2nd International Conference on

Perspective of Cell Signaling and Molecular Medicine

8 to 11 January, 2012

 

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Sir J.C. Bose and Bose Institute
Kolkata

January 8, 2012

Bose Institute, Main Campus

93/1, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata-700 009

 

1:00 PM                                              Registration

                       

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM                           Inauguration     

3:00 PM-3.05 PM       Invocation

3:05 PM-3.10 PM       Welcome Address by Parimal C. Sen, Secretary                         

3:10 PM-3.15 PM       Address by Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute & Chairman

3:15 PM-3.45 PM       Inaugural Lecture by Subrata Sinha, Director, National Brain research centre, Manesar 

3:45 PM-4.00 PM       Address by the President, Dhruba J. Chattopadhyay, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Calcutta University

4:00 PM-4.05 PM       Vote of Thanks by Tanya Das, Convener

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4.05 PM – 4:45 PM                                       High Tea

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****** The speakers are requested to load their lecture materials in the PowerPoint ***** projection system at least 30 min ahead of the scheduled session

 4:45 PM-6:15 PM     Scientific Session-I

                                    Chairpersons

Ernesto Carafoli, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy  

Raed A. Dweik, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA                     

4.45 PM-5.15 PM       IL-2. Calcium dysregulation and mitochondrial stress in huntington’s disease striatal neurons

Ernesto Carafoli, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy

5.15 PM-5.45 PM       IL-3. Hyaluronan (HA) mediates the effects of nitric oxide (NO) on cell proliferation in pulmonary hypertension

                                    Raed A. Dweik, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, USA

5.45 PM-6.15 PM      IL-4. Intracellular targeting of drugs by oligo- or polypeptide conjugates

                                    F. Hudecz, Eφtvφs L. University, Budapest, Hungary

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6:30 PM – 8.30 PM                                       Dinner

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January 9, 2012

Bose Institute, Centenary Building

Annex Wing Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata-700 009

10:00 AM -12:05 PM            Scientific Session-II          

                                    Carcinogenesis & its Management-I

Chairpersons

Kasturi Datta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Amitava Chatterjee, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India

10.00 AM - 10.25AM            IL-5. Hyaluronan binding protein1 surprisingly associated with diverse cellular dynamics: A molecular switch in cancer progression

Kasturi Datta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

10.25 AM - 10.50AM            IL-6. Targeting PAX3-FOXO1A in Pediatric Cancer:  Mechanistic Insights to Drug Discovery

Asoke K. Mal, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, USA  

10.50 AM - 11.15 AM           IL-7. Osteopontin regulated signaling plays crucial role in tumor progression and angiogenesis

Gopal C. Kundu, National Center for Cell Science, Pune, India

10.15 AM - 11.40 AM           IL-8. Human DNA glycosylase NEIL2 variant increases the risk of lung cancer

                                    Tapas Hazra, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA             

10.40 AM - 12.05 AM           IL-9. Acute inflammation-induced abrogation of base excision repair as a potential mechanism of cancer initiation in inflammation-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis

Rabindra Roy, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA                      

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12:05 PM -12:20 PM                                      Tea            

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12:20 PM - 1:50 PM  Scientific Session-III         

Cell Death & Differentiation

Chairpersons

Marc Solioz, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland                                                        

Sangamitra Raha, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India

12.20 PM – 12.45 PM            IL-10. Functional Characterization of some key apicoplast targeted proteins in Plasmodium falciparum: DNA Gyrase and Single stranded DNA-binding protein

Suman K. Dhar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

12.45 PM – 1.10 PM  IL-11. Metallic copper as an antimicrobial surface

Marc Solioz, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

1.10 PM – 12.35 PM  IL-12. Alteration of micro RNA expressions in huntington’s disease

Nitai P. Bhattarcharyya, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India

1.35 PM – 1.50 PM    IL-13. Astaxanthini induces  mithochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death

Khadijeh Onsory, Islamic Azad University, Parand, Iran

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1:50 PM – 3:30 PM                           Lunch & Poster 

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 3:30 PM – 5:10 PM Scientific Session-IV         

Drug Target & Drug Development-I

Chairpersons

Steven J.D. Karlish, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

Jean Gariιpy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.30 PM – 3.55 PM    IL-15. Targeting DNA  DNA topoisomerases and topology modulators from mycobacteria

