International Conference by Biotechnology Society of Nepal (ICBSN-2021)
- February 12-14 , 2021 [Today's Session: Healthcare & Award Distribution]
Abstract Submissions:
1 November 2020 - 31 January 2021
Notification of acceptance:
15 January 2021 for Early Bird & 5 Feb For Std. Registration
Registration for participants:
1 November 2020 - 12 February 2021
Platinum Sponsor
G+FLAS Life Sciences, Korea
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ICBSN-2021
Organized by
Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN)
About the Conference
Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN) invite you all to the “International Conference by Biotechnology Society of Nepal (ICBSN-2021)”. This international conference series organized by Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN) will be held online during this COVID-19 pandemic.
More Info
+977-9841585197
Fees
Registration Type | Submit Before 31 Jan 2021 | General Registration Before 12 Feb 2021 |
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Oral OR Poster Presentation | 750 NRs. (10 US$) | - |
Participants OR Co-authors | - | 500 NRs. (7 US$) |
Bank details
Payment can be directly made via Bank transfer to the following Bank Account by Nepali and International participants.
Account Name: Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN)
A/C No: 00201030252584
Bank Name: Nepal Investment Bank
Branch: Seepadole, Kathmandu, Nepal
SWIFT Code: NIBLNPKT
Nepali Participants can also make online payment via eSewa to mobile number: 9841585197. Please keep the deposit receipt safe and send the scan copy/screenshots to icbsn2021@gmail.com to secure your respective seats.
Conveners
Mr. Nabin Munankarmi
President, Biotechnology Society of Nepal, Nepal
Prof. Vasudeo Zambare
Director, Om Biotechnologies, India; Dean, Sandip University, India
Prof. Janardan Lamichhane
Department of Biotechnology, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Co-Conveners
Dr. Puna Maya Maharjan
Senior scientist, G+FLAS LIFE SCIENCES, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Dr. Lata Gautam
Associate Professor in Forensic Science, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Prof. Fahrul Zaman Huyop
Professor, Department of Biosciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Ramachandran Subramanyam
Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Dubai Campus, UAE
Dr. Niranjan Koirala
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, China
Conference Secretaries
Mr. Binayak Raj Pandey
Associate Editor-in-Chief, Nepal Journal of Biotechnology, Nepal
Mr. Puskar Thapa
Active Member, Biotechnology Society of Nepal, Nepal
Prof. Nikolai Petrovsky
Professor, Flinders University, Australia; Coronavirus vaccine developer, Chairman Vaxine P/L
Keynote Speaker
Physician-academic with extensive research and clinical trial experience. Has successfully taken four vaccine products all the way from the lab bench into human clinical trials. Particular research interests are vaccine development, autoimmunity and immuno-informatics
Specialties: Clinical trials, vaccine research and development, vaccine adjuvants
Topic: “Update on COVID-19 Vaccines”
Plenary Speaker: Biotechnology Theme
Prof. Sunghwa Choe
Professor, Seoul National University, Korea; CEO, G+FLAS Life Sciences, Korea
Research field: Plant Biotechnology (CRISPR based genome editing and plant-based pharmaceuticals and vaccine).
