International Symposium on Biological Timing and Health Issues in the 21st Century(February 21 – 24, 2017) Organized by: Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi |
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Day 1: February 21, 2017, Tuesday |
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Registration and Poster display |
08:15-08:55 |
Loungeand Poster Display Area (2nd floor, Department of Zoology) |
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Welcome and Opening remarks |
09:00-09:20 |
Madan M. Chaturvedi, Jitendra P. Khurana andSatchidananda Panda |
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Workshop Sessions: Venue – Auditorium (2nd floor), Department of Zoology (Gate no. 3) |
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Session W1: Daily and seasonal rhythms |
09:25-10:20 |
Chairpersons: Rup Lal and Ashok K. Singh |
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09:25 |
Emily Manoogian |
Circadian rhythms and the importance of WHEN you eat |
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09:45 |
Ila Mishra |
Role of food in regulation of seasonal and circadian rhythms in birds |
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10:05 |
SKT Taufique |
Circadian disruption and cognitive performance: insights from bird studies |
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10:20-10:50 |
Tea/Coffee and Poster display |
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Session W2: Light– the master conductor of circadian rhythm and behaviour |
10:50-11:30 |
Chairpersons: Neeta Sehgal and Shalie Malik |
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10:50 |
Ludovic S. Mure |
Determinants of melanopsin response properties |
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11:10 |
Sangeeta Rani |
Daily and seasonal behaviour and physiology in the photoperiodic environment |
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Session W3: Daily rhythms in modern society I |
11:30- 13:00 |
Chairpersons: Rakesh K. Seth, Narsingh Verma and Sudhi Singh |
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11:30 |
Narsingh Verma |
The Era of Chronomedicine : let the natural cycle rule our health. |
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11:50 |
Neelu J. Gupta |
A camera-phone based study reveals erratic eating pattern and disrupted daily eating-fasting cycle among Indian adults. |
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12:10 |
Biswajit Maity |
Clock gene expression and microsatellite instability in stz-hfd-monochromatic light / constant darkness induced db+ mouse retina. |
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12:30 |
Subhashis Sahu |
Occupational Stress in Nurses Working in Rotating Shift: An Ergonomic study |
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12:45 |
Shipra Bhardwaj |
Chronobiological approach for early detection of chemotheraphy induced cardiotoxicity |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session W4: Poster presentation |
14:00-15:45 |
Chairpersons:Rina Chakraborty, Dileep K. Singh and Kaushal K. Sharma |
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Session W5: Daily rhythms in modern society II |
15:45- 17:35 |
Chairpersons: Arti Parganiha and Amit K. Trivedi |
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15:45 |
Atanu K. Pati |
How good is dichotomy index for diagnosis and prognosis of diseases? |
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16:05 |
Anita Jagota |
Understanding clock in Aging and Parkinson Disease |
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16:25 |
Arti Parganiha |
Circadian rhythm and quality of life in cancer patients along progression of chemotherapy cycles | |
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16:45 |
Rohit K. Pradhan |
Darker side of Modern Life Style |
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17:05 |
Tanmay Majumdar |
Is sleep really the best medicine against infection? |
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17:20 |
P. Subramanian |
Temporal regulation of redox homeostasis and proteome profile in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster |
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17:35 |
Satchidananda Panda |
Ending comments |
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Symposium Sessions: Venue – The Conference Center (Opposite Dept. of Botany; Gate no. 4) |
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Day 2: February 22, 2017; Wednesday |
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09:00 -09:10 |
Opening remarks and announcements |
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Session S1: Molecular circadian rhythms |
09:10- 10:50 |
Chairpersons: Amita Sehgal and Atanu K. Pati |
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09:10 |
Joseph S. Takahashi |
Circadian transcriptional architecture in the mouse |
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09:50 |
Han Wang |
Circadian role in the pathogenesis of psychiatric diseases – insights from zebrafish |
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10:20 |
Ravi Allada |
Molecular pathways linking Circadian clocks to Neurodegeneration |
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10:50-11:20 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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Session S2: Brain plasticity and disease |
11:20-13:00 |
Chairpersons: Birendra N. Mallick and Takashi Yoshimura |
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11:20 |
Michael H. Hastings |
Circadian functions of astrocytes in the SCN |
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12:00 |
Trichur R. Raju |
Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the fatal motor neurone disease-A Glial Perspective |
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12:30 |
Rishikesh Narayanan |
Active dendrites and rhythms in the hippocampus |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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Vijay Kumar Sharma Memorial Lecture |
14:00-14:40 |
Introduction: Vinod Kumar Lecture by:Sheeba Vasu Are circadian clocks adaptive? Lessons from the laboratory selection approach, using behavioural, genetic and molecular tools |
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Session S3: Circadian alignment in health and disease |
14:40-16:10 |
Chairpersons: Bhaskar N. Joshi and Chandana Haldar |
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14:40 |
Russell J. Reiter |
Melatonin Suppression and Circadian Dysregulation: Oncological Consequences |
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15:10 |
Girish C. Melkani |
Restoration of Metabolic Rhythms Attenuates Obesity-Induced Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction |
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15:40 |
Rajiva Raman |
Nutritional deficiency, genetic polymorphism and disease susceptibility |
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16:10-16:40 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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Session S4: Neurodegeneration –pathology and prognosis |
