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OFFICE BEARERSOFFICE BEARERSOFFICE BEARERSOFFICE BEARERSOFFICE BEARERSOF SBC (I) - 2012OF SBC (I) - 2012OF SBC (I) - 2012OF SBC (I) - 2012OF SBC (I) - 2012

PRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENT

DrDrDrDrDr. V. V. V. V. V. Nagaraja. Nagaraja. Nagaraja. Nagaraja. NagarajaIISc, Bangalore

VICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PRESIDENTS

DrDrDrDrDr. Umesh V. Umesh V. Umesh V. Umesh V. Umesh VarshneyarshneyarshneyarshneyarshneyIISc., Bangalore

DrDrDrDrDr. Dhrubajyothi. Dhrubajyothi. Dhrubajyothi. Dhrubajyothi. DhrubajyothiChattopadhyayChattopadhyayChattopadhyayChattopadhyayChattopadhyayUniversity College ofScience, Kolkata

DrDrDrDrDr. Sudha Bhattacharya. Sudha Bhattacharya. Sudha Bhattacharya. Sudha Bhattacharya. Sudha BhattacharyaJ N U, New Delhi

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DrDrDrDrDr. K. K. K. K. KumaravelumaravelumaravelumaravelumaravelSomasundaramSomasundaramSomasundaramSomasundaramSomasundaramIISc, Bangalore

DrDrDrDrDr. Sathees C Raghavan. Sathees C Raghavan. Sathees C Raghavan. Sathees C Raghavan. Sathees C RaghavanIISc, Bangalore

DrDrDrDrDr. P. P. P. P. P. Stanely Mainzen. Stanely Mainzen. Stanely Mainzen. Stanely Mainzen. Stanely MainzenPrincePrincePrincePrincePrinceAnnamalai University,Annamalainagar

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DrDrDrDrDr. Arun K. Arun K. Arun K. Arun K. Arun KumarumarumarumarumarIISc, Bangalore

81ST ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICALCHEMISTS, INDIA

VENUE: SCIENCE CITY- KOLKATATHEME : Chemistry & Biology, Two Weapons Against Disease

SECOND CIRCULARThe meeting will consist of plenary lectures, Award Lectures, Invited Lectures in varioussymposia and poster presentations.

The topics of the main scientificSessions are:1. Neutraceuticals2. Immunology3. Cancer biology/molecular

carcinogenesis4. Cell signalling5. Neurological Disorders6. Metagenomics7. Systems Biology8. Nanotechnology9. Infectious Diseases & Immunology10.Structural Biology11.Omics Biology12.Computational Biology13.Emerging Pathogens14.Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders.

The topics for presentation are:1. Metabolism & Nutrition

2. Clinical & Analytical Biochemistry3. Lipids, Membrane & Bioenergetics4. Enzymes & other Biocatalysts5. Structural Biology6. Gene Expression7. Genomics and Genome Diversity8. Microbiology & Infectious Diseases9. Allergy & Immunology10.Plant Physiology & Biochemistry11.Development Biology12.Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology13.Neurobiology & Neurochemistry14.Biotechnology & Bioengineering15.Genetic disorders & Cancer Biology16.Cell Biology and Cell Signaling17.Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics18.Bioinformatics19.Virology20.Environmental Biology21.Agricultural Biochemistry

The meeting will start at 4 PM in the afternoon of 8th November, 2012 (2 PM-4 PM willbe registration time). Award lectures will be on 8th November, 2012. The meeting willconclude in the afternoon of 11th November, 2012.

ABSTRACTSA student needs to be a SBC(I) member in order to present the work. Abstracts reportingstudies on all topics given above are welcome as poster presentations.The abstracts should be sent online to both the emails addresses.subrata@bic.boseinst.ernet.in and kunalray@gmail.com.The last date for receiving abstracts is 3rd September, 2012 and acceptance ofselected abstracts will be communicated by email.Participants are invited to submit abstracts in a format given below:Abstract should be within 250 words in Times New Roman (12 pt.)