V. Nagaraja, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

3.55 PM – 4.20 PM    Il-14. Cardiac glycoside selectivity for Na/K-ATPase α-isoforms- the heart of the matter

Steven J.D. Karlish, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

4.20 PM – 4.45 PM    IL-16. Shiga-like toxins: Structure, functions and how to design useful ones

Jean Gariιpy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4.45 PM – 5.10 PM    IL-17. Role of cyclooxygenases in the pathogenesis of NSAID-induced ulcerogenesis and gastric acid secretion in rats

Jyotirmoy Nandi, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA

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 5:10 PM – 5:30 PM                            Tea 

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM                           Cultural Program

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM                           Dinner

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January 10, 2012

10:00 AM-11:05 AM Scientific Session-V           

Free Radical in Biology & Medicine

Chairpersons                

Angelo Azzi, Tufts University, Boston, USA           

Parames C. Sil, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

10.00 AM - 10.25 AM           IL-18. Vitamin E is activated by phosphorylation to α-tocopheryl phosphate

                                    Angelo Azzi, Tufts University, Boston, USA

10.25 AM - 10.50 AM           IL-40. Anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities of tocotrienols

Santosh K. Sandur, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

10.50 AM - 11.05 AM           IL-20. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 regulation by melatonin during healing of alcohol-induced liver injury in mice

Snehasikta Swarnakar, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India

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 11:05 AM – 11:20 AM                                 Tea      

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 11:20AM-12:55 PM Scientific Session-VI         

                                    Immunoregulation & Immunotherapy

Chairpersons         

Amitabha Mukhopadhyay, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India

Bidyut Roy, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

11.20 AM-11.45 AM   IL-48. Clathrin-mediated hemoglobin endocytosis is essential for the survival of Leishmania  

Amitabha Mukhopadhyay, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India

11.45 AM - 12.10 PM            IL-22. Effects of vitamin D and doxorubicin on expression of interferon regulatory factor-4 and vitamin D receptor in anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Sertac Kip, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

12.10 PM - 12.35 PM             IL-23. Novel gain-of-function of Transcription factor FoxP3 as co-transcription factor in regulatory T cells in tumor milieu

Gaurisankar Sa, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

12.35 PM - 12.55 PM             IL-24. Glutamate signaling in neutrophil: Role in immune response

Santanu Pal Chaudhuri, Calcutta University, India

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12:55 PM – 2:35 PM                                     Lunch & Posters                 

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2:35 PM – 4:15 PM   Scientific Session-VII

                                    Ion Channels in Health & Disease

Chairpersons

Jack H. Kaplan, University of Illinois, Illinois, USA

Parimal C. Sen, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India                                            

2.35 PM - 3.00 PM     Il-25. Copper entry into human cells

Jack H. Kaplan, University of Illinois, Illinois, USA

3.00 PM - 3.25 PM     IL-26. Understanding heat-sensing and signaling by specific Ca-channels in the plasma membrane as a means to recruit HSP chaperones against protein misfolding diseases and aging

Pierre Goloubinoff, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

3.25 PM – 3.50 PM    IL-27. Cellular pathways by which organic compounds from diesel exhaust particles (dep) activate calcium entry to release matrix-metalloproteinase-1 in human bronchial epithelia

Sidney A. Simon, Duke University, Durham, USA

3.50 PM - 4.15 PM     IL-28. Bacterial transition metal p1b-ATPases, transport mechanism and roles in virulence

Josι M. Argόello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, USA

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4:15 PM – 4:30 PM                                       Tea                

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 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM   Scientific Session-VIII

Stem Cells & Cancer Stem Cells

Chairpersons

Prasanta K. Ray, CAST, Kolkata, India

Peeyush K. Lala, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

4.30 PM - 4.55 PM     IL-29. Multi-faceted roles of cox-2 in breast cancer progression including induction of stem like phenotype

Peeyush K. Lala, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

4.55 PM - 5.20 PM     IL-30. Multipotent mesenchymal stem cell: A multifunctional cell type with regenerative potential for allogeneic therapy

                                    Anish Sen Majumdar, Stempeutics Research Private Limited, Bangalore, India

5.20 PM - 5.45 PM     IL-31. Drug resistance in cancer: Who is the culprit? 

Tanya Das, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

5.45 PM - 6.10 PM     IL-32. Tumor-initiating cells/cancer stem cells: Natural regulators and potential therapeutic targets for pancreatic cancer