Topic: “Deletion of the protein glycosyltransferases using CRISPR-Cas9 and production of glycoengineered biopharmaceuticals in Nicotiana benthamiana“
Invited Speaker: Biotechnology Theme
Prof. Wei Zhang
Professor, Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development, Flinders University Australia; Director, Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development (CMBD)
Topic: “Resveratrol hyper-production by plant cell culture: an example for sustainable utilization of medicinal plant biodiversity”
Invited Speaker: Biotechnology Theme
Dr. Sailesh Malla
Senior Scientist, Chr. Hansen A/S, Horshlom, Denmark
Invited Speaker: Biotechnology Theme
Dr. Amarnath T
Application Specialist at Carl Zeiss Microscopy, India
Invited Speaker: Biotechnology Theme
Mr. Ajoy Shaw
Consultant Winemaker and Wine Professional at Ajoy Shaw Consulting, India
Plenary Speaker: Environment Theme
Dr. Zainul Akmar Zakaria
Associate Professor, Bioprocess & Polymer Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Invited Speaker: Environment Theme
Dr. Julian Rafael Dib
Adjunct Professor, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina
Research field: Environmental Biotechnology
Topic: “Alternatives to chemical pesticides in citrus: the use of yeast-based biocontrol agents”
Invited Speaker: Environment Theme
Prof. S. Ganapathy Venkatasubramanian
Environmental Law and Management, Anna University, India
Research field: Environmental Law & Management
Topic: “The role of Environmental legal Regime for the effective Environmental Management and Governance”
Plenary Speaker: Agriculture Theme
Prof. Ashwani Pareek
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India; Adjunct Professor, Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Invited Speaker: Agriculture Theme
Prof. Harvinder Singh
Professor & Program Director of Agribusiness, Leaders Institute, Australia
Research field: Traditional and molecular plant breeding
Topic: “Potential DNA barcode region to differentiate Swertia chirata from its adulterants”
Plenary Speaker: Health Theme
Prof. Padam Simkhada
Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean, University of Huddersfield, UK
Research field: Global Health, Health System Research, Maternal Health, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Systematic Review, Evidence Synthesis
Topic: “Health and well-being issues of Nepalese migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Malaysia during Covid-19 pandemic”
Plenary Speaker: Forensics Theme
Ms. Joanne Morrissey
Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Research field: Forensic science and crime, Crime and Investigative Studies, Fire Investigation, Fingerprint Comparison, Sexual Assault, Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
Topic: “The importance of effective crime scene management and evidence recovery at Sexual Assault crime scenes.”
Invited Speaker: Forensic Theme
Dr. Sarah Hall
Senior Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Research field: Forensic Science
Topic: “The Investigation of the Flammability of Fabrics when Contaminated with Emollients and the Link with Fire Fatalities.”
Invited Speaker: Forensic Theme
Ms. Laura Haugh
Course Leader, University of West London, UK
Research field: Forensic Science
Topic: “The interpretation of bloodstains on carpets for the advancement of crime scene investigation.”
Invited Speaker: Health Theme
Dr. Munish Puri
Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Australia
Research field: Industrial Biotechnology, Microbial Bioprocessing
Topic: “Omega-3 Fatty Acid Production for Advancing Human Nutrition”
Invited Speaker: Health Theme
Dr. Ruchi Srivastava
Freelance Consultant, India
Research field: Food & Health
Topic: “From food waste to food wise: the success story of France”
ICBSN 2021 Team
Organizing Commitee
Patron:
• Er. Ganesh Shah, Former Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Nepal
Conveners:
• Prof. Vasudeo Zambare, Director, Om Biotechnologies, India
• Prof. Janardan Lamichhane, Kathmandu University, Nepal
• Mr. Nabin Munankarmi, President, Biotechnology Society of Nepal, Nepal
Co-Conveners
• Prof. Fahrul Huyop, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
• Dr. Lata Gautam, Associate Professor, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
• Dr. Puna Maharjan, Senior scientist, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Dr. Ramachandran Subramanyam, Associate Professor, Birla Institute of Science and Technology, UAE
• Dr. Niranjan Koirala, Associate Editor-in-chief, NJB, Nepal
Organizing Secretaries
• Mr. Binayak Raj Pandey, Associate Editor-in-chief, NJB, Nepal
• Mr. Puskar Thapa, Active member, Biotechnology Society of Nepal (BSN), Nepal
Advisory Board
• Dr. Sunil Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal
• Dr. Rishi Shah, Chairman, IUCN Nepal National Committee, Nepal
• Prof. Jae Sohng, Sun Moon University, Korea
• Prof. Rameshor Adhikari, Director, RECAST, Nepal
• Prof. Krishna Das Manandhar, HOD, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Prof. Tika Karki, National College of Food Science and Technology, Nepal
• Dr. Dinesh Raj Bhuju, Academician, NAST, Nepal
