IPSCON2024

Scientific Programme




Invited Lectures

1.
Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla

Distinguished Professor and Director of Cardiovascular Developments

Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research, Winnipeg, Canada

Title of the Talk: Potential therapy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in heart failure

2.
Francesca Levi-Schaffer

President, IUPHAR

Professor, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Title of the Talk: Novel immunopharmacological drugs for the treatment of allergic diseases: where are we?

3.
Dr. Devendra K. Agrawal

Professor and Director

Department of Translational Research College of Osteopathic Medicine Pacific

Western University of Health Sciences USA

Title of the Talk: Novel therapeutic strategies to induce maturation of arterio-venous fistula

4.
Dr. Suresh C. Tyagi

Endowed Chair Professor

Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA

Title of the Talk: Circadian clock mechanism of the transition from HFpEF to HFrEF

5.
Dr. Vladimir Jakovljevic

Professor and Dean

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia

Title of the Talk: Effects of chronic coadministration of empagliflozin and sacubitril/valsartan in experimental model of heart failure

6.
Dr. Istvan Baczko

Head

Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy

University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical School, Hungary

Title of the Talk: Antiarrhythmic and cardiac electrophysiological effects of a novel amiodarone-like mexiletine analogue

7.
Dr. Raghu Vemuganti

Endowed Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

Title of the Talk: RNA m6A demethylation reduces ischemic brain damage and promotes functional recovery

8.
Dr. Rakesh C. Kukreja

Professor of Internal Medicine

Eric Lipman Professor of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Richmond, Virginia

Title of the Talk: Role of cGMP Signalling in Cardio protection and Cancer

9.
Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra

Professor

Max Rady College of Medicine, Physiology and Pathophysiology

University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba, USA

Title of the Talk: Cardiac stem cell therapy: do benefits outnumber risks

10.
Dr. Harpal S. Buttar

Senior Scientist, Reproduction and Urology Division, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Canada

Title of the Talk: Therapeutic applications of human and bovine colostrum: underlying mechanisms of action

11.
Dr. Avtar Lal

Guidelines Methodologist

Canadian Thoracic Society, Canada

Title of the Talk: Requirement of systematic reviews in development of clinical Practice guidelines

12.
Dr. Anil Gulati

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pharmazz, Inc.

Willowbrook, Illinois, USA

Title of the Talk: Successful development of a pharmacological concept to treat cerebral stroke patients

13.
Prof. Arunabha Ray

Ex-Director

V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi

Title of the Talk: Advances in nitric oxide (NO) research and its translational potential

14.
Dr. Dulal Panda

Director

NIPER, Mohali

Title of the Talk: Microtubule-targeted anticancer drugs: challenges and opportunities ahead

15.
Dr. Rachana Gupta

Director Professor & Head

Dept of Pharmacology

University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi)

Title of the Talk: Neuroprotective Potential of Anti-diabetic Drugs

16.
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Goel

Dean, Faculty of Medicine

Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research

Punjabi University, Patiala

Title of the Talk: Development and validation of an animal model for drug-refractory epilepsy using in silico and in vivo approaches

17.
Dr. Deepti Chopra

Professor and Head

Dept of Pharmacology

AIIMS Bilaspur, H.P.

Title of the Talk: Innovative teaching learning methods

18.
Dr. Praveen Thaggikuppe Krishnamurthy

Professor and Head

Department of Pharmacology

NIMHANS, Bengaluru

Title of the Talk: Scope of Nano-formulations for brain targeted drug delivery

19.
Dr. Sameer Malhotra

Professor & Head

Dept of Pharmacology

PGIMER, Chandigarh

Title of the Talk: Should there be a concept of superiority margin in clinical trials?