                                    Animesh Dhar,  Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

6:10 PM – 7:30 PM   Scientific Session-IX

Carcinogenesis & its Management-II

Chairpersons   

Sekhar Chakraborty, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India

Sushanta K. Banerjee, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

6.10 PM - 6.35 PM     IL-33. CCN5 Signaling: A regulator of micro-RNA -10b (miR-10b) associated with aggressive phenotypes of breast cancer

Sushanta K. Banerjee, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

6.35 PM - 7.00 PM     IL-34. Identification of cellular pathways associated with breast carcinoma of Indian patients

Chinmay K. Panda, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India

7.00 PM - 7.15 PM     IL-35. Increased expression of nonmuscle myosin IIs is associated with 3MC induced mouse tumor

Siddhartha S. Jana, Indian Association for Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India      

7.15 PM – 7.30 PM    IL-36. Curcumin enhances the antitumor potential of cyclophosphamide through inhibition of histone deacetylases in breast cancer

                                    Sutapa Mukherjee, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India   

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7.30 PM – 9.30 PM                                       Dinner

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January 11, 2012

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Scientific Session-IX

Drug Target & Drug Development-II

Chairpersons

Lαszlσ Somsαk, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Samir Bhattacharya, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM           IL-37. Potential antidiabetics: nanomolar glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors based on glucose

Lαszlσ Somsαk, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

10:25 AM - 11:50 AM           IL-38. The IkappaB kinase: mechanism of activity switch

Gourisankar Ghosh, University of California, San Diego, USA

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM           IL-39. In lipid induced insulin resistance, fetuin-A acts as a mediator

Samir Bhattacharya, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India

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11:15 AM – 11:30 AM                                  Tea           

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11:30 PM – 12:15 PM Scientific Session-X

                                    Carcinogenesis & its Management-III

Chairpersons

                                    Manju Ray, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

                                    Anish Sen Majumdar, Stempeutics Research Private Limited, Bangalore, India

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM           IL-40. Exploring extra-telomeric role of human telomerase reverse transcriptase

                                    Partha P. Banerjee, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM            IL-41. A systems view towards molecular classification of serous ovarian adenocarcinoma

Sharmila Bapat, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India                                              

12:15 PM - 1:50 PM Scientific Session-XI

Drug Target & Drug Development-III

Chairpersons

Avron Caplan, The City College of New York, New York, USA                               

Danijel Kikelj, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia                                             

12:15 PM - 12:40 PM             IL-42. Discovery of multitarget antithrombotic compounds with antiangiogenic activity

Danijel Kikelj, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

12:40 PM - 1:05 PM IL-47. Development of antileishmanial agent (3, 3’-Diindolylmethane) that targets DNA topoisomerase IB: Understanding the mechanism of cell death and drug resistance

Hemanta K. Majumder, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India

1:05 PM - 1:30 PM     IL-44. A network of ubiquitin ligases function in the quality control of misfolded cytosolic proteins

Avron Caplan, The City College of New York, New York, USA        

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM     IL-45. Regulation of CD36 expression:  A new role of NFkB in cigarette smoke-induced foam cell formation

Alok K Sil, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India

1:50 PM – 2:05 PM     IL-49. Qadruplex structures of nucleic acids and cancer: potentials for novel therapeutic applications

Banabihari Giri, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, USA

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2:05 PM – 3:00 PM                           Lunch           

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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM                           Tea & Feed Back Session 

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Posters

Bose Institute, Centenary Building

Annex Wing Hall, 2nd Floor

P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata-700 009

****** Please mount your poster by 11:00 am each day and remove them at 5:30 pm ******

January 9, 2012

Carcinogenesis & Its Management

P-1.   SMAR1-p53 crosstalk regulates epithelial to mesenchymal transition in mammary epithelial carcinoma: Regulation by curcumin - Arghya Adhikary

P-2. ROS-PIASg conspiracy regulates the functional interplay between ATM signaling network during chemo-sensitization of resistant tumors – Deblina Guha

P-3. Targeting RET to induce medullary thyroid cancer cell apoptosis: An antagonistic interplay between PI3K/Akt/Bad pathway and death receptor-independent p38MAPK/caspase-8 pathway - Minakshi Mazumdar

