International Conference on Plant Systems Biology

M.N. Saha Auditorium, University College of Science, 92 APC Road, 700009

8th December 2009

• 9:00-9:20: Inauguration
• 9:20 to 9:35: Tea

  9:35 to 10:15 : Prof. Swapan Datta, University of Calcutta Nutrition Rice: Engineering the metabolic pathways

  10:15 to 11:00: Prof. David Evans, Oxford-Brookes University Fluorescent techniques and the description of novel proteins at the plant nuclear envelope

  11:00 to 11:45: Dr. K.C. Bansal, IARI Genetic engineering C4 photosynthesis pathway in C3 plants –A case of rice

• 11:45 to 12:00 : Tea

  12:00 to 12:45: Prof. David Fell, Oxford Brookes University Metabolic Control Analysis: Connecting Molecular Mechanisms to Cellular Responses

  12:45 to 1:30: Prof. P. K. Ranjekar, IRSHA Enriching diet with omega three fatty acids through metabolic pathway engineering:

• 1:30 to 2:30: Lunch

  2:30 to 3:15: Dr. Mark Poolman, Oxford Brookes University Structural analysis of metabolic models and applications to plant metabolism.

  3:15 to 4:00: Prof. Jitendra P. Khurana, University of Delhi Genes Controlling Transition to Flowering and Panicle Development in Rice

• 4:00 to 4:15: Tea

• 4:15 to 5:00: Dr. Lee Sweetlove, Oxford University Getting to Grips with the Plant Metabolic network

  5:00 to 5:45: Prof. George Ratcliffe, Oxford University Measuring multiple fluxes through plant metabolic networks

• 5:45 to 6:00: Close