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ACCOMMODATION

Following are the accommodation rates for Conference:

No. Category Type of Hotels Amount Total Amount1. GH-A Guest House AC Rs. 650/- per person Rs. 1300/- per day per room

per day per room Double Occupancy2. GH-B Guest House NON AC Rs. 400/- per person Rs. 800/- per day per room

per day per room Double Occupancy

No. Category Type of Hotels Amount Total Amount1. A 5 Star Hotel Rs. 6000/- per person Rs. 12,000/- per day per room

per day per room Double Occupancy2. B 4 Star Hotel Rs. 2500/- per person Rs. 5,000/- per day per room

per day per room Double Occupancy3. C 3 Star Hotel Rs. 1750/- per person Rs. 3,500/- per day per room

per day per room Double Occupancy4. D Budget Hotel Rs. 1100/- per person Rs. 2,200/- per day per room

per day per room Double Occupancy

• Conference organizers offer a range of accommodations for the delegates at attractive conference rates, fromNovember 8-11, 2012 (Check In: 8th November and Check out: 11th November).

• Delegates are requested to confirm the booking of accommodations before 1st September, 2012. Theconference rate will be honored until 30th September, 2012 or until the availability of the rooms. After thatthe organizers will not take the liability of booking and increase of rates.

SERENE GROUPTravel Partner of National Conference

Contact: (91) (033) 2436 3342, Helpline: 08981084463, 09230006290E-mail: serenegroup@rediffmail.com, serenetourism@rediffmail.com

Payment for Accommodation can be made either by Cash/ DD/ Cheque/ Bank Transfer infavor of "SERENE GROUP"

Registration fee includes conference material, lunch and dinner on conference days; Students registration formmust be signed by his/her research guide; Society of Biological Chemists encourages all students to becomemembers; Send your registration fee by Bank Demand Draft in favour of SBC2012 to Dr. Arun Bandyaopadhyay,Jt Secretary, SBC(I), Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja Subodh Mullick Road, Kolkata-700 032.

REGISTRATION

Registration Fee - Category Before 31/08/2012 After 31/08/2012(Rs.) (Rs.)

Student and Life Members 2500.00 3000.00Student Non Members 2700.00 3000.00Scientists and Life Members 3000.00 3500.00Industries 5000.00 6000.00Accompanying Persons 2000.00 3000.00

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CRITERIA FOR 2012 AWARDSCRITERIA FOR 2012 AWARDSCRITERIA FOR 2012 AWARDSCRITERIA FOR 2012 AWARDSCRITERIA FOR 2012 AWARDS

A. KRISHNAMURTHY AWARDA. KRISHNAMURTHY AWARDA. KRISHNAMURTHY AWARDA. KRISHNAMURTHY AWARDA. KRISHNAMURTHY AWARDYYYYYear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencement ::::: 1976FrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequency ::::: AnnuallyVa lueVa lueVa lueVa lueVa lue ::::: Rs.2,000/- with a citationEl ig ib i l i tyE l ig ib i l i tyE l ig ib i l i tyE l ig ib i l i tyE l ig ib i l i ty1. The recipient of the award should be below 30 years of age on January 1, of the year of the award.2. The paper should be in the area of Biological Chemistry and Allied Sciences and the work should have been

carried out in India.3. The paper published in any Indian Scientific Journal in the previous year will be considered for the award.4. In the case of multiple authorship, the senior author can nominate one of the authors or could be shared by all

the eligible authors.

PROFPROFPROFPROFPROF. A. A. A. A. A. N. BHADURI MEMORIAL LECTURE A. N. BHADURI MEMORIAL LECTURE A. N. BHADURI MEMORIAL LECTURE A. N. BHADURI MEMORIAL LECTURE A. N. BHADURI MEMORIAL LECTURE AWWWWWARDARDARDARDARDYYYYYear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencement ::::: 2006FrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequency ::::: Once in three yearsValueValueValueValueValue ::::: Rs.10,000/- with a citationEligibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ity1. The recipient of the award should be below 50 yrs of age on December 31st of the year of the award.2. The award is open to all Indian Scientists who hold permanent position in Universities, public funded Institutes and

National laboratories.3. The award is given for Biological Chemistry and Allied sciences, preferably related to parasitic infections.4. A lecture will be scheduled at the Annual Meeting of SBC(I) and presentation will be made at that time.5. The awards will be given during the Annual Meeting

C. R. KRISHNA MURTI AWARDC. R. KRISHNA MURTI AWARDC. R. KRISHNA MURTI AWARDC. R. KRISHNA MURTI AWARDC. R. KRISHNA MURTI AWARDYYYYYear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencement ::::: 1995FrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequency ::::: Once in three yearsValueValueValueValueValue ::::: Rs.10,000/- with a citationEligibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ity1. The award is for the best work done in the field of Biochemistry and Allied Sciences in India.2. The award is open to all Indian Scientists who must be member of the Society for at least two years or life member.3. No age limit.4. A lecture will be scheduled at the Annual Meeting of SBC(I) and presentation will be made at that time.