P-4.  Plasticity of cancer cell movement in different 3D matrices - Argha Manna

P-5.  Cross-talk between cancer cells and endothelial cells ensures neo-angiogenesis during mammary epithelial carcinoma: Anti-angiogenic role of capsaicin - Samik Chakraborty

P-6.  p73, a homologue of the multifaceted tumor suppressor p53, displays anti-metastatic property in absence of p53 - Amrita Dutta

P-7.  Differential expression profile of mirnas in oral cancer: one of the potential regulators of disease   pathogenesis - Navonil De Sarkar 

P-8.  Mitochondrial dna mutation and copy number in oral squamous cell carcinoma from north-east Indians - Rosy Mondal

P-9.  COLD–PCR: a molecular tool for mutation detection in TPO, BRCA1 & D-loop of mitochondrial DNA - Bishal Dhar

P-10. Stearylamine-bearing cationic liposome exhibits selective cytotoxicity against cancer cells with increased surface levels of negatively charged phoshatidylserine - Manjarika De

P-11. Mutation detection of BRCA1 gene in breast cancer patients from southern Assam, India-Jagadish Hansa

P-12. Association of human papilloma virus and epstein barr virus in oral and gastrointestinal tract carcinogenesis - Ruhina Shirin

P-13. Role of p16 promoter hypermethylation in epstein barr virus associated esophageal carcinogenesis - Fazlur Rahman Talukdar

P-14. Evaluation of genetic variants in microRNA and mirna processing genes and risk of oral leukoplakia and cancer - Roshni Roy

P-15. Andrographolide suppresses breast tumor growth through down regulation of PI3 kinase/Akt signaling pathway - Santosh Kumar

P-16. Single Molecule Dynamics of Helicases and Translocases - Debjani Bagchi

P-17. Sub-typing  of  non-hodgkin’s  lymphomas  by  molecular  analysis - Nasser  Parsa

P-18. Cancer prevention and treatment by seaweed through induction of apoptosis – Farideh Namvar

P-19. Vbnst-011, a chemical compound from the plant of North-East India, stalled oral cancer cell progression and induces apoptosis - Soma Seal

 

Cell Death & Differentiation

P-20. Nuclear localization of phosphoinositide 4-phosphate 5-kinase (PIP5K) is mediated by sumoylation during apoptosis - Rajarshi Chakrabarti

P-21. Differential proteomic profiling in STHdhQ7/HdhQ7 and STHdhQ111/HdhQ111 cells, a cell model of Huntington’s disease: Identification of Ran, a novel Huntingtin interacting protein and its possible role in micro RNA deregulation - Kamalika Roy Choudhury

P-22. Anti-proliferative effect of thermostable direct hemolysin on colon carcinoma cell line-Poulomee Karmakar

P-23. NMK-TD-100, a novel microtubule modulating agent induces apoptosis and autophagy in A549 lung cancer cells - Surela Bhattacharya

P-24. Suppression of K562 cell survival by ragi seed extract via activation of caspase-9 and inhibiion of MMP-9 and NF-κB dependent mechanisms - Saswati  Sen

P-25. Synergestic effect of hn gene of newcastle disease virus and TNF-α in oncolysis via caspase activation and down regulation of jnk pathway - R.S. Rajmani

P-26. Study of toll like receptors 2,4 and 9 in the human Visceral Leishmaniasis - Rajiv Kumar

 

Free Radical in Biology & Medicine

P-27. Study of Cajanus cajan leaf extract for antioxidant capacity through ROS scavenging and iron chelating, along with potential anticancer activity - Rhitajit Sarkar

P-28. A structurally distinct hydroxamic acid conjugate mediated induction of apoptosis through redox imbalance and targeting the STAT-3 signalling in drug resistant cancer cells – Kaushik Banerjee

P-29. Taurine protects murine hepatocytes against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis by tert-butyl hydroperoxide via PI3K/Akt and mitochondrial-dependent pathways - Anandita Roy

P-30. Protective role of a coumarin derived schiff base scaffold against TBHP induced oxidative impairment and cell death via MAPKs, NF-B and mitochondria dependent pathways –Manoranjan Ghosh

P-31. Differential response of overexpression of hyaluronan binding protein 1 (HABP1) in fibroblasts and hepatocarcinoma  cells with ROS generation and autophagic vacuole formation - Paramita Saha

P-32. Molecular aspects of defense mechanisms against abiotic stresses in rice seedlings –Alakananda Goswami

