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/