Designation : Associate Professor at DUVASU

Organization : Livestock Production Management, Country- India

Country : India

Mail ID : chandan@gmail.com and drchandan@outlook.com

Specialization: - Dr. Chandan Kumar is an Associate Professor at DUVASU Mathura, done PhD from NDRI Karnal in the area of dairy animal behaviour and welfare. He is actively involved in teaching, research, and extension activities related to livestock production, animal welfare, pasture management, and sustainable animal husbandry systems. His current research primarily focuses on ethology and welfare of goats and buffaloes, particularly the assessment of behaviour, environmental enrichment, welfare indicators, and management practices under Indian farming conditions.

Designation : Assistant Professor (LPM)

Organization : Department of Livestock Farm Complex, DGCN COVAS CSKHPKV

Country : India

Designation : Assistant Professor

Organization : Department of Livestock Production & Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT),

Country : India

Specialization : Ph.D (ICAR- NDRI, Karnal), Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Welfare (PGDAW)

Mail ID : dr.rajashreerath@gmail.com, rajashreerath@ouat.ac.in

Designation : Organizing Secretary

Organization : Gautam Buddha University

Country : India

Specialization : Cancer Research and Drug Recovery

Mail ID : dhanalakshmi.s@gbu.ac.in

Dr. Dhanalakshmi Sivanandhan is a Professor in the School of Biotechnology, bringing extensive industry leadership from TheraIndx Lifesciences and Jubilant Therapeutics, where she advanced multiple oncology programs from discovery to clinical candidates. A JNU trained cancer biologist with postdoctoral work in Japan and the USA, she has led over 25 oncology discovery projects, delivered multiple preclinical candidates, and authored several patents.

Designation : Co-Organizing Secretary

Organization : Gautam Buddha University

Country : India

Specialization : Molecular Microbiology, Microbial biotechnology, Genomics

Mail ID : rpuria@gbu.ac.in

Dr. Rekha Puria is a molecular microbiologist with 15+ years of expertise in yeast genetics and genomics, trained at Duke University Medical Center (Postdoc) and IMTECH (PhD). Her research focuses on TOR signaling–mediated regulation of growth, drug tolerance, and pathogenesis in Candida auris, supported by SERB, ICMR, and CSIR, while also exploring soil microbiota–crop interactions through metagenomics.

Designation : Convener

Organization : Gautam Buddha University

Country : India

Specialization : Transcriptional Gene Regulation, Cancer Biology, Stress Biology

Mail ID : imteyazqamar@gbu.ac.in

Dr. Imteyaz Qamar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, with nearly two decades of research experience in transcriptional gene regulation, cancer biology, and stress biology, supported by ICMR and CSIR funding. He is widely recognized for his contributions to molecular cancer biology and scholarly excellence

Designation : Convener

Organization : Gautam Buddha University

Country : India

Specialization : TStructure Biology, Protein engineering

Mail ID : nagendra@gbu.ac.in

Dr. Nagendra Singh is an Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at Gautam Buddha University with 25 years of research experience in molecular structural biology, X ray crystallography, and structure based drug design, supported by major grants from DST, CSIR, ICMR, and DBT. With numerous prestigious awards including the NASI Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award, he has significantly advanced cancer research through structural insights into splicing factors and RNA metabolism enzymes.

Designation : Co-Convener

Organization : Gautam Buddha University

Country : India

Specialization : Plant Biotechnology

Mail ID : etisharma.ocfd@gbu.ac.in

Dr Eti Sharma is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida. She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Her expertise lies in bioprospecting and metabolomics of medicinal plants, plant biotechnology, and plant-microbe interactions.

Designation : Co-Convener

Organization : Gautam Buddha University

Country : India

Specialization :Circular bioeconomy towards sustainability and climate change

Mail ID : nishagaur.ocfd@gbu.ac.in

Dr. Nisha Gaur is an Assistant Professor at Gautam Buddha University with a PhD in Environmental Microbiology and Molecular Biology, specializing in bioremediation, metagenomics, and nanoparticle based environmental applications. She has contributed to DRDO’s Defence Research Laboratory projects on antimicrobial testing and water purification, received multiple awards.