Visits ?U.S.A.:(i) Post-Doctoral Associate: J.H. Miller Health Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, (1984-1986). & (ii) Visiting Scientist: Dept. of Pharmacology, Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson (1991-1992). ?U.K.: Attended 9th International Congress of Pharmacology (IUPHAR), London, 1984 ?France & Switzerland: Attended 6th European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Avoriaz, (1986). ?Thailand: (i) Attended 3rd South - East Asian and Western Pacific Regional Meeting of Pharmacologists, Bangkok, 1982. & (ii) Participated in 1st IBRO - Pan Asian Neuroscience's Workshop on Neurosciences, University of Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, 1988. ?The Netherlands: INSA Visiting Scientist, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neurosciences, Utrecht (2003) ?Germany: Visiting Scientist, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Charite Medical University, Berlin (2010) Major area of research: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY for the last 33 years. ?Central neurotransmitter systems in Neruobehavioral disorders Dementia, Parkinsonism, Drug Dependence, Depression and Aggressive behavior & Development of Drugs for CNS disorders ?Molecular mechanism in neurotoxicity

:: 12 :: Daisy Kwok-Yan SHUM Professor of Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry, LKS Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong Email Id: [email protected] Tel. number: (852)28199171; Fax number: (852)28551254

Professor D.K.Y. Shum obtained her M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry in The University of Hong Kong. She received predoctoral training in biochemistry/physiology of glyaminogycans in University of Manchester and postdoctoral training in brain proteoglycans in New York University. She served as Secretary of HK Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and is currently the Secretary of HK Society of Neurosciences. Her research interest in the glycans has expanded into biological issues of cell migration, axonal guidance and synaptic plasticity in developing tissues. Her group went beyond and achieved fate commitment in Schwann cells derived from bone marrow stromal cells. New excitement is stimulated in the use of these cells, collaborating with local and international colleagues, in glycan-based nerve conduits for the bridging of servered nerves towards post-traumatic regeneration of PNS/CNS.

:: 13 :: Debomoy K. Lahiri Professor of Neurobiology, Psychiatry and of Medical and Molecular Genetics Indiana University School of Medicine, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, IN-46202, USA Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 317-274-2706; 317-274-1365

Dr. Debomoy Lahiri, PhD, is Professor of Neurobiology in Psychiatry and of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. His particular research interest is in understanding the mechanism of aging; origin and biogenesis of the amyloid plaque and on gene regulation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). He has published over 230 scientific papers in the field of molecular neurobiology, genetics and AD. Dr Lahiri has been awarded prestigious R-01 research grants as a Principal Investigator from the National Institute on Aging/NIH; US Alzheimer's Association, and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Lahiri is a current member of the NIH study section, of the Scientific Advisory Board for the ADDF, New York and QR Pharma, Inc, Radnor, USA. Dr. Lahiri is the founding Editor-In-Chief of the international journal, 'Current Alzheimer Research', which is a MEDLIN/PubMed- listed and high impact factor journal. He has also authored books, such as 'Protective Strategies for Neurodegenerative Diseases' published by the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Lahiri's recent honor includes the listing in Marquis 'Who's Who in the World', and receiving the prestigious 'Zenith Award' from Alzheimer's Association

:: 14 :: Elizabeth Scarr Doctor Department of Psychiatry University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers +61-3-9388-1633/ +61-3-9387-5061

Dr. Elizabeth Scarr is the Royce Abbey Postdoctoral fellow, working in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. She is a neuroscientist with a particular interest in determining the neurochemical changes in the central nervous system associated with psychiatric disorders. Her work has generated over 60 publications and has recently has centred on the role of the muscarinic system in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. During her investigations she has discovered neurochemcial changes associated with suicide and is now also following this particular line of research.

:: 15 :: Eyleen Goh Assistant Professor 8 College Road, Singapore 169857 Email Id: [email protected] Tel: 65-65166701; Fax: 65-6534-8632

Dr Eyleen Goh graduated with Honours in Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK, and then returned to Singapore for graduate studies in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology. Dr Goh then went on to do postdoctoral training at the Department of Neuroscience of Johns Hopkins University in the United States. During which, she made a number of novel observations about the production of new neurons in the adult brain, which have helped to establish this once- controversial topic. Her work led to high-impact publications and a patent on the development of drugs for individualized therapeutic treatment. The current research work in the lab focus on stem cells and neurogenesis in the developing and adult brains, with specific focus on Rett Syndrome, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

:: 16 :: Fumio Matsuzaki Doctor Laboratory for Cell Asymmetry RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan Email Id: [email protected] Phone: +81-78-306-3217; Fax: +81-78-306-3215

Fumio Matsuzaki received his doctorate at the University of Tokyo in 1984, and carried out postdoctoral research, first at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, then at the Rockefeller University. He was a section chief in the National Institute of Neuroscience in Japan from 1989 to 1998. In 1998, he was appointed professor in the Department of Developmental Neurobiology at Tohoku University and remained there until taking his current position as group director at the RIKEN CDB in 2002. He has been studying genetic programs that create cellular diversity during development, and is currently focusing on neurogenesis and neural stem cells, using Drosophila and mouse as model systems.

:: 17 :: Gavin Stewart Dawe Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Neurobiology and Ageing Programme Life Science Institute, Centre for Life Sciences, Level 4, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456 Email Id: [email protected] Tel.: +65 65168864; Fax: +65 6777 3271

Recent Highlights of Research: ?Physiological functions of amyloid precursor protein (APP): Identified transient axonal glycoprotein 1 (TAG1) as a functional ligand for APP resulting in suppression of neurogenesis. ?Fetal cell microchimerism in the maternal brain: Found fetomaternal microchimerism in the brain and investigated it as a model to study immature progenitor and stem cell behaviour in the intact adult brain environment.

Recent Scientific Achievements/Awards: ?GlaxoSmithKline Academic Center of Excellence (ACE) Research Award (2010) ?Guest Professorship, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China (2009-2012) ?National University of Singapore (NUS) Young Investigator Award (2002)

Publications: 51 refereed journal publications, 6 book chapters, 1 patent application.

:: 18 :: Glen B. Baker Professor Neurochemical Research Unit, Dept. of Psychiatry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G3 Email: [email protected] Tel. 1-780-492-5994; FAX 1-780-492-6841

Dr. Baker is Director of the Neurochemical Research Unit at the University of Alberta. He is a former Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at that university, a past president of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology and a former Tier I Canada Research Chair. Dr. Baker is currently a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor. He was Series Co-Editor for the book series Neuromethods and has served on the editorial boards of several journals. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers, and his main research interests are mechanisms of action and metabolism of psychiatric drugs, etiology of psychiatric and neurologic disorders and neuroprotection.

:: 19 :: Ghanshyam N. Pandey Professor of Pharmacology in Psychiatry & Director of Mood Disorders and Suicide Research University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry (MC 912), 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, U.S.A. Email Id: [email protected] Phone: (312) 413-4540; Fax: (312) 413-4547

Ghanshyam N. Pandey, Ph.D., is currently Professor (with tenure) of Pharmacology in the Department of Psychiatry and the Director of Mood Disorders and Suicide Research. Dr. Pandey's research focus is the study of neurotransmitter receptors and receptor-linked signaling systems in the pathophysiology of depression and suicide. He has demonstrated ?-adrenergic and serotonin (5HT)2A receptor abnormalities in peripheral cells of depressed and suicidal patients, and has also shown abnormalities of 5HT receptor subtypes and cellular signaling, such as protein kinase A, protein kinase C, CREB and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the postmortem brain of suicide. He received the 2010 Research Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He has more than 200 publications and several book chapters.

:: 20 :: Gurcharan Kaur Professor Department of Biotechnology Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar 143005 (Punjab), India Phone: + 91-183-258808-*3176 Fax: +91-183-258272, +91-183-258820 E-mail: [email protected]

Adult Brain Plasticity: The ongoing work in the lab has provided novel insights into the precise mechanisms by which morphological changes are promoted at the median eminence, the termination field of neurons secreting GnRH and the communications pathways that specifically link glia and neuron remodeling. Further, the neuroendocrine mechanism(s) of some conventional and novel antiepileptic drugs are being determined in causing reproductive abnormalities seen in epilepsy and bipolar disorder patients. Recently, we initiated study to establish the role of Ashwagandha and its active components as potent therapeutic intervention in brain injuries and cancers. A parallel study has addressed whether late onset intermittent fasting dietary restriction (DR) regimen can promote PSA-NCAM mediated cell interactions to facilitate synaptic plasticity, memory processes and neuroregeneration in middle aged and aged animals.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION: U.G.C. Young Scientist Career Award (Nov.1993 to Oct.1996), Referee: Brain Research, Biogerontology, Experimental Neurology, Experimental Gerontology, Rejuvenation Research etc., Member Editorial Board of Biogerontology, HOD and Co-ordinator, Department of Biotechnology, GNDU (1994- 1998, 2001-2003, 2006-2008). Publications: 55 in peer reviewed journals

:: 21 :: Hao Lei Professor Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics Chinese Academy of Sciences Xiaohongshan West 30# Wuhan, Hubei P. R. China 430071 Email Id: [email protected] Phone: +86 27 8719 8542; Fax: +86 27 8719 9291

Dr. Lei is currently the head of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) group in the state key laboratory of magnetic resonance and atomic and molecular physics. Active research interests of Dr. Lei's group is developing novel MRI and in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technology and applying MRI/MRS technology as tools to study such diverse areas of subject including metabolism and function the brain, animal models of neurological diseases and their treatments and development of novel contrast agent for MRI.

