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SLS organises an International Symposium on "Mitochondria, Cell Death and Human Diseases: Frontiers in Cancer Research"

SLS organises an International Symposium on "Mitochondria, Cell Death and Human Diseases: Frontiers in Cancer Research"

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SLS organises an International Symposium on "Mitochondria, Cell Death and Human Diseases: Frontiers in Cancer Research"
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School of Life Sciences,
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
 
organizes an International Symposium on

 

“Mitochondria, Cell Death and Human Diseases: Frontiers in Cancer Research”

 

The symposium will provide an international forum with more than fifteen speakers from abroad for scientific interchange across multiple disciplines focusing on mitochondria, cell death, and cancer in relation to human diseases. Major themes encompass (a) Mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer and other human diseases, (b) Cell death modalities in disease development and treatment, (c) Mitochondrial genetics on disease susceptibility and progression, (d) Mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease, (e) Cancer therapeutics targeting mitochondria and cell death, (f) Mitochondrial biomarkers in diagnostics and prognosis, (g) Clinical trials related to mitochondria targeting therapies, (h) Emerging technologies in mitochondrial research (i) small molecules in cancer prevention and therapeutics, (j) recent advances in cancer research, and (k) Ayurveda and inflammatory diseases. The meeting will showcase major advances in mitochondrial biology and novel targets of small molecules in various human diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.

 

For details and registration, please visit:  https://crcadelhi.org/conference/details/International-Symposium-on-Mitochondria,-Cell-Death-and-Human-Diseases:-Frontiers-in-Cancer-Research

Date: 17-18 February 2025
Time: 9 am to 7 pm
Venue: Convention Centre, JNU

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.