September 12, 2016:

Dasheri Auditorium, NCBS Campus, Southern Labs Ground Floor

Session 6: Animal Interactions

9:30 – 10:00                KEYNOTE ADDRESS THREE

            Gabrielle Nevitt, University of California, Davis   

           "Exploring the chemical world of ocean wanderers, the tube-nosed seabirds"

10:00– 10:30               21. Ally Harari, The Volcani Center, Israel

                                    “Female moth sex pheromone reveals her phenotypic condition”

10:30 – 11:00        TEA BREAK

Session 7: Perspectives in Indian Chemical Ecology: Microbial and Animal Interactions

Chairperson: D. D. Joshi

11:10 – 11:20              22. Deepa Agashe, NCBS, Bangalore

                                    “The functional basis of host-microbe interactions”  

11:20 – 11:40              23. Ravindra H Patil, R. C. Patel Arts, Commerce and Science College, Shirpur

“Chemical ecology and bioprospecting of pharmaceutically valuable
plant constituents in endophytic fungi”

11:40 – 12:10              24. H.P. Gurushankara, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod

“Antimicrobial peptides in amphibians: An ancient immune system
linked to global amphibian population declines”

12:10 – 12:30              25. S. Achiraman, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

“De genital microbiota of farm animals have any role in fertility and
behavior of the animal?”

12:30 – 12:50              26. Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel, Vani Dahiya and R. Sukumar, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore

                                    “Chemical communication in elephants”

13:00 - 14:30         LUNCH

Session 8: Perspectives in Indian Chemical Ecology:  The Insects

Chairperson: Y. Rajashekar

14:30 – 14:50              27. K. Chandrashekara, UAS, Bangalore

                                    “Chemical ecology of insects”

14:50 – 15:10              28. Sanjay Sane, NCBS, Bangalore

                                    “Chemical ecology of termite collective-milling behaviors”

15:10 – 15:30              29. T. Seenivasagan, Defense Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

                                    “Mosquito behavior and geographic isolation”

15:30 – 15:50              30. M. Chandrashekaraiah, Basic Tasar Silkworm Seed Organization, Bilaspur

“Chemical ecology of Antheraea mylitta D. and its natural enemies: New
approaches to Tasar seed sector”

16:00 - 16:30         TEA BREAK

16:00 - 18:00              CAMPUS TOUR, ONE – ON – ONE DISCUSSIONS AND

                                    Technical Presentation:

                                    Upendra Simha, Product Manager- GC & GCMS, Agilent Technologies

                                    "Advancements in GCMS: Tools and Techniques for Researchers"

18:00 - 19:00         ECO HOUR

19:30 - 21:30         DINNER