CONFERENCES

Events  organized/ webcasted

International Conferences Organized

1.           1^st World Congress on Pharmaceutical Sciences & Chemical Technology organized during 16-18 December 2013 by International Society for Nature & Health Care Inc, USA ; Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo, Sri Lanka and University Grants Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka as General Secretary.

2.    Organized "5thInternational Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products" at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal during 25th – 27th January 2013 as General Secretary.

3.           Organised International  "ExpertConsultationon Education for Conservation of Biodiversity” side event of CoP-11 on 16th and 17th October 2012 at NAC seminar Hall in Kundapur , Hyderabad,organized by Network of Indian Universities on Cultural and Biological Diversity & NBA,Chennai with the  Support of  Ministry of Environment & Forests Govt. of India, New Delhi as General Secretary.

4.           Organized "4^thInternationalConference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products" during 6^th 8^th  September 2012 at John Hopkins University Campus, Rockville, Maryland,USA, jointly organized by  School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington DC in collaboration with International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ICMAP), S.V.University, India and  University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the support of  Biotechnology Center, Maryland, USA, Embassy of India, Washington D.C., Amarex Clinical Research, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, India.as General Secretary.

5.           Organized “InternationalConsultation on Ecotechnology and Sustainability Science-Biodiversity andSustainable Development” at S.V.Vedic University, Tirupati during 29^th Feb. 2^nd March 2012 as Organizing Secretary. 

6.           Organized "3rd International Seminar on Medicinal Plants & Herbalproducts” during 19^th 21^stDecember 2011at IIM, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka as General Secretary.

7.           Organized International webcasting Workshop on Basic Aspects of in Bioinformatic s in collaboration with St. Laurent Institute, Cambridge, Mass USA during 19th & 20th March, 2011.

8.           Organised “2nd International Seminar onMedicinal Plants & Herbal products” during 27^th - 29^th  December 2010 at S.V. University, Tirupati as Organizing Secretary.

9.           Organized “InternationalSeminar on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products” during 7th to 9th March 2008 at S.V. University, Tirupati as Organizing Secretary.

10.           Organized  & Participated in the “International Workshop on Scope and importance of Herbal Medicines”, on 29th November 1997, at Industrial Technology Institute (Former CISIR), Colombo, Sri Lanka, as Secretary.

11.       Organized  & Participated in the 35^th “World Congress on Natural Medicines” organized during 14^th March to 16^th March 1997 at S.V.University, Tirupati as Convener.

National Conferences Organized

1.             National Seminar on Ethnobotany Traditional Knowledge and Access & Benefit Sharing (NSEBTK-2014) " organized at S.V. University, Tirupati on 29th to 31st January 2014 Dr.Balakrishna Pisupati, Chairman. NBA,Chennai ; Dr.S  K Balachander, Hyderabad. Prof.G.Sudarsanam as General Secretary

2.      Organized Wangari Maathai Commemoration Lecture & Launching of Network of Indian Universities on Cultural and  Biological Diversity on 17 October 2011 at S.V. University, Tirupati

3.     Organized INCBD launching its first ever workshop on Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources on 19.05.2011 at APFA, Dulapally, Hyderabad, in collaborating with INCBD, AP Forest Academy, Hyderabad and International University Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity (IUNCBD) formed by Sapienza University of Rome, Italy as coordinator of INCBD.

4.     Organized "Workshop on Developed India through the Growth Engine of Biological Prospecting" under the chairmanship of Dr. P. Bozzi, of IUNCBD from Sapienza University of Rome on 18, May 2011. in collaborating with INCBD, AP Forest Academy, Hyderabad and International University Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity (IUNCBD) formed by Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

5.     Organized Workshop on Biodiversity Assessment of Chittoor district, A.P. on 27th & 28th November 2008, by A.P. Biodiversity Board, Hyderabad with the collaboration of S.V. University & A.P. Forest Department, Wildlife Management Circle, Tirupati, Govt. of A.P as Co-ordinator.