PPPPP. B. RAMA RAO MEMORIAL A. B. RAMA RAO MEMORIAL A. B. RAMA RAO MEMORIAL A. B. RAMA RAO MEMORIAL A. B. RAMA RAO MEMORIAL AWWWWWARDARDARDARDARDYYYYYear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencementear of Commencement ::::: 1983FrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequencyFrequency ::::: Once in three yearsValueValueValueValueValue ::::: Rs.10,000/- with a citationEligibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ityEl igibi l ity1. The award is for the best work done in the field of Biochemistry and Allied Sciences in India (suggested areas are nutrition,

as related to cell and membrane biology, neurochemistry immunology, cancer research, biochemistry of brain etc.).2. The award is open to all scientists working in India irrespective of their membership in the Society.3. No age limit.4. If nominations are not received before the scheduled date, the awards committee can itself nominate a

suitable candidate for the award.5. A lecture will be scheduled at the Annual Meeting of SBC(I) and presentation will be made at that time.

NOMINANOMINANOMINANOMINANOMINATIONS FOR 2012 SBC(I) ATIONS FOR 2012 SBC(I) ATIONS FOR 2012 SBC(I) ATIONS FOR 2012 SBC(I) ATIONS FOR 2012 SBC(I) AWWWWWARDARDARDARDARDThis year P.B. Rama Rao Memorial Award; C R Krishnamurti Award, Prof. A.N. Amar Bhaduri Memorial LectureAward; A Krishnamurthy Award (best paper published in Indian Journal) will be given at the annual meetingheld at Kolkata. Please send the nominations including the date of birth, member status, brief resume ofscientific contributions and a list of publications and few selected reprints in five copies of the nominee to:

Dr V NagarajaDr V NagarajaDr V NagarajaDr V NagarajaDr V Nagaraja,President SBC(I)Dept of Microbiology & Cell Biology,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012E-mail: vraj@mcbl.iisc.ernet.in

Complete application should reach Dr V Nagaraja on or before September 15th 2012.

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OBITUARYOBITUARYOBITUARYOBITUARYOBITUARYIn memoriam - PIn memoriam - PIn memoriam - PIn memoriam - PIn memoriam - Parag Parag Parag Parag Parag P. Sadhale. Sadhale. Sadhale. Sadhale. Sadhale

(1960 - 2012)(1960 - 2012)(1960 - 2012)(1960 - 2012)(1960 - 2012)

Professor Parag P. Sadhale, Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology(MCBL), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) left us on January 20, 2012.Parag was an active member of the Society of Biological Chemists,India (SBC-I) and was the Treasurer during the 68th Annual GeneralBody meeting of SBC-I held at Bangalore in 1999. He was the secretaryof SBC-I from 2001 to 2005 and during this period, the 2003 Federationof Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists

(FAOBMB) congress was organized by SBCI-I in Bangalore. In addition, he was the Convener of the 79th SBC-I AnnualGeneral Body meeting which was held in Bangalore in December 2010.

Parag completed his schooling and undergraduate education from Mumbai and secured his Master's degree from theDepartment of Microbiology, M. S. University of Baroda. Subsequently, he completed his PhD from the University ofRochester and postdoctoral research from the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology. He joined IISc as an AssistantProfessor in 1995 and became full Professor in 2009. Parag's laboratory contributed greatly to the understanding of theroles of Rpb4 and Rpb7, two subunits of RNA polymerase II, in Saccharomyces cerevisiase. In the recent past, hislaboratory also studied the roles of genes involved in stress responses and infection in Candida albicans, which causesinfections in elderly and immunocompromised individuals. His studies have been published in prominent journals andare well appreciated by members of the scientific community. For a detailed write up on Parag that has been publishedin Current Science, kindly visit: http://cs-test.ias.ac.in/cs/Volumes/102/06/0929.pdf. Also, for a revealing and touchingnote on the impact that Parag had on an undergraduate student working in his laboratory, please read the followingarticle: http://gyancentral.com/articles/graduate/science/a-tribute-to-professor-parag-sadhale.

