Conference Schedule

13th September, 2026[SUNDAY]

01:00 PM
Departure from RGCB
06:00 PM – 06:10 PM
Dr. Beena Pillai Director, BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Introductory Remarks]

06:10 PM – 06:50 PM
Professor M Radhakrishna Pillai Former Director, BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Beyond Description: Positioning a Research Institute on the map of global health care application.]

06:50 PM – 07:30 PM
Professor Joshy Jacob Emory University, USA

[Title: Antigen-Driven Clonal Expansion and Autoreactivity in Hidradenitis Suppurativa.]

07:30 PM – 08:10 PM
Dr. Tessy Thomas Maliekal BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Redefining the Oncogenic Role of EPHA2: Cis Interaction with Ephrin-B1 Drives Oral Cancer Recurrence.]

08:15 PM onwards

Dinner

14th September, 2026[MONDAY]

09:00 AM – 09:40 AM
Dr. Ganesh E. Phad CK-CARE, Davos, Switzerland

[Title: High-resolution deconvolution of human adaptive memory responses.]

09:40 AM – 10:20 AM
Dr. Rajeev Sivadasan BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: An unconventional RNA-binding function of a DNA chaperone.]

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Dr. Ruchi Anand IIT, Mumbai

[Title: Combatting Ribosomal Methylation Based Antibiotic Resistance: A war at the microscopic level.]

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Tea Break

11:15 AM– 11:55 AM
Dr. Praveen C. Verma CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

[Title: Engineering Plant Defence: Pectin Methyl Esterase-Mediated Methanol Signalling for Enhanced Insect Resistance and Plant Immunity.]

11:55 AM – 12:35 PM
Dr. Ananthalakshmy Sundararaman BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: How Do We Move Molecular Giants Across Membranes? The Case for Vesicular Transport of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase to the Nucleus.]

12:35 PM – 01:15 PM
Dr. Amit Awasthi BRIC-THSTI, Faridabad

[Title: Th9 Cells: From Differentiation to Cancer Immunotherapy.]

01:15 PM – 02:30 PM

Lunch

02:30 PM – 03:10 PM
Dr. Ani V. Das BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: From Hidden RNA to Early Detection: The piR-019324 Story.]

03:10 PM – 03:50 PM
Dr. Dibyendu Das IISER-Kolkata, Kolkata

[Title: Non-equilibrium self-assembly for living matter-like properties.]

03:50 – 04:30 PM
Dr. Anish Kundu BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Multi-omics map of comprehensive defense framework in host plants against Pythium myriotylum.]

04:30 PM – 05:10 PM
Professor Dipshikha Chakravortty IISc, Bengaluru

[Title: Intracellular bacterial quorum and the life of Salmonella.]

05:10 PM onwards

Posters

07:00 PM onwards

Dinner

15th September, 2026[TEUSDAY]

09:00 AM – 09:40 AM
Dr. Arun Sankaradoss BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Critical role for IFN-γ in regulating antibody-mediated resistance to dengue infection.]

09:40 AM – 10:20 AM
Dr. Nagarajan Kannan Mayo Clinic, Rochester USA

[Title: Decoding Cellular Origins of Breast Cancer Subtypes.]

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Dr. Nagarjun Narayanaswamy BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Proximity Dependent Cysteine to Lysine Labelling Through S → N Acyl shift.]

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Tea Break

11:15 AM – 11:55 AM
Dr. Deepa Subramanyam BRIC-NCCS, Pune

[Title: Trafficking gone wrong: mutant forms of clathrin heavy chain and intellectual disability.]

11:55 AM – 12:35 PM
Dr. John B Johnson BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Insights into RNA virus – Complement interactions.]

12:35 PM – 01:35 PM
Round Table Session
01:35 PM – 02:30 PM

LUNCH

02:30 PM – 04:30 PM

Excursion

05:00 PM – 06:30 PM

Posters

06:30 PM – 07:10 PM
Dr. Girdhari Lal BRIC-NCCS, Pune

[Title: HTR2B represents a neuroimmune checkpoint controlling anti-tumor T cell responses in colon cancer.]

07:10 PM – 07:50 PM
Dr. Lightson N.G BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram

[Title: Exploring Multifunctional Carbon Nanomaterial for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications.]

08:00 PM onwards

Dinner

16th September, 2026[WEDNESDAY]

09:00 AM – 09:40 AM
Dr. Jeemon P SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
09:40 – 10:20 AM
Dr. Jackson James BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Dr. Dimple Notani NCBS, Bengaluru

[Title: RNA as a Key Regulator of Enhancer Hierarchies and Promoter Priming.]

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Tea Break

11:55 AM – 12:35 PM
Dr. Shrikant Subhash Mantri BRIC-NABI, Mohali

[Title: Exploring Nature and Beyond: Supercomputing-Driven Discovery of Novel Natural Products and De Novo Smart Protein Design.]

12:35 PM onwards

Lunch & Departures