Schedule

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National Conference On

Research in Health & Biomedical Sciences

Researching Research

Thursday to Saturday- November 3rd, 4th, & 5th 2022

Organised By
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Faculty of Health Sciences

Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Lavale, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Academic Schedule

Conference Schedule | Day 1

Thursday, 03 November 2022

Lecture theatre I, II,III, IV, SMCW
SIU Hill Base Campus
Time Event
01.00 PM - 02.00 PM Registration & Lunch
02.00 PM- 03.30 PM

Pre-Conference Symposium (4 Parallel Sessions)

Lecture theatre I SMCW Lecture theatre II SMCW Lecture theatre III SMCW Lecture theatre IV SMCW
Session I Session II Session III Session IV
  • Fundamentals of Research.
  • Understanding the Research Publication Journey.
  • Demystifying Literature Review in Research.
  • Understanding referencing styles.
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Aradhana Gandhi, Professor Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
  • Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar, Scientist ‘F’, Head ICMR School of Public health, National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India
  • Understanding research publications
  • Successfully publishing scholarly research in high impact factor journals
  • Use of E-resources
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Yogesh Patil, Professor & Head - Research Publications, SCRI, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Pragya D Yadav, Scientist ‘F’, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune
  • Dr. Shubhada Nagarkar Dept. of Library & Information Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • Clinical research From ABC to XYZ : Trials, Research and Practice: TRP to increase your TRP!
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Sanish Davis, R & D Director GCO Janssen India
  • Dr. Kumarasamy, Chief & Director of Infectious Diseases Medical Centre, Voluntary Health Services (VHS) Hospital, Chennai, India.
  • Health Technology Assessment
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Kavitha Rajsekar, Scientist-‘E’, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
  • Dr. Beena Joshi, Scientist F, ICMR-NIRRCH, Mumbai, PI: HTARC-ICMRNIRRCH, Mumbai
  • Dr. Yogesh Gurav,
    Scientist ‘E’ NIV Pune
  • Dr. Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Scientist - E, & PI: HTARC, ICMR - NIE, Chennai
  • Dr. Muniyandi, Scientist – E & PI: HTARC, ICMR - NIRT, Chennai
  • Dr. Vibhav Garg, Director, Health Economics & Govt. Affairs, India Hub & Asean, Boston Scientific India Pvt. Ltd
03.30 PM - 04.00 PM Tea Break
04.00 PM - 05.30 PM Pre-Conference symposium (4 Parallel Sessions) Contd.
05.00 PM - 06.15 PM
Moringa Auditorium
4th Floor, SUHRC
Inauguration of SYMRESEARCH 2022
Chief Guest : Dr. Jitendra Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
Guest of Honour: Dr. V. K. Paul, Member, NITI Aayog
06.00 PM – 08.00 PM

Master Class (4 Parallel sessions)

Lecture Theatre I SMCW Lecture Theatre II SMCW Lecture Theatre III SMCW Lecture Theatre IV SMCW
Master Class I Master Class II Master Class III Master Class IV
  • Interdisciplinary (Integrative) & Translational Research. Linking clinical and field based practice and research (Personal experiences). Trials, Research and Practice: TRP to increase your TRP!
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Suman Rao, WHO Consultant & Professor, Dept of Neonatology, St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru
  • Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Ex President, FOGSI
  • Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar, Internationally acclaimed laparoscopic surgeon
  • Dr. Arun Kinare, Sr. Consultant, Radiologist
  • Dr. Sanjay Pujari, Director and Chief Consultant, Institute of Infectious Diseases
  • Reflective research: Interlinking classroom teaching and research; policy formulation.
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Sandeep Salvi, Distinguished Research Professor, SIU
  • Dr. Sanjay Zodpey, Vice President, Academics, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi
  • Dr. S K Singh, Professor & Head, Dept of Survey Research and Data Analytics, International Institute of Population Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai.
  • Tapping research funding for projects, Opportunities and pathways, Project Monitoring and Evaluation. Writing Research project proposal for Grants: Do’s and Don’ts
Resource Persons:
  • Prof. Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee, Mission Director, Program Management Unit, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), India
  • Mind to Market: The Commercial aspects of research, the natural sequence of Research output - Academic visibility – accreditation- ranking - sourcing extra mural funding - attracting angel investors –generation of patents.
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Yogesh Brahmankar, CEO, Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (SCEI), SIU, Pune