Parag was passionate about everything that he chose to do, including research, teaching, music etc. He set highstandards for himself and had an eye for gifted students with whom he enjoyed spending time. In addition, he relishedthe company of friends and was generous with his support and encouragement. He spent a considerable amount oftime with the organization of SBC-I meetings and thought it was an important aspect of faculty life here. The membersof SBC-I salute his contributions and cherish his multi- faceted life - he is being missed by one and all!

Dipankar NandiDepartment of Biochemistry

IISc, BangaloreEmail: nandi@biochem.iisc.ernet.in

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BRANCH ACTIVITIES - 2011

ANNAMALAINAGAR Convenor: Dr. P. Stanely Mainzen PrinceThe 21st Annual Scientific meet and National Conference on Recent Trends in Phytotherapy Research was held on 5thMarch 2011.

Dr. Sathees C. Raghavan A novel ligase inhibitor prevents DNA double strand break repair in breast cancercells and inhibits the progression of tumour in mice

Dr. R. Puvanakrishnan Curcumin and Arjunolic acid- Potent herbal remedies for cardiovascular disorders.

Dr. S. Annapoorani Recent trends in phytotherpy

BHUBANESWAR Convenor: Dr. Abdur RahamanSBC(I) Bhubaneswar chapter was formally inaugurated on 3rd September at National Institute of Science EducationResearch (NISER), Bhubaneswar by Prof. V. Nagaraja, President SBCI, and Prof. T.K. Chandrashekar, Director, NISER.

Dr. V. Nagaraja Design of restriction enzyme active site plasticity- evolution of new functions

Dr. Abdur Rahaman Remodeling the nuclear membrane: a dynamin story

Dr. A. B. Das Physical mapping of banana with hAT like transposable elements

Dr. J. Dandapat Insect Diapause: can hydrogen peroxide be a potent regulator

Dr. Chandan Goswami TRPV channels in sperm cells: long way to go!

Dr. Asish Saha Regulation of Gonadal Development in the Indian Major Carps

Dr. Mrutyunjay Suar Identification of genes contributing to fast invasion kinetics of Salmonella enteritidisP125109 as compared to serovar Typhimurium SL1344

Dr. Satish Devadas T cells and the Immune response

Dr. Prasanta Maiti Osteoporosis: peptide therapy in sight?

Dr. B. Dwibedi Seromolecular markers of Hepatitis B virus infection and their clinical relevance

Dr. Badireenath Konkimala Computational and Biochemical Approaches to Understand GPCRs

Prof. A. Kolaskar Understanding metabolon: Bioinformatics Approach

One day mini-symposium was held on 3rd September 2011.

Dr. M. R. S. Rao Identification and functional characterization of a novel non-coding RNA encoded inthe mouse genome

Dr. Arpad Szallasi TRP channels as therapeutic targets: which contender will be a champ?

COIMBATORE Convenor: Dr. R ParvathamDr. K S Subramaniam Application of Nanotechnology

Dr. K R Kumarasamy Microarray Technology and its application in plants and agriculture

Dr. Tae Sun Min Changing trends in Korean Bioscience research

Dr. G Vijalakshmi Microbes in foods for antioxidant and pharmaceutical applications

Dr. Chan Lee Novel cytotoxic cyclic Penta and Hexa Depsipeptide Mycotoxin of Fusarium strains

Dr. Deok Chun Yang Traditional medicine plants and novel drug development

Dr. Mirim Jin Production of new materials from medicinal plants by bioconversion

Dr. S Ramalingam Research ethics in human clinical trials

Dr. Jin Man Kim Peroxiredoxin: Research progress on Peroxidredoxin in animal models and human diseases

Dr. Jin Man Kim Building the translational bridge between basic and clinical scientists

Dr. Krishnaveni Mishra The importance of being at the right place at the right time: How chromosomepositioning influence nuclear transactions.