Publications: 55 in peer reviewed journals

:: 22 :: Hitoshi Okamoto Deputy Director & Senior Team Leader RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Lab. Head, Core Director Lab. for Developmental Gene Regulation, Neural Circuit Function Research Core 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Saitama, Japan E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +81(48)467-9712, Fax: +81(48)467-9714

I study the mechanisms for behavioral regulation by emotion and for the establishment of the functional left-right asymmetry of the brain.

Keywords: emotion, habenula, left-right asymmetry, zebrafish, neuroepithelium

1977-83, Tokyo Univ., School of Medicine / M.D. 1983-88, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Univ. / PH. Molecular Genetics (Advisor, Prof. Yoshiki Hotta) 1988-91, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor / Postdoc Devel. Neurobiol. (Advisor, Prof. John Y. Kuwada) 1991-93 Assistant Professor, National Inst. For Basic Biol., Okazaki, Japan 1993-97 Lecturer and Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Keio Univ. School of Medicine. 1997-present, Laboratory Head, Lab. for Developmental Gene Regulation, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN., Japan 2004 Group Director, Neural Growth and Regeneration Research Group, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN., Japan, 2008-present Deputy Director of RIKEN Brain Science Institute

Recent Publication The habenula is crucial for experience-dependent modification of fear responses in zebrafish. Agetsuma M., Aizawa H., Aoki t., Nakayama R., Takahoko M., Goto M., Sassa T., Amo R., Shiraki T., Kawakami K., Hosoya T., Higashijima S. & Okamoto H. Nature Neuroscience 13, 1354-1356 (2010).

:: 23 :: H.W.M. Steinbusch Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, Director European Graduate School for Neuroscience Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers +31-43-3881021; +31-43-3671096

A focus is on the neuroanatomical, pharmacological, physiological and behavioral aspects of development and aging. Our working hypothesis is that pre/ peri or postnetal stress can lead to depression and this by itself can be an early initiator of neurodegeneration. In addition, neurodegeneration and functional repair are studied in animal models and in human material obtained from patients. Topics are development, plasticity, brain aging and dementia, movement disorders, learning and memory. Research questions have primarily to do with the mechanism of changes in the nervous system in diseases and in development and aging. Participating disciplines are: Animal neuropsychology, genetics, neuroanatomy, neuropathology, neurochemistry, neuroimmunology, animal neuropsychology, molecular cell biology, developmental neurobiology, neuropharmacology. total number 336 papers; Hirsch factor: 44.

:: 24 :: HyunWook Park Neuroimaging Dept. Electrical Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Korea Tel.: 82-42-350-3466 Fax: 82-42-350-3410 Email: [email protected]

HyunWook Park is a Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea in 1981 and the MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, Korea in 1983 and 1988, respectively. His current research interests include image computing system, image compression, medical imaging including MRI and fMRI. He published over 100 peer-reviewed international journal papers.

:: 25 :: IL Soo Moon Ph.D. Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine Dongguk University 707 Sukjang-Dong Gyeongju, Korea Phone: +82-54-770-2414 Fax: 770-2447 Email: [email protected]

I studied Agricultural Chemistry (Kyungpook National University, B.Sc 1981), and Molecular Genetics (Graduate School of Seoul National University, M.Sc 1983). I characterized 7S-K small nuclear RNA and its gene, and received a Ph.D from University of New Brunswick, Canada in 1991. Being interested in the synaptic mechanism of learning and memory, I, as a postdoc, characterized the molecular composition of the postsynaptic density (PSD) in the Dr. Mary B. Kennedy Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA. I finally identified the 180 kDa glycoprotein, of which identity was sought for more than 10 years, as NMDA receptor subunit 2B (NR2B). I further found that NR2B is most intensively tyrosine- phosphorylated and also phosphorylated by CaMKII, a ser/thr kinase. Since I have established my own lab in Dongguk Medical School in 1994, I continue to characterize the PSD and at present my lab is working on eEF1A and its binding protein N-acetylglucosamine kinase.

:: 262 :: Inderjit Singh Scientific Director, Distinguished University Professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry of Molecular Biology and Immunology Sherman Financial Group Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Medical University of South Carolina Charles P. Darby Children's Research Institute (CRI) Developmental Neurogenetics 173 Ashley Avenue, CRI 516 Charleston, SC 29425-5150 Email: [email protected] Tel: (843) 792-3545; Fax: (843) 792-7130

Dr. Inderjit Singh's primary interest is in neurosciences with emphasis on basic study of neurodegenerative disorders associated with peroxisomes, lysosomes, and the role of inflammation and oxidative stress/redox-induced cell signaling in the pathophysiology and repair mechanisms of neurological disorders such as including leukodystrophies, stroke, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain injury. He has authored/co-authored over 250 peer reviewed high quality publications. He was a recipient of the prestigious Jacob Javits Award (2002-2009) for meritorious research in neurological sciences by NINDS/NIH. He has trained numerous graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and mentored junior faculty to successful careers.

:: 27 : :: James Geddes Professor & Associate Director Institute of Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky USA Email Id: [email protected] Tel: (859) 223-5255 Fax: (859) 257-5357

James W. Geddes, Ph.D., is Associate Director of the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC), University of Kentucky, USA; and Professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology. His research interests focus on the signaling mechanisms involved in neuron death following acute CNS insults, particularly the role of calpains and mitochondria. Dr. Geddes is a section editor for Experimental Neurology, a regular member of NIH/NINDS NST Study Section, a member of the Membership and Chapters Committee of the Society for Neuroscience, and the Scientific Advisory Board for the Paralysis Project of America. He received his PhD from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Following postdoctoral research at the University of California at Irvine, he joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Geddes has authored over 90 papers in leading journals including Science, Nature, and the Journal of Neuroscience.

:: 28 : :: Dr Jason Howitt Florey Neuroscience Institutes and Centre for Neuroscience The University of Melbourne Parkville, Victoria 3010 Australia Ph: +61(0)3 8344 7327 Fax: +61(0)3 9348 1707 Email: [email protected]

Dr Howitt is a senior research officer at the Florey Neuroscience Institutes. His research focuses on the ubiquitin-proteasome system and the regulation of cellular pathways during neurotrauma. Using approaches that combine molecular and cellular biochemistry as well as human brain tissue and animal models of trauma, his work has identified key pathways in neurons that are regulated during stress. Previously, Dr Howitt has worked at Imperial College London and Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA. His most recent research has been funded by grants from the NHMRC and a NHMRC Howard Florey Centenary Fellowship.

:: 29 : :: John Parnavelas Professor of Neuroanatomy Department of Cell and Developmental Biology University College London London WC1E 6BT UK E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 20 7679-3366 Fax: +44 20 7679-7349

John Parnavelas is Professor of Neuroanatomy in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at UCL. He has spent most of his career studying the development of the mammalian cerebral cortex. In recent years he, together with members of his laboratory, has focused on the cell and molecular mechanisms that underlie the generation and migration of the cortical cell types. More recently, his group have also begun studies aimed to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the establishment of the migration route and the molecular cues that control the movement of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons of the hypothalamus.

::30:: : :: Jyoti Kumar Tiwari Sr. Research Manager & Technical Leader 64 Main Road, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066 E-mail: [email protected] Tel. / Fax : +91-80-39831340 / +91-80-28453086

Long term research interests of Dr. Tiwari are "Nutrition and Brain health" and its application for human health benefit. After a stint at Yale University, he joined Unilever in 2001 as a scientist. Since then he has worked on various projects contributing to identification of nutrients & actives for brain health and cognitive performance. In 2007, he became leader of global project on "Brain health in elderly". Besides scientific publications and book chapters, he holds patents on actives & formulations for "Health benefit". He had been invited speakers to international meetings and symposiums on "Brain health & nutrition". Dr. Tiwari holds bachelor in Physics, Master in Biotechnology and Ph.D. in Bio-Physics.

:: 31 :: Kang Cheng Unit Leader Support Unit for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging RIKEN Brain Science Institute 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama, 351-0198, Japan Phone: +81 48-467-9730 Fax: +81 48-467-9731 Email: [email protected]

Kang Cheng received his B.S. from Zhejiang University, China in 1983 and Ph.D. from Osaka University, Japan in 1995. Presently, he is the Unit Leader of the Support Unit for Functional Magnetic Research Imaging (fMRI) and the Deputy Laboratory Head of the Laboratory for Cognitive Brain Mapping at RIKEN Brain Science Institute. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Brain Science Institute of Saitama University, Japan. His current research interest focuses primarily on using high- resolution fMRI to explore functional architectures in human cortex. Dr. Cheng is an editorial board member of Neuroimage.

:: 32 :: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Lab. for Motor Learning Control, BSI RIKEN 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan E-mail: yamaguchi@ brain.riken.jp Phone: +81-48-462-1111 Ext 7335; Fax: +81-48-467-9793

1953 Born in Tokyo, Japan 1975 Graduated University of Tokyo 1980 Completed PhD-course, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, PhD 1980-1984 Dept. of Physiol, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo 1984-1985 Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. Biology, Purdue University, U.S.A. Found GIRK channel in mammalian CNS. 1985-1993 Assistant Professor, NIPS, Okazaki, Japan Found excitatory nature of auditory efferent cholinergic system 1993-1999 Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Kyorin University, Tokyo Found a role of Rab3GEP in presynaptic exocytosis 1999- Deputy Lab.Head, BSI, RIKEN Found enhanced parallel fiber LTD in fmr1 KO mouse.