Clinic: 6 hours session

Moringa Auditorium 4th Floor, SUHRC FoHS Auditorium 4th Floor, SUHRC
Clinic 1 Clinic 2
Navigating the Ph.D. Journey
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Ian Paul Johnson, Research Professor, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
  • Dr. Vinay Rale, Director, Symbiosis Centre for Research & Innovation (SCRI), SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Sanjay Pohekar, Professor and Head, Research Programmes, SCRI, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Yogesh Patil, Professor and Head, Research Publications, SCRI, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Anuradha Vaidya, Associate Professor & Officiating Director, SSBS, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Shailesh Rastogi, Professor SIBM, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Vishal Pradhan, Assistant Professor- Statistics and Research Methodology, SCIT, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. SVK Bharathi, Professor, SCIT, SIU, Pune
  • Dr Sanjay Nene, Retired Chief Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
  • Dr. Dipak Tatpuje, Head – Research Projects, SCRI, SIU, Pune
Statistics Clinic: Solving Data challenges with real time analytics
Resource Persons:
  • Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar, Scientist ‘F’, National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai
  • Dr. Amita Pal, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
  • Dr. Shubhash Kulkarni, Consultant Data Science
  • Dr. Vishnu Rao, Director, National Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Dr. R.M. Pandey, ICMR Chair, New Delhi
  • Dr. Sharvari Shukla, Director, Symbiosis Statistical Institute, SIU, Pune

Conference Schedule | Day 2

Friday, 04 November 2022

SIU Auditorium, SIU Hill Top Campus
Time Event
08.00 AM – 09.00 AM Registration & Breakfast
09.00 AM – 10.30 AM Track I
Theme: Contextualizing Research as per National agenda
Objective: To integrate and harmonize research in health & biomedical sciences with regional, national and global policies and programmes
  • Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar, Dr.C.G. Pandit National Chair, ICMR: : Chairperson
  • Dr. Anurag Agrawal, Dean, Biosciences & Health Research, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana
  • Dr. Manoj Murhekar, Director, National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai
  • Dr. Arvind Sahu, Dean & Scientist ‘G’, National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
10.30 AM – 11.00 AM Activity & Tea Break
11.00 AM - 12.30 PM TRACK II
Theme: Creating and strengthening the research ecosystem in academic institutions and universities. Capacity building for fostering Interdisciplinary and Translational research. Talent tapping (students), Talent Nurturing (Faculty) & Developing Physician Scientists
Objective: To promote cutting-edge translational research with comprehensive skill development and entrepreneurship
  • Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar (Retd.), Vice Chancellor, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik
  • Dr. Sanjay Zodpey, Vice President, Academics Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi.
  • Dr. Shashidhara, Dean, Research, Ashoka University Sonipat, Haryana
  • Dr. Priya Abraham, Director, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune
  • Dr. Vinaykumar Rale, Director, Symbiosis Centre for Research & Innovation, SIU - (Moderator)
12.30 PM - 01.30 PM Lunch
01.30 PM - 03.00 PM TRACK III
Theme: Ethical and Legal dimensions of research for promoting Good Academic Research Practice. (GARP model of UGC). Navigating research proposals through the regulatory mechanisms. Avoiding research misconduct.
Objective: To familiarize the delegates with regulatory frameworks for best practices in research in Health & Biomedical Sciences
  • Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, Dean, Faculty of Law, SIU, Pune
  • Dr. Vina Vaswani, Director, Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
  • Dr. V. G. Somani, Dr. Controller General of India (DCGI), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
  • Dr. Nandini K Kumar, Former Dy DG, ICMR, VP, Forum for Ethics Review Committees in India
  • Dr. Ravindra Ghooi, Director, Scientia Clinical Services, Pune
03.00 PM – 03.30 PM Mental Health Activity & Tea Break
03.30 PM - 05.00 PM TRACK IV
Theme: Building networks and fostering collaborations. Building industry connects.
Objective: To enhance connectivity and networking to facilitate collaborative ideation and tapping funding opportunities
  • Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee, Mission Director, India Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), India
  • Dr. Harish Iyer, Deputy Director, Digital and Health Innovation, Office of President, Global HealthBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Dr. Kavita Singh, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), South Asia office
  • Mr. Sanjiv Navangul, MD & CEO, Bharat Serum & vaccines Ltd 7506179155
  • Dr. Debashis Mitra, CEO, DBT (India Alliance): 9823059841
  • Dr. Sundeep Salvi, Distinguished Research Professor, FoHS, SIU (Moderator)
05.00 PM - 06.30 PM Evaluation of posters and oral presentations
08.00 PM - 10.00 PM Cultural Evening and Banquet Dinner

