Emerging Trends in Genome Editing Organized by: Amity Institute of Microbial Technology E-2 Auditorium, Lower Basement, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, UP (201313) India

20th March 2020

About Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT), Noida

The Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT) was established in September 2004. AIMT aims at excellence in performance, committed to providing quality educational opportunities and services that meet or exceed the needs of learners, industry/business and our community. AIMT is now supported by Department of Science & Technology (DST) under Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (DST-FIST) to rebuild the Science & Technology infrastructure in the country. AIMT has most modern infrastructural facilities including practical labs fully devoted for teaching M.Sc and B.Sc students, two research labs for carrying out the research projects and specialized labs for plant tissue culture, greenhouse, controlled environment plant/ microbes growth chambers, biochemical analysis, cryo- facility and facilities to carry out molecular studies etc. Apart from routine basic equipment’s needed for teaching and research, the labs are equipped with state-of-the art instruments like confocal microscopy (supported by DST-FIST), HPLC, PCR, Gel documentation unit, Bio-reactor etc.

Salient Achievements of Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT), Noida

Publications in last 5 years

  • SCI journals: 145
  • Average Impact Factor: 3+ (0.94 to 9.38)

Book Chapters: 62

  • Books Edited and Authored in 5 Years: 31 (total books 109) Publisher - Springer-Verlag, Germany and Academic press London

No. of Patents

  • Granted: 2
  • Patents filed: 42

Research Projects (Last 5 years)

  • Ongoing/completed: 24
  • Funded by: DST, DRDO, DBT, MoEF, ICAR, NMPB
  • Total Budget: Rs. 616.296 lakhs
  • Sanctioned (Funds Awaited): 5
  • Funded by: DST, DBT-SBIRI, DBT-BIRAC, DRDO, DBT-BBSRC, SBIRI-DBT
  • Budget: Rs. 335.04 lakhs
  • Total funding received and sanctioned in 5 years: Rs. 951.3 lakhs

Keynote Speakers

Inaugural Address:

Prof (Dr). S. E. Hasnain (VC, Jamia Hamdard University)         Prof (Dr). Anurag Agrawal (Director, CSIR-IGIB)

S. No. Name of Participant Affiliated Department and Institute
(with full address)
1. Prof (Dr). S. E. Hasnain  VC, Jamia Hamdard University
2. Prof (Dr). Anurag Agrawal Director, CSIR-IGIB
3. Dr. Amitabh Mohanty NGGF, UDSC
4. Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty IGIB
5. Dr. Dhruv Kumar AIMMSC, AUUP
6. Dr. Maryam Sarwat AIP, AUUP
7. Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy IARI, New Delhi
8 Dr. Rakesh Tuli UIET, Panjab University Chandigarh
9 Dr. Rajesh Mishra JNU New Delhi
10 Dr. Shivani Sharda AIB, AUUP
11 Dr. Jitender Giri NIPGR, New Delhi
12 Dr. Rita Sharma JNU, New Delhi
13 Dr. Sunil Mukherjee Department of Plant Pathology, IARI New Delhi
14 Dr. Siva Prakash IGIB

Genesis of Colloquium

In the present scenario, there is revolution of iconoclastic technology to cure the things by deploying synthetic biology along with genome editing. Emerging technologies for re-writing the genes e.g. CRISPR, RNAi, Prime editing etc. are on the minds of mankind all around the world because of its extreme potential to alter the defected gene for the benign living population on our planet. Researchers have been editing DNA since ages already and have come out with magnificent results, but novel mechanisms have to be invented to make the process relatively easy, fast and more powerful. In the recent time certain enzymes like Zinc Finger Nucleases were used primarily for editing the gene and currently researchers are trying to focus on various other enzymes such as reverse transcriptase via the process of Prime editing (more precise technique than CRISPR) for gene editing.

This one-day workshop will highlight on the high-end technologies used in gene editing, strategies and programming employed for desired project, skilled and expert resources along with advanced and emerging applications.

Who can participate?

One day National Conference is open for young students (undergraduates, post graduates and Ph.D.), translational biology researchers and scientists all over the country and overseas who are looking forward to inculcating the advances in the technology through cutting edge presentations given by the experts of the field.

Poster Guidelines

  1. The suggested size of poster is- 90cm*120cm
  2. Title of paper, Abstract, Author’s name and Affiliations should be included in the poster
  3. Lay Out of poster- Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results & Discussion, Conclusion/ Future Aspect, Acknowledgement.
  4. The text written should be easily readable. Participants are requested to put up their poster at 10:00 AM in the assigned position.
  5. Background of the poster should be preferable light in color, with brighter texts for better clarity

Organizing Committee

Dr. Amit C Kharakwal
Dr. Swati Tripathi
Dr. Neeraj Shrivastava
Dr. Menaka Devi Salam
Dr. Swati Mohapatra
Dr. Neha Sharma
Dr. Arti Goel
Dr. Shalini Porwal
Dr. Arti Mishra
Dr. Kanchan Vishwakarma
Dr. Manpreet Kaur Attri
Dr. Monika Gupta
Mr. Anil Chandra
Mr. Veer Singh
Mr. Vivek Yadav

Committee

Patron-in-Chief  Dr. Ashok k Chauhan
Founder President RBEF
Patron           Dr. Atul Chauhan
Chancellor, Amity University
Co-Patron Dr. (Mrs.) Balvinder Shukla
Vice-Chancellor, Amity University
Convenor Prof. Dr. Ajit Varma
Group Dy. Vice-Chancellor, Amity University
Co-Convenors Dr. DK Choudhary
Dr. Naveen Chandra Joshi
Dr. Isha Kohli

Thrust Areas

  • Introduction to Gene Editing
  • From Basic to advance research
  • Comparative assessment of different technologies
  • Applications in different sectors

Outcome

The colloquium will focus right from basics of DNA editing to the advanced and emerging technology of designing and synthesizing programming for gene specific editing. It will help the participants to identify and understand the problem and use the current technology to come out with solutions. The program will be divided in two sessions that includes presentations by experts of the field to brain storming sessions to get feedback and information.

Important Dates

Abstract submission and Registration starts   05 - 01 - 2020  
Abstract submission and Registration last date  10 - 03 - 2020  

Registration Fees

  1. Welcome Reception
  2. Printed Name Card
  3. Stationery
  4. Participation in the program
  5. Abstract Copy
  6. Networking Coffee/Tea Session
  7. Networking Lunch
  8. Participation Certificate
  9. Banquet Dinner

Note: Registration is essential for participation

Registration Type Students (UG/PG) Research Scholars Scientists/ Faculties Industry Experts
Registration 1000 (INR) 2000 (INR) 5000 (INR) 10000 (INR)
On-Spot Registration 1250 (INR) 2250(INR) 5250 (INR) 10250 (INR)