08:30-9:30

Registration

09:30-10:15

Inauguration Function

Welcome Address

and

Genesis of WCC

Prof. Anil Suri

Professor of Eminence

 National Institute of Immunology

New Delhi, India

Address

by

Guest of Honor

Prof. Nina Bhardwaj

Director of Cancer Immunotherapy

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, USA

Prof. T. Rajkumar

Head, Department of Molecular Oncology

Cancer Institute

Chennai, India

Address

by

Chairperson

Dr. Vikas  Swarankar  

 Chairperson/ Chancellor

Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology

Jaipur, India

Address
by  Emeritus Chairperson Presiding over the function
 

Dr. M. L. Swarankar  

Emeritus Chairperson

Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology,

 Jaipur, India

Opening Remarks Honorable Chief Guest

 

Prof. Elizabeth Jaffee

Co-Director

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at John Hopkins

 USA

PLENARY LECTURE

10:15-11:00

Prof. Robert Clarke

Georgetown University Medical Center, USA

"Role of cell-cell communication in endocrine therapy resistant breast cancer"

11:00-11:15

Tea/ Coffee break

Venue: East Wing Auditorium

SESSION- I

11:15-13:15

Identification and Validation of New Molecular Targets

Chair Persons: Prof. Hemant Malhotra, Prof. Rajeev Sood ,

 Prof. T. C. Sadasukhi, Prof. N.K. Shukla, India

11:15-11:45

Prof. Rakesh Kumar

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India

"Cellular fitness phenotype of cancer target genes in repurposing

cancer therapeutics "

11:45-12:15

Prof. V. Sridevi

Cancer Institute, Chennai, India

"Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers:  Indian scenario"

12:15-12:45

Prof. Amlesh Seth

All India Institute of Medical Sciences,  India

"Robotics surgery in uro-oncology"

12:45-13:15

Dr. G. Gopal

Cancer Institute, India

"Identifying potential ribosome independent functions of MRPS genes using protein-protein interactions and studies on MRPS6 and MRPS23

 in breast cancer"

13:15-14:00 

Exhibition-Venue: East Side Auditorium Ground: 

Lunch and Poster Session-Venue:  Central Library

SESSION- II

14:00-15:30

 Cancer Vaccine, Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy

Chairpersons:   Prof. G.K. Rath,  Prof. T. Rajkumar, India

Prof. Nina Bhardwaj, USA

14:00-14:30   

Prof. D. N. Sharma

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

"Ongoing Research in Gynecological Oncology"

14:30-15:00

Prof. Benjamin G. Neel

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, USA

"Development of New Immune Therapy Combinations for Ovarian

Cancer  Using Genetically Defined Organoid Platform"

15:00-15:30

Prof. Leena Hilakivi-Clarke

Georgetown University Medical Center,  USA

"Genistein Supplementation Prevents Mammary Tumor Recurrence after Tamoxifen Therapy and Reverses Gut Dysbiosis in the

 Offspring of Obese Rat Dams"

15:30-15:45

Tea/Coffee break

Venue: East Wing Auditorium

15.45-16:45

ORAL   PRESENTATION

               Chairpersons:   Prof. D. N. Sharma, Prof. N. K. Shukla,  India

                                         Prof. Benjamin G. Neel, USA

    Dr. Sandeep Singh

    National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India
    Heterocellular reciprocation-based identification of molecular targets against oral         

    cancer progression

    Dr. Kusum Kumari Singh
     Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
     EJC-RNPS1 masks cryptic splice sites to safeguard transcriptome integrity

      Dr. Debraj Singh Thoudam
      All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
      A Novel Orally Active Inverse Agonist of Estrogen-Related Receptor Gamma (ERRγ),

      DN200434, Enhances sodium iodide symporter function in anaplastic thyroid cancer model

     Dr. Pratibha Srivastava
     Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
     Unexplored flavones: Role in anticancer activity

     Dr. Mayank Singh
     All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
     Validation of ubiquitin specific peptidase 37 (USP37) as a critical factor in oncogenesis

     of osteosarcoma

       Dr. Amit Sehrawat
       All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
       Paraneoplastic transaminitis - A rare manifestation of ovarian cancer                

19:30 onwards

Dinner - Venue: ITC Rajputana Hotel, Palace Road, Jaipur

February 4, 2020, Tuesday

PLENARY LECTURE

  09:30-10:15

Prof. Nina Bhardwaj

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

"Tumor neoantigens: From the bench to the clinic"

SESSION III

10:15-12:00

Translational Research in Cancer

Chairpersons: Prof. G. N. Saxena, India, India

Prof. Nina Bhardwaj, Prof. Elizabeth M. Jaffee, USA

  10:15-10:45

Prof. G. K. Rath

NCI-All India Institute of Medical Sciences,  India

"Translational  cancer research in India"

10:45-11:15

Prof. Anil Suri

National Institute of Immunology, India

"Translational research: Bench side to bed side"

11:15-11:30

Tea/Coffee break-Venue: East Wing Auditorium

11:30-12:00

Prof. T. Rajkumar

Cancer Institute, Chennai, India

"Update on phase 2, 3 -arm randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate dendritic cell vaccine in stage IIIB cervical cancer"

12:00-12:30

Panel Discussion-I

"Immunotherapy: The 4th pillar in cancer management - achievements, pitfalls and

the way forward "

Moderator: Prof. T Rajkumar

Panellists: Prof. Nina Bhardwaj, Prof. Elizabeth Jaffee, USA
Prof. G. K. Rath, Prof. Hemant Malhotra, Prof. D.P. Singh,

