Programme - DAAD New Delhi
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Programme - DAAD New Delhi
DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange Service DAAD Indo-German Workshop 2015 Biochemical & Molecular Analysis of Medicinal Plants of India as a Source of Life Saving Drugs 7 December 2015, CSIR-IICT Auditorium, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007 Programme 0900 – 0930 hrs On site Registration 0930 – 0935 hrs Welcome Remarks Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD Regional Office New Delhi 0935 – 0945hrs Introduction to the Objectives & Structure of the Workshop Dr Sunil Kumar Verma, Principal Scientist CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 0945 – 0955 hrs Address by the Guest of Honour Dr. Chandrasekhar, Director CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 0955 – 1005 hrs Address by the Guest of Honour Dr. Ch Mohan Rao, Director CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 1005 – 1105hrs Medicinal Plants of India: An Overview Dr. Manoj Kumar Sarkar, IFS Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Government of India 1105 – 1130 hrs Research in Germany Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD Regional Office New Delhi 1130 – 1145 hrs Tea Break and Group Photograph 1145 – 1245 hrs Understanding Ayurveda as a Scientific System of Medicine Prof. Dr Martin Mittwede, Fachbereichsleiter Ayurveda-Medizin European Academy of Ayurveda, Germany 1245 – 1330 hrs Lunch & Interaction 1330 - 1430 hrs Pharmacodynamics from an Ayurvedic Perspective – Comparison of Modern and Traditional Approaches Prof. Dr Martin Mittwede, Fachbereichsleiter Ayurveda-Medizin European Academy of Ayurveda, Germany 1430 – 1500 hrs Phytomedicine as complementary and alternative regimen against Inflammatory Bowel Disorders (IBD) Dr. Sistla Ramakrishna, Principal Scientist CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 1500 – 1530 hrs Medicinal Plants in Spinal & Orthopedic Disorders Dr. G. Subbaiah, Director, Spine Institute Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad 1530 – 1600 hrs Funding for Research in Germany Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD Regional Office New Delhi 1600 - 1615 hrs Tea Break 1615 – 1715 hrs Molecular Mapping of the Medicinal Plants of India: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives Dr Sunil Kumar Verma, Principal Scientist CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 1715 – 1730 hrs General Discussion and Closing Remarks DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange Service DAAD Indo-German Workshop 2015 Biochemical & Molecular Analysis of Medicinal Plants of India as a Source of Life Saving Drugs 7 December 2015, CSIR-IICT Auditorium, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007 India is a treasure house of valuable medicinal and aromatic plants. In its 15 agro-climatic zones, it houses more than 47,000 different plant species, of which 15,000 are of some medicinal value. Though, India has a well documented and established system of Ayurveda since centuries, the need of the time is to understand the biochemical and molecular basis of the mode of action of Ayurvedic and herbal plant products and their active ingredients using the state-of-the-art tools and cutting-edge technology available to us in today’s times. Prof. Martin Mittwede European Academy of Ayurveda, Germany Dr. Manoj Kumar Sarkar, IFS Tamilnadu Forest Department, GOI The recent Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine to China for the extraction of “Artemisinin” from the plant Artemisia as an effective drug against the Malaria parasite, both in infected animals and in humans comes as major boost to encourage and support the research activities in this area. Since the last couple of years, the ” Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)”, to which India is a party, is working intensively to evolve the global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism to address the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from the utilization of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources. Article 10 of Nagoya Protocol specifically talks about these mechanisms. Though the mechanisms, which are being evolved by CBD seems very neutral and fair; however, the key to implement these provisions lie completely in the capacity of the specific nation to claim on such knowledge. In the absence of proper documentation of the traditional knowledge on medicinal plants, and the proofs on biochemical and molecular mechanisms of actions as delineated and understood by the modern tool of science, it would be impossible for any nation to claim rights on such knowledge, directly leading to major economic losses. The current domestic market of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy is of the order of Rs. 4,000 crores, which is expanding day by day. According to a WHO report, the international market of herbal products is estimated to be US $ 62 billion which is poised to grow to US $ 5 trillion by the year 2050. How much benefit India will have from this whopping US $ 5 trillion will only depend on three factors – (i) a proper documentation of our traditional knowledge on the medicinal plants and associated genetic resources, (ii) a modern understanding of mode of action of the active ingredients which are responsible for the medicinal properties of these plants, (iii) availability of an empowered, a very specialized legal system to claim rights on the traditional and newly generated knowledge in this arena. The one day “Indo-German Medicinal Plants Workshop” is just a tiny step in this direction. The workshop will have seven lectures by leading experts from Germany and India. This workshop will be highly relevant for graduate and postgraduate students, research scholars and scientists from universities and research institutes in India. There will also be two special sessions for young and advanced research scholars on the research and funding opportunities in Germany by the DAAD Regional Office New Delhi. Dr S. Chandrasekhar CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad, India Dr. G. P. V. Subbaiah Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad, India Dr.Sistla Ramakrishna CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India Aditi Gosavi DAAD Regional Office New Delhi Hope this Workshop would be a grand success. Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma, Principal Scientist, CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad, India Research Ambassador of DAAD & Convener Indo-GMP 2015 http://indo-gmp2015.biogov.in/