Publication: Original papers 41, Review 14, Book 8

:: 33 :: Kiran Dip Gill Professor Deptt. of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012 India Email Id: [email protected] Tel. : 91 172 275 5177

After doing post doc from Physiological chemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Gottingen, West Germany, joined the Department of Biochemistry, PGIMER, Chandigarh as a lecturer in 1981 and rose to the position of Professor in the same Department in 2001. Established a Molecular Neurobiology lab where biochemical, molecular neurobiology, genetics, behavioural, cell culture, immunohistochemistry / fluorescence work can be carried out. Major areas of interest are neurodegenerative disorders viz. Parkinson's & Alzheimer's, molecular mechanism of pesticide and heavy metal neurotoxicity, genetic polymorphism, signal transduction, apoptosis etc. Published over 95 papers in International journals, reviewer for many International journals, obtained extra mural research grant from CSIR, ICMR, DBT, DRDE and Department of Environment. Editorial Board member of Neural Regeneration Research. Life member of Society of Biological Chemists, India, Association of Clinical Biochemists, India Indian Academy of Neurosciences, India, Indian society for Pain Research and Therapy, Indian Science Congress, Asian Pacific Society for Neurochemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Neurochemistry.

:: 34 :: K P Mohanakumar Scientist G & Head, Division of Cell Biology & Physiology Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S C Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 91-33-24133223 / 91-33-24735197

Joined as Scientist B in Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) in 1984, and initiated research on neurodegenerative diseases, with special reference to Parkinson's disease (PD). Received advanced training at NIMH, NIH, Bethesda, at Universities of Essen and Goettingen, Germany and at Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, USA in varied areas of neurosciences. Has published 80 peer-reviewed original papers, and has one US patent. He has 1400 citations, with an h-factor 21. Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, and Indian Academy of Neurosciences. He has received National Bioscientist Award in 2000 of DBT, Govt. of India, Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize in 1991 of ICMR, Govt. of India, and served as a Visiting Professor of ISCU-TWAS-UNESCO for two terms. Society awards such as Uvnas Prize of the Indian Pharmacological Society, and Tulsabai Somani Education Trust Award of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences has been received by him. Currently he serves as an elected member of the Committee on Aid and Education in Neurochemistry of Int. Society for Neurochemistry. He has mentored 15 PhD scholars, and takes classes for undergraduate and graduate students at various educational institutions, such as IISER, NIPER, Calcutta University and IICB. Regularly conducts hands on neuroscience workshops for young faculties in Universities, postdoctoral fellows and research scholars He has acted as a member of Board of Examiners of 20 Universities and institutes in India, and 2 Universities abroad, peer review member of 31 neuroscience journals, and editorial member of three peer-reviewed Journals. He is a member of 12 scientific societies in India and abroad.

:: 35 :: Krishnamachari Srinivasan Vice Dean & Professor in Psychiatry St. Johns Research Institute Opposite BDA Shopping Complex, Koramangala, Bangalore-560034. Email Id: [email protected]; [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: +91-80-22065059/ +91-80-25532037

Krishnamachari Srinivasan is a Professor in Psychiatry at the St.Johns Medical College and Vice Dean at the St.Johns Research Institute, Bangalore, India. His research interests include study of autonomic functions in mood disorders and high- risk children and examining factors that impact early child development including the effect of nutrition. He has participated in several studies that have examined the impact of nutritional interventions on cognitive performance in children. He has been an invited speaker at several National and International Conferences most notably the Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Association, the International Congress of Nutrition and the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Southeast Asia region. He is a member of the editorial advisory board for Electronic Journal of Biomedicine as well as a reviewer for numerous journals. He has over 85 research publications in peer reviewed National and International journals.

:: 36 :: Laxmi T Rao Associate Professor Department of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Deemed University, Bangalore 560 029 Email Id: [email protected] [email protected] Tel: +91-80-2699 5178/5173 (office) +91-9880924443 (mobile)

Highlights of Research and Scientific Achievements ?Stress is a biologically powerful contributory factor in the cause and progression of many psychiatric diseases. We have showed an abnormal increase in REM sleep 24 hours after acute stress, while, attenuated Type 2 theta in the hippocampus and amygdala occurred 10 days later accompanied with normal REM sleep. We propose that stress-induced changes in REM sleep may be one of the major factors responsible for the genesis of anxiety leading to changes in theta rhythm in the hippocampus and amygdala. ?In another study we looked into the impact of early maternal separation (EMS) stress on the cognitive functions of their offspring during the adulthood. We show that early maternal separation stress leaves significant impact on the anxiety-like behavior which could interfere with the cognitive functions during adulthood.

Publications: Have published several papers in national and international peer reviewed journals.

:: 37 :: Mahdi Hasan INSA Honorary Senior Scientist Chattrapati Shahu ji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow - 226 001

Obtained MS (Hons) in Anatomy, Ph.D, D.Sc. degrees Fellow of number of Professional bodies including FNA, FAMS, FNASc, FICS Recipient of B.C. Roy Award

Teaching Anatomy to medical students at the Department of Anatomy, Chattrapati Shahu ji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow

Specialized in brain research and founded the First International Brain research Centre at Aligarh in 1977

Over 50 years of teaching and research experience, he has been the Chairman, Department of Anatomy, Dean and Principal J.N. Medical College, Aligarh and Visting Professor at number of universities notably University of Gottingen, Germany in 1971

Published 135 research papers out of which 92 deals with brain research

:: 38 :: Manu Jatana Professor Shoolini University Post Box No. 9, Head Post office Solan (H.P.) -173212, India Campus: Vill Bajhol, P.O. Sultanpur - 173 229 Himachal Pradesh, India Telefax: +91-1792-308000 Email: [email protected]

Prof. Jatana has worked in the areas of developmental neurogenetics, ischemic reperfusion injury in stroke and in the field of Neonatal Hypoxia Ischemia. He has worked at the prestigious Children's Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston - S.C., Neuroscience Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta - G.A. U.S.A. and the Center for Advanced Research in Medical Mycology (WHO - Collaborating center), Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh India.

His research findings have been published in peer reviewed journals with high impact factor. His work "Combination of Systemic Hypothermia and N-acetylcysteine Attenuates Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Neonatal Rats" is of immense significance.

:: 39 :: Masami Kojima Laboratory Head Bio-interface Research Group (BIRG), Health Research Inst. (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology Team Leader, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda 563-8577, Japan Email: [email protected] Tel: +81-72-751-9081 Fax: +81-72-751-9628

Dr. Masami Kojima's interests are basic research of neurotrophic factors, the molecular and cellular functions of their polymorphisms and their molecular mechanisms on the onset of neuropsychiatric disorders and sychotropic drug resistance. He previously demonstrated that the amino acid substitutions (Val66Met) in the BDNF gene caused by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affected the activity-dependent secretion of BDNF and the structure and function of neuronal circuits. The discovery of the polymorphism has focused attention on the BDNF pro- domain, but its biological role remains ill-defined. In FAONS congress 2010, he will present new roles of this pro-domain in synaptic plasticity in hippocampus. He is now team leader of Health Research Inst. (HRI) in AIST and a national project (JST/CREST). He has trained graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and collaborated with several companies in Japan.

:: 40 :: Matthew K. Belmonte Senior Research Associate, Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, UK & Visiting Professor National Brain Research Centre NH-8, Nainwal Mode, Manesar 122050, India Phone: +1.617.715.2049 Fax: +91.12.4233.8928 Email: [email protected]

Dr. Matthew Belmonte trained in computer science, neuroscience, and literature three complementary aspects of symbolic systems. His research has applied EEG and fMRI to explore brain physiology in families affected by autism, helping to provide the basis of a current theory of abnormal connectivity within and between autistic neural and cognitive networks. He also has interests in computational methods for statistical analysis of biophysical time series, and in the relation of cognitive science to literary representation. He is the recipient of a 2009 US National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, and the 2010 Neil O'Connor Award from the British Psychological Society. Belmonte conducted his postgraduate research at the University of California San Diego and at McLean Hospital (Harvard/Partners), and postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge. He was an assistant professor at Cornell University from 2006 till this past June, and is now a visiting professor at the National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India.

:: 41 :: Madan Madhav Godbole Department of Endocrinology Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India Phone: 0091-522-2668700, ext 2368, 2396 Email: [email protected]

Dr. Madan M Godbole is currently head, molecular medicine & biotechnology at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow India. He obtained his Ph.D. from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. His early contribution as a member of IDD surveillance team at AIIMS led to Government of India adopting Universal salt iodization program. He received his postdoctoral training in molecular biology at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and subsequently at Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine,. Nagoya University, Japan. He is also the professor in the department of endocrinology wherein he joined as Associate professor in year 1987 and established the discipline of molecular endocrinology. He is a Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences and a recipient of SR Naik outstanding research investigator award. He is a reviewer for Exp Neurology, Apoptosis, J Endocrinol Invest, Brain Res. J Cell Mol Med, Carcinogenesis, Acta Biophy Biochem as well as grant applicants He enjoys research mentoring with major emphasis on translational research from bed side and field observations to problem solving approach at bench. His current interests are thyroid hormone regulation of neuronal migration and apoptosis during cerebral cortex and cerebellar development, thyroidal status and cerebral stroke outcome, and molecular iodine and adjuvant therapeutics for breast cancer. Prof Godbole is active member of American Thyroid Association, Endocrine Society, US, and a Life Member: (1) Indian Academy of Neurosciences, (2) Indian Society for cell Biology. Publications: TOTAL 45, Indexed & Related to thematic focus: (35), High Impact publications 25, C. Chapters in Books and Consultants Reports 7, D. Research Projects Completed: 10 & On going: 2 and E. International conferences: attended 9 (over 75 published abstracts).