P-33. Cadmium chloride induces carcinogenesis through wnt/ί-catenin signaling pathway in beas-2b cells - Ardhendu K. Mandal 

 

Immunoregulation & Immunotherapy

P-34. Conditional gain-of-function of FoxP3 as co-transcription factor of STAT3 in Treg cells – Abir Kumar Panda

P-35. Nifetepimine ensures CD4+ T cell survival in tumor micro-environment by maneuvering SERCA - Swatilekha Ghosh

P-36. Persistent induction of antimicrobial chemokine mip-3α/ccl20 in the intestinal epithelial cells by bacterial DNA - Pujarini Dutta

P-37. Epigenetic modifications by japanese encephalitis virus in macrophages- an immune evasion strategy? - Kallol Dutta

P-38. Role of cIAP1/2 in negative regulation of tlr signaling pathway during  leishmania infection – Jayeeta Giri

P-39. Recombinant leishmania antigen a6 induces activation of murine peritoneal exhudate macrophages in vitro - Anuradha Tiwari

P-40. TRAF3, a key player of macrophage negative regulation, helps in the persistence of Leishmania donovani in a TLR4 dependent pathway - Purnima Gupta

P-41. Glycyrrhizic acid suppresses COX2 mediated anti-inflammatory responses during L. donovani infection in murine macrophages - Surajit Bhattacharjee

P-42.  Arabinosylated lipoarabinomannan mediated modulation of IFN-γ downstream signaling in visceral Leishmaniasis - Bidisha Paul Chowdhury

P-43. Mycobacterium indicus pranii (Mw) mediated protection against MAN-LAM induced pathogenesis - Shibali Das

 

Ion Channels in Health & Disease

P-44. Proton pump inhibitor modulation of gastric mucosal cinc-1 in indomethacin-induced rat gastritis - J Michael Zinkievich

 

January 10, 2012

 

Stem Cell & Cancer Stem Cells

P-45. Cancer stem cells and drug resistance: An emerging axis of evil in the war on cancer - Shilpi Saha

P-46. Cancer stem cells: Potential therapeutic targets for metastasis - Shravanti Mukherjee

P-47. Autologous human bone-marrow stem-cell (CD133+ and mesenchymal stem cells) transplantation for myocardial regeneration - M. Fathi

P-48. Oncogenic potential of stem cell derivatives - A Road Map towards Safer Regenerative Therapy – Zhumur Ghosh

 

Drug Target & Drug Development

P-49. Leishmania donovani intracellular serine protease: purification, characterization, immunolocalization and putative roles in host invasion - Partha Das

P-50. m-Calpain mediated cleavage of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger  in caveolae isolated from pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells - Soni Shaikh

P-51. Expression analysis of stnfr-ii by fusing with signal sequences of apyrase, β-lactamase and tnfrii in prset-b vector in different strains of E. coli - Prakash Kumar

P-52. Curcumin nano-formulations: A future remedy for cancer – Taniya Saha

P-53. LmjMAPK10 is apotential vaccine candidate- Sangeeta Kumari

P-54. Stearylamine bearing cationic liposome formulations as an effective treatment strategy against cancer, targeting the surface- exposed phosphatidylserine - Triparna Sen

P-55. Elucidation of the involvement of p14, a sperm protein during maturation, capacitation and acrosome reaction of caprine spermatozoa - Pinki Nandi

P-56. Arjunolic acid, a triterpenoid saponin, prevents acetaminophen (APAP) induced liver and hepatocytes injury via the inhibition of APAP bioactivation and JNK-mediated mitochondrial  protection - Jyotirmoy Ghosh

P-57. Taurine suppresses doxorubicin-triggered oxidative stress and cardiac apoptosis in rat via up regulation of PI3-K/Akt and inhibition of p53, p38-JNK - Joydeep Das

P-58. Modulation of mercury-induced mitochondria-dependent apoptosis by glycine in hepatocytes -Pabitra Bikash Pal        

P-59. Effect of resveratrol on the wnt / β – catenin signaling pathway in hela, the human cervical cancer cell line - Mahan Ray

P-60. Synthesis of tri- and penta-saccharide fragments corresponding to the O-antigen of Shigella boydii type-6 - Abhishek Santra

P-61. Convergent synthesis of the tetrasaccharide corresponding to the O-antigen of the verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O176 - Goutam Guchhait

