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Programme
Day 1: Friday, 4 November 2005
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08:00-10:00 |
REGISTRATION |
Hall ‘A’ (Symposia Hall, NASC Complex)
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10:00-11:40 |
INAUGURAL SESSION |
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11:40-12:20 |
HIGH TEA |
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12:20-13:00 |
PLENARY SESSION |
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Chairperson: NK Ganguly Rapporteur: Neena Valecha |
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VS Chauhan, India |
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Alkylation of heme by artemisinin; a possible mode of action of the anti-malarial drug |
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1300-1400 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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VECTOR BIOLOGY & CONTROL |
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Chairperson: MKK Pillai Rapporteur: R.S. Sharma |
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14:00-14:40 |
INVITED SPEAKERS |
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Sylvie Manguin, France |
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Update on the main malaria vectors in Asia: Implications on vector control |
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S Jayachandran, India |
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Emerging trends in Pest Control: Role of Bacillus thuringiensis |
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14:40-15:30 |
FREE PAPERS |
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RK Gupta, USA |
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Design, identify safe and effective target specific vector countermeasures by 3D pharmacophore modeling |
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N Arora, India |
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A simple expert system for rapid identification of mosquito species |
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MI Daniel, Nigeria |
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Quality control of mosquito insecticide treated net as a preventive measure |
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VK Dua, India |
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Industrial Malaria Control : Results of A 15-year study on malaria control at five major industrial complexes of India |
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MR Abai, Iran |
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Some biological features of Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in endemic malaria foci, southeastern Iran |
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15:30-16:00 |
TEA BREAK |
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16:00-16:20 |
INVITED SPEAKER |
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DR Roberts, USA |
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Impact of policies against indoor residual spraying on malaria control in the Americas |
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16:20-17:00 |
FREE PAPERS |
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T Kumar, India |
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In Indian scenario, the vector control is the most powerful weapon against demon like Malaria |
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N Mahapatra, India |
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Sibling species prevalence in Angul district |
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Sylvie Manguin, France |
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The Minimus and Fluviatilis Complexes of Anopheles, main malaria vectors in Asia: How close are they? |
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TR Mani, India |
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The validity of estimating Anopheles populations by hand-catch method |
Hall ‘B’ (Committee Room I, NASC Complex)
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HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS |
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Chairperson: SK Subbarao Rapporteur: CS Aggarwal |
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14:00-15:00 |
INVITED SPEAKERS |
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R Ménard, France |
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A new view at the journey of the malaria sporozoite in its hosts |
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Shobhona Sharma, India |
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Plasmodium-infected red blood cells exhibit reduced flow and alter flowing properties of uninfected red cells |
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R Bhatnagar, India |
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Mosquito innate immunity: involvement of a serine protease and prophenoloxidase in melanotic encapsulation immune responses in Indian malarial vector, A culicifacies |
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15:00-15:30 |
FREE PAPERS |
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AS Bell, UK |
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Competition among genetically diverse malaria infections corresponds to parasite virulence |
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S Chatterjee, Belgium |
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Improved quantification of Plasmodium exoerythrocytic forms in rodents |
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T Surentheran, UK |
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The stevor multigene family: protein expression and localisation in different Plasmodium falciparum developmental stages |
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15:30-16:00 |
TEA BREAK |
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CHEMOTHERAPY, DRUG RESISTANCE & CLINICAL MANAGEMENT |
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Chairperson: PL Joshi Rapporteur: BR Thapar |
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16:00-16:40 |
INVITED SPEAKERS |
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Jean-Paul Guthmann , France |
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In vivo assessement of treatment of falciparum malaria: methodological issues |
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VK Bhasin, India |
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Drugs augmenting artemisinin’s anti-falciparum efficacy in vitro |
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16:40-17:00 |
FREE PAPERS |
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US Bagai, India |
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Comparison of chloroquine and china on clearance of Plasmodium berghei from blood of Balb/c mice |
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AK Bhattacharjee, USA |
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In silico 3D pharmacophore models to aid the discovery and design of new antimalarial agents |
Hall ‘C’ (Committee Room II, NASC Complex)
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PARASITE BIOLOGY |
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Chairperson: Nirbhay Kumar Rapporteur: Kalpana Baruah |
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14:00-15:00 |
INVITED SPEAKERS |
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C Chitnis, India |
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Erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasite |
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GH Mitchell, UK |
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U Tatu, India |
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Heat shock protein 90 from Plasmodium falciparum as a potential drug target against malaria |
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15:00-15:30 |
FREE PAPERS |
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G Kapoor, India |
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Purification of Glutathione Reductase from Plasmodium berghei |
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HS Banyal, India |
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Activity of glutathione synthetase of Plasmodium berghei |
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SK Sharma, India |
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γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase activity from asexual erythrocytic stages of rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei Plasmodium berghei γ - glutamylcysteine synthetase: purification and characterization |
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15:30-16:00 |
TEA BREAK |
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IMMUNOLOGY & VACCINE DEVELOPMENT |
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Chairperson: Shobhona Sharma Rapporteur: RN Rai / Prabha Arora |
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16:00-16:40 |
INVITED SPEAKERS |
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N Kumar, USA |
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Both malaria parasite and mosquito vector do not distinguish between friends and foe why should people? Making a case for malaria transmission blocking vaccination) |
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L Zheng, USA |
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Innate Immune Responses in the Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae |
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16:40-17:10 |
FREE PAPERS |
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S Dutta, USA |
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Biology of the Apical Membrane Antigen-1 of Plasmodium and strain specificity of immune responses against this important malaria vaccine candidate |
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V Rajesh, India |
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Polymorphism studies and structural analysis of variation in AMA1 from field isolates in India |
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EO Nyangoto, Kenya |
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Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-a, Nitric oxide, Hydrogen peroxide and the Involvement of Immune complexes in the Pathogenesis of complicated Malaria |