:: 42 :: Mushfiquddin Khan Assistant Professor Medical University of South Carolina, 508 CRI, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Email Id: [email protected] Tel./Fax numbers: 011-843-792-7991 (O) 011-843-792-3653 (Fax)

Dr Mushfiquddin Khan completed his Ph.D. in bioorganic chemistry at the Aligarh Muslim University, India. After his initial training at Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan, he joined Medical University of South Carolina as faculty; where he focused his studies on the neurovascular protective therapy of stroke and traumatic brain injury, funded by the NIH. He has published more than 70 peer reviewed high impact articles related with neuropharmacology and has served the NIH study sections as member. Dr. Khan is a member of American Stroke Association and has presented his work in more than 25 American and International neuroscience conferences.

:: 43 :: Pankaj Seth Additional Professor and Scientist V Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Neurovirology Section National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) NH-8, Nainwal Road Manesar, Haryana-122050, India Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers : +91-124-2338910 /-2338928

Highlights of Research Our laboratory has established a human fetal brain derived cell culture system as a powerful in vitro tool to study various neurodegenerative diseases including virus induced CNS infections. Using this model we gained novel insights into neuron-glial interactions as well as how HIV-1 virus or its transactivating protein Tat affects properties of neural stem cells and brain derived cells. We have published several papers using this model from NBRC.

Broad area of research Virus induced neuro-degeneration / NeuroAIDS, Human neural stem cell biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biochemical Pharmacology

.Specific Research Areas: ?Molecular approach towards understanding of virus induced neurodegeneration. ?Basic pathways of Neuro-infection and neuro-inflammation and viral replication in brain. ?Cellular differentiation of neurons & glia from human neural stem cells.

Scientific Achievements Our laboratory has worked out the HIV-1 subtype specific differences in damage to human brain cells particularly neurons, and have delineated the pathways involved for this observations.

Number of publications - ?PAPERS/REVIEWS PUBLISHED: 37 papers in peer reviewed international journals. ?CHAPTER IN BOOKS: 5 ?Abstracts and International Presentations: More than 50. ?

:: 44 :: Peter R Dodd Reader in Biochemistry School of Chemistry & Molecular Bioscience University of Queensland, MBS Bldg, #76, Coopers Rd, St Lucia campus Brisbane 4072 Australia Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: +61 7 3365 3364 / +61 7 3365 4699

We have used autopsy tissue to study amino acid neurotransmission for more than 30 years. The protocols we have developed and optimized give us good-quality mRNA and proteins for analysis. We have explored genotype-phenotype interactions in alcoholics of either sex with and without liver cirrhosis, in subjects with neurodegenerative disease, and in normal controls. We have developed tools to precisely quantify transcripts and proteins in autopsy tissue. Thus we partition our subjects by gender, comorbid disease, and genotype, to elucidate the quantitative regional distribution of the key mediators of neurotransmission.

Total publications (refereed articles, reviews, books, chapters) : 163 Citations: 4931 Hirsch Index: 35 Average citations per article: 37.64 Abstracts, presentations to meetings, etc: 374

:: 45 :: Prasun K. Roy Professor National Brain Research Centre Manesar (Gurgaon), Haryana 122050, India Email Id: [email protected] Tel +91(124)233-8920 to 8925, extn 312, 343

As a medical doctor, Professor Roy was trained in radiology at the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Calcutta University, and was an ICRF scholar at Royal Marsden Hospital, University of London. He has been a postdoctoral Research Scientist at University of Connecticut, Visiting faculty at University of California-Berkeley and Visiting Associate Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin. His patents and publications span the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic neuroradiology, biomedical engineering, systems biology, and computational neuroscience. Dr Roy is the recipient of the Asia Partnership Professorship Award in Medical Imaging from Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (India) and of the Royal Society of Medicine (U.K.).

:: 46 :: P. Satish Chandra Director-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Neurology National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560029, India Email id: [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: +91-80-26995001 / 26995002; Fax: 080-26564830

Member of teaching faculty in the department of Neurology for more than 28 years at NIMHANS and as 'Professor of Neurology' for a decade.

Field of Interest – Epilepsy, Electroencephalography and Evoked potentials, Neuroepidemiology and Neuro infections including Neuro-AIDS. Awarded 'Senior visiting fellowship' at 'Raymond way Research group' at Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK for six months in November 1999-2000 Recipient of prestigious R O1 project grant from NIH, USA and conducting a Research Project on “Longitudinal Neurological progression of HIV 1 & HIV 2” Awards & Prizes: Sir C. V. Raman Young Scientist Award' by Government of Karnataka in 1997. Dr. B.C. Roy 'Doctors Day Award' by IMA- CGHS, Bangalore, July 2003. Fellow of Indian Academy of Neurology ( FIAN) - 1998 Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) by the National Academy of Medical sciences, New Delhi, 2003 Asian and Oceanian Outstanding Achievement Epilepsy Award, by the International League against Epilepsy at the 8th Asian and Oceanian Epilepsy Congress in Melbourne 2010. Visiting Professor in the Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Nov 1997 gave JIPMER Scientific society lecture. “George Burden Memorial International Lecturer” at 'British Epilepsy Conference' held at Edinburgh, UK in March 2000. “Sarabai Oration” by Associations of Physicians of India in January 1997. Mr. Sanjeev Rao oration at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Dec 2000 First K.S. Mani oration on “Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy “ at Cochin, May, 2006 “Dr. Ghafoor Memorial Oration” at MES Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, May, 2009. Various offices: Associate Editor of Neurology India, Epilepsy Digest, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology and zonal advisory member for JAPI. President of the Indian Epilepsy Association (Bangalore Chapter) (2007-08) Governing Council member of IEA (Central) (2005-07) President, Bangalore Neurological Society (BNS) (2009-2011) Vice President, Indian Epilepsy Society (IES) (2010-2012) President Elect, Indian academy of Neurology (IAN) (2011-2012) Publications: Journals( National & International): 146 ; Chapters in the books/Monograms: 38 :: 47 :: Rajat Sandhir Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India Email id: [email protected] Phone: 0172-2534131/34; Fax: 0172-2541022

Highlights of Research: We are interested in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in development of encephalopathies with focus on the role of mitochondrial dysfunctions, oxidative stress and inflammation. We are interested in identification of neuroprotective strategies in amelioration of various neurodegenerative conditions. In addition, we are investigating why the outcomes are worse in elderly following traumatic brain injury using mouse model.

Scientific Achievements: We have demonstrated that N-acetylcysteine is neuroprotective against various neurodegenerative conditions. In addition, we have found that aged brain is in hyper-inflammatory state with compromised neuroprotective pathways.

Number of Publications: 84

:: 48 :: Raj D. Mehra Professor Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029 Email Id: [email protected] Tel./Fax numbers- 011-26594902, Fax- 011-26588663,

Prof. Raj Mehra is Professor of Anatomy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Her field of research is Neurobiology including developmental neurobiology and neuroimmunology. She has studied the development of human and primate visual cortex and hippocampus with particular reference to development of peptidergic and GABAergic neurons, carried out immunological studies on human gliomas, Indian autistic children and in EAF mouse and primate models. Her current research is focused on understanding the role of steroid hormone estrogen in non- reproductive areas of brain, its neuroprotective and immune modulatory mechanisms in estrogen deficient state and in aging brain. She is also involved in studies on arsenic neurotoxicity with particular emphasis on arsenic exposure during early postnatal period. She has trained a number of Ph.D., M.D. and M.Sc. students and published more than 70 papers in high impact journals. She has been a member of several training workshops sponsored by International Brain Research Organization.

Prof. Raj Mehra has been one of the earliest recipients of 'BOYCAST' fellowship of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India under which she worked at the University of Washington, Seattle during 1986-88. She later developed collaborative projects with UW, Seattle, ISA and Semmelweis University, Budapest. She has received several awards from different scientific societies including from the Anat. Soc. of India, of which she has also remained a Vice-President and executive member. She has also been a Vice-President of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences and is a Fellow of the Academy.

:: 49 :: K. Ranil D. de Silva Senior Lecturer/ Chairperson, Neuroscience Module Committee Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka Email Id: [email protected], [email protected] Tel: 94-11-2802164, Fax:94-11-2802164

Dr. De Silva's strong and effective commitment to building the brain sciences in the region are; the 3 international six day neuroscience workshops he organized, the creation of the first Brain Bank and the first Neuroscience Molecular Biology Laboratory in Sri Lanka. Dr. De Silva has managed to forge key collaborations that provide the funds, expertise and equipment needed to initiate and sustain collaborative research project on neurogenetics with a clear relevance to the country's public health needs. Dr de Silva is the founder President of the Neuroscience Society of Sri Lanka and the founder Chairperson, Neuroscience Module Committee.