Dr. Hee Tae Jung Nanostructue based high performance biosensing devices

Dr R Jayavel Nanotechnology and its application in medicine

Dr. N Sundarajan Biologically inspired computing

Dr. M Parani Next generation sequencing for gene discovery form non-model crops

Ms G Nandhini Nanobiotechnology : The next really big small thing

Ms T M Archana Nanomedicine: An application of Nanotechnology in medicine and health

Ms Beutline Malgihja M Nanotechnology in Biological, Communication and information system

Ms Arthi T Nanofrontiers

Dr. Ramona Britto Development of GPSY (Gene prioritisszation system) using scripting language

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HYDERABAD Convenor: Dr. M. RamanadhamSpeaking of science to the school students

Jadavpur University, a centre of excellence located in south Kolkata, is providing regular curriculum as well as researchopportunities in different branches of pure science, arts, pharmaceutical technology, food technology and engineering.The Jadavpur University Alumni Association (Hyderabad Chapter), formed a couple of years back, has been organizingvarious types of socio-cultural events during the past few years, besides extending help to the financially challengedstudents. Three years back, the association organized a symposium of popular science for school students (Class IX-XII)and also conducted an interschool quiz on science on the same day. The symposium was held again in the following yearwith the quiz replaced by an elocution competition. These two symposia, hosted by the Indian Institute of ChemicalTechnology (CSIR), were marked by the participation of renowned scientists viz, Dr. Lalji Singh, Dr. Utpal Bhadra, Dr. M.V.Jagannadham, Dr. Ramrup Sarkar, Dr. S.Shivaji (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad), Dr. S.K.Chaudhuri(Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad), Dr. S. Mukherjee, (E.S.I Hospital, Nacharam, Hyderabad) and Prof. D. Guptasharma(ex-Director, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad). The variety of topics dealt with by them was alsonotable (DNA Fingerprinting; Application of RNA-interference in studies of gene function, human development andinhibition of microorganisms; Role of proteomics in clinical management of cancer; Relevance of mathematics in biology;Bacteria and yeasts from Antarctica; Construction and mode of operation of Missiles; Cause and prevention of heartattack; Nature of Light). The enthusiastic response from the students and teachers was evident from the nature of thequestions asked by them following the lectures.

A summary of the each lecture in the local language was read after the presentation.

The third symposium, held on 7 January 2012 at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) auditorium,Kanchanbag, Hyderabad was convened by Dr. Chanchal Sarbajna (Atomic Minerals Directorate, Department of AtomicEnergy, Hyderabad). The symposium was attended by 144 students from 21 schools along with one teacher from eachschool. In the inaugural session, the president of the association Smt. Chandana Khan (Principal Secretary, PrimaryEducation, Government of Andhra Pradesh), welcomed everybody and inspired the schools to organize similar type ofprograms. Shri. Amal Chakrabarti, (Distinguished Scientist, DRDO , Hyderabad) emphasized the need for creating interestin studies and research in pure science among the youngsters, who are opting, by and large at present, for the greenerpasture of engineering and medicine. In the first lecture of the scientific session, Prof. D. Balasubramanian, Director ofResearch, L.V Prasad Eye Institute, explained the scientific basis of cloning and subsequently demonstrated the utility ofstem cells in repairing damaged cornea with the help of a video. Subsequently, Prof. A.K. Datta, former Head of theDepartment of Applied Physics, Calcutta University, spoke elaborately on the life and work of Prof. Satyendranath Bose.In between these two lectures, contributions of Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ray in the area of chemistry, history of science andalso his role as an entrepreneur were outlined by the author of this report. In the post- lunch session one student fromeach school made a 3-minutes presentation on a number of pre-announced topics ( viz, nanotechnology, graphene,cloning, biofuel, artificial intelligence, effect of radiation, arsenic-eating bacterium etc). The judges had a tough time inchoosing the toppers in this keenly contested event as well as in a poster competition arranged outside the auditorium.The winners in the elocution competitions were G. Raga Reddy of Little Flower School (First Prize), Anusha Reddy ofDefence Laboratory School (Second Prize) and Amarnath of Johnson Grammar School (Third Prize). The first and thirdprize in the poster competition went to the Defence Laboratory School and the second prize was won by the Niraj PublicSchool. Following prize distribution, Mr Debashis Basu, Secretary of the organization, conveyed the vote of thanks andpromised to continue the affair during the years to come.

The relevance and importance of this type of events need hardly to be over-emphasized. The endeavour made by theassociation to inculcate scientific temperament among the students has been highly appreciated in the twin cities andhas engendered a surge of interest among the students as well as teachers. The association is receiving requests fromthe schools to increase the frequency of the symposium. Students are coming forward to participate even when they arenot deputed by their schools. Widely circulated dailies are covering the affair. The alumni association aspires to conductthe symposium in a bigger scale inviting students from different parts of the state in near future.

