National Seminar on Stress, Development and Adaptation:Biochemical Basis andBiotechnological Approaches
Department of Biochemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226007
March 15-16, 2013
About the seminar: Stress, in its various forms affects plants as well as animals and may be biotic as well as abiotic. Living systems have developed themselves to adapt to stresses through numerous mechanisms, which are of immense interest to us and are currently enjoying great scientific attention and endeavour. The proposed symposium seeks to bring together a collection of scientists interested in studying the biochemical aspects of stress, of developmental processes and of adaptation, from areas of basic plant and animal sciences, microbiology and biotechnology to present and discuss their scientific efforts and also to expose young scientists to the current status of research.
Submission of abstracts: Abstracts (upto 250 words) are invited. Presentations shall be in the form of posters and lectures. Each day shall have invited lectures by leading scientists as well as by other distinguished participants. Accepted abstracts shall be published in a book of abstracts. Abstracts should be submitted in electronic form, as MS-Word files. The submission should be addressed to “The Organizing Secretary, Stress Seminar” and should reach us by March 1, 2013. The authors will be informed about the acceptance of their paper by March 05, 2013.
Two awards will be given for outstanding posters.
Themes:
1. Biotic stress: Stress in animals and plants, responses and the basis of disease. Molecular basis and clinical biochemistry of biotic stress
2. Abiotic stress: Stress caused by abiotic agents including anthropogenic changes. Abiotic stress signalling
3. Oxidative stress as an inseparable component of all stress and developmental programmes.
4. Molecular biology and genetics of developmental processes and programmed cell death in plants and animals
5. Interventional strategies: Approaches though chemical biology. Engineering drugs and sourcing from the repository of natural compounds
6. Biotechnological approaches: Stress tolerant organisms through recombinant DNA, vaccines and gene therapy.
7. Exploring plant development: Molecular basis of ripening, transition to flowering and vegetative development. Light stress and photosynthetic adaptation.
8. Exploring animal development: signaling pathways, and metabolic events.
9. Molecular probes and biophysical approaches to track developmental as well as stress induced changes.
Registration: Registration charges may be paid in the form of a draft in favour of “Stress seminar 2013” drawn on any nationalized bank, payable at Lucknow. Registration charges are:
Rs. 2000 for faculty members and post-doctoral researchers
Rs. 1,500 for research students
Rs. 5,000 for participants from the corporate sector
US $ 150 for foreign participants.
Accommodation: Limited accommodation is available in hostels and the University Guest house, on a first come first served basis. Lucknow has a number of hotels catering to all tastes and price ranges. However, since Mid-March sees a number of conferences /symposia /seminars, hence it is wiser to book accommodation well in advance to avoid any inconvenience.
Rates per day, per person:
Hostel accommodation: Rs. 200/-
University Guest house: Rs. 500/-
Contact:
Dr. Samir Sharma
Organizing Secretary
Dept. Of Biochemistry
Lucknow University
Lucknow – 226007
Tel: (0522)2740069, 09415788981
e-mail:stressem13@gmail.com
Finally, on behalf of the organizing committee of the seminar and on our own behalf, I extend you a hearty welcome at Lucknow, for the seminar and look forward to two days of exciting and academically invigorating deliberations.
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