IAN 2025 : Schedule

Pre-conference workshops : 27-10-2025 to 28-10-2025

Hall 1

Hall 2

09:30 - 16:00

Workshop 1
Advances in Confocal Microscopy

Workshop 2
Single-Cell Sequencing: Library Preparation and Data Analysis

DAY 1 : 29-10-2025

Hall 1

Hall 2

09:00

Registration

11:30-12:45

Inauguration and IAN Update: Welcoming New Fellows

12:45-13:45

Lunch

13:45-14:45

Keynote Talk
Speaker: Dr. Stéphanie Baulac, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), Paris, France

14:45-15:30

Prof. BK Bachhawat Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture

15:30 -16:00

Tea

16:00-18:30

Symposium I
Circuits, Synapses and Plasticity- I

Symposium II
Mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders - AD

18:30-21:00

Tour of RGCB and Dinner

21:00

Return to hotels

DAY 2 : 30-10-2025

Hall 1

Hall 2

09:00-09:45

Prof. P.N. Tandon Oration

09:45-10:45

Plenary Talk 1
Speaker: Dr. David Belin, University of Cambridge, UK

10:45-11:45

Plenary Talk 2
Speaker: Dr. Jee Hyun Kim, Deakin University, Australia

11:45-13:00

Tea and Poster session

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:30

Symposium III
Circuits, Synapses and Plasticity- II

Symposium IV
Mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders – ALS and PD

16:30-17:00

Tea

17:00-19:30

Symposium V
Neural Repair and Regeneration

Symposium VI
Memory Systems and Mechanisms

19:30-20:30

Panel Discussion : Career trajectory
Chairperson: Dr. Shubha Tole
Panelists: Dr. David Belin, Dr. Tomomi Shimogori, Dr. Ila Fiete, Dr. Stéphanie Baulac, Dr. Jee Hyun Kim

20:30

Cultural Program & Dinner

DAY 3 : 31-10-2025

Hall 1

Hall 2

09:00-09:45

Prof. S. S. Parmar Oration

09:45-10:45

Plenary Talk 3
Speaker: Dr. Ila Fiete, MIT, Massachusetts, USA

10:45-12:00

Young Scientist Colloquium-I : Tulsabai Somani Educational Trust Award

12:00-13:15

Tea and Poster Session

13:15-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:00

Plenary Talk 4
Speaker: Dr. Sheffali Gulati, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

15:00-17:30

Symposium VII
Advances in Neuroimaging

Symposium VIII
Glia in brain development and disorders

17:30-18:15

Indian Academy of Neurosciences : General Body Meeting (GBM)

Panel Discussion : Planning (Postdocs/ non-academic careers)
Chairperson: Dr. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam
Panelists: Dr. Shubha Tole, Dr. David Belin, Dr. Tomomi Shimogori, Dr. Stéphanie Baulac, Dr. Jee Hyun Kim

18:15 onwards

Exploring Trivandrum
Participants are encouraged to experience the local cuisine.

DAY 4 : 01-11-2025

Hall 1

Hall 2

09:00-09:45

Prof. K. T. Shetty Memorial Oration

09:45-10:45

Plenary Talk 5
Speaker: Dr. Tomomi Shimogori, Riken Center for Brain Science, Tokyo, Japan

10:45-11:45

Plenary Talk 6
Speaker: Dr. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras), Chennai, India

11:45-12:15

Tea

12:15-13:30

Young Scientist Colloquium-II : DM Kar Award

13:30-14:15

Lunch

14:15-16:45

Symposium IX
Motor Control and Coordination

Symposium X
Precision Medicine in Brain Disorders

16:45-17:15

Tea

17:15-18:00

Awards and Closing Remarks

18:00 onwards

Departure