M.K.ChattopadhyayCentre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR)Hyderabad 500 007, A.P

JORHAT Convenor: Dr. B. G. UnniDr. Wenhao Hu Novel Multi Component Reactions Via an active Onium Ylide Trapping Process

Dr. Gopinathan Paliyath Fruits, Vegetables and disease prevention

Dr. G.N. Jadhav Application of ore Petrography in Mineral Processing and Material Sciences

Dr Chatnapa Khomarwut Arabica coffee improvement for Highland area of Thailand, ARDA

Dr. G.D. Yadav Confluence of the Chemical, and Biological and Engineering Sciences for better future

Dr. Shailesh Nayak Societal Benefits of Earth System Science

Dr. P.V. Subba Rao Seaweed resources and societal benefits

Dr. Naibedya Chattopadhyay Constituents of Medicinal Plants impact bone metabolism more effectively than those derivedfrom dietary sources: Evidences from in vitro and in vivo and pharmacokinetic studies

Dr. Sanghamitra Bandopadhyay Metals, neuroinflammation and therapeutics in Alzheimer's Disease

Dr. Dinesh Chandra Uprety Rising Atmosphere carbondioxide and crops research and Technology: South Asian Report

Dr. K.V. Raghavan Clean Technology

Dr. S.K. Kawatra Challenges and opportunities in the sequestration of CO2

Prof. V.G. Gaikar Complex Fluid Behaviour of hydrotrophs and surfactant mixtures in aqueous solutions

MADIKERI Convenor: Dr. Chandrashekar G. JoshiDr. T John Zachariah Flavor profiling of spices

Dr. Vishwanath B. S. Basics of Protein structure and function

MYSORE Convenor: Dr. M.C. VaradarajDr. M.V.S.S.T. Subba Rao Molecular mechanisms regulating melanoma development

Dr. V.H. Mulimani Innovative techniques in the purification of galactosidase

Prof. Kazao Miyashita Carotenoids as functional ingredients

Dr. Matam Vijay Kumar Innate immune deficiency results in altered gut microbiota colitis and metabolic syndrome

Dr. M.R. Raghavendra Rao Memorial Lecture

Dr. N. Chandrasekhara Curcumin bioactive compound extra ordinary

Colloquium on "Current trends on protein structural biology" in recognition of contributions of Dr. A.G. Appu Rao,Former Chief Scientist & Head, Protein Chemistry & Technology, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore in the area of plant proteins.

Dr. H.S. Savithri Functions of viral encoded intrinsically disordered domains / proteins

Dr. Raghavan Varadarajan Protein model discrimination and structural analysis using mutational sensitivityderived from deep sequencing

Dr. Lalitha R. Gowda The unusual Gal/GalNAc specific lectin of field bean (Dolichos lablab) and its sugarbinding properties

Dr. M.R.N. Murthy Crystal structure of a monomeric protein related to sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP-2)thiolase from Mycobacterium smegmatis

Dr. M. Murali Krishna Plant proteins: Industry perspectives

Dr. A.G. Appu Rao Bioactive peptides as nutraceutical and functional foods: Challenges from researchto food applications

IV. Dr. D. Rajagopal Rao Endowment Lecture

Dr. P.R. Krishnaswamy Back to the future: Reminiscences of a vintage biochemist in the wonderland of medicine"

NAGPUR Convenor: Dr. Mandakini PatilDr. K.M. Paknikar Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Bacteria.

Dr. Prashant Phale Modulation of glucose transport in bacteria.

Dr. Anuradha Nerurkar Pathogenic determinants of phtopathogenic bacteria.

Dr. Anuradha Nerurkar Bioemulsifier producing bacteria.

Dr. Amitava Das Angiogenesis in regenerative medicine.

TIRUPATI Convenor: Dr. K. ThyagarajuDr. T. Ramasarma Lack of appreciation of the basis of analytical methods after the advent of kits

Dr. Mrinal Kanti Bhattacharya How does human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum evade host immunesystem: insights from epigenetic studies

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Membrane Transport mechanisms in fungi

Dr. A.J. Rao Memory and role of hormones

Dr. D.N. Rao Gene for gene race in restriction endonuclease digestion on target sites