P-62. Immunotherapy with two IgE-reactive proteins from Phoenix sylvestris Roxb. pollen on susceptible respiratory allergic subjects in West Bengal - Bodhisattwa Saha

P-63. Importance of DNA markers to identify disease resistant Penaeus monodon for disease free shrimp aquaculture - Sourav Dutta

P-64. Acriflavine inhibits DNA binding activity of Plasmodium falciparum gyrase B and protects against the blood stages of malaria - Srikanta Dana

P-65. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its confounding factors among the urban Asian Indians – Sutanu Dey

P-66. Synthesis of a tetrasaccharide analog corresponding to the repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide of Salmonella enterica O59: Unexpected stereo outcome in glycosylation- Abhijit Sau

P-67. Mathematical modeling of Reconstructed ErbB/MAP Kinase signalling pathway - Kurma Rao Tyada

P-68. Ubiquitin interaction motif (UIM): molecular and functional evolution in the light of comparative genomics and orfeomics - Sumana Banerjee

P-69. Study of some key domains involved in lipid signaling in early diverging eukaryote Giardia lamblia – Abhishek Sinha

P-70. Pathogenic mechanism of Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) in COLO-205 cells: role of cytoskeleton reorganization - Nibedita Mahata

P-71. Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of zinc oxide nanoparticles against helicobacter pylori - Soumyananda Chakraborti

P-72. Cholera autoinducer 1 (cai-1)-dependent signaling system in a novel subtype of vibrio cholera regulating biofilm formation and virulence - Prithwiraj Mukherjee

P-73. Effects of structure-specific inhibitor molecules on human cells - Sukanya Patra

P-74. Solution structure and activity of new antifreeze peptides derived from Leucosporidiumantarcticum antifreeze protein - Syed Hussinien Hielmie Shah

P-75. Cloning, expression, purification and characterization of vibrio cholerae cell divisional protein ftsz for screening of new generation anti- bacterial agent - Abhisek Chatterjee 

P-76. An evolutionary link between the mycobacterial plasmid pAL5000 replication protein RepB and extra cytoplasmic function (ECF) family of σ factors - Arnab Basu

P-77. Identification of compounds as cytotoxic agents and inhibitors of protein kinase c, a key enzyme responsible for control, growth, division and differentiation of cells - Sadhna Sinha

P-78. Network model of MAPK pathway - Veena Shinde

P-79. Characterization of recombinant dhfr towards designing of an anti cancer drug- Charu Thapliyal

P-80. Molecular cloning and characterization of ribose 5-phosphate isomerase (RpiB) gene from Leishmania donovani-  Dinesh Neeradi       

P-81. Domain structure and denaturation of a dimeric Mip-like peptidyl prolyl cis-trans isomerase from Escherichia coli - Biswanath Jana

P-82. Drug devolopment strategy for protein-misfolding diseases: Novel compounds modulating HSP90 leading to induce HSF1 activity - Bhaskar K Chatterjee

P-83. Expression analysis of different formins in adult mice - Priyanka Dutta

P-84. Anti-colonization and anti-diarrheal effects of natural plant products on V. cholerae in animal models - Nivedita Roy

P-85. Role of Vitamin B12-dependent ribonucleotide reductase in the growth of mycobacteriophage D29 – Prithwiraj Kirtania

P-86. Understanding quorum sensing and virulence in Vibrio cholera - Mousumi Banerjee

P-87. A new vanadium compound could reduce the risk of Diabetes through adipogenesis - Durba Pal

P-88. MEK/ERK perturbation channelizes oncogenic Ras-induced proliferative-signaling towards apoptotic-signaling - Pushpak Bhattacharjee

P-89. Involvement of both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways in hepatoprotection of arjunolic acid against cadmium induced acute damage in vitro - Sankhadeep Pal

P.90 – Characterization of a novel phosesterase protein encoded by gene 66 of mycobateriophase D 29 – Soumita Datta

P.91 – DnaK dependence of the mycobacterial stress –responsive regulator HspR in mediated through its hydrophobic C-terminal tail. Boudhayan Bandyopadhyay

P-92. Role of rotavirus encoded non structural proteins in modulation of cell death during infection - Rahul Bhowmick

P-93. Influenza A virus encoded Matrix protein modulates cellular apoptosis for efficient viral infection -Umesh C Halder