Scientific Programme

The scientific programme will consist of lead lectures, invited talks and oral and poster presentations on recent advances and new challenges in the field of plants, fisheries, animals, microbial and human genetics. The three-day programme will be organized under the following sessions with a specific theme: 

Session I: Genetics & Genomics: Advances and Achievements 

• Genetic and Genomic resources 

• Structural genomics: the lessons learnt 

• Genome editing: achievements and regulatory framework

• Gene discoveries and functional validations 

• Mutagenesis and functional genomics 

• Genomics for trait discoveries

Session II: Genetic Improvement for Climate Resilience: Approaches and Challenges

• Abiotic stress tolerance, genetics and physiology

• Ecology and adaptation 

• Resistance to biotic stresses

• Harnessing biological diversity 

• Genetics of biotic stresses and plant-microbe interaction 

• Yield enhancement strategies

Session III: New Frontiers in Accelerating Genetic Gains 

• Speed and precision breeding 

• Doubled haploid breeding: new perspectives 

• Transgenics: new developments 

• Heterosis breeding 

Session IV: Genetics and Evolution

• Population & Developmental genetics 

• Behavioural genetics 

• Epigenetics 

• Statistical and biometrical techniques 

• New computational tools and bioinformatics 

Session V: Genetics of Nutrition 

• Biofortification & Bioavailability 

• Nutrigenomics 

• Nutri-cereals  

Session VI: Genetics and human health

• Immunogenetics- autoimmune systems 

• Vaccines and diagnostics 

• Genetic medicines 

Session VII: Genetics Education in Social Welfare Perspective

• Imparting genetics and genomics skills in schools 

• Popularizing genetics and genomics for social good

• Gene editing, bio-safety, and ethical concern

• Protection of elite genetic resources, plant varieties and transgenic plants

• Genetics education under the new education policy

• Public private partnership in genetics