:: 50 :: Ratna Sircar, PhD Investigator & Director of Laboratory for Neuropsychopharmacology The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor of Psychiatry & Behav Sci, Neurology, Pathology Albert Einstein College of Medicine 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA Email Id: [email protected] Tel.: (516) 562-1068; Fax: (516) 562-1008

A major emphasis of Dr. Sircar's laboratory has been and continues to be the understanding of neural adaptations and cognitive dysfunctions associated with illicit substance exposure, including alcohol, during the perinatal period and in adolescence. Her research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying drug abuse and craving, the role of learning and memory in addiction, and hormonal regulation of brain-behavior-drug interactions. Dr. Sircar is also interested in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. She and her team are using a multidisciplinary approach ranging from the systemic level to molecular biology to understand this illness. Dr. Sircar has been and is the principal investigator on several grants from NIH as well as private foundations. She has been invited to speak about her research at numerous national and international institutions and meetings. She has been a member of NIH study sections, NSF Review Committee, and is on the National Advisory Committee at Florida A&M University. She has won several awards, and is a member of many scientific societies (ACNP, SFN, CPDD, RSA, AAAS)

:: 51 :: Renu Wadhwa Group Leader National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) Central 4, Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers +81 29 861 9464/ +81 29 861 2900

Ph.D. from GNDU, Amritsar. Post-doctoral training: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne University, England; CCMB, India and Tsukuba Life Science Center RIKEN, Japan. Second Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Served in Biotechnology Industry for 6 years in Japan. At present, leading a group of 15 researchers at the AIST, Japan. Also, Professor at the Yonsei University (Korea), Research Fellow, Sydney University (Australia) and CDFD (India). Research interest: "Molecular mechanism of aging and cancer". In 1993, cloned a new hsp70 stress family protein and named 'mortalin', in 2002 cloned a novel regulator of ARF and p53 and named 'CARF'. More than 160 peer reviewed research publications.

:: 52 :: Rakesh K Gupta Professor Radiodiagnosis Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Raibareily Road Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Education (Post-Graduation onwards & Professional Career) MBBS 1978 Delhi University MD (Radiodiagnosis) 1983 Delhi University

Research Experience in various institutions April 83 - July 84 Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi Medical Officer Aug 84 - Oct 89 INMAS, Delhi Scientist C Oct 89 - June 94 SGPGIMS, Lucknow Associate Professor July 94 -June 2003 SGPGIMS, Lucknow Additional Professor July 2003- till date SGPGIMS, Lucknow Professor

Publications: Books: one Research Papers, Reports: 329 Others: No. of PhD's supervised -8 No. of current PhD's student-4

:: 53 :: R. V. Omkumar Scientist E-2 Molecular Neurobiology Division Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thycaud, P. O. Thiruvananthapuram - 695014 Kerala, INDIA Email Id: [email protected] Tel: 91-471-2529483, 2348104; Fax: 91-471-2348096

We have been working on Ca2+-signaling at synapses during synaptic plasticity as well as in excitotoxicity. We have found that the interaction between calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase type II (CaMKII) and N-methyl-D- aspartate-type glutamate receptor 2B subunit (NR2B) results in the modulation of catalysis of CaMKII. We also found that the dephosphorylation of CaMKII-Thr286 by protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is attenuated when CaMKII is bound to NR2B. These biochemical properties of the are suitable for the functioning of the biochemical switch made of NR2B-bound CaMKII and PP1 that has been proposed as a molecular machinery supporting synaptic memories.

In addition, we have found that phosphorylation status of NR2B-Ser1303 regulates its interaction with CaMKII.

We have also developed a simple, cell culture based assay in which the activity of Ca2+-channels is captured as a stable signal in the form of CaMKII-NR2B complex.

:: 54 :: S Thameem Dheen Associate Professor Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore, Singapore-117597 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 65-6516 3217; Fax: 65-6778 7643

Education 1995 - PhD - National University of Singapore

Research and Professional Experience 1991-1994 Research Scholar Anatomy/National University of Singapore 1994-1996 Post-Doctoral Fellow Dept of Physiology/University of Manitoba, Canada 1996-1999 Research Fellow Institute of Molecular Agrobiology (IMA), Singapore 1999- 2007 Assistant Professor Anatomy/National University of Singapore 2008- Associate Professor Anatomy/National University of Singapore

Awards 1. 2009- 'Fellowship in Reproduction and Endocrinology' awarded by Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology. 2. 2004-Travel Scholarship, 8th Asia Pacific Electron Microscopy Conference, Kanazawa, Japan. 3. 1995-1996 Canadian Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship 4. 1994-1995 Univ. of Manitoba (Canada), Faculty of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship 5. 1991-1994 National University of Singapore Research Scholarship

Professional Membership 1. President, Singapore Neuroscience Association (2009 - www.neuroscience.org.sg 2. President Microscopy Society (2003-2008) (Singapore) - www.microscopy.org.sg 3. Member, Society for Neuroscience, USA 4. Member, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Governing Council 5. Council Member, Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS)

1. Analysis of epigenetic factors and gene expression profiles in neural stem cells exposed to glucotoxicity and Down Syndrome. 2. Identifying the underlying alterations in gene expression which result in neural tube defects in embryos of diabetic pregnancy. 3. Molecular characterization of fetal and adult microglial cells and development of strategies to inhibit neurotoxicity caused by activated microglia in CNS disease & injury.

Publications: International Refereed Journals: 60; Book Chapter: 2; Book Review: 1; Monograph Authored: 1; Proceedings: 1; Conference papers: 96

:: 55 :: Sanjeev Ganguly Medical Director-South Asia Nestle Nutrition Nestle House, DLF Phase-II, Gurgaon-122002 Email Id: [email protected] Tel: +91-124-2389300 Extn.-1299, Fax: +91-124-2389399

Dr. Sanjeev Ganguly did his medical schooling from University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and his post graduation in pediatrics from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi. He was then associated with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi in the pediatric gastroenterology division. He joined Dabur Research Foundation and was involved with clinical research and novel drug development in oncology. He then moved on to Ranbaxy and was leading the clinical trials operations of the antimalarial molecule RBx 11160. He has extensive hands on experience in the conduct of clinical research in India, South East Asia and Africa.

Dr. Ganguly is currently Medical Director -South Asia at Nestle Nutrition and is responsible for the medical andscientific activities of Nestle Nutrition in the region. He also heads the Nestle Nutrition Institute in the region. Nestle Nutrition Institute is a not for profit organization that is responsible for disseminating science based nutrition education to health care practitioners in the region.

:: 56 :: Sarah Dunlop Professor School of Animal Biology The University of Western Australia Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Email Id: [email protected] Tel: +618 6488 1403; Fax: +618 6488 7527

PhD 1978, London

Current positions: Professor and Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC. President, Australian Neuroscience Society

Research expertise: Plasticity during development and regeneration of the central and peripheral nervous systems; promotion of functional recovery after injury

Research achievements: Focus on translational research. 1) safe use of corticosteroids for infants at risk of pre-term birth;

2) task-specific training to promote recovery after facial nerve injury;

3) novel rehabilitation programs to exercise the paralysed limbs after spinal cord injury with three current randomised controlled trials involving all eight Spinal Units in Australia and New Zealand.

Cumulative research funding: $25.5m

Publications: 110 peer-reviewed papers, 22 invited reviews and book chapters

:: 57 :: S.C. Tiwari Head, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow – 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India Email: [email protected], [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 0522- 2258588

Professional Qualifications: ?MBBS, M.D. (Psych.) from C.S.M. Medical University,Lucknow, India. ?WHO Fellowship in Geriatric psychiatry at several centres

Professional Assignments: ?Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India ?Life Member of Indian Psychiatric Society. ?Associate member of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists. ?Life member, Indian Medical Association ?Founder President, Indian Association for Geriatric Mental Health ?Member Core Committee of Indian Council of Medical Research on Geriatrics ?Member, International Psychogeriatric Association, USA. ?Member, American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, USA ?Member, International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO), France ?International Member, American Psychiatric Association, USA.

Awards & Honours ?Joint recipient of Marfatia Oration Award of Indian Psychiatric Society, Jan 2004. ?IInd as well as IIIrd positions on the IAGMH / INTAS Award – 2005 ?IInd Position IAGMH / INTAS Award – 2006 (Awarded in Jaipur -2007) ?Ist as well as IIIrd Positions on the IAGMH/INTAS Award – 2007 (Agra -2008) ?IAGMH Annual Award for the year 2008 was received at (5th National Annual Conference of IAGMH – 2009) Thrissur, Kerala. ?II position IAGMH/INTAS Award – 2009. (Awarded in Thrissur, Kerala) ?Ist as well as IIIrd Positions on the IAGMH/INTAS Award–2010 ?Rafaelsen 1988 Fellowship Award for young Behavioural Psychopharmacologists of College, 16th CINP Congress at Munich, Germany. First Indian to receive this Award. ?International Psychogeriatric Association /BAYER (IPA/BAYER) Award in Psychogeriatrics : 2nd place: Vancouver, Canada August 16, 1999. First Indian to receive this Award.

International Involvements ?Co-Chair for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiatives, International Psychogeriatric Association Committees, Task Force and Regional Initiatives, USA. 2008 (Japan). ?Co-Chair for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiatives, International Psychogeriatric Association Committees, IPA Service Delivery Task Force Symposium in Montreal ?Member of the Editorial Panel for the International Psychogeriatric Association Bulletin Member, IPA, USA Task Force on Testamentary Capacity & Undue influence for Indian Region. ?Member, IPA, USA Task Force on Devt. of Course Curricula for Psychogeriatric Education. ?Co-ordinating Member, IPA, USA Focus Group in Dementia Care for India. :: 58 :: Seong-Seng Tan Professor Florey Neurosciences Institute Cnr. Royal Parade and Grattan Street The University of Melbourne Parkville VIC 3010 Australia Email: [email protected] Tel: 61 3 8344 1958 / 61 3 8344 7322

Seong-Seng Tan obtained his DPhil in Neuroscience from Oxford and worked with Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman at Rockefeller University, New York. He is Professor of Neuroscience at the Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne. He is a Senior Principal Research Fellow with the NH&MRC, and leads a team of 15 scientists working at Florey Neurosciences Institute, University of Melbourne. Professor Tan studies how neurons are assembled together during development of the brain, and is interested in understanding how the brain defends itself against cell death following injury (from stroke, trauma).

