2nd International Conference on

Human Implications of Biotechnology

(ICHIB-2020)

Themes

Cancer Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Microbiology,

Infection Biology, Immunology, Environmental

Toxicology, Animal Biotechnology, Neurobiology,

Computational Biology, Nano-biotechnology

25th-27th March, 2020

Venue: Central University of South Bihar, Gaya

Organized by

Department of Biotechnology Central University of South Bihar (CUSB)

SH-7, Gaya-Panchanpur Road, PO- Fatehpur Gaya – 824 236 (Bihar), India

About CUSB

The Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) is established by

the Government of India under the Central Universities Act, 2009.

The University is located on SH-7, near Panchanpur, just 15 Kms

away from the land of enlightenment and salvation, the holy city of

Gaya. CUSB is NAAC Grade 'A' accredited and is an emerging

educational hub in the Eastern part of India. The University runs

undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes in

various disciplines. Overall, the University offers conducive

environment, adequate infrastructure support and innovative

pedagogies to nurture the students.

About the Conference

Objective: The 1st ICHIB was organized in 2016 in CUSB, Patna campus. That event was successful with overwhelming response as we were able to bring together more than 500 participants including industries from all over India and abroad on one platform for fruitful scientific interactions and collaborations. Following the success of 1st ICHIB, we are organizing the 2nd

ICHIB-2020 with continued focus on the essential progression of developments and advancements through latest upfront of biotechnological research and practice, essential for human welfare.

Organising Secretaries

Treasurer Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Department of Biotechnology, CUSB

List of Speakers Prof. Ajit K Saxena, AIIMS, Patna Prof. Ashis K. Mukherjee, Tezpur University, Tezpur Prof. Ashutosh Kumar, IIT Bombay, Mumbai Dr. Asma El Zerey-Belaskri, Univ. of Sidi-Bel-Abbes, Algeria Dr. Dhiraj Kumar, ICGEB, New Delhi Dr. Dipty Singh, ICMR-NIRRH, Mumbai Prof. Dulal Panda, IIT Bombay, Mumbai Prof. Faizan Ahmad, JMI, New Delhi Dr. Gudeta Nepir Gurmu, Ambo University, Ethiopia Prof. H. S. Misra, BARC, Mumbai Dr. Hytham Ahmed, Menoufia University, Egypt Prof. Jianxun (Jim) Song, Texas A&M University, USA Dr. Jitendra Thakur, NIPGR, New Delhi Prof. Kasturi Mukhopadhyay, JNU, New Delhi Dr. Koula' Doukani, Ibn Khaldoun University – Tiaret, Algeria Dr. Lamia Hamrouni, INRGREF, Tunisie Dr. M. F. Mahomoodally, University of Mauritius, Mauritius Dr. M. Sadre Alam Fakhri, Ambo University, Ethiopia Dr. Manas Kumar Santra, NCCS, Pune Dr. Manoj Prasad, NIPGR, New Delhi Prof. Michael W. Cho, Iowa State University, USA Prof. Mohammad Zahid Ashraf, JMI, New Delhi Prof. Namita Singh, GJUST, Hisar Dr. Nasrul Hoda, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona, USA Dr. Neel Sarovar Bhavesh, ICGEB, New Delhi Dr. Nilofar Khan, DRDO, New Delhi Prof. Rajendra Prasad, Amity University, Gurgaon Dr. Rakesh K. Mishra, Director, CCMB, Hyderabad Dr. Rakesh K. Singh, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Dr. Ranadeep Gogoi, NIPER, Guwahati Dr. Rasmina Halis, Universiti Putra Malaysia Prof. Ravindra Singh, Iowa State University, USA Prof. Rizwan Hasan Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Prof. R. K. Sinha (Padma Shri), VC, SMVD University, Jammu Prof. S. Raisuddin, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Dr. Saif Ahmad, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona, USA Prof. Saroj Mishra, IIT Delhi, New Delhi Prof. Subhash C. Chauhan, UTRGV, Texas, USA Prof. Surya Pratap Singh, BHU, Varanasi Dr. Syed Shams Yazdani, ICGEB, New Delhi Prof. Tej P. Singh, AIIMS, New Delhi Dr. Tushar Kant Beuria, ILS, Bhubaneswar Prof. Upendra Nongthomba, IISc, Bangalore Dr. Vahab Ali, ICMR-RMRIMS, Patna Prof. Wasim Ahmad, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Convenor Prof. Rizwanul Haque Head, Department of