Conference Schedule | Day 3

Saturday, 05 November 2022

SIU Auditorium, SIU Hill top campus, Lavale
Time Event
8.00 AM - 09.00 AM Registration & Breakfast [Breakfast with bosses]
09.00 AM – 10.30 AM TRACK V
Theme: Epidemiological Research, Data management and Analysis, Establishing Health Demographic Surveillance Systems.
Objective: To explore and identify tools of societal health related data acquisition aimed at boosting epidemiological research
  • Prof Anand Krishnan, Professor, AIIMS, New Delhi
  • Mr. Ajay Sathe, Cytel India Head
  • Dr. Tarun Shankar Choudhary, Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India
  • Prof Prem Mony, Vice-Dean, St John's Research Institute: 9535007638
  • Dr. Sharvari Shukla, Director, Symbiosis Statistical Institute (Moderator)
10.30 AM - 11.00 AM Dr R.A.Mashelkar, FRS Reinventing India as a leader in science and innovation: view from a personal lens
11.30 AM - 11.45 AM Tea break
11.45 AM - 01.15 PM TRACK VI
Theme: Branding, promotion and community connect by Researchers.
Objective: Understanding the importance of Dissemination, advocacy, brand building and image management of individual and institute; since research is a primary parameter used by various ranking and accreditation agencies.
  • Dr. Manisha Pathak-Shelat, Chair - Centre for Development Management and Communication (CDMC) MICA, India
  • Ms. Smita Jain, Associate Director, Academic and Govt Relations Cactus Communications, Bengaluru, India
  • Mrs. Chhaya Banti, Vertiver, New Delhi
  • Mr. Manoj Pardeshi, General Secretary: National Coalition of PLHIV in India
  • Dr R. Raman, Dean, Faculty of Management, SIU Pune (Moderator)
01.15 PM - 2.00 PM Keynote addresse
Promoting Scientific and Technological Innovations in India, Opportunities and Challenges- Dr. Shekhar Mande,
Former DG, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Secretary, DSIR, New Delhi

2.00 PM - 3.00 PM Lunch
3.00 PM - 3.30 PM
  • Emerging Trends in Research in Health & Biomedical Sciences (Top 3)
3.30 PM - 4.00 PM
  • Ideation of Research (Top 3 ideas to be presented)
4.00 PM - 4.45 PM
  • Oral Presentation by Researchers (Top 3)
4.45 PM - 6.00 PM
Valedictory Function
Chief Guest
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
Hon’ble Minister for AYUSH and Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Government of India

Interdisciplinary and Integrative Research
6.00 PM High Tea (Only for invitees)