16:40-18:00 |
Chairpersons: Madan M. Chaturvedi and Praful Sigru |
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16:40 |
Subhash C. Lakhotia |
Two very different Ayurvedic Rasayana formulations suppress neurodegeneration in fly models through multiple pathways |
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17:10 |
Pankaj Seth |
Cellular and Molecular Basis of Virus Induced Neurodegeneration |
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17:40 |
Namita Agrawal |
Altered lipid metabolism in Drosophila model of Huntington’s disease. |
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18:00 |
Ending remarks and announcements |
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Day 3: February 23, 2017; Thursday |
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Session S5: Circadian and light regulation of plant growth |
09:00- 10:50 |
Chairpersons: Jitendra P. Khurana and Satchidananda Panda |
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09:00 |
Steve Kay |
Circadian Rhythm Research in Health and Disease |
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09:40 |
Jitendra P. Khurana |
Functional validation of cryptochrome 2 and some F-box protein coding genes from rice |
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10:10 |
Sourav Datta |
A pulse of RSL4 transcription factor synthesis determines cell size in Arabidopsis root hairs |
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10:30 |
Kishore C.S. Panigrahi |
Splice variant of CONSTANS delays flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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10:50-11:20 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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Session S6: Circuits and Behaviour I |
11:20-13:00 |
Chairpersons: Nishikant Subhedar and Charlotte H. Foerster |
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11:20 |
Amita Sehgal |
Circuits underlying circadian control of behaviour and physiology in Drosophila |
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12:00 |
Sanjay P. Sane |
Mechanisms of precise timing control of wing kinematics during flight in flies |
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12:30 |
Axel Brockmann |
Honey bee daily foraging behavior and clock gene expression |
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13:00-13:45 |
Lunch |
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13:45-14:45 |
Delhi University Annual Flower Show (Nehru Garden) |
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Session S7: Sleep in health and disease |
14:45-16:45 |
Chairpersons:Michael Gorman and Soumya Iyengar |
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14:45 |
Birendra N Mallick |
Neuronal Substrate for REM Sleep Regulation |
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15:15 |
Kenneth P. Wright Jr. |
Circadian misalignment and mechanisms of disease in humans |
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15:45 |
Phyllis C. Zee |
Circadian Medicine: Applying Circadian Biology to Clinical Populations |
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16:15 |
Vihang A. Narkar |
Nuclear Receptors, Genes & Muscle Function: Packing Exercise In A Pill |
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16:45-17:05 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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17:05 |
Special lecture/Session |
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17:05 |
Release of Book, titled “Biological Timekeeping: Clocks, Rhythms and Behaviour” |
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17:15 |
Special lecture:K. VijayRaghavan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India |
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17:55 |
Ending remarks and announcements |
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Day 4: February 24, 2017; Friday |
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Session S8: Keeping rhythms in sync with the environment |
09:00- 10:50 |
Chairpersons:Takashi Yoshimura and Sangeeta Rani |
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09:00 |
Charlotte H. Förster |
Circadian clock evolution: How flies stemming from Africa adapted to long Scandinavian summer days |
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09:40 |
Samer Hattar |
Retinal and brain circuits underlying light effects on circadian rhythms, sleep and mood |
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10:10 |
Michael R. Gorman |
Unlocking the extraordinary entrainment capacities of mammalian clocks |
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10:40-11:00 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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Session S9: Mechanisms of seasonal adaptations |
11:00-12:55 |
Chairpersons: Chandra M. Chaturvedi andUmesh Rai |
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11:00 |
Takashi Yoshimura |
Mechanism of seasonal adaptation and its application |
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11:40 |
Henrik Mouritsen |
The Quantum Robin: Light-dependent Magnetoreception in Migratory Birds |
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12:10 |
Tyler Stevenson |
DNA methylation and biological timing: an evolutionary perspective |
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12:40 |
Gaurav Majumdar |
Hypothalamic neurogenesis in migratory birds: An adaptive mechanism |
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12:55-13:50 |
Lunch |
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Session S10: Circuits and behavior II |
13:50-14:55 |
Chairpersons: Anand S. Dixit and Anita Jagota |
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13:50 |
Nishikant Subhedar |
Neuropeptide CART modulates reward seeking behaviour in rat. |
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14:20 |
Soumya Iyengar |
Opioid neuromodulation and the motivation to sing in adult male zebra finches |
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14:40 |
Sushil K. Jha |
The why and when of sleep-dependent memory consolidation |
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Session S11:Circadian rhythms in restoring ecosystem and health |
15:00-16:10 |
Chairpersons: Dinesh Bhatt, Sanjay K. Bhardwaj and Ashish Thapliyal |
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15:00 |
Pagkapol Y.Pongsawakul |
Regulation of Second Messenger Pathways by Cryptochrome |
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15:20 |
Vinod Kumar |
Circadian rhythms and seasonal processes in the photoperiodic environment |
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15:40 |
Satchidananda Panda |
Circadian pattern of feeding and fasting and its impact on metabolism and disease |
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16:10 |
Closing comments |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Tea/Coffee/ Snacks |
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