International Conference on Plant Systems Biology

University of Calcutta

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

8th December 2009

• 9:00: Inauguration
• 9:20: Tea

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

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

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

• 11:45: Tea

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

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

• 1:30: Lunch

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

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

• 4:00: Tea

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

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

• 5:45: Close