6.     Organized “Brain storming colloquium on Biodiversity monitoring, Conservation and Management” organized at S,V. University during 26^th to 27^th August 1999 as Deputy Director.

7.     Organized “Post Congress training course on Ayurvedic Medicine” at S. V. Ayurvedic College, Tirupati from 17^th to 21^st March 1997 as Convener.

8.     Organized “Post Congress training course on Ethnobotany ”, at S. V. University, Tirupati from 17^thto 21^st March 1997 as Convener.

Organised the following SLI-International webcasting programmes as coordinator  

1st  & 2nd SLI-International Webcasting  Topic : Paradigm Shift: The genomic landscapes of Herbal Therapeutics will transform the shape of Medicine: on 28th December 2010 at Department of Botany, S.V. Univ., Tirupati, India by Prof. Georges St. Laurent, III, Research Director, SLI, Cambridge, Mass, USA Meeting ID: 971-571-086 nearly 26 delegates interacted on line and  Re-webcasted on request of delegates on 19th December 2010, Meeting ID: 510-085-934

3rd SLI-International Webcasting : Topic : Casting Epigenetic Modulation by Medicinal Plants on 6th Feb 2011 by Expert Speaker : Dr.K.Krishna Banaudha, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University, Washington, USA. Meeting ID: 794-737-518 nearly 16 participants interacted on line.

4th  SLI-International Web Casting: Topic : Bacterial Quino Proteins Electran-transport system on 11th Feb 2011 by Prof.Chris Anthony Department of Biochemistry, The University of Southampton, UK Meeting ID: 827-897-510 nearly 75 participants interacted on line.

5th International Webcast  on Epigenitics Sunday, March 6 at 8:00 AM India 2011by Dr. Mukesh Verma, Chief of Epigenetics and Cancer.NIH  25 participants interacted on line. Meeting ID: 188-933-846 

6th SLI-International Webcasting Topic : Virus Host interactions Meeting Time : Sunday, March 13 at 8:00 AM India by Dr.K.Krishna Banaudha, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University, Washington, USA

7th -9th SLI-International Web Casting: A Workshop on Basic Aspects in Bioinformatics on 19th & 20th March, 2011, Department of Biochemistry, S.K.University, ANANTAPUR was web casted live and students from various universities have joined on line training and talks. More than 40 students participants interacted on line.

10th SLI-International Web Cast on Regional Consultation workshop  on JFM guidelines -Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants on 18th April, 2011, S.V.Univ., Tirupati Expert speaker Dr V.B.Ramana Murthy, IFS More than 32 students participants interacted on line

11th  SLI-International Web Cast  Workshop on Developed India through the Growth Engine of Biological Prospecting on 18, May 2011 with the collaboration of AP Forest Academy, Dulapally Hyderaba. Expert Seaker : Dr. P. Bozzi, of IUNCBD from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy More than 75 students participants interacted on line

12th SLI-International Web Cast Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of Genetic Resource; on 19.05.2011 at APFA, Dulapally, Speakers : Dr. Ralladoddi Hampaih, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, Hyderabad and Dr. Geetha Rani, MSSRF, Chennai More than 85 students participants interacted on line.

13th SLI-International Webcasting ; Topic : Implementation of the Traditional Knowledge (TK) provisions of the Biological Diversity Act of India on 14th May 2012 by Dr.M.Padmavati, Associate Professor, Rajiv Gandhi School of IP law, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302.

14th SLI-International Web Casting; Topic : Eco-learning, Conservation & Advocacy & Sustainable Science on Friday, May 18, 2012 * Listed in UNCBD web site Expert Speaker : By Dr.S  K Balachander, Hyderabad.

15th SLI-International Webcasting : International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on 22 May 2012 from Hotel GRT Grand, T.Nagar, Chennai supported & Organised by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and NBA, Chennai Speakers are Dr.Balakrishna Pisupati, Chairman. NBA,Chennai More than 270 participants interacted.

