GM and Genome Edited Crops
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Friday, 16th February 2024

00:00

Draft Agenda

09:00

Registration

09:30

Inauguration

11:00

Tea Break

11:30

Debojyoti ChakrabortyKeynote Presentation

Navigating the Translation Route of Gene Editing Therapies in India
Debojyoti Chakraborty, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi, India


12:00

Session 1: Genebank Genomics and Germplasm Enhancement

12:00

Genomics Assisted Discovery of Natural Allelic Variants from the Germplasm for Genetic Enhancement of Rice
S Gopala Krishnan, Principal Scientist (Rice Breeding), IARI, New Delhi, India

12:20

Oryza Coarctata, Wild Relative of Rice is a Potential Source of Salinity Tolerant Genes
Tapan Kumar Mondal, Principal Scientist, ICAR - NIPB, New Delhi, India

12:40

Exploring Gene Pool using Integrated Approaches for Wheat Improvement in Changing Climates
S. Naresh Kumar, Principal Scientist, ICAR - IARI, New Delhi, India

13:00

Lunch and Poster Session

14:00

Session 2: Functional Genomics: Climate Resilience and Nutrient Management

14:00

Ashwani PareekKeynote Presentation

Breaking the Code: Ensuring Grains in Salt but No Salt in Grains
Ashwani Pareek, Executive Director, DBT - NABI, Mohali, India


14:30

What We are Learning About Rice Dual-Specificity Phosphatases in Nutrient Deficiency and Stress Management? A Functional Genomics Perspective
Girdhar Pandey, Professor, Delhi University, South Campus, New Delhi, India

14:50

Genetic Engineering and Gene-Editing for Improving Phosphate Use Efficiency in Rice
Jitender Giri, Scientist V, NIPGR, New Delhi, India

15:10

Molecular Determinants of Heat Sensitivity and Nutritional Traits in the Superfood Chenopodium Quinoa
Gaurav Zinta, Senior Scientist, IHBT, Palampur, India

15:30

Tea Break

16:00

Session 3: GM Crops: Development, Regulation and Commercialisation

16:00

Arvind KapurKeynote Presentation

Plant Breeding Innovations are the Solutions for Future Sustainability of Crop Productivity
Arvind Kapur, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, New Delhi, India


16:30

Managing Potato Late Blight Using Host Resistance
Sanjeev Sharma, Principal Scientist, ICAR - CPRI, Shimla, India

16:50

Transgenics in Pigeonpea for Pod Borer (Helicoverpa Armigera) Resistance: The Story Thus Far
Rohini Sreevathsa, Principal Scientist, ICAR - NIPB, New Delhi, India

17:10

Harvesting Innovation: Advancing Agriculture Through Genome Editing for Enhanced Crop Yield
Vilas Parkhi, Group Leader, Mahyco, India

17:30

Industry Talks

18:00

Oral Presentations by Young Faculty

20:00

Genome-Editing to Dissect Rice Susceptibility and Resistance to Bacterial Blight (Online)
Bing Yang, Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

Saturday, 17th February 2024

09:00

Session 4: Genome Editing I: Advancements and Applications

09:00

Leena TripathiKeynote Presentation

Potential of Genome Editing for Sustainable Agriculture (Online)
Leena Tripathi, Director, IITA, Tanzania, Africa


09:30

Advances in Genome Editing Aided Trait Development for Global South (Online)
Anindya Bandyopadhyay, Head Biotechnology, CIMMYT, Mexico

09:50

Integrated Genomics Approaches for Discovery of Candidate Molecular Signatures for Genome Editing: Hitting the Bullseye
Mukesh Jain, Professor, JNU, New Delhi, India

10:10

Understanding Genetic Pathways and Alleles is Crucial for Gene Editing for Crop Improvement
Wricha Tyagi, Principal Scientist, ICRISAT, India

10:30

Tea Break

11:00

Session 5: Genome Editing II: Climate Resilience, Improved Productivity and Quality Management

11:00

KC BansalKeynote Presentation

Genome Editing: Progress and Prospects for Indian Agriculture
KC Bansal, Former Director, NBPGR (ICAR) New Delhi, India


11:30

Development of a High Yielding Mutant Rice Line KAMALA using CRISPR/Cas12a Multiplex Genome Editing Approach
Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia, Senior Scientist, ICAR - IIRR, Hyderabad, India

11:50

Breeding for Seed Quality Traits in Indian Mustard by Genome Editing
Naveen Bisht, Staff Scientist V, NIPGR, New Delhi, India

12:10

Biotechnological Intervention for Crop Improvement: Special focus on Banana
Siddharth Tiwari, Scientist, NABI, Mohali, India

12:30

Rakesh M RawalKeynote Presentation

Special Talk: Investigating the Influence of Tobacco-Derived miRNAs on Cancer Development: Exploring a Cross-Kingdom Mechanism
Rakesh M Rawal, Professor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India


12:50

Lunch and Poster Session

14:00

Session 6: Genome Editing III: Policy, Partnership and Commercialisation

14:00

Ram KaundinyaKeynote Presentation

Enabling Policies for Wider Adoption of Gene Editing Technology in Indian Agriculture (Online)
Ram Kaundinya, Advisor, FSII, India


14:30

Geraint ParryKeynote Presentation

Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change through Global Support for the Uptake of Plant Genomic Technologies
Geraint Parry, President, Global Plant Council, UK


15:00

Flash Talk Session

16:00

Tea Break

16:30

Session 7: Genetic Improvement of Millets for Nutrition and Climate Resilience

16:30

C Tara SatyavathiKeynote Presentation

Genetic Improvement of Millets
C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR - IIMR, Hyderabad, India


17:00

Genetic and Genomic Resources for Breeding Climate Resilient and Nutrient Dense Millets Cultivars
Vetriventhan Mani, Senior Scientist, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India

17:20

A Decade of Progress in Setaria: From Structural to Functional Genomics
Muthamilarasan Mehanathan, Assistant Professor, University of Hyderabad, India

18:00

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