Biotechnology, CUSB

Chief Patron Prof. H. C. S. Rathore

Vice Chancellor, CUSB

Co-Convenor Prof. Durg Vijai Singh

Department of

Biotechnology, CUSB

Dr. Antresh Kumar Department of

Biotechnology, CUSB

Dr. Jawaid Ahsan Department of

Biotechnology, CUSB

Patron Prof. Ram Kumar

Dean, SEBES, CUSB

International Advisory Committee

Dr. Aarif Ahsan, Bristol Myers Squibb, USA Dr. Ajay Kumar, Pfizer, USA Dr. Ajay Parida, ILS, Bhubaneswar Prof. Ashok Pandey, CSIR-IITR, Lucknow Prof. Debashis Mitra, Director, CDFD, Hyderabad Dr. Ghulam Md. Ashraf, KAU, Saudi Arabia Prof. Haider Shozeb, UCL School of Pharmacy, UK Prof. Mahendra Maharjan, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Prof. Marina Spinu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Prof. Nur A. Hasan, University of Maryland, USA Prof. Pradeep Das, Director, RMRIMS, Patna Prof. Rafat Siddiqui, Virginia State University, USA Dr. Sahab Uddin, PNRN, Bangladesh Prof. (Dr.) Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi Prof. Sher Ali, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Dr. Teun Dekker, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Prof. Wei Wu, Fudan University, China

National Advisory Committee

Dr. Ahmad Ali, University of Mumbai, Mumbai Dr. Amitava Dey, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna Prof. Ashok Ghosh, Mahavir Cancer Inst. and Research Center, Patna Prof. (Dr.) Deepshikha Pande Katare, Amity University, Noida Dr. Gayathri Vishwanath Patil, Director, NIPER, Hajipur Dr. Jishy Varghese, IISER, Thiruvananthapuram Prof. Kavita Arora, JNU, New Delhi Prof. Madan M. Chaturvedi, University of Delhi, Delhi Dr. Maryam Sarwat, Amity University, Noida Prof. Mohammad Nehal, Director, WIT, Darbhanga Dr. Nixon M. Abraham, IISER, Pune Dr. Rajiv Srivastava, IIT Delhi, New Delhi Dr. Rama S. Verma, IIT Madras, Chennai Dr. Ravi Shankar, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur Prof. S. K. Jain, HIMSR, New Delhi Prof. S. Srikrishna, BHU, Varanasi Dr. Sarat Chandra Yenisetti, Nagaland University (Central), Nagaland Prof. Suhel Parvez, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi Dr. Tapasya Srivastava, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi Dr. V. K. Nigam, BIT Mesra, Ranchi Dr. Varun Chaudhary, IISER, Bhopal Dr. Vimlesh Kumar, IISER, Bhopal Dr. Yasir Hasan Siddique, AMU, Aligarh

Registration

Participants Early Bird Afterwards Outside

India

Faculty/RA/PDF Rs. 2500 Rs. 3500 $100

Industries Rs. 4000 Rs. 5000 $200

Students (with paper) Rs. 2000 Rs. 3000 $60

Students (without paper) Rs. 1500 Rs. 2500 $50

CUSB students Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000 --

*Participation of accompanying person will be chargeable @ Rs.

2000/person.

Registration fee includes conference kit, lunch and refreshment

during the Conference days.

There will also be a cultural event.

The details for the Registration are available on University

website: http://www.cusb.ac.in/

Important Dates

Early Bird Registration : 13th January 2020

Last date for Registration : 27th January 2020

Abstract Submission : 3rd February 2020

(Only after Registration)

Call for Abstracts

The registered delegates/participants can send their abstract for oral or poster presentation, in about 250 words including title,

authors name and affiliation, to ichib@cub.ac.in. Format for the abstract and poster given on University

website. (http://www.cusb.ac.in/)

Awards

Best Poster Presentation

Best Oral Presentation

ICHIB-2020 Young Scientist Award

About the City

Gaya is a holy city beside the Falgu River, in the Indian state of Bihar. It’s known for 18th-century Vishnupad Temple, a riverside temple with an octagonal shrine. Gaya is famous for its annual Pitrapaksha Mela. Another holy city Bodh Gaya is just 15 Kms away from Gaya. The Bodhi tree in the Mahabodhi temple under which Lord Budha was enlightened about 2600 years back became a magnetic location as Bodh Gaya.Also, Gaya is surrounded by historical towns like Nalanda and Rajgir each within 100 Kms distance from Gaya.

Weather in March: Pleasant, cloud free conditions with temperatures ranging between 30°C to 35°C. How to reach: The CUSB Gaya campus is located on SH-7 Gaya-Panchanpur road, around 15 Kms from Gaya Railway Station and 25 Kms from Gaya Airport.

A trip to Bodhgaya, Nalanda and Rajgir can be organized

on payment of additional charges.

(Subject to adequate number of participants)

Contact Details E-mail: ichib@cub.ac.in; Website: http://www.cusb.ac.in/

Organising Secretaries:

Dr. Antresh Kumar E-mail: antreshkumar@cub.ac.in Mobile: 7766932922 Dr. Jawaid Ahsan E-mail: jahsan@cub.ac.in Mobile: 8521627799 For Travel and accommodation, please contact:

Dr. Krishna Prakash

E-mail: krishna@cub.ac.in Mobile: 7250840624 Dr. Asheesh Shanker

E-mail: asheesh@cusb.ac.in Mobile: 9414478655 For Sponsorship, please contact:

Dr. Nitish Kumar

E-mail: nitish@cub.ac.in Mobile: 9955001793