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Interdisciplinary dialogue on
 
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD,
HEALTH AND NUTRITION SECURITY
 
Chennai, March 11-13, 2005
Organised by
 
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
 
In collaboration with
 
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India
International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
Italian Academy of Sciences, Italy
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, India
Pugwash Movement, USA
 
 
Friday, 11th March 2004
 
10.00am-11.30: Inaugural Session
 
Invocation
   
Welcome Dr. M. Velayutham
Executive Director, MSSRF
   
Remarks Dr. Joachim von Braun
Director General, IFPRI
   
Presidential Remrks Prof. M. S. Swaminathan
Chairman, MSSRF
   
Inaugural Address H. E. Shri Surjit Singh Barnala
Governor, TamilNadu
   
Vote of Thanks Dr. Ajay Parida
Programme Director, MSSRF
   
National Anthem  
 
11.45-1.00pm: Session I:
Food, Nutrition and Health Security: Emerging Challenges
 
Chair: Prof. Asis Datta
 
  • Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF
  • Dr. Joachim von Braun, Director General, IFPRI
 
2.00-3.30 pm: Session II
Agricultural Biotechnology - Emerging Issues
 
Chair: Dr. Joachim von Braun
 
  • Dr. Deepak Pental, Univ. of Delhi (South Campus)
  • Dr. K. C. Bansal, IARI, New Delhi
  • Dr. Mark W. Rosegrant, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI
 
4.00-5.30pm: Session III
Challenges in Water Resource Management
 
  • Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, EPTD, IFPRI
  • Dr. K. Palanisami, Director, Water Technology Centre, TNAU
 
6.30 pm: Public Forum
"Biotechnology and Global Public Good" at Triple Helix Auditorium, CLRI
 
Moderator Prof. M. S. Swaminathan
 
Panelist Dr. Joachim von Braun, Director General, IFPRI
 
  Ms. Cecilia López Montaño, President of the Agenda Colombia Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia
 
  Dr. K. M. Paknikar, Agarkar Research Institute, Pune
 
  Dr. Mala Rao, Director General, IFPRI
 
SATURDAY, March 12, 2005
 
9.30-11.00am: Session IV: Genomics and Crop improvement
 
Chair: Dr. R. P. Sharma
 
  • Dr. Narayan Upadhyaya, CSIRO, Australia
  • Dr. T. Mohapatra, NRC Biotechnology, IARI
  • Dr. K. K. Sharma, ICRISAT
 
11.30-1.00pm: Session V: Genomics and Nutrition Security
 
Chair: Dr. Bharat Ramaswamy
 
  • Dr. Howarth Bouis, IFPRI
  • Dr. Asis Datta, NCPGR, New Delhi
  • Dr. Swapan Datta, IRRI
 
2.00-5.30pm: Session VI: NanoBiotechnology and implications
 
  • Dr. S. K. Sikka, New Delhi
  • Dr. Mala Rao, NCL, Pune.
  • Dr. G. V. Shivashnkar, NCBS, Bangalore
  • Dr. P Gautam, Anna University
  • Dr. Srihari Murthy, Orchid Pharma
  • Dr. Jaffer Ali, AU-KBC
  • Dr. G. S. Khatri, Bharat Biotech
  • Dr. Guhan Jayraman, IIT, Chennai
 
SUNDAY, 13th March 2005
 
9.30-11.00am: Session VIII: Public Private Partnership in Biotechnology
 
Chair: Dr. Suresh Babu
 
Dr. S. R. Rao, DBT
Dr. K. K. Narayanan, MetaHelix
Dr. Villoo Patel, Avesthagen
Dr. Adiel Mbabu, IFPRI ISNAR Division
 
11.30-1.00pm: Session IX: Biotechnology Regulations and implications
 
Chair: Prof. M. S. Swaminathan
 
Dr. R. P. Sharma, NAAS
Ms. Purvi Mehta Bhatt, Coordinator, IFPRI South Asia Biosafety Program
Dr. Bharat Ramaswami, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute
Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, RIS
 
1.00pm-1.30pm: Concluding Session
 
 
For details contact:
 
Dr. Ajay Parida
Programme Director (Biotechnology), MSSRF
 

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