2019 NGBT Program 30th Sep 2019 - Monday - Day 1 08:00 - Registration Open 09:15-09:45- Conference Inauguration & Host Introductions - Chair Dr. Sekar Seshagiri Session - 01 - Keynote lectures [Ballroom] Chair: Dr Sekar Seshagiri 09:45-10:15 - Keynote lecture 01 - Dr. Gagandeep Kang, CMC Vellore, India. The Value of Human Infection Studies in Vaccine Development 10:15-10:45 - Keynote lecture 02 - Dr John Kuriyan, UC Berkeley. USA. Understanding Ras Sensitivity to Mutation by High-Throughput Mutagenesis 10:45-11:15- Keynote lecture 03 - Dr. Vishva Dixit, Genentech, USA. Unexpected Cross talk between Major Death Pathways 11:15-11:30 - Break Session 02 - Major Symposia Session 03 - Plant and Agricultural Sciences Symposia Cell Biology, Immunology and Signaling Genomics of Spices, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants [Salcette 1&2] [Malabar] Chair: Dr Krishna Rajalingam Chair: Dr George Thomas 11:30-11:50- Major Talk 04 - Dr. Vivek Malhotra, CRG, Spain. Building a machine for secretion of bulky collagens from endoplasmic 11:30-11:45 - Talk 08 - Dr. Sowdhamini R, NCBS, Bangalore, India. Protein reticulum domain superfamilies in the herbal plant Tulsi 11:50-12:10- Major Talk 05 - Dr. Volker Dotsch, University of Frankfurt, Germany, p63 sets the threshold for induction of apoptosis using a 11:45-12:00 - Talk 09- Dr. VB Reddy, AgriGenome, India. The Genome of kinetically encoded ‘doorbell-like’ mechanism Cardamom provides insight into the evolution of bioactive compounds involved in its fragrances and medicinal properties " 12:10-12:30- Major Talk 06 - Dr. Hans Jorg Schild, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. Regulatory levels in control of DC 12:00-12:15 - Talk 10- Dr. Kantipudi Nirmal Babu, Indian Institute of function and induction of specific immunity Spices Research (IISR), India. Spices genomics: Current status and future needs 12:30-12:50 - Major Talk 07 - Dr. Ivan Dikic, Goether University, Germany. Bacterial Infection and Unconventional Serine Ubiquitination 12:15-12:30 - Talk 11- Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Genomics for Metabolic Pathways for synthetic Biology vs Chemical synthesis 12:30-12:45 - Talk 12 - Dr. R. Nagaraja Reddy, ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, India. Isabgolomics: Where we are, where does it lead to ? 12:50-14:00 Lunch Break Session 04 Session 05 Session 06 [Salcette 1&2] [Konkan] [Malabar] Chair: TBD Chair: TBD Chair: TBD 14:00-14:20 - Talk 13 - Dr. Deepti Deobagkar, Pune University, India. High 14:00-14:20 - Talk 17 - Dr. Hilary Martin, Wellcome Sanger 14:00-14:20 - Talk 21 - Dr. Naveen Ramalingam, Fluidigm Corporation throughput NGS analysis reveals that micro RNAs and DNA methylation Institute, UK. Quantifying genetic architecture in over 10,000 USA. A nanoscale automated workflow solution for full-length mRNA are important epigenetic players in human cells with altered X exome-sequenced developmental disorder patients NGS library preparation chromosome to autosome balance 14:20-14:40 -Talk 14 - Dr Babu Rao V, National Institute of 14:20-14:40 - Talk 18 - Dr Shrikant Mane, Yale University School 14:20-14:40 - Talk 22 - TBD Immunohaematology India. Molecular characterization of Fanconi of Medicine, USA, Genomic Approaches to Tackle Undiagnosed anemia using