Dr. Shobini Rao Psychological behavior of human - Biochemistry

Dr. Paturu Kondaiah Hormonal Regulation

Dr. C.D. Reddy Drug design and advantages in India

Dr. Musti J. Swamy Use of instruments in analysis of Biomolecules

Dr. Chris Anthony Quinoproteins: Ion transport

Dr. A.R.K. Prasad Drugs and their use in protein analysis

Dr. K. Thyagaraju Role of Biochemistry and society - In general

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When the Scientist goes wrong…When the Scientist goes wrong…When the Scientist goes wrong…When the Scientist goes wrong…When the Scientist goes wrong…It was 3 A.M. I had to submit the final draft of the paper by 9 A.M. tomorrow under any circumstances. There were still

many gels remaining to be analysed, and many interpretations left to be made. My eyes were feeling very sleepy, as if strongmagnetic forces were pulling in on them. No…! You have to concentrate. You cannot sleep without finishing this. I keptrepeating this to myself. Be ready to bear the brunt of the Boss tomorrow morning if this is not done. He would not minda little bit of shortcut, would he? The extra bands in the gel were causing a lot of trouble. What if I just consider them assome spurious ones and mask them? Problem solved! One step closer to entering my ever awaited sleep world!

I bet each of us reading this at the moment must be thinking on the same lines - "this is absolutely incorrect andinappropriate!"…right?

Ever wondered how we achieved this sense of judging the 'rightness' about science? Was it taught to us in school,in college, during our PhD, or was it just there somewhere, inherently? How do we segregate 'correct' from somethingabsolutely 'wrong' in science? And most importantly, are these black and white areas in science that well defined, or arethere still small islands of grey interspersed between this vast sea of knowledge.

In science, the brainiest discoveries and inventions are often highly celebrated and well known amongst the scientist'sor science community. But most of us are just aware of one side of the coin, those being their success stories. Take thecase of Graham Bell, for example, who is famous for one of the most genius and spectacular inventions, the Telephone.How many of us know that his invention was actually an unplanned breakthrough, during his struggle to make acommunicating device for the deaf and dumb? Bell's mother and wife, both deaf and dumb, themselves served as amotivation for his great struggle. Of course, this is one of the stories where the other side of the story doesn't fall intothe 'black' category of science. But what about those uncelebrated, untold experiments which were aimed at inventingor discovering something big, but went grossly wrong? Some scientists may think that publishing a paper with a singletiny band, masked somewhere in the corner of the gel, would not make that much of a difference, right?... Wrong!Simon Levay, a Neuroanatomist has written a thought provoking review of many dramatic and memorable scientificfailures in his book, "When Science goes Wrong". He describes a few incidences, some dark chapters in the world ofscience, which most of us may not be aware of, but the consequences of which were really atrocious. One of the storiesdate back to 1979, in the month of April, in the Sverdlovsk district of Russia. The sheer laziness to enter into a log bookregarding a filter, contaminated with highly dangerous Anthrax spores in a factory manufacturing these spores, causedthe death of 65 people as the contaminated filter passed on the spores through the chimney. On September 23, 1999,a simple mistake in the conversion factor to change Pounds of force, to Newtons, sent the Mars Climate Orbiter totallyofftrack. The satellite was lost leaving the whole mission at NASA to be a complete failure. In another shocking incident,a brain surgery by an inexperienced ignorant doctor left human foetal stem cells actually developing into bone, skin andhair inside the brain of the Alzheimers patient Max Truex. It's shocking, but true. Often scientists may find themselves intricky situations in the laboratory, which makes the circumstance highly susceptible for follies to occur. Here are a fewsimple guidelines for a quick self-check when you find yourself in the 'grey' area of science:1) Be Honest: Dishonesty is the starting point for the path of all the wrong-doings. It is very easy to slip away and take

this path, but before you realize, you tend to reach so much ahead, that there is no coming back.2) Be Careful: Whatever experiment is being performed, be it involving radioactivity or live infectious bacteria and

viruses, the most important thing is to be attentive and alert throughout. A 'It's fine, doesn't matter!' attitude won'twork here. A slight incidence of carelessness can have disastrous consequences.

3) Responsibility: Mistakes happen. They are bound to happen. But taking responsibility of it, understanding theseriousness of the mistake and not repeating it is what is essential while performing any experiment.

4) Repeatability: A breakthrough result or finding is always exciting. But without repeatability, it just may very well be anartifact.

It is very easy to slip away from the right path of science, and easier to cover it up under the 'bad science' blanket. In allsuch incidences, it is of utmost importance to ask ourselves whether science actually went wrong, or was it the scientist….

Ms. Supriya VarkatDepartment of Biochemistry

IISc, Bangalore

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