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10th Conference on Yeast Biology February 8-11, 2018 |
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Feb 7, 2018 |
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7:00pm-9:00pm |
Arrivals, Registration and Dinner |
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Feb 8, 2018; Day 1 |
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Venue: Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Registration and Breakfast |
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8:45am-10:00am |
Inaugural Session |
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9:00am-9:25am |
Welcome: Prof. K. Natarajan Vice Chancellor, JNU Vote of thanks: Dr. Sneh Lata Panwar, SLS |
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Inaugural Talk Chairperson: Prof. Alok Bhattacharya, SLS, JNU |
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9:30-9:50 |
Prof. Asis Datta, NIPGR& professor emeritus, JNU Aminosugar metabolism: A universal virulence determinant in both plant and human pathogens |
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Session I |
10:00-11:35 |
Chromosome dynamics Chairperson: Dr. Durgadas Kasbekar, CDFD |
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10:00-10:20 |
Making sense of G/C-rich sequences in meiotic chromosome synapsis and recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae K. Muniyappa, IISc |
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10:25-10:45 |
Fungal centromeres – beyond the point Kaustuv Sanyal, JNCASR |
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10:50-11:10 |
Hsp90: An emerging master regulator of homologous recombination Sunanda Bhattacharya, University of Hyderabad |
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11:15-11:35 |
Multiple roles of Candida albicans DNA polymerase eta (Polη/Rad30) in genome stability, morphogenesis and fungal drugs sensitivity Narottam Acharya, ILS, Bhubhaneshwar |
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Tea/Coffee |
11:40-12:10 |
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Session II |
12:15-1:30 |
Gene Expression and Chromatin Chairperson: Dr. Jagmohan Singh, CSIR-IMTECH |
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12:15-12:35 |
A single nucleosome dynamics regulates the highly expressed pol III-transcribed genes Purnima Bhargava, CSIR-CCMB |
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12:40-1:00 |
Pichia pastoris: opportunities and challenges P.N.Rangarajan, IISc |
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1:05-1:25 |
Gene-gene and gene-environment interactions elucidate the architecture of the genotype-phenotype map Himanshu Sinha, IITM |
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Lunch |
1:30-2:30 |
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Session III |
2:30-4:05 |
Cell Signalling and Stess Responses Chairperson: Dr. Purnima Bhargava, CSIR-CCMB |
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2:30-2:50 |
Chaperone network based on cellular response reveals the non-optimal response to perturbed proteostasis Kausik Chakrabarty, CSIR-IGIB |
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2:55-3:15 |
GPI anchor biosynthesis and Ras signaling in Candida albicans Sneha Sudha Komath, JNU |
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3:20-3:40 |
Mechanism underlying role of Hsp70s in protecting cells from protein inclusion toxicity Deepak Sharma, CSIR-IMTECH |
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3:45-4:05 |
Human peroxiredoxin I maintains peroxidase-active forms to combat redox stress Adesh Saini, Shoolini University |
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Poster Session 1 |
4:15-6:15 |
Poster 1 to 45 —Tea/Coffee will be served |
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Session IV |
6:20-7:30 |
Gene Expression and post-transcriptional regulation Chairperson: Prof. Kaustuv Sanyal, JNCASR |
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6:20-6:40 |
Functions for essential pre-mRNA splicing factors in constitutive and alternative splice-site choice Usha Vijayraghavan, IISc |
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6:45-7:05 |
Messenger RNA Surveillance in Eukaryotic Cells: safegurding the cells and regulating the gene expression Biswadip Das, Jadavpur University |
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7:10-7:30 |
Suppressor mutation in helix 32 of 18S rRNA alters the defective fidelity of translation start site selection associated with hyper GTPase Activating Protein (GAP) function of eIF5 Pankaj Alone, NISER, Bhubhaneshwar |
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7:30-7:45 |
Student Talks (6 min each) Chairperson: Prof. Kaustuv Sanyal, JNCASR |
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Suppressor genetics identifies role of the non-catalytic ATP-binding site of Cdr1p in inter-domain crosstalk Atanu Banerjee, JNU |
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DNA damage response in the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata Kundan Kumar, CDFD |
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Dinner |
8:00-10:00 |
Cafeteria |
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Feb 9, 2018; Day 2 |
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Venue: Amity University-Manesar |
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Departure for Amity |
7:30 |
Buses Departs from Aravali Guest house and Academic staff college |
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Breakfast |
9:00-9:45 |
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Session V |
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Fungal Pathogenesis Chairperson: Prof. Anand Bacchawat, IISER-Mohali |
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10:00-10:20 |
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is required for iron homeostasis in the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata Rupinder Kaur, CDFD |
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10:25-10:45 |
The seven-transmembrane receptor protein Rta3 in Candida albicans: Potential for antifungal therapy Sneh Lata Panwar, JNU |
