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the cell walls of bacteria.”
The three-day conference, which
consisted of six plenary sessions, five
keynote addresses, 15 short lectures
and 117 posters, brought together
several scientists from countries that
were hitherto unrepresented in the
conference.
Senior scientists from premium
research institutions in countries such
as Israel, South Korea, Japan, France,
China, Singapore, Sweden, Germany,
USA and India participated in the
conference.
“The objective was to effectively
spread the message of chemical
and biological science researchers
all over the world. It also offers new
networking opportunities amongst
scientists and young research scholars
from all over the world to create an
immense outreach for academic
circles and research industries,”
informed Dr Dhurairajan Senthilnathan
from Center for Computational
Chemistry, PRIST University, and
convener, ICACSB.
Presenting a plenary lecture on
Noncanonical DNAs: Structure, function
and modulation, Kyeong Kyu Kim from
Department of Molecular Biology,
Sungkyunkwan University School of
Medicine, South Korea, said that most
DNA in the genome is considered
to be present as B-form, but new
evidence suggests that DNA structures
are highly polymorphic. “Therefore,
We propose an
entirely new concept
of introducing innate
immune proteins from
different species.
Prof TP Singh
Department of Biophysics
AIIMS, New Delhi
many sequence-specific noncanonical
DNA or non-B DNA conformations
transiently exist in the genome,
often in response to changes in the
cellular environment or when bound
to proteins, and thus their presence
or mutation is relevant to various
diseases, including tumours.”
Keeping abreast of advancements
in chemical and structural biology
is key to making significant inroads
to attack problems that have an
interdisciplinary nature, and provides
a research base for advancing
biopharmaceutical research. The
innovations and research in this field
are already impacting the society
positively and hence we could expect
more innovations that will contribute
to the sustainability of human beings
in this century, said Dr N Ethirajalu, vice
chancellor, PRIST University.
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