GN Ramachandran Lecture Series
Bioinformatics Centre Organizes GN Ramachandran Lecture Series on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Venue : Diamond Jubilee Life Science Building (5th floor), IIT Kharagpur
Date : 17th October 2023
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LIST OF SPEAKERS
Prof. Saraswathi Vishveshwara is an honorary Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She is a specialist in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology and her research is focused on to solve the problems in structural biology through Molecular Dynamics [MD] simulations and Protein Structure Network approaches. Her specific area of research includes allostery in proteins, weighted proteins structure networks and fold organization and exploration of proteins folding problem in terms of network properties.
Title of the talk:
Connectivity in protein side-chain structure networks from atomic to global levels: A Complement to G.N.Ramachandran map
Prof. Sharmila Mande, former Distinguished Chief Scientist at TCS Research, is presenting holding an ‘Ayush Distinguished Scientist Chair’ position from Ministry of Ayush, GoI. She is also a Guest Professor at IIT-Gandhinagar, Visiting Professor of Practice at IIT-Kanpur and an advisor to TCS’ Life Sciences Research. Her research interests include computational biology, bioinformatics, protein crystallography and systems biology. She is a pioneer to initiate cutting edge research in the niche ‘Microbiome’/‘Metagenomics’ field in India and has developed algorithms and solutions having huge translational potentials.
Title of the talk:
Understanding microbial community structures and functions for obtaining microbiome-based biomarkers for health and wellness
Prof. Swagata Dasgupta is currently a professor at the Department of Chemistry in Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. She uses both experimental and computational approaches to study protein aggregation and interactions of proteins with small molecules, especially with different polyphenols present in green tea and their potential application in drug delivery.
Title of the talk:
Oxidative stress in proteins: A case study with Ribonuclease A
Prof. Gautam Basu is an Adjunct Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, IISER, Kolkata. Prof. Basu is interested in understanding biological problems at the molecular level using both experimental and computational tools. He is specialized in NMR spectroscopy and has used it to characterize several critical structural motifs present in proteins.
Title of the talk:
The Madras Triple Helix and Beyond
Prof. R. Sankararamakrishnan is a Professor at the Department of Biological Science and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interest is focused on understanding biomolecular recognition using computational methods like structural bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation. He is working in different areas like water transport through aquaporin channels, apoptosis regulation by Bcl-2 family proteins etc.
Title of the talk:
Non-covalent interactions in proteins: Inspirations from GNR's seminal work
Prof. Sudip Kundu is a Professor at the Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics in Calcutta University, Kolkata. His research is focused on studying the architecture, self-assembly and degradation of biomolecules as well as understanding different cellular networks involved in metabolic, transcriptional and post-translational regulations.
Title of the talk:
Common molecular principles regulate mRNA and protein degradation
LIST OF SPEAKERS
Prof. Saraswathi Vishveshwara is an honorary Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She is a specialist in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology and her research is focused on to solve the problems in structural biology through Molecular Dynamics [MD] simulations and Protein Structure Network approaches. Her specific area of research includes allostery in proteins, weighted proteins structure networks and fold organization and exploration of proteins folding problem in terms of network properties.
Title of the talk:
Connectivity in protein side-chain structure networks from atomic to global levels: A Complement to G.N.Ramachandran map
Prof. Sharmila Mande, former Distinguished Chief Scientist at TCS Research, is presenting holding an ‘Ayush Distinguished Scientist Chair’ position from Ministry of Ayush, GoI. She is also a Guest Professor at IIT-Gandhinagar, Visiting Professor of Practice at IIT-Kanpur and an advisor to TCS’ Life Sciences Research. Her research interests include computational biology, bioinformatics, protein crystallography and systems biology. She is a pioneer to initiate cutting edge research in the niche ‘Microbiome’/‘Metagenomics’ field in India and has developed algorithms and solutions having huge translational potentials.
Title of the talk:
Understanding microbial community structures and functions for obtaining microbiome-based biomarkers for health and wellness
Prof. Swagata Dasgupta is currently a professor at the Department of Chemistry in Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. She uses both experimental and computational approaches to study protein aggregation and interactions of proteins with small molecules, especially with different polyphenols present in green tea and their potential application in drug delivery.
Title of the talk:
Oxidative stress in proteins: A case study with Ribonuclease A
Prof. Gautam Basu is an Adjunct Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, IISER, Kolkata. Prof. Basu is interested in understanding biological problems at the molecular level using both experimental and computational tools. He is specialized in NMR spectroscopy and has used it to characterize several critical structural motifs present in proteins.
Title of the talk:
The Madras Triple Helix and Beyond
Prof. R. Sankararamakrishnan is a Professor at the Department of Biological Science and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research interest is focused on understanding biomolecular recognition using computational methods like structural bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation. He is working in different areas like water transport through aquaporin channels, apoptosis regulation by Bcl-2 family proteins etc.
Title of the talk:
Non-covalent interactions in proteins: Inspirations from GNR's seminal work
Prof. Sudip Kundu is a Professor at the Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics in Calcutta University, Kolkata. His research is focused on studying the architecture, self-assembly and degradation of biomolecules as well as understanding different cellular networks involved in metabolic, transcriptional and post-translational regulations.
Title of the talk:
Common molecular principles regulate mRNA and protein degradation