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10:50-11:10 |
Epidemiology of invasive candidiasis and challenges in its diagnosis Shivaprakash, PGIMER |
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11:15-11:35 |
Ceramide synthases: roles in fungal pathogenicity and implications in drug development Ashutosh Singh, Lucknow University |
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Tea/Coffee |
11:35-12:05 |
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Session VI |
12:10-1:20 |
Organelle Dynamics/Biogenesis Chairperson: Prof. Sunanda Bhattacharya, University of Hyderabad |
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12:10-12:30 |
Ultrastructure regulation of early secretory pathway components Dibyendu Bhattacharya, ACTREC |
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12:35-12:55 |
Mge1, nucleotide exchange factor for Hsp70, consociate abiotic stresses response and regulation of mitochondria functions Naresh Sepuri, University of Hyderabad |
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1:00-1:20 |
Regulators of mitochondrial ribosome assembly/activity in response to cellular energy requirements Kaustuv Datta, University of Delhi, South Campus |
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Lunch |
1:30-2:30 |
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2:30-3:00 |
Student Talks (6 min each) Chairperson: Prof. Usha Vijayraghavan, IISc |
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Disruption of catabolite repressor Mig1 increases growth, lateral hyphal branching and cellulase expression in P. funiculosum NCIM1228 Anmoldeep Randhawa, ICGEB |
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LncRNA: Novel regulator of amino acid uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ankita Awasthi, Gautam Budha University, G.Noida |
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Systematic Mutational Analysis Revealed Critical Requirement of the Multifunctional SAGA Chromatin Modifying complex in Candida albicans Stress response Poonam Poonia, JNU |
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Session VII |
3:00-4:30 |
Chromatin and nuclear organization Chairperson: Prof. Usha Vijayraghavan, IISc |
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3:00-3:20 |
Regulation of nuclear shape and size Krishnaveni Mishra, University of Hyderabad |
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3:25-3:45 |
The baker’s yeast Msh4-Msh5 complex binds to DSB hotspots at a distance from the chromosome axis to promote meiotic crossing over Nishant, K.T., IISER-Tvm |
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3:50-4:10 |
Replication stress response in fission yeast S. pombe: cross talk between checkpoint, chromatin regulators and the replisome Devyani Haldar, CDFD |
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4:15-4:35 |
Evolution of the centromere and its associated CENP-A protein in two asexual Candida species- Candida tropicalis and Candida parapsilosis Gautam Chatterjee, Vivekananda University, Kolkata |
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Tea/Coffee |
4:40-5:00 |
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Session VIII |
5:00-6:10 |
Metabolic Regulation and Systems biology Chairperson: Prof. P.N.Rangarajan, IISc |
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5:00-5:20 |
Glutathione degradation and cellular signalling Anand Bacchawat, IISER-M |
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5:25-5:45 |
Gluconeogenesis enables the self-organization of metabolically specialized populations and division of labor within an isogenic microbial community Sunil Laxman, InStem |
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5:50-6:10 |
Variation in mitochondrial activity underlies phenotypic outcome and drug resistance in yeast Riddhiman Dhar, IIT-Kgp |
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6:15-6:35 |
Complexity of transcription factor binding sites: going beyond weight matrices in yeast Rahul Siddharthan, IMSc |
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Departure for Dinner |
6:45 |
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Dinner |
7:15-9:15 |
Savoy Suites Manesar |
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Departure for JNU |
9:30 |
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Feb 10, 2018; Day 3 |
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Venue: Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Univeristy |
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Breakfast |
7:30 onwards |
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Session IX |
9:00-10:35 |
Anti-fungal agents and Drug Resistance Mechanisms Chairperson: Dr. Mukund Deshpande, CSIR-NCL |
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9:00-9:20 |
ABC Transporter CDR6 governs azole resistance via TOR signaling in Candida albicans Rajendra Prasad, Amity University, Gurgaon |
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9:25-9:45 |
Molecular mechanisms of Amphotericin B resistance K. Ganesan, CSIR-IMTECH |
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9:50-10:10 |
Hybrid histidine kinase 3 (HHK3): An interesting molecular target for developing antifungal agent Alok Mondal, JNU |
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10:15-10:35 |
Combating azole drug resistance in Candida albicans: targeting and molecular dissection studies of TAC1, a transcription activator of CDR genes Dibyendu Banerjee, CSIR-CDRI |
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Tea/Coffee |
10:40-11:10 |
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Session X |
11:15-1:15 |
Filamentous Fungi and Interaction with Host Chairperson: Dr. Rupinder Kaur, CDFD |
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11:15-11:35 |
Neurospora heterokaryons with complementary Dp and Df in their constituent nuclei: Why we made them, and what we found Durgadas Kasbekar, CDFD |
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11:40-12:00 |
Unveiling the puzzle of higher virulence of Metarhizium isolates from custard apple field against insect pest Mukund Deshpande, CSIR-NCL |