16th SLI-International Web Casting; Topic : Past, present and future perspectives of medicinal plants and drug discovery research in Panama. By Hon. Dr. Rubén Berrocal Timmons, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Republic of Panama on 7th September 2012 live from Panama to Johns Hopkins University, Rockville, MD, USA  More than 460 participants interacted.

17th SLI-International Webcasting Topic : Molecular modelling and docking studies of Curcumin (Curcuma longa), and curcumin analogs in cyclooxygenase-2. On 8th September 2012, from India to Johns Hopkins University, Rockville, MD, USA by Dr. K. Venkateswara Swamy More than 460 participants interacted.

18th SLI International Webcasting programme Topic: Biological Control on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at University Malaysia Kelantan Jeli campus, Malaysia; Meeting Number: 921 786 706 Exper speakers Prof. Anwar Dean UMK, Malaysia and Dr. Kumara Thevan, Faculty of Agro Industry, UMK, Malaysia

International Conferences Participated

1.           Invited by Universitas YARSI Jakarta, Indonesia as a speaker and to participate on Focus Group Discussion in the “Seminar and Workshop Molecular Medicine from Basic Science to Clinical Care” held at Jakarta, Indonesia from 15-16 April 2014. Title of my talk :Genoma Ayurveda : Translating the Wisdom of Ayurveda into the molecular language of Genomics and Systems Biology"
2.           Participated and Presented a paper Ethnopharmacological studies of Actinodaphne madraspatana Bedd ex Hock., an ethnobotanical important species in Eastern Ghats of Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh, India during 1^st World Congress on Pharmaceutical Sciences & Chemical Technology organized during 16-18 December 2013 by International Society for Nature & Health Care Inc, USA ; Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo, Sri Lanka and University Grants Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
3.            Participated and presented paper on “Transfer of Appropriate Low Cost Technologies for the Promotion” during 4th SEMINAR REGIONAL NETWORK ON POVERTY ERADICATION at University Malaysia Kelantan Campus Jeli Jeli-17600. Kelantan, Malaysia during 23 - 25 OCTOBER 2013.
4.           Participated in the 4^th International Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products during 6^th 8^th September 2012 at John Hopkins University Campus, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
5.     Participated in the 3^rd International Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbal Products during 19^th 21^st December 2011at IIM, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
6.    Participated in the “International  Workshop on Scope and importance of Herbal Medicines”, on 29th November 1997, Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

7.           Participated in the “35th World Congress of Natural Medicines”, 14th to 16th Match 1997, S.V.University, Tirupati

8.           Participated and presented paper entitled “Traditional Health care systems in South India” in the “34th World Congress of Natural Medicines” at Colombo, Sri Lanka from 25th  to 27th  Nov, 1996. Travel grant from UGC

9.           Participated in the “32nd World Congress of Natural Medicines”, from 25th  to 27th  Nov, 1994. Colombo, Sri Lanka travel grant from DST, New Delhi.

10.         Participated and presented papers “IV International Congress of Ethnobiology”, from 17th  to -21st  November 1994.,Sponsored by UGC, organized by NBRI, Lucknow 

11.        Participated and presented paper “Third Asian Congress of Parasitology” from 18th to 21st  February 1993. organized by CDRI, Lucknow

National Conferences

1.           Plenary talk on BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY – SECURING OUR FUTURE! during National conference on "BIOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE ENVIRONMENT" "BARE-GSC 2014" organized by the Department of Botany and Microbiology, Government Science College, Bangalore during  2nd & 3rd  September 2014.
2.      Resource person & chief guest and delivered keynote address on inauguration of National Conference on Implications and Intervention of Phytomedicine in Disease Management (IIPDM-2013) on 18th February 2013 organized by Department of Biochemistry, Periyar University, Salem.
3.      Participate in the Special Panel - ‘Biodiversity Governance Role of Communities and Women held during 99° INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS, at Bhubaneshwar, 3-7 January 2012. http://kiit.tv/archiveinner.asp?id=29.
4.     Participated in the “International Symposium on Environmental Pollution Ecology and    Human Health” organized by the  Dept. of Zoology, S.V.University, Tirupati, 25-27th July, 2009.

