Acharya Narendra Dev College

University of Delhi

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INSCR Abstract Book 2024

8th International Conference of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR)
Exploring the Microbial World: Human Health and Environmental Sustainability
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4th International Symposium on Ciliate Biology

Date: April 02, 2024
Venue: Seminar Hall, Acharya Narendra Dev College, New Delhi-110019

Date: April 03-05, 2024
Venue: Conference Center, University of Delhi, North Campus, Delhi-110007

Why to Register in INSCR 2024

  1. 1. Plenary lecture by renowned scientist and distinguished immunologist Prof. Rino Rappouli, Head, R&D, GSK Vaccines.
  2. 2. Special session on Microbial Literacy headlined by Prof. Kenneth Timmis, International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (IMiLI).
  3. 3. Special session on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in sciences headed by CEO, BIRAC.
  4. 4. 10 enriching scientific sessions on different arenas of microbiology and environment interactions.
  5. 5. Young Scientist and Faculty Oral Presentation Sessions for knowledge exchange and delving into latest developments in the field.
  6. 6. Women in Science session to celebrate empower and motivate young women researchers and their significant contributions.
  7. 7. 20 esteemed international speakers round the globe and more than 60 national experts from respective fields on program.
  8. 8. Interactive Poster Sessions for students to collaborate and showcase their research.
  9. 9. Pre-conference workshops on Bioinformatics and Scientific writing and communication

About INSCR

Microorganisms play an important role in the existence of human beings on earth. They have immense potential to be used in development of bioactive compounds, fermentation, bioremediation, waste management, biofuel generation, industrial & agricultural products, education, research and much more. The present Conference will emphasize on the role of microbes in achieving the 17 goals of sustainable development which were proposed in 2016 with the objective of providing the fundamental necessities including food, cloth, shelter and healthcare facilities to all strata of society. The major challenges being faced by the humans including drug resistance, emergence of new diseases, increasing food production and climate issues will be discussed in depth by the experts of their respective field. Along with this, the Conference will provide a common platform to the researchers and academicians from esteemed Institutes across the world to share their ideas and experiences. Participants will be benefitted with the knowledge of different branches of Microbiology including Agricultural Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Clinical Microbiology, Marine Microbiology to name a few. Participants would also be given the introduction of Microbiology at a basic level of education and an insight into the career perspectives of Microbiology.

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INSCR Office Bearers

  • President
    Rup Lal, INSA-Senior Scientist, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi.

  • Vice President
    Professor Ravi Toteja, Officiating Principal, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi

  • Vice President
    H.C Agarwal, Retd. Professor, Dept. of Zoology, DU

  • Vice President
    Rajendra Prasad, Patent Consultant, Meritindia

  • General Secretary
    Yogendra Singh, Director, Delhi School of Public Health, Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi

  • Joint Secretary
    Dr. Utkarsh Sood, Assistant Professor, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi

  • Treasurer
    A. K Dikshit, Retd. Scientist, ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi

INSCR Committee Members

  • Mallikarjun Shakarad
    Professor, Dept. of Zoology, DU

  • Vipin C. Kalia
    Professor, Konkuk Univ., Seoul 05029, Rep. of Korea

  • T. K. Adhya
    Professor, KIIT Director, KIIT-TBI

  • Hemant J. Purohit
    Chief Scientist, CSIR-NEERI

  • Om Prakash
    Scientist, Symbiosis International University

  • Vishakha Raina
    Professor, KIIT, Odisha

  • Charu Dogra Rawat
    Professor, Ramjas College, DU

  • R.K. Negi
    Professor, Department of Zoology, DU

  • Atul K. Johri
    Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU

  • Tanu Jindal
    Professor, Amity Institute of Environmental Toxicology Safety and Management, Noida

  • Ravi Toteja
    Professor, Acharya Narendra Dev College, DU

  • Seema Makhija
    Professor, Acharya Narendra Dev College, DU

About ISCB

The Ciliate Biology Forum, Delhi, India has previously organized three International Symposium on Ciliate Biology in the year 2007, 2018 and 2022. This year, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi is organizing a Symposia in hybrid mode in collaboration with INSCR on April 05, 2024.