He is on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Neuroscience, Experimental Neurology and Journal of Anatomy. For his work on neuron migration during brain development, Professor Tan was awarded the Amgen Australia Award for excellence in medical research in 1997.

:: 59 :: Subramaniam Ganesh Associate Professor Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 208016, INDIA Email: [email protected] Tel: (91) 512-259-4040; Fax: (91) 512-259-4010

Subramaniam Ganesh is currently an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. He has been awarded with the Birla Science Prize, National Bioscience Award for Career Development, the SCOPUS Young Scientist Award in Biological Sciences and the DAE-SRC Outstanding Research Investigator award for his contributions in the area of human molecular genetics. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in the year 1996. Prior to joining IIT Kanpur, Ganesh worked as staff scientist at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan. Ganesh has been working on the genetics and molecular pathologies of neurological disorders to understand the cellular functions of genes whose defects result in neurological deficits, and also to discover cellular pathways for developing therapeutic intervention.

:: 60 :: Shane O'Mara Professor of Experimental Brain Research Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: +353 - 1 - 896 1000

Professor Shane O'Mara is a BA and MA of NUIG and a DPhil of Oxford University. His research concerns the investigation of the relations between synaptic plasticity, cognition, and changes in learned behaviour. He has had a particular research focus on understanding the mechanisms responsible for memory and depression. His laboratory combines behavioural, electrophysiological, pharmacological, anatomical, and immunohistochemical techniques to investigate the brain structures concerned with memory and depression. He has c. 95 publications. He has graduated c. 20 PhD students to date, and his current lab group consists of 10 members, including four Postdoctoral Fellows. He has is Director of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and serves on many panels and committees for a wide variety of agencies. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer and editor for many international journals, and for international grant agencies. He is a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, and of the Association for Psychological Science, and has a Personal Chair in Experimental Brain Research from Trinity College Dublin.

:: 61 :: Shashi Wadhwa Professor All India Institute of Medical Sciences Room No 1029, Department of Anatomy Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029, India Email id: [email protected] Phone: +91 11 26594875 Fax: +91 11 26588663

Dr. Shashi Wadhwa MS, PhD, has major research interest in developmental neurobiology. Her work on the developing human brain is well recognized. Currently, her laboratory is investigating the effects of prenatal patterned sound and chronic noise on the chick auditory nuclei and hippocampus. She is a fellow of the IAS, IAN, NAMS, NASI and EMS of India as well as a member of IBRO and SfN, USA amongst others. She is recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize alongwith other distinctions. She has authored 27 chapters in books and has 59 International and 37 National research publications.

:: 62 :: Shubha Tole Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road Mumbai 400,005 India Email: [email protected] Tel: 91-22-2278 2678 (lab); Fax: 91-22-2280 4610

Prof. Shubha Tole obtained her BSc in Life Sciences and Biochemistry from St. Xavier's College (1987). Her MSc and PhD are from Caltech, USA. She worked at the University of Chicago as a post-doctoral fellow, and then joined TIFR as a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences in 1999.

Prof. Tole has been awarded the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award (2010); the Research Award for Innovation in Neurosciences (2008; Society for Neuroscience, USA), the Swarnajayanti Fellowship by the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, and the Wellcome Trust Senior International Fellowship, for her research in the area of Neurosciences. She was also selected for the National Woman Bioscientist award in 2008 by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Besides research and teaching, Dr. Tole actively engages in Public Outreach, and has done workshops in schools, in colleges, and also participated as a speaker and as a chairperson at Café Scientifiques organized by the British Council.

:: 63 :: Shumin Duan Professor Department of Neurobiology Zhejiang University School of Medicine 388 YuHang Tang Rd. Hangzhou 310058, China Phone: (86)-571-88208001 Email: [email protected]

Dr. Shumin Duan is a professor and the dean of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. He graduated from Bengbu Medical College in 1982 and received his Ph. D. from Kyushu University in Japan in 1991. He worked as a postdoctoral at University of Hawaii and University of California at San Francisco during 1997-1999. He worked as a principal investigator in Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academical Sciences from 2000 to 2009. His main research interests focus on the function and the mechanisms of neuron-glia interactions in health and disease. He has made a number of contributions in the field of glial cell studies, including the roles of glial cells in synaptic plasticity and mechanisms of signaling molecule release from glial cells. He is an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). He serves as an editorial member in several international journals including Journal of Neurophysiology, Glia, Neurobiology of Disease, and Hippocompus.

:: 64 :: Shyamala Mani Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India Email: [email protected]

Professor Shyamala Mani has an MS in Clinical Psychology from Marquette University and a PhD in Neuroscience from the Upstate Medical University. She did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Molecular Biology Department at Princeton University and returned to India where she worked in a drug discovery team for 6 months before accepting a position as Assistant Professor at the National Brain Research Centre in 2000. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Centre for Neuroscience. Her laboratory is interested in molecular pathways that control neurogenesis and cell fate determination and her team uses human embryonic stem cells and genetically modified mouse strains to address questions in this area.

:: 65 :: Suman Kapur Dean, Research and Consultancy and Professor, Biological sciences Birla Institute of Technology and Science, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, RR Mandal, Shameer Pet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500078 Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers 040-66303563/040-66303908

Dr. Kapur's research interests lie in identifying biomarkers for unraveling the genetic basis of human diseases such as psychiatric disorders like depression, schizophrenia, addiction and alzheimer's disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes (T2DM), obesity, cataract and metabolic syndrome. The group is specifically studying several genes,viz., APOE, CAPN, PPAR?, ALDH2, ADH1B, ADH1C, OPRM1, OB, TPH, CRYGA, CRYGB, D2, D5, ADCY4, ADCY3, CCKAR, CCKBR, CFTR, CF508, SPNK-1, PS-1, CYP2E1, CTSB, HSP70, TNF?, PRSS-1 and several micro-satellite markers on chromosome segments 2, 6 and 10. Chronic diseases have a long latency period and genetic markers can be effectively used for identifying individuals at an increased risk for developing these diseases and advocating appropriate lifestyle measures to delay the onset and progression of such diseases. Ours is the first group to show that in the Indian population a mutation in the mu Opiate receptor is linked to risk for addiction to opiates and alcohol and a mutation in the Ob (leptin) gene is linked to hypertension in depressed subjects.

The group comprises of a dozen research scholars, has more than half a dozen funded projects and has published more than 80 papers in peer reviewed journals and has produced more than 20 MD/PhD thesis.

:: 66 :: Sunil Kaul Senior Research Scientist National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) Central 4, Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers +81 29 861 6713/+81 29 861 2900

MPhil and PhD from the University of Delhi. Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Japan since 1992. Also, Professor at the Yonsei University College of Medicine (Korea) and Research Associate at the Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney (Australia). Research interest - Molecular mechanism of aging and cancer: Ayurvedic approach and molecular imaging. More than 145 research publications in the peer reviewed International journals. Actively coordinating India-Japan science collaborations. Also served as an Assistant Director at the International Affairs Division, AIST, Japan

:: 67 :: Tadashi Isa National Institute for Physiological Sciences Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, JAPAN Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: +81-564-55-7761/+81-564-55-7766

Research field: neural control of movements and functional recovery after brain/spinal cord injury. Clarified cortical compensatory mechanism after spinal cord injury (Science, 2007).

Published 80 original papers and 20 review papers.

:: 68 :: Tarun Gera Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Fortis Hospital, New Delhi & Arogya Child Clinic, B-256, Derawala Nagar, New Delhi-110009 Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 9810474560

I have been systematic reviewer and researcher in the field of nutrition and child health and well versed with Cochrane Methodology. Through our decade long efforts, we have provided robust evidence on key issues in this area for low and middle income countries. The reviews have been published in high impact journals (DARE, BMJ, Am J Clin Nutr, Pub Hlth Nutr, J Pediatr Gastroeneterol Nutr, Eur J Clin Nutr) and/or submitted as reports to the WHO (Geneva), USAID, Harvest Plus. Relevant subjects include micronutrient interventions, child growth and development, and early-life origins of adult disease.

I have been a peer reviewer for a number of national and international journals and external reviewer for the Cochrane Group. I have been a member of the Immunization Committee of the Indian Medical Association and presently am the Secretary, Nutrition Chapter, Indian Academy of Pediatrics. I have also been involved in organizing and conducting Indian Academy of Paediatrics and Royal College of Paediatrics courses on Evidence Based Child Health.

:: 69 :: Thomas Seidenbecher Scientific Associate Institute of Physiology I (Neurophysiology), Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Robert-Koch-Str. 27a, 48149 Muenster, Germany Email: [email protected] Tel. +49-251-8355320; Fax. +49-251-8355551

?Study of Biology at Martin-Luther-University Halle (1981-1986) ?Research Associate, Institute of Landscape Research and Nature Protection Halle (1986-1988) ?Research Associate, Department of Electrophysiology, Institute of Neurobiology Magdeburg (1989-1995) ?Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Otto- von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (1996-2004) ?Research Associate, Institute of Physiology I (Neurophysiology), Westfaelische Wilhelms-University Muenster (since 2005) ?Research interest: mechanisms of fear behaviour, fear memory and extinction, anxiety and anxiety disorders (System Amygdala-Hippocampus-Prefrontal Cortex).

