MIPAM-2025 Schedule

Opening ceremony- MIPAM-2025 Inauguration 

Key Note lecture (Prof Ramesh Sonti, Director ICGEB) 

High-Tea 

Young Scientists Thematic Session 1:

Molecular Communication Between Plants and Microorganisms 

[4 oral presentations - 15 mins each - TBD].

Session Chairs: Dr Gopaljee Jha (Chair) and Dr Saikat Bhattacharjee (co-chair) 

Lunch Break

Young Scientists Thematic Session 2:

Pathogen-Host Interactions
[4 oral presentations - 15 mins each- TBD].

Session Chairs: Prof Suvendra Ray (Chair) and Dr. Muthappa Senthil-Kumar (co-chair) 

Expert Lectures session 1:

[4 Expert lectures - 15 mins each]

Session Chairs: Dr Prabhu B Patil (Chair) and Dr Hitendra Kumar Patel (co-chair) 

Poster session with Tea

10 Experts to evaluate (TBD) 

Flash talks (10 talks @ 5 mins each)

5 Experts to evaluate (TBD) 

Networking Dinner – along with Mentor-Mentee session (Expert-young scientist 1-to-1 list to be made) 

Expert Lectures session 2:

[4 Expert lectures - 15 mins each]

Session Chairs: Prof Praveen Kumar Verma (Chair) and Prof Shyam Kumar Masakapalli (co-chair) 

Young Scientists Thematic Session 3:

Beneficial Microbial Associations

[3 oral presentations - 15 mins each].

Session Chairs: Dr Senjuti Sinharoy (Chair) and Dr. Anirudh Kumar (Co-chair) 

Tea Break

Young Scientists Thematic Session 4:

Latest advances and technologies in MIPAM areas

[6 oral presentations - 15 mins each].

Session Chairs: Dr Divya Chandran (Chair), Dr Jagreet Kaur (Co-chair) and Dr Amey Redkar (Co-chair) 

Lunch

Expert Lectures session 3:

[4 Expert lectures - 15 mins each]

Session Chairs: Dr Neeti Sanan Mishra (Chair) and Dr.Niraj Singh (Co-chair)

Expert Lectures session 4:

[4 Expert lectures - 15 mins each]

Session Chairs: Prof. Rajeshwari Ramanan (Chair) and Dr Sumit Gandhi (Co-chair) 

Panel Discussion:

Translating Plant-Microbial interaction Research into Agricultural Innovations

[Moderator: Prof Ramesh Sonti, Director ICGEB;

Panel members:

Academic Experts: Prof. Praveen Kumar Verma and Prof. Ashis Kumar Nandi,

Young Scientists: Dr Poonam Jyoti and Dr Wadzani Dauda Palnam

Industry: Mr. Amit Das and Mr Mahesh Kumar Gupta 

Closing ceremony