International Symposium

Recent Advances in Cancer Research Therapeutics to Chemoprevention February 8-9, 2012

Venue : Cambay & Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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Organized by School of Life Sciences Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar

Programme

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
February 08, 2012 (Wednesday)
Scientific Sessions
07:30 am - 08:30 am 08:30 am onwards 08:30 am - 09:00 am 09:15 am - 10:00 am 10:00 am - 10:30 am Breakfast Help Desk Departure to Symposium Venue Inaugural Session High Tea

SESSION-I Novel approaches in chemoprevention of cancer Chairs: Dr. Ashok Kumar and Dr. Rajeev Varshney 10:30 am - 11:00 am Combinatorial chemoprevention by phytochemicals: promising regimen in cancer research Yogeshwer Shukla, Proteomics Laboratory, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR), Lucknow, India. 11:00 am - 11:30 am Glycolytic inhibition: An approach for radiosensitization of tumors Rajeev Varshney, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, India. 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Cancer initiating stem cells in a model for chemoendocrine therapy resistant breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) Nitin Telang, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Palindrome Liaisons, New Jersey, USA. 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Exciting new advances in oral cancer prevention Ravi Mehrotra, Medical College Allahabad, University of Allahabad, UP, India. 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch and Interaction

SESSION-II Emerging trends in cancer chemosensitization Chairs: Dr. Yogeshwar Shukla and Dr. Maruti Sai 02:00 pm - 02:30 pm Herbal radiomodulators: emerging trends for the management of radiological/nuclear emergencies Rajesh Arora, Office of Chief Controller Research and Development, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India. 02:30 pm - 03:00 pm Novel approaches for cancer chemosensitization Ruby John Anto, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm Efficacy of anthocyanidins pelargonidin and cyanidin for chemoprevention of in vivo genotoxic damage S. K. Abraham, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm Functional molecular Imaging of Tumorigenesis and Inflammation Papineni Rao, Carestream Health, Inc., Woodbridge, CT, USA. 04:00 pm - 4:20 pm Tea/Coffee Break

SESSION-III Novel therapeutic approaches and biomarkers in cancer control Chairs: Dr. Rakesh Raval and Dr. Rajesh Singh 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Nexrutine induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human squamous cell carcinoma and human melanoma cancer cells and inhibits chemically induced tumour growth in mice Kausar M. Ansari, Food, Drug and Chemical Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India. 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Induction of p53 independent apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway by Zerumbone analogues on human lungs and colon cancer cells Anita Mahapatra, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad, India. 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm Silibinin radiosensitizes prostate cancer cells by enhancing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis Dhanya Nambiar, Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm Insulin like growth factor signaling as upcoming biomarker in human breast cancer: A comprehensive study Apexa Raval, Receptor & Growth Factor Laboratory, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Cultural Programme Dinner

February 09, 2012 (Thursday)

07:30 am - 08:30 am 08:30 am - 09:00 am Breakfast Departure to Symposium Venue

SESSION-IV Novel targets in cancer chemoprevention Chairs: Dr. S.V. Singh and Dr. Suresh K. Abraham 09:15 am - 09:45 am Targeting tumor microenvironment with silibinin: promise and potential for a translational prostate cancer chemopreventive strategy Rajesh Agarwal, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.

09:45 am - 10:15 am Argemone oil, an adulterant in mustard oil, as aetiological agent for skin and gall bladder cancer: Prevention by tocopherol Mukul Das, Food Toxicology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India. 10:15 am - 10:35 am Altered glycosylation and its clinical significance in oral cancer in current era of glycomics Franky D. Shah, Biochemistry Research Division, The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India. 10:35 am - 10:55 am Effect of HAP nanoparticles and fruit extract of Ficus carica on growth inhibition and induction of apoptosis in human breast cancer cells Paulraj Rajamani, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. 10:55 am - 11:10 am 11:10 am - 01:00 pm 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm Tea/Coffee Break Poster Session- Discussion and Evaluation Lunch

SESSION-V Mechanisms of cancer chemopreventive agents Chairs: Dr. Rajesh Agarwal and Dr. Rajesh Arora 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Molecular mechanisms of mammary cancer prevention with benzyl isothiocyanate Shivendra. V. Singh, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Advances in anti-human papillomavirus therapeutics Alok C. Bharti, Division of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, Noida, India. 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm A novel triterpenoid isolated from the root bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb (Tree of Heaven), AECHL-1 as a potential anti cancer agent S. L. Sitasawad, National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, University of Pune Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, India. SESSION-VI Concluding session 03:30 pm - 04:15 pm 04:15 pm - 05:30 pm 05:30 pm - 07:50 pm 08:00 pm - 09:00 pm Closing Remarks /Award Distribution
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Departure to CUG and High Tea Visit to Gandhinagar Dinner