UGC – Human Resource Development Centre Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 23rd Refresher Course in Life Sciences & Biotechnology 8th October – 2nd November, 2018 Course coordinators: Prof. Ajay Kumar Saxena School of Life Sciences, JNU Email: [email protected] Dr. Ranjana Arya School of Biotechnology, JNU Assistant Director, UGC-HRDC ,JNU Email: [email protected] List of resource persons Name Topic Contact Details Dr. B.S.Balaji “Chemistry for Biologists” School of Biotechnology Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Dr. Zeenat Iqbal “Bench to bedside: Insights Dr. Zeenat Iqbal into Nanomedicine Dept. of Phamacheutics Research” Jamia Hamdard Hamdard Nagar New Delhi 110062 Email: [email protected] Dr. Praveen Verma “Plant Science Research: National Institute of Plant Genome Research From Basic to Translational Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box No. 10531 Research” New Delhi - 110 06 Email: [email protected] Prof. Umesh Kulshreshtha, “Know the Dust in Air” School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] Dr. Neel Sarover Bhavesh “In-solution techniques for ICGEB Campus Protein Interactions and Aruna Asaf Ali Marg Drug Discovery” New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Pawan Dhar Synthetic Biology - basic School of Biotechnology concepts to applications Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Sushil K. Jha “The recent trends in School of Life Sciences Neuroscience research” Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Dr Mukesh Jain School of Computational and Integrative Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Alok Sinha “Signal Transduction in National Botanical Research Institute Plants and Protein-Protein Aruna Asaf Ali Marg Interaction” New Delhi Email: [email protected], [email protected] Prof. Rajiv Bhat “Protein Structure and School of Biotechnology Folding: Challenges in Jawaharlal Nehru University preventing misfolding and New Delhi - 110067 aggregation of proteins” Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Prof. Vibha Tandon “Drug Discovery” Special Centre for Molecular Medicine Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Suman Dhar Special Centre for Molecular Medicine Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Suneel Kateriya “Optogenetics & its School of Biotechnology applications” Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Dr. Apurba K. Sau National Institutes of Immunology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Sneha Sudha Enzymology School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Deepak Gaur School of Biotechnology Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Rama Jayasunder Department of NMR All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi Email: [email protected] Dr. Asif Mohammad International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. T. P. Singh “Principle of folding All India Institute of Medical Sciences structure and function of Department of Biophysics proteins” Ansari Nagar East, New Delhi - 110029 Email: [email protected] Prof. Sudha Bhattacharya School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Prof. R.P Singh “Cancer Prevention & School of Life Sciences Control” Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Rajiv Saxena “Interactions of Professor Emeritus nanoparticles with the Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology immune system” (FLSB) South Asian University Akbar Bhawan, Satya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 110021 Email: [email protected] Prof. Sivaprakash Senior Scientist Ramalingam CSIR-IGIB, Sukhdev Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi - 110 025 Email: [email protected] Dr. Shailja Singh “Contemporary Approaches Special Centre for Molecular Medicine in Anti- Malarial Drug Jawaharlal Nehru University Discovery” New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Dr. Md. Zahid Ashraf Department of Biotechnology Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi - 110025 Email: [email protected] Prof. Sunder Goyal ESI Medical College & Hospital Faridabad Email: [email protected] Prof. Alok Bhattacharya School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi -110067 Email: [email protected] Emeritus Prof. Rakesh School of Biotechnology Bhatnagar Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Saroj Mishra “Production of Human Department of Biochemical Engineering and Serum Albumin in Pichia Biotechnology pastoris-Challenges and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Solutions” New Delhi Email: [email protected] Prof. S. Ramachandran Sr. Principal Scientist CSIR-IGIB Sukhdev Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi - 110 025 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Prof. Ashwani Pareek Food security through School of Life Sciences agricultural innovations Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. C.R.Babu Professor Emeritus, Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE), School of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi [email protected],[email protected] Prof. Gobardhan Das “Tuberculosis In India: Special Centre for Molecular Medicine Challenges and Solutions” Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Rakesh Kumar Tyagi “GREEN FLUORESCENT Special Centre for Molecular Medicine PROTEIN: The journey of a Jawaharlal Nehru University Nobel discovery” New Delhi - 110067Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Prof. Ajay Kumar Saxena School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi -110067 Email: [email protected] Dr. Yashwant Panwar Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council Department of Science and Technology (DST) 'A' Wing Vishwakarma Bhavan Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi 110016 Email: [email protected] Prof. Andrew M Lynn School of Computational and Integrative Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University Email: [email protected] Prof. Himadri B. Bohidar “Nanoscience in Biology: A School of Physical Sciences Perspective” Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi -110067 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Rup Lal The Microbiome Science: A Department of Zoology Vision for the Future University of Delhi Email: [email protected] Prof. Shandar Ahmad “Big Data & School of Computational and Integrative Bioinformatics” Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Dr. Suraksha Diwan “Funding Opportunities” Department of Biotechnology 6th-8th Floor, Block 2 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi - 110 003 Email: [email protected] Prof. Deepak Sharma “Introduction to Brain” School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi -110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Supriya Chakraborty School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi -110067 Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Dr. Pratishtha Pandey “Funding Opportunities and Department of Science & Technology DSTs perspective” Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,, New Delhi-110 016 Email: [email protected] Emeritus Prof. Pramod “Profiling Telomerase- and School of Life Sciences Yadava EMT-associated Genes" Jawaharlal Nehru University or"The RNA World” New Delhi -110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. B. Jayaram Indian Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry MS-710, 6thFloor, Main Building Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi Email: [email protected] Dr. Abhay Sharma “Basic research and CSIR-IGIB, translational research: Sukhdev Vihar, humble examples from the Mathura Road, lab to dispel the confusion” New Delhi - 110 025 Email: [email protected] Prof. Arun Kharat “Antibiotic Resistance” School of Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Sudhir Sopory Former Vice Chancellor Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110067 Email: [email protected] Prof. Rajendra Prasad Director Amity Institute of Integrative Sciences and Health Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana Gurgaon 122413 Email: [email protected] .