Schedule

2nd National Symposium on Mass Spectrometry-Based Omics in Disease Biology
(NSMS 2027)
21–22 January 2027 | M.R. Das Auditorium, BRIC–RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

08:30 – 09:00 AM
Registration

Registration and Refreshments

09:00 – 09:10 AM
Inaugural

Welcome Address

Dr. Priya Srinivas, Organizing Chair, BRIC–RGCB

09:10 – 09:20 AM
Inaugural

Inaugural Address

Dr. Beena Pillai, Director, BRIC–RGCB

09:20 – 10:05 AM
Keynote 1

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. K. Sreekumaran Nair, Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

10:05 – 10:50 AM
Keynote 2

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Utpal S. Tatu, Professor, IISc, Bengaluru

10:50 – 11:05 AM
Break

Tea / Coffee Break

11:05 – 11:35 AM
Scientific Talk

Studying Plant Immune Responses Using High-Throughput Metabolomics

Dr. Jyothilakshmi Vadassery, Staff Scientist V, BRIC-NIPGR, New Delhi

11:35 AM – 12:05 PM
Scientific Talk

The Vesicular Landscape of Malarial Infection: Molecular Signatures of Reticulocyte Remodeling

Dr. Rajesh Chandramohanadas, Scientist F, BRIC–RGCB

12:05 – 12:35 PM
Scientific Talk

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Nirpendra Singh, Scientist E, BRIC-inStem, Bengaluru

12:35 – 01:00 PM
Scientific Talk

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Kaushik Kumar Dey, Scientist, Proteomics, ICMR-NIRBI, Kolkata

01:00 – 02:00 PM
Break

Lunch Break

02:00 – 02:30 PM
Scientific Talk

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Abdul Jaleel, Director of Laboratories & Research, Medical Trust Hospital & Diabetes Care Centre, Kerala

02:30 – 03:00 PM
Industry Talk

Breaking Bottlenecks: Advancing Clinical Workflow with Modern Mass Spectrometry

Dr. Dipankar Malakar, Application Support Manager, SCIEX India Pvt. Ltd.

03:00 – 03:30 PM
Industry Talk

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Rohan Shah / Dr. Venkatesh Chanukuppa, Thermo Fisher Scientific

03:30 – 03:45 PM
Break

Tea / Coffee Break

03:45 – 05:45 PM
Competition

Student Poster Presentation and Evaluation

07:00 PM onwards
Social

Symposium Dinner

08:30 – 09:00 AM
Registration

Registration and Refreshments

09:00 – 09:45 AM
Keynote 3

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Sanjeeva Srivastava, Professor, IIT Bombay

09:45 – 10:30 AM
Keynote 4

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Siddhesh S. Kamat, Professor, IISER Pune

10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break

Tea / Coffee Break

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Competition

Student Oral Presentations

Six presentations, 15 minutes each (90 minutes total, including questions)

12:15 – 12:45 PM
Scientific Talk

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Manjunatha S., Professor of Physiology, IIT Kharagpur

12:45 – 01:00 PM
Scientific Talk

Multi-Omics-Driven Discovery of Novel Cardioprotective Pathways Associated with Amalaki rasayana Administration in Rodent Models

Dr. Rashmi Mishra, Scientist E-II, BRIC–RGCB

01:00 – 02:00 PM
Break

Lunch Break

02:00 – 02:45 PM
Keynote 5

Targeted Quantification of Glycated Proteins and Metabolites

Dr. Mahesh J. Kulkarni, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NCL, Pune

02:45 – 03:15 PM
Scientific Talk

Investigating the Interplay Between Cellular Metabolism and Epigenetics in Plasmodium Parasites Using a Multi-Omics Approach

Dr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, IISER Thiruvananthapuram

03:15 – 03:45 PM
Industry Talk

Talk Title: TBA

Dr. Vishal K Khatavkar, Waters India

03:45 – 04:00 PM
Break

Tea / Coffee Break

04:00 – 04:30 PM
Scientific Talk

Advancing Biomedical and Clinical Research Through Mass Spectrometry-Based Omics Strategies

Dr. Renu Pandey, Faculty Scientist, Institute of Bioinformatics, Bengaluru

04:30 – 05:00 PM
Scientific Talk

Small Extracellular Vesicle Proteome by Mass Spectrometry

Dr. Aneesh Kumar Asokan, Proteomics Lead, Centre for Brain Research, IISc, Bengaluru

05:00 – 05:30 PM
Valedictory

Valedictory Session

Student Awards, Travel Award Announcement, concluding remarks, and vote of thanks.

Important Information & Presentation Guidelines

Note: TBA indicates topics/titles to be announced shortly.

Student Presentation Arrangements

  • Poster Presentations & Evaluation: Dedicated two-hour session scheduled on Day 1.
  • Student Oral Presentations: Six selected presentations scheduled for the morning session of Day 2 (15 minutes allocated per presenter, totaling 90 minutes including Q&A).