next-generation sequencing Diseases 14:40-15:00 - Talk 15 - Dr Kavita Venkatraman, NUS, Singapore. Poor 14:40-15:50 - Talk 19 - Dr. Aakrosh Ratan 14:40-15:50 - Talk 23 - Dr Zora Modrusan, Genentech, USA glycemic control in patients with diabetes: clinical and genetic correlates 15:00-15:20 - Talk 16 - Dr. Muthuswamy Balasubramanyam, MDRF, India, 15:00-15:20 - Talk 20 - Dr Analabha Basu, NIBMG, India, 15:00-15:20 - Talk 24 - Dr Merone Roose-Girma, Genentech USA New Biology Insights of Omics Outcomes & Technological Advancements Population diversity of Austroasiatic speakers: Complex in Diabetes substructure, multiple admixture and intricate layered network of dispersal 15:20-15:30 Break Session 07 - Major Symposia Session 08 - Cell Biology, Immunology and Signaling TBD [Salcette 1&2] [Malabar] Chair: TBD Chair: TBD 15:30-15:50 - Talk 29 - Dr Yogesh Souche, NCCS, India - Bacterial 15:30-15:50 - Major Talk 25 - Dr Sanjay Joshi, USA diversity 15:50-16:10 - Major Talk 26 - Dr. Domagoj Vucic, Genentech, USA 15:50-16:10 - Talk 30 -Dr Niyaz Ahmed, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh. Modern insights in to enteric disease outbreaks in the Bengal region: seasonality, conflict and climate change 16:10-16:30 - Major Talk 27 - Dr Sudeep Gupta ACTREC, India 16:10-16:30 - Talk 31 - Dr. Shamitha Vodithala, Kakatiya University, India. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in populations of Indian Tropical Tasar Silkworm 16:30-16:50 - Major Talk 28 - TBD 16:30-16:50 - Talk 32- Dr. Vineet K Sharma, IISER, Bhopal, India. Indian gut and scalp microbiomes revealed through multiomics approaches 16:50-17:00 - Break Session - 09 - Keynote Letures [Ballroom] Chair: TBD 17:00-17:25 - Keynote lecture 33 - Dr James Brayer, Nanopore USA. Single molecule sequencing 17:25-17:50 - Keynote lecture 34 - Dr. Steve Turner, PacBio, USA. 17:50-18:15 - Keynote lecture 35 - Dr Joe Beecham, Nanostring, USA. 18:15-18:40 - Keynote lecture 37 - Dr K. V. Prabhu, PPVFR Authority, India. 18:40-19:10 - Special Talk 36 - Dr. Ursula Weiss, Nature, UK. Science publishing – behind the scenes at Nature Session 10 - Posters [Seaside lawn] 19:10-20:30 - Poster Viewing # 1-110 2019 NGBT Program 1st Oct 2019 - Tuesday - Day 2 08:30 - Registration Open 08:00-09:00 - Session 11- Poster competition presentations 09:00-09:15- Mumbai Movie Session 12 - Keynote lectures [Ballroom] Chair: Dr. Sekar Seshagiri 09:30-10:00 - Keynote lecture 38 - Dr. Dev Sidhu, Uni of Toronto, Canada. 10:00-10:30 - Keynote lecture 39 - Dr Jon Pines, Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, UK, Cyclin B1 and the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint: a 15 year odyssey 10:30-11:00 - Keynote lecture 40 - Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, Univ of Michigan, USA. The Fast, Furious, and Loud: The Role of FoxA1 in Prostate Cancer Progression 11:00-11:15: Short break Session 13 - Major Symposia Session 14 - Plant and Agricultural Sciences Symposia Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics [Salcette 1&2] [Malabar] Chair: TBD Chair: Prof P. K. Gupta, 11:15-11:35- Major Talk 41 - Dr. Eric Stawiski 11:15-11:30 - Talk 45 - Dr. Sheshshayee, MS University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), India. 