17 DEC - 19 DEC

The Biological Communications in Disease and Development Conference is a focused scientific gathering that explores the vital roles of cellular and molecular communication in shaping organismal development and driving disease processes. This interdisciplinary conference brings together researchers from developmental biology, pathology, molecular biology, neuroscience, systems biology, etc., to examine how signaling networks govern health and contribute to disease.

Biological communication—ranging from gene regulation and intercellular signaling to tissue-wide and systemic interactions—is central to understanding how organisms grow, adapt, and respond to internal and external challenges. Disruptions in these communication pathways are at the heart of many diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, immune dysfunction, and congenital abnormalities. Plants use chemical and electrical signals to regulate growth, development, and responses to stress. They also interact with insects, fungi, bacteria, and animals in mutually beneficial or defensive ways.

This conference offers a collaborative platform for presenting cutting-edge research and fostering dialogue on the following thematic areas such as:

• Signaling networks in disease and development
• Neuronal communication
• Immunological signaling and network
• Novel therapeutic strategies targeting signaling networks for various diseases
• Genomic and genetic networks in disease and development
• Molecular mechanisms of developmental disorders
• Microbial communications in disease progression
• Plant cell communications in growth, development, and responses to stress
• Structural insights of biomolecules
• Systems and Synthetic Biology

Through keynote lectures, research presentations, short talks by the young researchers, a large poster session along with poster teasers, and interactive discussions, the conference aims to deepen our understanding of how precise communication within and between cells orchestrates development—and how its dysregulation leads to disease.

The Society of Biological Chemists (India) (SBC(I)) is one of India's oldest and most prominent scientific organizations dedicated to advancing the field of biological chemistry. Founded in 1930 and headquartered at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, the society has grown to over 3,700 life members. SBC(I) aims to coordinate research efforts among biological chemists across India, organize scientific meetings, symposia, and workshops, recognize outstanding contributions through awards and fellowships, and support young researchers and promote interdisciplinary collaboration.

The University of Hyderabad (UoH), also known as Hyderabad Central University, is a premier public central university located in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana. Established in 1974 by an Act of Parliament, UoH is recognized as an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India in 2019.

The Symposium is organized by the Department of Biochemistry (DoB), School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, which is a well-known Department in the country. The DoB offers quality teaching to Master's students and cutting-edge research projects for the Graduate program, for many PhD students and postdocs at the University of Hyderabad.

Funded by DST-FIST and UGC-SAP-DRS programs, the Department of Biochemistry is renowned for its teaching programs and cutting-edge research activities. The department offers M.Sc., PhD, and Integrated M.Sc.-PhD programs. The primary aim of these academic programs is to train students to ask important scientific questions as well as provide them with the wherewithal and knowledge for finding the relevant solutions to these problems. We lay special emphasis on analytical and critical thinking, knowledge creation, and discovery.

Focused research programs in various fields of modern biology make the department a hub of basic fundamental research and an emerging epicentre for translation research. The research activities in the Department of Biochemistry revolve around the following broad areas:

• Genome maintenance, organization and expression
• Protein synthesis, homeostasis, structure-function correlation and engineering
• Organelle biogenesis and trafficking of macromolecules
• Intra-cellular communication, cancer biology and stem cell development
• Infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions
• Bioinformatics and computational biology
• Natural and engineered biological sensors, cellular dynamics and imaging

For further information, please visit our webpage: www.uohyd.ac.in
For the School of Life Sciences: www.sls.uohyd.ac.in