Dr. Ruchir Bhandari, India
 

12:30-13:00

ORAL PRESENTATION: Three Presentation

Chair Person: Prof. Aparna Dixit, Dr. Shashi Upreti, India

Prof. Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, USA

      Dr. Nirmala Jagadish
      National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
      Targeted therapy: Future perspectives of SPAG9 in breast cancer
                          

      Dr. Anil Mukund Limaye
       Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
       DNA methylation mediated silencing of GPER1: Implications in breast and colon cancer

        Dr. Manraj Singh Kang
        G.G.S.M. College and Hospital, Faridkot, India
        Clinical feasibility of high dose rate interstitial brachytherapy
 

13:00-13:45

Venue - East Wing

Exhibition- Venue: East Side Auditorium Ground: 

Lunch and Poster Session II

Venue: Central Library

SESSION- IV

13:45-15:15

Novel Therapeutics Strategies and Precision Medicine

           Chairpersons:  Prof. Robert Clarke, USA

              Prof. Sudhir Sachdev, Prof. J. Mahanta, India

13:45-15:15 

Prof. Neal Rosen

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA

"Oncoprotein-activated negative feedback-Basic and translational implications"

14:15-14:45

Prof. Kwok-Kin Wong

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA

"Novel therapeutic strategies for lung cancer"

14:45-15:15

Prof. Daman Saluja

Dr B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, India

"P73 Protein plays a pivotal role in suppressing invasion and metastasis"

15:15-15:30

Tea/Coffee break

Venue: East Wing Auditorium

15:30-15:50

ORAL PRESENTATION

Chair Person: Prof. D. P. Singh, Prof. V. Sridevi, Dr. Anil Kumar, India

           Dr. Priyanka Samji

       Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India  

       miRNA profiling and analysis of signaling pathways following curcumin treatment in

        cervical cancer cells

       Ms. Apoorva Uboveja

       Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India   

       Neuron Navigator-3, a direct transcriptional target of p73, plays a critical role in p73

       mediated suppression of colon cancer cell migration, invasion and metastasis.

15:50-16:45

Hospital Facilities Tour-Shri Ram Cancer Center, Mahatma Gandhi

 Hospital and Medical College, Jaipur, India

19:30 onwards

Dinner Venue:

Padao Open Air restaurant, Nahargarh Fort 7:30 PM

February 5, 2020, Wednesday

PLENARY LECTURE

9:30-10:15

Prof. Elizabeth M. Jaffee

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, USA

 "Pancreatic cancer treatment in the era of precision medicine"

SESSION V 10:15-12:30

Prevention, Cancer Detection, Diagnosis and Management

Chairpersons: Prof. Neal Rosen, Prof. Kwok-Kin Wong, USA,

Prof. Ashok Kumar Das, India

10:15-10:45

Prof. Hemant Malhotra

S.R.C.C., Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, India

"Diagnosis & management of imatinib resistant CML"
 

10:45-11:15

Dr. Abhishek Shankar

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

"Challenges and opportunities for cancer screening implementation for common cancers in India : Do we need more sincere efforts than cheerleading?

11:15-11:30

Tea/Coffee break

Venue: East Wing Auditorium

Prof. Arun Chougule

S.M.S. Medical College and Hospital, India

"MR Linac in radiotherapy- Advantages and limitations"

       12:00-12:30

Dr. Prabhjot Singh

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

"Role of HPV in carcinoma penis : Impact on staging"

12:30-13:00 

ORAL PRESENTATION

Chair Person: Prof. Abdul Ansari,  Prof. Rita Singh, Dr. Nirmala Jagadish, India

Dr. Pratima R. Solanki 

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India

Potential of nanomaterials materials for cancer biomarkers detection

Dr. Tushar Vora

Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India 

 Comparison of treatment plans feasible through AI enabled multidisciplinary online tumor board solution vs. NCCN based clinical decision support system (CDSS)

Dr. Anil Kumar

National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India

Towards understanding the link between intestinal microbiota and colorectal cancer

13:00-13:45

Exhibition- Venue: East Side Auditorium Ground

Lunch -Venue: Central Library

SESSION VI

13:45-14:45

Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and Cell Signaling

Chair Persons: Prof. Swati Garg, Prof. N.K. Lohiya, Prof. Daman Saluja, India

13:45-14:15

Prof. Vivek Mittal

Weill Cornell Medicine, USA

"Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment to enhance efficacy of immunotherapy in lung cancer"

14:15-14:45

Dr. Ira Surolia

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA

"Lessons in precision medicine from a rare T lymphocyte malignancy"

14:45-15:15

Panel Discussion-II

"Hyperthermic-intraperitoneal-chemotherapy (HIPEC) - Is it worth all the

hype in cancer treatment.

Moderator: Dr D.N. Sharma, India

Panellists: Dr. Navin Sharma, Prof. V. Sridevi, Prof. Hemant Malhotra
Prof. D.P. Singh, Dr. Prashant Kumbhaj, India
Prof. Kwok-Kin Wong, USA

15:15-15:30

Venue: East Side Auditorium Ground: Exhibition

Lunch at Central Library

15:30-16:00 

ORAL PRESENTATION

Chairpersons:  Dr. Prashant Kumbhaj, Dr. Abhishek Shankar, Dr. Pratima Solanki, India

Ms. Kavya Vipparthi

National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India

Potential of nanomaterials materials for cancer biomarkers detection

Dr. Ashok Sharma     

All India Institute of Medical Sciences,  New Delhi, India

Epigenetic regulation of POTE genes in epithelial ovarian cancer

Dr. Garima Jain

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Guggulsterone mediated regulation of homeobox gene NKX3.1 in prostate cancer

     Dr. Rinu Sharma                

     GGSIP University, New Delhi, India

     Insights into the role of E3 ubiquitin ligase, MARCH8, in esophageal cancer

16:00-16:30

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