Tentative Scientific Program for ICABB 2013

24 th Nov 2013 (SUNDAY)

15:00 h to 19:00 h 19:30 h onwards Registration of Invitees and Delegates Dinner for Invitees/Speakers/Sponsors

25 th Nov 2013 (MONDAY) DAY 1

08:30 to 10:00 h 10:00 to 11:30 h 11:30 to 11:40 h 11:40 to 12:00 h 12:00 to 13:30 h Registration continued Inaugural Session and BRSI Awards function MAJESTIC HALL Inauguration of exhibition TEA BREAK Special Session: Presentation by award winners- MAJESTIC HALL Lunch and Poster Session Microbial and Industrial Biotechnology (A) Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Nano-Biotechnology MAJESTIC I
Microbial and Industrial Biotechnology Keynote Address Venkata Mohan - Bio-valorisation of waste to energy: A biorefinery approach Microbial and Industrial Biotechnology Samir Khanal- Biorefinery Concept for Sugarcane-to-ethanol Industries: Production of Protein-rich Fungal Biomass on Vinasse as a Protein Ingredient for Animal Feed & Organic Food Production Dr Lee Keat Teong - Cultivating Chlorella vulgaris in a Sequential Baffled Column Photobioreactor for Microalgae Biomass Production: A Pilot-Scale Study Edna Chukwura- Bacterial Degradation of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates Detergents

13:30 to 15:30 h HALL

Theme Sessions 15:30 to 16:00 h

REGAL
Nano-Biotechnology Keynote Address K. M. Paknikar

MAJESTIC II
Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Keynote Address Stefan Janecek- Families, subfamilies and clans of alpha-amylase and its relatedness to other starch hydrolases Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Sami Mukhopadhyay - Protein-ligand docking and its application in novel lead optimization technique

Theme Sessions 16:00 to 16:20 h

Nano-Biotechnology Sunil Khare - Nanobiocatalysis-an emerging trend in enzyme immobilization

16:20 to 16:40 h

Athanasios Koutinas -Novel bio-technologies based on nano and micro-tubular cellulose and perspectives

S. Singh - Regulatory Dynamics of Network Robustness and Orthogonality in Tristable Circuit of Leishmania: A Systems Biology Perspective Kamlesh Jangid- Optimizing NGS Data Analysis Pipeline- A Case Study

16:40 to 17:00 h

G Baskar- Anticancer activity of L-asparaginase conjugated with zinc oxide nanoparticles

17:00 to 17:20 h
Special Sessions 17:20 to 17:40 h Industrial Biotechnology G Saucedo-Castaneda- Optimisation of the enzymatic extraction of chlorogenic acid from coffee pulp (Coffea arabica) R K Saxena- Potentials of Bacterial Cellulose and its industrial applications Saroj Mishra-Synthetic potential of cell bound glycosylhydrolases in glyco-conjugate synthesis

TEA BREAK
Biofuels Shibu Jose - Developing an Integrated Biomass/Biofuel Production System Using the ARBR model R. Sani - Deep Life and Biofuels Bioremediation-Interdisciplinary approaches MNV Prasad - Systems biology approaches in bioremediation of contaminants and pollutants Abul Mandal - Role of bioinformatics and biotechnology in protecting human health and the ecosystem from arsenic contamination Andrew Ball - A polyphasic approach for the assessment of the suitability of bioremediation for the treatment of hydrocarbon-impacted soil

17:40 to 18:00 h

18:00 to 18:20 h

Thallada Bhaskar - Thermochemical platform for sustainable production of lignocellulosic biofuels

18:20 to 18:45 h 18:45 to 19:45 h 19:45 to 20:45 h

Exhibition stalls Cultural Program Dinner

21:00 h

Buses depart to Hotels

26 th Nov 2013 (TUESDAY) DAY 2

9:00 to 9:45 h 9:45 to 10:30 h 10:30 to 11:00 h HALL
Theme Sessions 11:00 to 11:30 h