5.           Participated  and delivered a talk during “Workshop on Present Scenario of Wildlife Management in India” S.P. Mahila University, Tirupati during 20-21st August, 2009.

6.           Participated in the “Brain Storm Session on CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) and 2010 targets” on 18-06-2008 at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, organized  by A.P Biodiversity Board, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH and delivered a talk. 

7.           Participated in the International Biodiversity Day celebrations on Thursday the 22 May 2008 at 11:45 AM at Krishi Vignana Kendra of ANGRAU ( Utukuru) Chinta Komma Dinne Mandal Kadapa District, A.P. and delivered a talk on Traditional Knowledge systems (Mungari Molaka) organised by GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ; ANDHRA PRADESH BIO-DIVERSITY BOARD & Acharya N.G.Ranga, Agricultural University, Hyderabad.

8.           Participated in the  “3rd  National Workshop on Protein Modeling and Drug Design” organized by Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Biochemistry, S.K. University, Anantapur  during 24th  to 26th  March 2007.

9.           Participated in “Capacity Building Programme on Multimedia & E-content Development” organized by UGC- CEC at IUAU Campus, Aruna Asaf Marg, New Delhi during 4th to 27th April 2006.

10.        Participated and given invited talk in the “Recent Trends in Botany” organized by the Department of Botany, S.V. Arts College for Men, Tirupati during 25th Aug- 2006.

11.      Participated & presented a Paper at “National Conference on updates of Microbes in Environment” (Sponsored by UGC) on 29th & 30th March 2005. Organized by the Department of Applied Microbiology at SPMVV, Tirupati.

12.      Participated in the “2nd National Workshop on Genome & proteome Analysis” (Sponsored by DST) from March, 21-23, 2005 organized by the Department of Biochemistry at S.K.University, Anantapur.

13.       Participated in the “Refresher Course on Applied Microbiology” from 02-23 August 2004 organized by the Department of Applied Microbiology at SPMVV, Tirupati.

14.       Paper presented at symposium on Ethno-medicinal plants, Biodiversity and conservation on October 29th 2000 at Venkatagiri, A.P. “ Studies on snake venom toxicity in rates and protective role of selected antidote plants”

15.       Participated in the Biodiversity monitoring orientation programme on 22nd October 2000 organized by CES, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore.

16.       Participated in the Biochemistry Refresher course organized at UGC Academic Staff College, S,V. University during 24th July to 12th August 2000.

17.       Participated in the Biodiversity monitoring field orientation programme organized at S,V. University during 27th to 29th March 1999.

18.       Attend the “Workshop on Eastern Western Ghats Biodiversity Monitoring” from 12th  October to 18th  October, 1998 ( Total 7 days) organized by Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore at Center for Environmental Sciences, field station, Kumta, Karnataka.

19.       Participated in the “33rd World Congress of Natural Medicines”, 25th  to 27th  October, 1995. at Madras .

20.       Participated in the “Refresher course in Botany”, from 26/06/95 to 15/07/95 organized at UGC Academic Staff College, S,V. University, Tirupati 

21.       Participated in the “Workshop on Medicinal Plants of India”, on 16th  Nov, 1994. held at C.D.R.I. Lucknow.

22.       Participated in the “Computer Awareness Programme” sponsored by UGC from 3rd to 15th January 1994 organized by Computer Center, S.V.University, Tirupati.

23.       Participated and presented paper “Workshop on Medicinal Plants”, From 9th to 11th  February , 1990,  Sponsored by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India organized by S.V. Ayurvedic College Tirupati