20.
Dr. Shyam S. Sharma

Professor & Head

Dept of Pharmacology & Toxicology

NIPER, Mohali

Title of the Talk: TRPC5 channels as a Pharmacological Target for the Treatment of CNS Disorders: Current Perspective

21.
Dr. Tirthankar Deb

Professor & Head

Dept of Pharmacology

AIIMS, Kalyani

Title of the Talk: Community Pharmacology: A novel approach to affordable, safe and effective pharmacotherapy for India's primary health care

22.
Dr. Urmila M. Aswar

Professor and Head

Dept of Pharmacology

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune

Title of the Talk: Leveraging network pharmacology, molecular docking, and artificial intelligence to discover novel multitarget antidepressants

23.
Dr. Gagandeep Kwatra

Additional Professor and Head

Dept of Pharmacology

AIIMS, Bhatinda

Title of the Talk: Artificial Intelligence in the Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance

24.
Dr. Radhika Soanker

Additional Professor and Head

Dept of Pharmacology

AIIMS, Hyderabad

Title of the Talk: Rational Prescribing Skills - An Art of Prescribing

25.
Dr. Radhika Soanker

Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

Jamia Hamdard, Delhi

Title of the Talk: Metrics Metrics Metrics: Do Metrics Really Matter?

26.
Dr. Kaushik Ghosh

Professor

Dept of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, UK

Title of the Talk: Photo-induced delivery of nitric oxide: A novel strategy

27.
Dr. Lalit Gupta

Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

LHMC, Delhi

Title of the Talk: Effect of corticosteroids on apoptosis and serum and eosinophilic inflammatory markers in asthma

28.
Dr. Nusrat Shafiq

Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

PGIMER, Chandigarh

Title of the Talk: Antimicrobial stewardship and clinical pharmacology- a symbiotic association

29.
Dr. Partha Roy

Professor

Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Title of the Talk: Natural product inspired drug development that targets multiple pathways for regulating breast cancer and associated problems

30.
Dr. Rajni Mathur

Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

DIPSAR, Delhi

Title of the Talk: Exposure to mobile phone radiations and fructose ingestion by adolescent rats affects the hypothalamic and hepatic mechanisms of glucoregulation

31.
Dr. Rishi Pal

Professor

Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

KGMC, Lucknow

Title of the Talk: Role of RIP-1 kinase and its interaction with docosahexaenoic acid in modulation of MPTP-induced changes in experimental model of Parkinson disease

32.
Dr. Satyendra Rajput

Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

Gurukula Kangri, Haridwar

Title of the Talk: Indian System of Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for a Healthier World

33.
Dr. Suvro Chatterjee

Professor

Dept. of Biotechnology

Burdwan University, Burdwan, West Bengal

Title of the Talk: Expanding scope of NO research: food supplements

34.
Dr. Ashish Kakkar

Associate Professor

Dept Of Pharmacology

PGIMER, Chandigarh

Title of the Talk: Pharmacomicrobiomics: A novel approach towards personalized therapy of neurological disorders

35.
Dr. Hemant Kumar

Assistant Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

NIPER, Ahmedabad

Title of the Talk: Restoring Nerve Health: Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators as Therapeutic Agents in Demyelination Recovery.

36.
Dr. Mohd Mohsin

Assistant professor

Dept of Biosciences

Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi

Title of the Talk: Versatile genetically encoded FRET-based nanosensor for real time monitoring of A549 exosomes: early diagnosis of cancer

37.
Dr. Saba Naqvi

Assistant Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

NIPER, Raebareli

Title of the Talk: Perspectives and recent advancement in Nanotherapeutics

38.
Dr. Syed Shariq

Assistant Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

Aligarh Muslim University, U.P.

Title of the Talk: Microplastics: Emerging Challenge for Pharmacology

38.
Dr. Syed Shariq

Assistant Professor

Dept of Pharmacology

Aligarh Muslim University, U.P.

Title of the Talk: Microplastics: Emerging Challenge for Pharmacology

39.
Dr. Vishal Wahane

Senior Medical Advisor

Walter Bushnell Pvt Ltd

Title of the Talk: From Lab to Market: Medico-Marketing Career in Pharma Industry