The symposium aims to achieve the following –

  1. 1. To provide a platform for the ciliate interest groups to exchange information, present latest research findings and establish collaborations
  2. 2. To enthuse a large number of Indian and foreign undergraduate and postgraduate students to take up ciliated protists as their preferred research area
  3. 3. To provide networking opportunities for students wishing to take up doctoral or postdoctoral research on ciliates

The scientific content shall include a wide gamut of aspects of ciliate biology: Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, Genomics, Epigenetics, DNA Barcoding, Proteomics, Ciliates and Industry, Ciliates as model organisms in UG/PG teaching and in research, other individual specializations. Additionally, there will be a parallel session open for presentations in the field of microbiology.

The Ciliate Biology Forum seeks the goodwill of scientists and scientific bodies for a fruitful conduct of the symposium.

The symposium is likely to have participation of over 10 international ciliate experts sharing their research work. Members of the Ciliate Biology Forum will also have the platform to share their current research. This will include research scholars who are presently engaged in ciliate research.

International Speakers (Online)

Dr. Rino Rappuoli

Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena, Italy

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Professor Kenneth Timmis

University Of Braunschweig, Germany

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Professor Jan Roelef Van Der Meer

UNIL, Switzerland

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Dr. Chris Bowler

IBENS, Paris

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Professor William B. Whitman

University Of Georgia, Athens

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Professor Brajesh Singh

Global Centre for Land-Based Innovations, Australia

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Professor Hans H. Richnow

Helmholtz-Centre For Environmental Research, Germany

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Professor Max Häggblom

Rutgers University, USA

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Professor V. C. Kalia

Konkuk University, South Korea

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Professor Andreas Bechthold

University of Freiburg, Germany

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Professor Terry J McGenity

University Of Essex, UK

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Dr. Anil Koul

Johnson & Johnson, Belgium

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Professor Kalai Mathee

Florida International University, USA

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Professor Jana Jass

Orebro University, Sweden

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Dr. Gunjan Pandey

CSIRO, Australia

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Professor Thulani Makhalanyane

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Dr. Ankur Mutreja

Cambridge University, UK

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Dr. Dev Raj Joshi

Tribhuvan University, Nepal

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Dr. Tista Prasai Joshi

Nepal Academy Of Science And Technology, Nepal

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Dr. Kosala Sirisena

University Of Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Dr. Phoebe Oldach

Basecamp Research, UK

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Professor Gaytha A. Langlois

Bryant University, USA

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Professor Cristina Miceli

University Of Camerino, Italy

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Professor Bettina Sonntag

University of Innsbruck, Austria

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Professor Elena Sabaneyeva

Saint Petersburg State University, Russia

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Dr. Alan Warren

Natural History Museum Cromwell Road, London, UK

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Dr. Rosaura Mayén Estrada

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico

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Dr. Valentina Serra

Pisa University, Italy

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Professor Alexey Potekhin

University of Innsbruck, Austria

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National Speakers

Dr. T. Ramamurthy

ICMR-National Institute of Choler and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata

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Professor Yogesh Shouche

National Center for Cell Science, Pune

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Dr. Sudesh Kumar Yadav

CSIR-IHBT, Palampur

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Dr. Radha Prasanna

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

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Professor Rup Lal

Acharya Narendra Dev College, DU

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Dr. P.C. Abhilash

IESD-BHU, Varanasi

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Professor Pratyoosh Shukla

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

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Dr. Jyoti Prakash Tamang

Sikkim University, Sikkim

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Professor Anil K Tripathi

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

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Professor Yogendra Singh

University Of Delhi, Delhi

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Professor Dipshikha Chakravortty

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

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Professor Mrutyanjay Suar

KIIT, Bhubaneswar

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Professor Iddya Karunasagar

Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru

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Dr. Asha Chaubey

CSIR-IIIM, Jammu

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Professor A.A. Mohamed Hatha

Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala

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Dr. Atya Kapley

CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur

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Dr. Minakshi Grover

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

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Dr. Shashank Tripathi

Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore

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Dr. Saravanan Matheshwaran

IIT Kanpur

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Dr. Om Prakash

Symbiosis International University, Pune

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Dr. Shailly Anand

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, DU

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Dr. Anil Kumar

National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi

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Dr. Sanjay Kumar Gupta

Swami Shraddhanand College, DU

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Professor Pinaki Sar

IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal

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Dr. Prashant Phale

IIT Bombay, Mumbai

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Professor Bhabatosh Das

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad

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Professor S.K. Barik

North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

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Professor Amulya Panda

Panacea Biotec., New Delhi

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Dr. Amit Kumar Rai

NABI, Mohali

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Professor Daman Saluja

Dr B R Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, DU

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Professor Rajeev Kaushik

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

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Professor Suresh Kumar Dubey

BHU, Varanasi

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Professor Punyasloke Bhadury

IISER, Kolkata

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Professor Kashyap K. Dubey

JNU, New Delhi

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Professor Veena Pande

Kumaun University, Nainital

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Professor Atul K Johri

JNU, New Delhi

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Professor Ravi Kumar Asthana

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

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Dr. Naveen Gupta

Panjab University, Chandigarh

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Dr. Charu Dogra Rawat

Ramjas College, DU

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Dr. Natesan Manickam

CSIR-IITR, Lucknow

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Dr. Sunil Pabbi

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

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Dr. Sinosh Skariyachan

St. Pius X College, Kerala

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Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi

The Energy And Resources Institute, New Delhi

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Professor Urmi Bajpai

Acharya Narendra Dev College, DU

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Dr. Rajeev Singh

Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi

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Dr. Manoj Kumar

CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow

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Dr. Janmejay Pandey

CUH, Rajasthan

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Dr. Arun Kumar

CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur

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Dr. Ankit Saneja

CSIR-IHBT, Palampur

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Dr. Jitendra Kumar

BIRAC, New Delhi

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Dr. Mansi Verma

Hansraj College, DU

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Dr. Rakshak Kumar

CSIR-IHBT, Palampur

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Dr. Vikas Sood

Jamia Hamdard University, Delhi

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Dr. Namrata Misra

KIIT-TBI, Bhubaneswar

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Dr. Dharam Singh

CSIR-IHBT, Palampur

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Dr. Utkarsh Sood

Kirori Mal College, DU

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Dr. Helianthous

Ramjas College, DU

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Dr. Durgesh Narain Singh

BioNEST, BHU, Varanasi

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Dr. Jasvinder Kaur

Gargi College, DU

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Professor Vartika Mathur

Sri Venkateswara College, DU

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Dr. Pushp Lata

Department of Zoology, DU

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Dr. Baljeet Kaur

Hansraj College, DU

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Dr. Nirjara Singhvi

Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Uttarakhand

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Dr. Vipin Gupta

Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change,GoI

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Dr. Junaid Jibran Jawed

Presidency University, Kolkata

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Dr. Ashwini P.

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore

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Professor Nabeel Ahmad

Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Uttarakhand

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Professor Jyoti Vakhlu

School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu

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Professor Hira Paul Gangnegi

Department of Buddhist Studies, DU

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Dr. Pooja Arora

Hansraj College, DU

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Dr. Parminder Kaur

SGTB Khalsa College, DU

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Dr. Komal Kamra

Ciliate Biology Laboratory, DU

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Dr. Nageswara Rao Amanchi

Osmania University, Hyderabad

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Dr. Santosh Kumar

Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata

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Dr. Himender Bharti

Punjabi University, Patiala

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Dr. Jasmine Purushothaman

Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata

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Themes of INSCR

  • Microbes and Infectious Disease
  • Microbial Literacy in Society
  • Microbial Ecology and Environmental Impact
  • Microbes in Agriculture and Food Production
  • Microbes and Industrial applications
  • Microbial Genomics, Metagenomics and Biotechnology
  • Bioinformatics in Microbial Research
  • AMR and Food-Borne Pathogens
  • Women in Science
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Sciences