Plenary Session- MAJESTIC HALL Plenary Session- MAJESTIC HALL TEA BREAK MAJESTIC I
Animal and Medical Biotechnology Keynote Address Alexei Gratchev- Novel diagnostic opportunities provided by circulating monocytes Animal and Medical Biotechnology Cecilia Eriksson- Implant healing in bone (a rat model)

REGAL
Plant Biotechnology Keynote Address C. S. Nautiyal Plant Biotechnology Rajendra Sangwan - What is Conceptually New about Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthesis! Clues from Integrated Omics of Tropinone Reductase-I of Withania BP Kapadnis- In-vitro production of plant growth promoting substances in the paddy husk- based carrier by Burkholderia gladioli Anjan Banerjee- Micro RNA (miRNA) transport: the emerging trend of cell to cell communication in plants Plant-Pathogen Interaction R B Subramanian- An insight into the molecular mechanisms of plant pathogen interaction using the wilt fungus (Fusarium oxysporum) as a model organism Indu Sawant - Trichoderma-Biotechnology and Strategies for Biocontrol of Foliar Fungal Pathogens Souvik Kusari- Biotechnological potential of plant-associated endophytic fungi: Hope versus Hype

MAJESTIC II
Biotechnology, Business and IPR Keynote Address Pramod Chaudhari, Praj- Biotech Entrepreneurs Biotechnology, Business and IPR Viren Konde - A Primer on Biotechnology Commercialization

Theme Sessions 11:30 to 11:50 h

11:50 to 12:10 h

12:10 to 12:30 h

Special Sessions 12:30 to 12:50 h

VK Morya - Designing and screening of Pprotein inhibitor and in vitro assessment as antimelanogenic agent Mayurika Lahiri - N-nitroso-N-ethylurea activates DNA damage surveillance pathways and induces neoplastic transformation in mammalian cells Medical Microbiology Deepti Deobagkar -

Arundhati Saraph -Accelerating pharmaceutical research through the use of simulations and HPC Amol Raut - Outsourcing Biotechnology Research: Pros and Cons

Bioenergy Session Coordinator- Thallada Bhaskar M. Shirai - Catalytic Chemicals and Fuels Production from Biomass and Biomass-derived Compounds using Water and Carbon Dioxide Abhijeet Borole - Production of bioenergy from biomass waste and wastewater streams Rupam Kataki- Biomass as a source of futuristic inputs for a low-carbon economy

12:50 to 13:10 h

SB Barbuddhe - Phylogeography of Listeria in India Dr Ashima Bhardwaj - Multiple drug resistance in vibrios - Never underestimate bacteria

13:10 to 13:30 h

13:30 to 15:30 h

Lunch and Poster Session Microbial and Industrial Biotechnology (B) Animal and Medical Biotechnology Biotechnology, Business and IPR

Special Sessions 15:30 to 15:50 h

Actinomycetes-Diversity Session Coordinator- Dayanand Agsar Dayanand Agsar- Diversity and bioprospecting attributes of actinobacteria from limestone quarries

Waste Water Technology and Management AB Gupta- Advances in biological nitrogen removal from sewage- a review

15:50 to 16:10 h

Merja Kontro - Diversity and succession of actinobacteria in aerobic waste treatment: reserve for new biologically active compounds Ismet Ara - Discovery of rare and novel genera of Gram positive filamentous biotechnologically potent actinomycetes: Diversity of antibiotic nonribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase (PKS) genes in the selected bioactive actinomycetes

Dr Ajay Kalamdhad- Thermophilic composting of organic fractions of municipal solid waste

16:10 to 16:30 h

Dr P. Mullai- Biomethanation of Penicillin-G Wastewater in Anaerobic Hybrid Reactor

BioElectrochemical systems Session Coordinator- S. Venkata Mohan Deepak Pant- Factors influencing the performance of Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) and the major challenges to be overwhelmed: A Case Study on High Strength Wastewater Treatment in a Low-cost MFC Booki Min- Bio-Electrochemical Systems (BESs) for generating electricity from organic compounds and simultaneous wastewater treatment PM Sarma- Sulfate reducing bacteria as biocathode for reduction of organic acids to alcohols in bio-electrochemical system