• Dr. Sangita Shakya, HOD, Kathmandu University, Nepal
• Dr. Bishnu Marasini, HOD, NIST College, Nepal
• Dr. Saroj Ghimire, BSN, Founder President, Nepal
• Dr. Pawan Dulal, BSN, Founder Secretary, Oxford University, UK
• Dr. Raju Adhikari, Chair, NRNA, SKTT, NSFT, Australia
• Dr. Rekha Gaur, Co-Founder Trustee, Trust for Education and Training in Cytometry, India
• Dr. Hemant Agrwal, Director–Flowcytometry Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India
Scientific Steering Commitee:
• Prof. Tribikram Bhattarai, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Prof. Tilak Ram Shrestha, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Prof. Anjana Singh, Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Prof. Bijaya Pant, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Prof. Bilon Khambu, Tulane University School of Medicine, USA
• Prof. Dilli Ram Bhandari, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
• Prof. Manohar Padul, Institute of Science, India
• Dr. Maria García-Gil, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
• Dr. Vaibhav Srivastava, Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
• Dr. M. Ponraj, Associate Professor, The Copperbelt University, Zambia
• Dr. Purbaj Pant, ELI Beams/Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
• Dr. Suman Lama, Researcher, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
• Dr. Abduljalal Danbaba, Kaduna State University, Nigeria
• Dr. Manohar Prasad Bhandari, Leading Researcher, University of Latvia, Latvia
• Dr. Rojeet Shrestha, Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan
• Dr. Hari Devkota, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Dr. Agatha Grela, University of West London, UK
• Dr. Yogan Khatri, Scientist, Protein Core, Cayman Chemical, USA
• Dr. Niranjan Aryal, Lab Director at Certus Analytics, USA
• Dr. Dipesh Dhakal, Postdoctoral Associate, University of Florida, USA
• Dr. Santosh Koirala, Researcher, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA
• Dr. Sudip Khadka, Georgia State University in Atlanta, USA
• Dr. Raunak Shrestha, Post Doctoral Research Scholar,University of California, San Francisco, USA
• Dr. Ranjan Koirala, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Milan, Italy
• Dr. Salyan Bhattarai, Post doc, McGrill University Health Center, Canada
• Dr. Bikash Adhikari, Assistant Professor, Kathmandu University and Board Member UGC, Nepal
• Dr. Tista Prasai Joshi, Scientist, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Nepal
• Dr. Rameshraj Pant, Assistant Prof. Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Dr. Balram Pokhrel, Assistant Prof., Kathmandu University, Nepal
• Dr. Ravikiran Pagare, Associate Professor, Sandip University, India
• Dr. Nissar Reshi, Assistant Professor, Sandip University, India
• Dr. Manoj Patil, Assistant Professor, KKHA Arts, SMGL Commerce & SPHJ Science College, India.
Scientific Steering Committee:
• Dr. Abhay Salve, Assistant Professor, Institute of Science, India
• Dr. Himal Luitel, Assistant Professor, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
• Dr. Bal Kumari Oliya, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Dr. Laxuman Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Sikkim University, India
• Dr. Reshma Tuladhar, Assistant Prof., Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
• Dr. I. Vayanga Nishani Rathnayake, Senior Lecturer, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
• Dr. Prashant Mohan Pawar, Assistant Professor, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
• Dr. Talha Bin Imran, Assistant Professor, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
• Dr. Ranjit Shah, Assistant Prof., Institute of Medicine, TUTH, Tribhuven University, Nepal
• Dr. Mukunda Ranjit, Academic Director, Kantipur Valley College, Nepal
• Dr. Bidur Prasad Chaulagain, Research Director, Himalayan College of Agricultural Science & Technology, Nepal
• Dr. Santosh Dulal, Medical Microbiologist, Lele Hospital, Nepal
• Dr. Jaya Kant Raut, Senior Mushroom Scientist, NAST, Nepal
• Dr. Jyoti Maharjan, Unit chief, Biotechnology Division, NAST, Nepal
• Dr. Iswhori P Kadariya, Associate Prof. Agriculture Foresty University (AFU), Nepal
• Dr. Anupama Shrestha Shah, Adjunct Prof. HICAST, Nepal
• Dr. Sujan Sigdel, Research Director, Pokhara Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd. Nepal
• Dr. Meena Maiya Suwal, Kathmandu University, Nepal
• Dr Amarnath Mishra, Amity University, India
• Dr Madan Bhandari, Assistant Professor, Patanjali Ayurveda Medical College, Nepal
• Dr. Sunita Verma, Associate professor, Christ church college, India
Publication Committee:
• Dr. Khagendra Acharya, Management Informatics & Communication, Kathmandu University, Nepal [Team Leader]
• Ms. Samikshya Kandel, Chief Secretary, Biotechnology Society of Nepal, Nepal
• Mr. Raja Ram Gurung, Nepal Eye Program, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Nepal
• Mr. Prashanna Maharjan, Faculty Member at Amrit Science College (ASCOL), Nepal
• Mr. Shishir Pandey, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Bagdol, Nepal
• Ms. Salina Hona, Nepal Journal of Biotechnology, Nepal