International Congress on Friedreich’s Ataxia and International conference on “DNA Structure in Health & Disease”
11-13 April, 2015
Organized By
Department of Biochemistry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi – 110029, India
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
The conference is aimed to bring together leading academic scientists and young research scholars to exchange & share their latest experimental data. The scientific program includes Plenary Lectures, Invited talks by a number by renowned scientists from India and abroad. The conference will provide a forum to stimulate ideas and establish collaborations as well as to initiate intense discussions.
THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE
150 years of Friedreich’s Ataxia
Diagnosis & Prognosis: Novel methods including biomarkers
Pathogenesis, genetic and molecular mechanisms
Role of (GAA) triplets and genomic instability
Frataxin Current therapeutic approaches:
Novel strategies in treatment: Stem cells, gene therapy and HDAc inhibitors etc
FRDA Patient perspective by SAMAG, India
Panel Discussion on
o “FRDA in India: Current status and need for better management”
DNA Structure in Health & Disease
Interactions of DNA with drugs, proteins etc.
Computational aspects of DNA structure
Non-B -DNA structures : Biology & molecular mechanisms
Genomic disorders: DNA structural rearrangements, repair
Mitochondrial DNA: Structure, evolution &disease.
Decoding Diseases and Health at DNA structure level
Translational Genomics
Role of repeats in Human genome & disease
DNA as therapeutic targets in human diseases
Animal & Cellular Models in development of DNA targeted drugs
Role of Industry in Genomics Research and Technology
DNA as nanomachine and its applications
LEVEL OF PARTICIPANTS
Professors, Scientists, Research scholars from Indian Universities, research institutes, medical colleges, etc could attend the conference.
Email: dshd2015@gmail.com
Website: http://www.aiims.edu/images/pdf/conference/DSHD_2015/home.htm
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