16:30 to 17:00 h
Special Sessions Actinomycetes- Industrial potential Session Coordinator- Dayanand Agsar Rajesh Manhas- Actinobacteria: Potential source of metabolites for industrial applications M Vijaylakshmi- Bioprospecting of Marine Actinobacteria for potential Antimicrobial Compounds Girish Mahajan - Actinomycetes: A Repertory of bioactive leads

TEA BREAK
Enzyme Technology Sustainable Energy

17:00 to 17:20 h

Emmanuel Papamichael- Effective concepts in Lipase-Catalyzed Esterification Reactions Sofiane Ghorbel- Digestive Fish Proteases : investigation and potential use in biotechnological processes Noomen Hmidet- Diversity of non ribosomal peptide synthetases involved in the biosynthesis of lipopeptides from Bacillus mojavensis A21

17:20 to 17:40 h

17:40 to 18:00 h

Eric Trably - Biohydrogen production by dark fermentation: Current trends and main scientific challenges Debabrata Das -Improvement of biohydrogen production processes for the sustainable energy generation Praveen Kumar- Microalgal biorefineries : Current practices and future prospects

18:00 to 18:30 h 18:30 to 19:30 h 19: 30 to 20:30 h Cultural Program Dinner

BREAK

20:30 h

Buses depart to Hotels

27 th Nov 2013 (WEDNESDAY) DAY 3

9:00 to 9:45 h 9:45 to 10:30 h 10: 30 to 11:00 h HALL
Special Sessions 11:00 to 11:20 h

Plenary Session- MAJESTIC HALL Plenary Session- N. Hiroshi- Research at Food Engineering Division, National Food Research Institute, Japan- MAJESTIC HALL TEA BREAK MAJESTIC I
Probiotics and Food Biotechnology Dr P Nigam- Studies on viability and technological properties of lactobacillus isolated from traditional greek dairy products John Korkoutas- Assessment of potential probiotic attributes of immobilized Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393

REGAL
Bioremediation Ramaraj Boopathy -Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Explosives in Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, Minden Kisan M. Kodam - Physiological and proteomics studies of arsenic resistance bacteria to design new strategies for bioremediation of arsenic contaminated environments Prof. Bertrand Aigle-

MAJESTIC II
Gene Technology PP Wangikar- A model for circadian oscillations in metabolism and gene expression in Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142 Prashant Dhakephalkar- A novel enantioselective hydantoinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MCM B-887: Cloning and analysis of gene, overexpression in E. coli and characterization of enzyme Dr Archana Gayatri- Physiological role and augmentation of biotechnological application of an orphan enzyme azoreductase

11:20 to 11:40 h

11:40 to 12:00 h

Loulouda Bosnea- Microencapsulation of probiotic bacteria in biopolymer- based complexes

12:00 to 14:00 h
Special Sessions 14:00 to 14:20 h

Lunch and Poster Session Microbial and Industrial Biotechnology (C) Plant Biotechnology
Probiotics and Food Biotechnology PS Panesar- Lactulose: Biotechnological approaches of production and its potential applications K Kondal Reddy- Health benefits of membrane separated prebiotics and lacto probiotics in SD rats M Nakajima- Microchannel Emulsification for Monosized Droplets and Microparticles Fermentation Technology Evgenia Bezidzoglou- Fermentation of Cornus mas L. juice with kefir grains for beverage production Magdalini Soupioni-14C-Labeled Lactose Uptake Rate by Kefir during Whey Fermentation, in the Presence of Promoters Michail Koutinas- Valorization of Cheese Dairy Wastes for the Production of the Green Solvent Ethyl Lactate Catalysis, bioprocesses and products Atsushi Fukuoka- Depolymerization of Cellulosic Biomass by Activated Carbons RS Singh- Production, Purification and Characterization of Pullulan from a ColourVariant Strain of Aureobasidium pullulans FB-1 for the Preparation of Biofilms Kohki Ebitani - Transformations of Biomassderived Compounds into Useful Chemicals

14:20 to 14:40 h

14:40 to 15:00 h

15:00 to 15:15 h 15:15 to 16:15 h

TEA BREAK Industry-Young Researchers Interactive session

16:15 to 16:45 h

Closing ceremony and poster awards