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12:05-12:25 |
Atul Johri, JNU |
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12:30-12:50 |
Host mimicry: a fungal oxylipin with a dual role in signaling and pathogenesis Rajesh Patkar, MSU, Baroda |
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12:55-1:15 |
Stress response in Ustilago maydis: Insights to in-planta survival of the pathogen Anupama Ghosh, Bose Institute |
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Lunch |
1:15-2:15 |
Cafeteria |
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2:15-2:55 |
Student Talks (6 min each) Chairperson: Dr. Rupinder Kaur, CDFD |
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Defect in translation initiation fidelity alters differential protein expression pattern and adversely affect cellular physiology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Anup Kumar Ram, NISER |
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eIF4G (Tif4631p): A major player in nucleating the DRN proteome Upasana Saha, Jadavpur University |
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Regulation of mitochondrial function by a yeast clade specific putative helicase YDR332w in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Jaswinder Kaur, University of Delhi, South Campus |
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Mitochondria and iron homeostasis in Candida albicans Edwina Thomas, JNU |
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Session XI |
3:00-4:10 |
Epigenetic regulation Chairperson: Prof. Krishnaveni Mishra, UoH |
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3:00-3:20 |
Cdc23/Mcm10 primase generates the lagging strand-specific ribonucleotide imprint in fission yeast Jagmohan Singh, CSIR-IMTECH |
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3:25-3:45 |
Yeast Sen1 is required for survival under stress conditions by regulation of cell wall flocculins Raghuvir Tomar, IISER-B |
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3:50-4:10 |
Understanding the mechanism of heterochromatin organization in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Altaf Bhat, University of Kashmir |
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Poster Session 2 |
4:15-6:15 |
Posters 46 to 80—Tea/Coffee will be served |
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6:15-7:05 |
Student Talks (6 min each) Chairperson: Prof. Krishnaveni Mishra, UoH |
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A tRNA modification pathway senses the metabolic state of the cell and integrates it with cell cycle progression Ritu Gupta, InStem |
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Revealing unique meiotic role of microtubule plus end directed motors, Cin8 and Kip3 in maintaining genome integrity in S. cerevisiae Priyanka Mittal, IIT-B |
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Bioprospecting yeast for lignocellulosic ethanol production Ajay Kumar Pandey, ICGEB |
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The effect of various transmembrane deletion mutations in CaGPI2, an accessory sub-unit of GPI-GnT complex in Candida albicans Anshuman, JNU |
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Evening Lecture |
7:15-7:45 |
The Jewel in the Crown: Phanigiri Prof. Naman Ahuja, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU Chairperson: Prof. Krishnamurthy Natarajan, JNU |
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Dinner |
8:00-10:00 |
Cafeteria |
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Feb 11, 2018; Day 4 |
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Venue: Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Univeristy |
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Breakfast |
7:30 onwards |
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Session XII |
9:00-10:00 |
Yeast Biotechnology and Biofuel Chairperson: Dr. K. Ganesan, CSIR-IMTECH |
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9:00-9:20 |
Developing yeast strains for biofuel production Naseem Gaur, ICGEB |
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9:25-9:45 |
A simplified biorefining process for second generation ethanol- Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of acid pre-treated rice straw using co-culture of wild type and genetically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ajay Sharma, IOCL |
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Student Talk |
9:50-10:00 |
Non-conventional yeasts: a platform for production of sustainablefood, fuel and valuable chemicals Shaik Kurshed Aktar, IICT (6 min) |
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Session XIII |
10:00-12:45 |
Regulation of Cell cycle Chairperson: Dr. Dibyendu Bhattacharya, ACTREC |
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10:00-10:20 |
Sculpting the ring to make a cut: contractile ring structure and mechanism of cell division Mithilesh Mishra, TIFR |
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10:25-10:45 |
Investigation of the role of Nse1, a subunit of the Smc5/6 complex, in maintenance of chromosome stability Shikha Laloraya, IISc |
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10:50-11:10 |
Understanding the role of Wat1, a WD repeat containing protein during the cell cycle checkpoint and TOR1 dependent stress response pathway in fission yeast S. pombe Shakil Ahmed, CSIR-CDRI |
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11:15-11:35 |
Crossing the G2-M boundary: Novel perspectives on the role of MAPKs Geetanjali Sundaram, University of Calcutta |
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Tea/Coffee |
11:40-12:15 |
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Valedictory Session |
12:15-1:00 |
Valedictory and Closing remarks Chairperson: Prof. Rajendra Prasad |
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Lunch |
1:00-2:30 |
Cafeteria |
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Departure |
2:30pm onwards |
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Conference Programme
Conference Programme
Conference Programme
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.