Themes of ISCB

The Symposium will cover a range of fundamental and applied topics in Ciliate Biology. The major focus will be on:

  • Taxonomy, systematic and DNA Barcoding
  • Evolution and Phylogeny
  • Cell Biology
  • Genomics, Epigenetics and Molecular Biology
  • Proteomics
  • Ecology of aquatic and soil protists
  • Ciliates and Industry
  • Ciliates as model organisms in UG teaching and in research, other individual specializations
  • Bioindicators

Important Dates

Early Bird Registration: March 20, 2024 (Wednesday)

Abstract Submission: March 20, 2024 (Monday)

https://forms.gle/bdxm1VJBdvUrLmbDA

Acceptance of abstract: March 30, 2024 (Saturday)

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are invited from UG/PG/Research Scholars/Faculty for oral/poster presentations at INSCR-2024. Please click at https://forms.gle/bdxm1VJBdvUrLmbDA to access the abstract submission form. Detailed guidelines for abstract submission are available on the INSCR-2024 website and also in the description section of the form. A person can submit max. 3 abstracts as the first author (one for oral presentation and two for poster presentation). Fill out separate google forms for each abstract. Please do not submit the same abstract multiple times.

The last date for abstract submission is March 20, 2024. For any query, please contact at
inscr2024@andc.du.ac.in

Abstracts will be accepted after peer-review. The authors will be notified of the acceptance of their abstract through email by March 30, 2024.


National Advisory Committee

  • Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang
    Senior Professor, Department of Microbiology, Sikkim Central University
  • Professor Amulya Panda
    Associate Director Panacea Biotec
  • Dr. Garima Gupta
    Scientist -F, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • Professor Rina Chakrabarti
    Head, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi
  • Professor Neeta Sehgal
    Department of Zoology, University of Delhi
  • Professor Ram Krishan Negi
    Department of Zoology, University of Delhi
  • Professor G. R. Sapra
    (Retired), Department of Zoology, University of Delhi
  • Dr. Komal Kamra
    Associate Professor (Retired), Department of Zoology, Sri Guru Tegh Bhadhur Khalsa College, University of Delhi
  • Dr. Onkar Nath Tiwari
    Scientist F, DBT,GoI
  • Dr. Suraksha S Diwan
    Scientist F, DBT,GoI

International Advisory Committee

  • Dr. Gaytha L. Langlois
    Professor of Environmental Policy, Bryant University, Rhode Island, USA
  • Dr. Cristina Micelli
    Professor, School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Italy
  • Dr. Hans H. Richnow
    Head of the Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
  • Professor William B. Whitman
    Professor of Microbiology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
  • Professor Andreas Bechthold
    Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften, Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Stefan-Meier-Str. 19 (VF), 79104 Freiburg i.Br., Germany
  • Professor Aldrich Courtney
    Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry(University of Minnesota), Director of High Throughput Screening, ITDD
  • Professor Brajesh Singh
    Director-Global Centre for Land-Based Innovations; DistinguishedProfessor, Australia

Online Registration

Category Early Bird (March 20, 2024) Late (AfterMarch 20 , 2024)
Non-Members INSCR Members Non-Members INSCR Members
UG, PG 1200 1000 1500 1200
Ph.D/ RA/Post Doc 2500 2000 3500 3000
Faculty 3500 3000 6000 5500
Foreign Students $120 $100 $240 $200
School Students Package of 10 students=Rs 2000 Individual Students= Rs 300
Workshops Genomics, Metagenomics and Bioinformatics in Microbial Ecology=₹ 500/- Art of Scientific Writing and Communication: How to Publish in High Impact Journals=₹ 500/-

Registration Fee for the Conference and INSCR Membership Fee= Rs 5000/-

Contact Us

INSCR 2024
Acharya Narendra Dev College
(University of Delhi)
Kalkaji, Govindpuri,
New Delhi – 110 019 INDIA
Email: inscr2024@andc.du.ac.in
Website: www.andcollege.du.ac.in
Tel: + 91-11-26293224