:: 70 :: Tian-Ming Gao Chair and Professor, Department of Neurobiology; Dean, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University 1023S Shatai Street, Guangzhou 510515, China Email:[email protected] Tel/Fax: 86-20-61648216

Chair Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars Programme. Standing Councilor, Chinese Society for Neuroscience; Chairman, Synaptic Plasticity Subcommittee, Chinese Society for Neuroscience.

MD, The First Military Medical University, China, 1985; MS, The First Military Medical University, China, 1988; PhD, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, China, 1994; Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indiana University School of Medicine?Indianapolis, and University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA, 1995-1998.

The long-term goal of my laboratory is to reveal the mechanisms of neuronal damage following cerebral ischemia and provide basis for developing therapeutical interventions. Awarded more than 10 grants. Published more than 30 papers in the international journals including Neuron, Nature Neurosci and J Neurosci, edited 9 books and served as member in the editorial board of 6 scientific journals and reviewer for more than 10 peer-reviewed journals.

:: 71 :: Trevor Kilpatrick Professor of Neurology, The Centre for Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne Level 2, 161 Barry Street, Carlton South VIC 3010 Australia Email: [email protected] Phone: 61 3 8344 1804 ; Fax: 61 3 9349 5917

Trevor Kilpatrick is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Centre for Neuroscience and the Melbourne Neuroscience Institute at The University of Melbourne; he is the leader of the MS Division at the Florey Neuroscience Institutes and is a neurologist and Head of the MS Unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Since 2004, he has received many awards including the Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation Award for Medical Research; he has featured in '10 of the best NHMRC- funded health and Medical Research Successes', which highlighted the NHMRC sponsored projects that were perceived to have had the greatest impact for our community; the Australian Museum NSW Office for Science and Medical Research Jamie Callachor Eureka Prize for Medical Research into multiple sclerosis. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and reviews, many in top-ranking neuroscience and clinical journals, including Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Neuron, PNAS (x 5), Journal of Neuroscience (x 4), British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Journal of Biological Chemistry. His current research interests include the neurobiology of multiple sclerosis, neural precursor cell biology and the study of genetic and environmental factors that contribute to MS.

:: 72 :: Tomomi Shimogori Team Leader Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Thalamic Development RIKEN Brain Science Institute 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama Japan 351-0198 Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers 81-48-467-9779/81-48-467-9763

I have obtained PhD from Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. After that, I did my post doc in Elozabeth Grove lab in University of Chicago, then obtained Unit Leader position in current place RIKEN BSI. This year, I am promoted as a team leader in same institute.

We are interested in molecular mechanism of somatosensory barrel cortex. Especially the molecular mechanism of barrel formation which is triggered by thalamocortical axon innervations

Number of publications; about 40 from 1995.

:: 73 :: Usha Kant Misra Professor and Head Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Barelli Road, Lucknow - 226 016 Email: [email protected] Tel.+91- 94506 53685

Dr. Usha Kant Misra graduated in 1973, did MD medicine in 1978 and DM neurology in 1985 from KG Medical College, Lucknow. He also passed MAMS examination of National Board in 1979. He has been trained in clinical neurophysiology in Italy, Sweden, and USA as a WHO fellow, worked as Scientist in neurotoxicology from 1980-1987 and contributed in the field of pesticide, lathyrism, flurosis and MIC neurotoxicology. After a short stint as lecturer neurology in KGMC he joined Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow as Additional Professor & Head in 1987 and became full professor in 1993. Prof. Misra's major contributions are in the field of neurotoxicology, tropical neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He has published more than 250 scientific original paper (national -61 & international - 210). He is author of three books: Clinical Neurophysiology and Clinical Electroencephalography published by Elsevier India, New Delhi and Hand Book of Tropical Neurology published by Landes Biosciences, Texas, USA. He is a fellow of Academy of medical Sciences (FAMS), Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of neurology, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine, Indian College of Physician and corresponding fellow of American Academy of Neurology and corresponding member of American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and American Neurological Association. He has delivered number of prestigious orations and invited lecturer.

:: 74 :: Upinder S. Bhalla Professor National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065 India Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 080-23666130

Research in computational neuroscience and systems biology of olfaction and memory. Main contributions are systems biology analysis of biochemical events in synaptic plasticity; simulator development; Informatics of signaling networks; mammalian olfactory coding, mammalian stereo odour discrimination and odour- guided navigation. 35 peer reviewed papers in international journals including 3 in Science, 1 Neuron, 1 Nature Neuroscience, 4 in PLoS Computational Biology. Also 12 reviews, 5 book chapters, 1 book in preparation.

:: 75 :: Veena Jayagopalan Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratoire Psynugen - UMR INRA 1286 - CNRS 5226 - Université Bordeaux 2, Bâtiment UFR Pharmacie - 2ème Tranche - 2ème Etage - CC34, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 BORDEAUX Cedex FRANCE Email Id: [email protected] Tel : +33-557571085; Fax : +33-557571227

My main focus of research so far has been the new-born cells generated in the adult hippocampus. I was initiated into adult neurogenesis during my PhD and looked into the effects of chronic stress and the role of cholinergic and dopaminergic system on the stress-induced changes in adult hippocampal neurogenesis using pharmacological agents and rehabilitative therapy. My journey with the "new-born cells" continues in my Post doctoral work, wherein we are focusing on the effects of inflammation and cytokines on the generation and maturation of these new-born cells in adult mice hippocampus.

4 national and international publications and over 20 presentations in international conferences.

:: 76 :: Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath Professor and Chairperson Centre for Neuroscience Indian Institute of Science (IISc) TIFR Building Bangalore - 560012 Email: [email protected] Tel: 080-22933433 / 31 ; Fax:080-23603323

Prof. Ravindranath obtained her Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Andhra University and University of Mysore, respectively. After her post-doctoral training at National Institutes of Health, USA, she joined the faculty of the Department of Neurochemistry at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore and continued there till 2000 when she moved to National Brain Research Centre as Founder Director. In May 2009, she moved to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Her major research interests pertain to understanding the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders with the overall goal of discovering disease modifying therapies.

:: 77 :: Wing-Ho Yung Professor School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Email: [email protected] Tel: 852-2609-6880/852-2603-5022

Dr. W.H. Yung graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in the 80's. With the support from the Commonwealth Scholarship, he later obtained a D.Phil. degree from the University of Oxford, specializing in cellular neurophysiology. After returning to Hong Kong, he continued his research in neuroscience. He used his spare time to pursue his interest in computing science and obtained a BSc degree in Computing and Information System.

Dr Yung has diverse interest in neuroscience, including basal ganglia neurobiology, neurotrophic factors, synaptic and neuroplasticity. He has published over 70 research articles and reviews. Currently, he is the President of the Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences, and the interim Secretary of FAONS.

:: 78 :: Y.K. Gupta Head, Department of Pharmacology All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar, New Delhi India Email: [email protected] Tel: 011-26593684, 26593284

Dr. Y.K. Gupta M.B.B.S, M.D, FIPS, FNASc, FAMS, FIAN, is presently the Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He earlier served as Director of the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow.

He has more than 170 publications in International and National journals and has been awarded several honors including the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) young scientist medal, Shakuntala Amirchand Prize of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Chandrakanta Dandiya Prize, G. Achari Oration Award of Indian Pharmacological Society, (IPS), Major General S. L. Bhatia Oration Award, Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologist of India (APPI), AEB honours award by the Academy of Environmental Biology, C. L. Malhotra Prize of Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologist of India (APPI) etc.

Dr. Gupta is currently President of Society of Toxicology, India, and was President of the Indian Pharmacological Society (2005-2006).He is the Editor of the Indian Journal of physiology and Pharmacology (Pharmacology Section) and member editorial board of several journals.

Dr. Gupta is the National Co-ordinator of Pharmacovigilance Program of India (PVPI) which has 12 centres as on now and will be expended to 40 centres by December 2010.

He is also in charge of the National Poison Information Centre.

:: 79 :: Ying-Shing Chan Professor of Physiology Associate Dean of Medicine; Director of Neuroscience Research Centre Department of Physiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong Email Id: [email protected] Phone: (852) 2819 9263; Fax: (852) 2855 9730

Prof. Chan's research interests centre on neural plasticity in development and regeneration. His group is the first to uncover the molecular mechanism of long-term potentiation for the development of the sense of balance. Prof. Chan has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers. He is recipient of the First Medallion of the Australian Neuroscience Society. Prof. Chan is also a past President of Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences and currently Vice-President of Chinese Association of Physiological Sciences. He is the immediate-Past Chair of IBRO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee and former President of FAONS. Prof. Chan serves on editorial boards of 10 journals.

:: 80 :: Yogesh Dwivedi Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL-60612, USA Email Id: [email protected] Tel. / Fax numbers: 312-413-4557

Dr. Yogesh Dwivedi is currently tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Central Drug Research Institute, India. He has published 100 peer-reviewed papers and is an author of many book chapters and reviews. He is a recipient of prestigious awards, such as Young Investigator Awards from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Alliance for Schizophrenia and Depression, and International Society of Neurochemistry; Memorial Fellowship Award from American College of Neuropsychopharmacology; and CINP Rafaelson Fellowship Award. He is well funded by NIH, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, NARSAD, and Marshall-Reynolds Foundation. He is a reviewer for several grant committees, including, NIMH, CIHR, and AFSP. He is also a member of Society of Biological Psychiatry Program Committee, International Secretary for Indian Academy of Neurosciences, and Council member for Association of Scientists of Indians Origins in America.

