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18th January 2008
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8:00 am to 8:45 am
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Tea and Breakfast
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Registration |
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0900 – 1015
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Inauguration
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1015 – 1045
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Address by Chief Guest - Prof Dr.
A.D. Sawant
Pro Vice Chacellor, University of Mumbai
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1045 – 1100
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Tea
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1100 – 1130
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Towards 2020 – A
Vision of the Enormous Potential of Marine Biotechnology for the
Social, Environmental and Economic Benefit of India
Plenary Lecture by Guest of Honor
Prof. Joe Baker AO, OBE, FTSE
Chief Scientific Advisor, Dept.
of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland, Australia
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Marine
Ecology and Microbiology
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1130 – 1200 noon
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Application
of molecular genetic studies to understand phytoplankton distribution
and ecology
Ms. Anna Godhe
University of Goteborg , Sweden
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1200 – 1230
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Human
pathogens in the coastal environment
Dr. Ann Sofi Rehnstam-Holm
Department of Medical Bacteriology,
University of Goteborg, Sweden
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1230 – 0100
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VIABLE NONCULTURABLE BACTERIA
IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Dr. B. B. Nayak
Senior Scientist, Central Institute
of Fishery Education, Mumbai
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0100 – 0200
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Lunch
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Fishery
and Aquaculture
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0200 -0230
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Advances in Marine Biology
and Biotechnology
Dr. S. V. Somvanshi
Director General, Fishery Survey
of India, Government of India
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0230 – 0300
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BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY
AND ITS APPLICATION IN AQUACULTURE
Dr. Indrani Karunasagar
Director, UNESCO CENTRE for Marine
Biotechnology, Mangalore
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0300 – 0330
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Molecular diagnostics
for shrimp viruses
Dr. K. V. Rajendran
Senior Scientist, Central Institute
of Fishery Education, Mumbai
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0330 – 0345
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Tea
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0345 – 0415
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CONSERVING GIANT CLAMS
THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSERVATION RESERVE IN LAKSHADWEEP ARCHIPELAGO
Dr. Deepak Apte
Bombay Natural History Society,
Mumbai
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0415 – 0515
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Contributing session
I – Marine Ecology, Microbiology, Bioactive
Parallel Poster Session
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Parallel
Poster Session I
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Brain
storming session with Dr. Joe Baker |
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19th January 2008
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Tea
and Breakfast |
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Conservation,
Bioinvasion and Climate Change
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0900 – 0930
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CLIMATE
CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON MARINE RESOURCES
Dr. Rakesh Kumar
Scientist and Head, NEERI,
Mumbai
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0930 – 1000
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Harmful
Algal Blooms and Molecular Biotechnology for their Research
Dr.
Fukuyo
The University of Tokyo,
Asian Natural Environmental Science, Japan
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1000 – 1015
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Tea
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Material
Science and Bioenergy
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1015 – 1045
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BIOFUELS
FOR INDIA – FUTURE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Prof.
Arvind Lali
Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
UICT, Mumbai
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1045 - 1115
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Harnessing
Bioenergy: Market Development Perspective
Mr.
Ajit Pandit
Director, ABPA Infrastructure
Advisory Ltd., Mumbai
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1115 – 1145
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CONCEPT
OF SMALL COGENERATION PLANTS USING BIOMASS AND BIOGAS
Mr. H. M. Kamat
Director, Anama Energies Pvt. Ltd.,
Pune
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Bioremediation
and Biofouling
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1145 – 1215
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BIOSURFACTANTS/BIOEMULSIFIERS
FROM MARINE MICROORGANISMS
Dr.
B. A. Chopade
Director, Bioinformatics
and Biotechnology Department, University of Pune
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1215 – 1245
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BIOREMEDIATION
OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS: A TALE OF TWO MARINE-DERIVED FUNGI
Dr.
C. Raghukumar
Biological Oceanography,
NIO, Goa
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1245 – 0145
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Lunch
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Bioactive
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0145 – 0215
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Marine
Natural Products : A potential source of bioactive compounds
Dr.
C. G. Naik
Head, Dept. of Bioorganic
Chemistry, NIO, Goa
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0215 – 0245
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Identification
of a novel anti-HIV-1 molecule from a Marine Bivalve
Dr.
Debashish Mitra
NCCS, Pune
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0245 – 0315
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THRAUSTOCHYTRID
PROTISTS: PRODUCTION OF THE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, DHA AND FUTURE
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROSPECTS
Dr.
S. Raghukumar
Myko
Tech Pvt. Ltd., Dona Paula, Goa
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0315 – 0330
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TEA
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| 0330
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Contributing
session- II – Bioactive, Material Sciences |
Poster
Session II |
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| 0430
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Dr.
Shrikumar Suryanarayan
Advisor, Research and Development,
Biocon Ltd., India
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Dr.
Gopal Dasika
Research Leader and Head, Biology
at Reliance Life Sciences, India
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Panel
Discussion |
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20th January 2008
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| 0800
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Tea
and Breakfast |
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Molecular
Biology and Bioinformatics
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0900 – 0930
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ROLE OF
STRUCTURE IN BIOLOGY – STRUCTURAL BIOINFORMATICS
Mrs.
Annama Anil
Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
UICT, Mumbai
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0930 – 1000
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Control
of Shrimp Viral Diseases using RNA Interference
Dr.
Aparna Chaudhary
Senior Scientist, Central
Institute of Fishery Education, Mumbai
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1000 – 1030
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Significance
of molecular biological tools in the discovery of marine natural
products
Dr.
Narsinh Thakur
Dept. of Bioorganic Chemistry,
NIO, Goa
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1030 – 1045
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Tea
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1045 – 1145 pm
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Open
Space
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NATURAL
PRODUCTS AS SOURCES OF NEW CHEMICAL ENTITIES: EXPERIENCE AT NICHOLAS
PIRAMAL RESEARCH CENTRE
Dr.
Viswakarma
Vice President, Dept.
of Medicinal Chemistry,
Nicolas Piramal Research Centre,
Mumbai
Mr. Bhushan
Lawande
Director, Lawande's Management
School, India
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1145 – 0115
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Contributing session
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Bioremediation and Biofouling, Conservation, Bioinvasion and Climate
change, Aquaculture and fishery, Material Science and Bioenergy,
Molecular Biology
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0115 – 0215
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Lunch |
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0215 – 0300
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Valedictory function
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