11:35-11:55- Major Talk 42 - Dr. Kumar Prabash, TMH 11:30-11:45- Talk 46 - Dr. Boney Kuriakose Agrigenome, India 11:55-12:15 - Major Talk 43 - Dr Raj Chopra The Institute of Cancer Research, London UK. 11:45-12:00 -Talk 47- Dr. Akshay Pradhan, Delhi University, South Campus, India. 12:15-12:40 - Major Talk 44 - Dr. Katherine A. Hoadley, UNC School of Medicine 12:00-12:15 - Talk 48- Dr Nagesh Kancharla, Reliance Industries Limited, India. De Novo sequencing and hybrid assembly of biofuel crop Jatropha curcas L: Insights on gene annotation, comparative genomics and transcriptome analysis with identification of quantitative trait loci for geminivirus resistance 12:15-12:30 - Talk 49 - Dr Lambodar Behera ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, India. Genome-wide association mapping to identify novel QTLs for grain yield under reproductive stage drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.) 12:30-12:45 -Talk 50 - Dr Mukesh Jain, JNU, India 12:40-14:00 Lunch Break Session 15: 1:15-1:45 - Lunch and Learn - Career Connections Session 16 Session 17 Session 18 - Plant and Agricultural Sciences Symposia Next-Generation Plant Breeding [Salcette 1&2] [Konkan] [Malabar] Chair: TBD Chair: TBD Chari: Prof. Deepak Pental 14:00-14:15 - Talk 51 - Dr. Sushmita Jha, IIT Jodhpur, 14:00-14:15 - Talk 55 - Dr Mallika Singh, USA 14:00-14:15 - Talk 59 - TBD India. Differential Expression Profile of NLRs and AIM2 in Glioma: Identification and correlation of NLRP12 as a possible prognostic marker 14:15-14:30 - Talk 52 - Dr Anguraj Sadanandam, The 14:15-14:30 - Talk 56- Dr Srini Subramanian, The 14:15-14:30 - Talk 60 - Dr. AK Singh (IARI) Institute of Cancer Research, UK. When and Where to Scripps Research Institute, USA. Super Resolution Divide to Conquer: Personalised Cancer Therapy using Translatome Reveals Ribosome Stalling in Integrative Biology Approach Neurodegenerative Disease 14:30-14:45 - Talk 53 - Dr Amit Dutt, ACTREC, India. 14:30-14:45 - Talk 57- Dr Andrew Peterson, USA 14:30-14:45 - Talk 61 - Dr. Suren Tikoo, Tierra Seeds, ERBB2 and KRAS Alterations Mediate Response to EGFR Inhibitors in Early Stage Gallbladder Cancer 14:45-15:00 - Talk 54- Dr Yesim Polar, Indiana 14:45-15:00 - Talk 58 - Dr Ullas Kolthur, TIFR 14:45-15:00 - Talk 62- Dr. Vai Ramanathan Metahelix Life Sciences University, USA. Transcriptomics to decipher the India Ltd, Inida, Novel Technology for Rice Blast Tolerance mechanisms of endocrine resistance in breast cancer 15:00-15:20 Break Session 19 - Major Symposia Session 20 - Plant and Agricultural Sciences Symposia Next-Generation Plant Breeding [Salcette 1&2] [Malabar] Chair: TBD Chair: TBD 15:20-15:40- Major Talk 63 - Dr Kanaga Sabapathy, National Centre for Cell Science, Singapore. 15:20-15:35 - Talk 67 - Dr. Sudhakar D, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India. Genome Editing for Trait Improvement in Rice 15:20-16:00 - Major Talk 64 - Dr Anton Wellstein, Lombardi Cancer Center. Impact of intratumoral clonal 15:35-15:50 - Talk 68 - Dr. Paresh Verma, Bioseed Research India heterogeneity on phenotype and drug response Pvt Ltd, India 16:00-16:20- Major Talk 65 - Dr Sridhar Sivasubbu, IGIB, India. 15:50-16:05 - Talk 69 - Dr. Raman Babu Corteva, 16:20-16:40- Major Talk 66 - Dr Mike Lucero, 10X Genomics, USA. Accelerating biology: 10x Genomics 16:05-16:20 - Talk 70- Dr.