The major focus of Dr. Yogesh Dwivedi's research is to identify and examine the molecular and cellular nature of events in the brain that may lead to suicidal and depressive behavior. His research is based upon the hypothesis that abnormalities in cellular signaling may serve as critical vulnerability factors that may predispose a person to suicidal and depressive behavior. Utilizing various investigative approaches, namely, human postmortem brain, peripheral blood cells, and pre- clinical animal models, Dr. Dwivedi has successfully integrated basic and clinical neuroscience. More recently, utilizing microRNA and epigenetic approaches, his group is attempting to unravel the molecular mechanisms that may be responsible for gene regulation in depressed and suicide brains.

:: 81 :: Yoo-Hun Suh Professor Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine Seoul National University 28 Yeongeon-Dong, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-799, KOREA Email Id: [email protected] Tel: +82-2-740-8285, Fax: +82-2-745-7996

Degrees: ?M.D., 1973 Seoul National Univ. College of Medicine ?Ph.D., 1981 Seoul National Univ. College of Medicine, Pharmacology

Area of Research: Molecular pathogenesis and potential drug development for AD and PD

Present Title: ?Professor of Dept. Pharmacol. Coll. of Med. Seoul Natl.Univ. ?Director of National Creative Research Initiatives Center for AD ?Director of Neurosci Res. Inst., MRC, Seoul National Univ. ?Director of Cognitive Science Inst., Seoul National Univ. ?Member of Korean National Science and Technology council ?President of The Korean Society for Neurodegenerative Disease (2007- ) ?Member ofBoard of Trustee, Human Frontier Science Program

:: 82 :: List of Participants Abburi, Chandrika Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, India Email: [email protected]

Abhijith, S.R Kuvempu University Davangere, India Email: [email protected]

Abrari, Kataneh Damghan University Damghan, Iran Email: [email protected]

Agarwal, Anil K. Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Aggarwal, Milan Panjab University Chandigarh, India Email: [email protected]

Aggarwal, Aanchal Panjab University Chandigarh, India Email: [email protected]

Agrawal, Ashok K. Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Ahmad, Israr Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Ahmad, Muzamil Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu, India Email: [email protected] :: 83 :: Ahmadmolaei, Leila Neuroscience Research Center Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]

Ahmed, Sohail Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) Immunos, Singapore Email: [email protected]

Ajmera, Foram T. Sophia College Mumbai, India Email: [email protected]

Alaei, Hojjatallah Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran Email: [email protected]

Alam, Shahnawaz Jiwaji University Gwalior, India Email: [email protected]

Ali, Shahul Hameed Liyakath National Brain Research Centre Manesar, India Email: [email protected]

Ali, Rashidy-Pour Semnan University of Medical Sciences Semnan, Iran Email: [email protected]

Alladi, Phalguni Anand National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Bangalore, India Email: [email protected]

:: 84 :: Amit Jiwaji University Gwalior, India Email: [email protected]

Anand, Nitya Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Ansari, Reyaz Waris Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Arunan, M. C. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, India Email: [email protected]

Askari, Nayere Shaheed Bahonar University Kerman, Iran Email: [email protected]

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Sharma, R. P. Biotech Park Lucknow, India Email: [email protected] :: 121 :: Sharma, R. K. Sanjay Gandhi PG Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Sherafat, Mohammad Amin Neuroscience Research Center Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]

Shimogori, Tomomi Riken Brain Science Institute Wako, Japan Email: [email protected]

Shukla, Rakesh Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Shukla, Rakesh Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow, India

Shukla, Rajendra Kumar Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Shukla, Anshi Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Shum, Daisy Kwok-Yan The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Email: [email protected]

Siddiqui, Mohammad Faisal Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India Email: [email protected] :: 122 :: Silva, Ranil De University of Sri Jayewardenepura Nugegoda, Sri Lanka Email: [email protected] Singh, Brajesh Kumar Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected] Singh, Jitendra N. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research SAS Nagar Mohali, India Email: [email protected] Singh, Asem Surindro Manovikas Kendra Kolkata, India Email: [email protected] Singh, Gireesh Kumar Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected] Singh, Abhishek Jawahar Lal Nehru University New Delhi, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Anurag Jiwaji University Gwalior, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Santosh Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Yogita UP College Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

:: 123 :: Singh, Raghavendra Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Kolkata, India Email: [email protected] Singh, Inderjit Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, United States Email: [email protected] Singh, Ranjana University of Kentucky Lexington, United States Email: [email protected] Singh, Shashi B Defence Institute of High Altitude Research Delhi, India Email: [email protected] Singh, Surya Pratap Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Avtar Kaur VA / Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, United States Email: [email protected]

Singh, Guneet Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Mahendra National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences Bangalore, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Shilpi University of Hyderabad Hyderabad, India Email: [email protected]

:: 124 :: Singh, Krishna P. University of Allahabad Allahabad, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Nandini Chatterjee National Brain Research Centre Manesar, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Sadhana National Brain Research Centre Manesar, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Jeet Bahadur National Brain Research Centre Manesar, India

Singh, Bijay Biotech Park Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Arti D. Biotech Park Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Singh, Manish K. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow, India

Singhal, Kirti Panjab University Chandigarh, India Email: [email protected]

Sinha, Rekha International Life Sciences Institute-India New Delhi, India Email: [email protected] :: 125 :: Sinha, Maitrayee Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research Kolkata, India Email: [email protected]

Sircar, Ratna The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Manhasset, New York, USA Email: [email protected]

Sitholey, Prabhat K. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow, India

Sivanandam, Thamil Mani Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

Skinner, Stephen J. M. Living Cell Technologies NZ Ltd Manukau, New Zealand Email: [email protected]

Soman, Smijin K Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin, India Email: [email protected]

Somvanshi, Pallavi Biotech Park Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srikumar, Bettadapura N University of Bordeaux Bordeaux, France Email: [email protected]

:: 126 :: Srimal, Rikhab Chand Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srinivasan, Krishnamachari St. Johns Research Institute Bangalore, India Email: [email protected]

Srinivasan, Thyagarajan SRM University Chennai, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Prachi Amity University Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Jaya General Practioner Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Anchita Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Pranay Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Shikha Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

:: 127 :: Srivastava, Shatakshi Sanjay Gandhi PG Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Umesh C. University of Allahabad Allahabad, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Uma Shankar Biotech Park Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Srivastava, Pradeep K. Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow, India

Srivastava, Amit K. Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India

Stadlin, Alfreda Chungbuk National University Cheongju, South Korea Email: [email protected]

Steinbusch, Harry Maastricht University Maastricht, Netherlands Email: [email protected]

Subramaniam, Jamuna Ranie Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India Email: [email protected]

Suh, Yoo Hun Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea Email: [email protected] :: 128 :: Suraj, S University of Hyderabad Hyderabad, India Email: [email protected]

Swarnkar, Supriya Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Tabassum, Heena Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg, Germany Email: [email protected]

Taghavi, Mohammad Mohsen Rafsanjan Medical Sciences University Rafsanjan, Iran Email: [email protected]

Taherian, Abbas Ali University of Medical Sciences Semnan, Iran Email: [email protected]

Taishete, Neha Vivek Sophia College Mumbai, India Email: [email protected]

Tan, Seong-Seng University of Melbourne Parkville, Australia Email: [email protected]

Tandon, P. N. National Brain Research Centre Manesar, India Email: [email protected]

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Taslimi, Zahra Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]

Tewari, Richa National Brain Research Centre Manesar, India Email: [email protected]

Thaker, Panthini Bharat Sophia College Mumbai, India Email: [email protected]

Thakur, Mahendra K. Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

Thomas, Christofer National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Bangalore, India Email: [email protected]

Tiwari, Jyoti Hindustan Unilever Research Centre Bangalore, India Email: [email protected]

Tiwari, Sarvada C. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow, India Email: [email protected]

Tiwari, Sunita Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University Lucknow, India Email: [email protected] :: 130 :: Tole, Shubha Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, India Email: [email protected]

Trigun, Surendra Kumar Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

Tripathi, Ratnakar Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India Email: [email protected]

Tripathi, Surya Jiwaji University Gwalior, India Email: [email protected]

Tripathi, Sandeep NIMS University Jaipur, India Email: [email protected]

Unni, Balagopalan North East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat, India Email: [email protected]

Vafaei, Abbas Ali Semnan University of Medical Sciences Semnan, Iran Email: [email protected]

Vakili, Abdin Semnan University of Medical Sciences Semnan, Iran Email: [email protected]

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Wadhwa, Renu National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology Tsukuba, Japan Email: [email protected]

Wiesel, Torsten N. Nobel Laureate Rockefeller University New York, United States Email: [email protected]

Xingding, Zhang Soochow University School of Medicine Suzhou, China Email: [email protected]

Yadav, Rajesh Singh Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow, India Email: [email protected] :: 132 :: Yaghoobi, Kayvan Neuroscience Research Center Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]

Yakkotila, Ashok Babu Defence Research & Development Establishment Gwalior, India Email: [email protected]

Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko RIKEN Brain Science Institute Wako, Japan Email: [email protected]

Yau, Suk-Yu LKS Faculty of Medicine Hong Kong Email: [email protected]

Yung, Wing-Ho The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Email: [email protected]

Zand, Zahra Shirazi Neuroscience Research Center Tehran, Iran Email: [email protected]

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