Keynote Speakers
Director, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
Area of Research: Evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), comparative genomics, chordate evolution, and the evolution of nuclear receptors. His research explores the origins and diversification of developmental gene regulatory networks in early animals.
Professor, National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru, India
Area of Research: Studies conservation genetics, evolutionary biology, population genomics, and landscape genetics to understand and conserve India's biodiversity. Her lab integrates field ecology with genomic approaches for wildlife conservation.
Professor & Chairperson, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India
Area of Research: Community ecology and macroecology (diversity and distributions), Historical biogeography, phylogeography and phylogenetics, Marine turtle biology and conservation
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Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India
Area of Research: Works on the chemical origins of life, prebiotic chemistry, protocells, the RNA world hypothesis, and astrobiology. Her laboratory investigates how simple chemical systems evolved into the earliest forms of cellular life.
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, India
Area of Research: Researches evolutionary ecology, behavioural ecology, conservation biology, and climate change impacts on wildlife, with particular emphasis on small mammals and squirrels.
Ramalingaswamy Re-entry Fellow, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India
Area of Research: Focuses on evolutionary ecology, phylogenetics, phylogeography, genomics, and historical biogeography. Her work investigates the evolution and diversification of reptiles, amphibians, ants, and other taxa
Assistant Professor of Biology, Ashoka University, Sonepat, India
Area of Research: She investigates how non-genetic variation can contribute to shaping phenotypes and evolution using in vivo and in vitro molecular biology techniques combined with genetics and experimental evolution
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, India
Area of Research: Research interests include evolutionary genetics, genomics, molecular evolution, molecular ecology, host-symbiont interactions, and arthropod evolution using genomic and evolutionary approaches.