IFCB (International Federation for Cell Biology) and APOCB (Asian Pacific Organization for Cell Biology) are the two primary international organizations for cell biology and their mission is to foster cell biology research and Cell Biology Societies in countries across the world. The 13th IFCB congress and the 8th APOCB Meeting will be held in Hyderabad, India jointly with the Indian Society of Cell Biology (ISCB) along with its 41st annual meeting. This meeting also commemorates the 30th anniversary of Asian-Pacific organization for Cell Biology. This will be the first-ever joint meeting of these two International cell biology organizations, and will see cell biologists from across the world coming together to showcase and discuss their work. Sessions on cell biology education, what a career in cell biology means, scientific writing and ethics are also planned. Latest tools available to cell biologists will also be discussed and showcased. Corporate sector that helps cell biology research by manufacturing/distributing equipment & resources, will play an active part in showcasing their latest products. Highlights are mini symposia, and a special session to commemorate discovery of GPI anchors. It is also proposed to host pre and post-conference satellite meetings in other cities of India. ... [Information of the supplier]
We cordially invite you to attend the “3rd International Plant Physiology Congress: Challenges and Strategies in Plant Biology Research” to be held from December 11-14 at Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi, India. The Congress will bring together the leading scientists and scholars in the area of plant biology to discuss the practical challenges, concerns and strategies in the field, promote collaborations and information exchange and share the new findings. It will provide opportunities to young investigators and students to present their work and exchange ideas with the leaders in the field. There will be two plenary lectures on each day by the prominent researchers who will highlight recent progress and knowledge gaps related to current topics. Scientific sessions would cover key areas of plant biology research including Biotic and Abiotic stress: Adaptation, Management and Interactions, Signaling and Phototransduction, Genomics, Epigenomics and Regulation Biology, Plant Nutrition, Plant Growth Regulators and Applications, Photosynthesis, Genomics-assisted Plant Improvement, Physiology of Flowering, Computational and Systems Biology, Plant Metabolism and Metabolomics, Reproductive Biology. There will be two interactive sessions for presentation of posters and ten best posters awards will be given. There will be three memorial award lectures and three young scientist awards. Further, to highlight the recent advances, trends and challenges in the field, a post-Congress special issue will be published in the Indian Journal of Plant Physiology. All submitted abstracts will have the opportunity for consideration for this special issue. ... [Information of the supplier]
The 3rd World Congress on Agroforestry will be held in Delhi, India, 10 – 14 February 2014, co-hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It will shape the next steps in the field of integrative science, transformative change in landscapes, tree improvement, innovative tree-based value chains, debates on global and local sustainability, reform of land and tree tenure and holistic education. Building on the legacy of the 2nd congress in 2009, the 3rd World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 will act as a springboard to accelerate the impacts of agroforestry, build people’s livelihoods, increase the vitality of the landscape and drive the adoption of large-scale innovations. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Asian Mycological Congress is a major biennial event that brings together mycologists from all over Asia and fosters learning, dissemination and promotion of mycology. AMC 2015 will cover advances in all aspects of mycology. The Congress will be held under the aegis of the Asian Mycological Association and the Mycological Society of India and organized by the Goa University. Goa is a cultural and touristic delight, surrounded by the tropical forests of Western Ghats on one side and pristine beaches on the other. ... [Information of the supplier]
The primary objectives of Botanical Survey of India are as follows: 1. Exploration, inventorisation and documentation of phytodiversity (including non-flowering plants) in general and protected areas, hotspots, fragile ecosystems, wetlands, sacred groves in particular; publication of National, State and District Floras. 2. Identification of Red list species and species rich areas needing conservation; ex-situ conservation of critically threatened taxa in the Botanical Gardens. 3. Survey and documentation of traditional knowledge (ethnobotany) associated with plants. 4. Develop a national database of Indian plants including herbarium specimens, live specimens, Botanical paintings /illustrations etc. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The files listed below are from the India Office Records. They cover the following topics: botanical gardens; botanical collecting; useful plants (economic and medicinal). The material testifies to the pioneering work of surgeon-naturalists, who expended much energy in making British India a vital part in a larger process: the transmission of plants and scientific techniques and ideas around the globe. ... [Information of the supplier]
Efloraofindia (eFI in short) website has been created for documenting flora of India that is being discussed on efloraofindia google e-group along with supplementing the working of the group. It has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with more than 8000 species (which also have more than 1,60,000 pictures at its efloraofindia e-group links). Efloraofindia (earlier Indiantreepix/ Efloraindia) e-group is the largest Google e-group in the world in this field & largest nature related in India (and the most constructive, with more than 2045 members & 1,45,000 messages on 31/1/13) devoted to creating awareness, helping in identification etc. along with discussion & documentation of Indian Flora. It has already completed five years in June'2012. ... [Information of the supplier]
Several RNA viruses constitute the majority of emerging and re-emerging pathogens, however, there is very little focus on research into the biology and pathogenesis of RNA viruses in India. Studies on epidemiology and disease burden, risk factors, the immune response to RNA viruses, circulating virus strains and virus evolution, animal models of disease, antivirals and vaccines are strikingly absent. Emerging RNA viruses such as Zika virus and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus are a matter of grave concern to India. Therefore, this symposium will play a key role in bringing together national and international RNA virus experts from diverse areas on one platform to guide the future of RNA virus research in India. This symposium will provide impetus on laying a strong foundation for both the fundamental and translational aspects of RNA virus biology with a focus on epidemiology, immune response, virus evolution and vaccine trials. ... [Information of the supplier]
Big data analytics is transforming biology and medicine by allowing researchers to extract more information and knowledge from rapidly growing diverse types of data. This India-EMBO Symposium focuses on the translational interface of big data with biomedicine at various scales ranging from microbes to societies. The meeting, other than summarizing the potential of such applications and practical challenges therein, will specifically discuss the different requirements and the need for calibrating big data analytics to the larger purpose of the "actionable information." A computational model for prioritizing drug candidates that will undergo further pre-clinical and clinical testing, vastly differs in terms of error tolerance, from the use of large datasets to form public health policy evidence. Specifically, the "actionability" of any insight would be guided by pragmatic concerns and ethics, which vary between applications. Thus, the emphasis will be to form a well reasoned articulation ... [Information of the supplier]
FLORHIMAL is a database concerning the flora of the Himalayas. It was first started in the 70s with the higher plants of Nepal and then extended in the 80s to the whole chain, from Eastern Afghanistan to Northern Myanmar, covering 2 000 000 km2. Untill the year 2000, it was only locally accessible at University of Grenoble (France). Since 2002, it is online on the web site of the Altitude Ecosystems Dynamic Laboratory (LDEA) of the University of Savoie (France) as Flora Himalaya Database. The database contents the names of more than 12 500 flowering plants from the Himalayas (species, subspecies, variety) with data on: authors's names; himalayan distribution among 15 biogeographical domaines; vertical distribution along 6 levels and 11 sublevels of vegetation; biogepgraphical origin; and, only for species growing in Nepal, habitats." ... [Information of the supplier]
