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DAAD Alumni Life Science Conference 19-21 Sep, 2011 |
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DAAD Alumni Life Science Conference
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DAAD Alumni Life Science Conference
To establish a close network of young scientist who have completed their studies in Germany under the sponsorship of DAAD/HEC, DAAD, we are holding a three day DAAD alumni conference on biotech interventions for sustainable development. Biotechnology has a great potential for crop improvement, food production, addressing many of the health problems and poverty reduction. Recently a considerable number of scholars from Pakistan have completed their studies in Germany under fellowships of HEC/DAAD and DAAD. Majority of these young scientists have already been placed into different universities and research organizations. To fully utilize their potential and expertise there is strong need to identify priority research areas and coordinate their activities. The conference will provide a unique opportunity to bring together the alumni into a common professional platform to establish close acedemic and research contacts and explore the opportunities for long term future joint research. The conference will be of great help for the alumni to share their experiences, discuss their problems, and sugggest measures towards the solutions to these problems in the light of their experiences.
The conference will be held from 19-21 Sep. 2011 in Islamabad. The work of different participants will be presented either orally or in the form of posters. A total of 30 participants from all parts of the country are expected to participate in the conference. The research students who are working under the direct supervision of one of the DAAD alumni are also encouraged to present their work in the conference. The Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan and the university system will assist in the management and organization of all the activities of the conference.
Sponsored by
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Organisor/Coordinator
Dr. Muhammad Sayyar Khan
Assistant Professor
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar.
Members Organising Committee
| 1. |
Dr. Rana Iqrar, DAAD Alumni, Assistant Prof., Agricultural University Faisalabad |
| 2. |
Muhammad Arshad, DAAD Alumni, Assistant Prof., University of Sargodha |
| 3. |
Dr. Javaid Iqbal, DAAD Alumni, Assistant Prof., University of Punjab, Lahore |
| 4. |
Prof. Dr. Jehan Bakht, Prof., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar |
| 5. |
Mr. Tahseen Ullah. Deputy Director P& D, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar |
Expected Distinguished Guests
| 1. |
Prof. Dr. Khan Bahadar Marwat (Vice Chancellor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar) |
| 2. |
Prof. Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Swati (Director Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic engineering Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar) |
| 3. |
Dr. Thomas Ditt (Head of Press and Cultural Section, German Embassy, Islamabad) |
| 4. |
Ms. Ursula Saarbeck (Director DAAD Information Center Islamabad) |
Proposed/Tentative program:
Day 1st of the conference
| Inaguration session (1500 -1600) |
| 1500-1600 |
Registration of the delegates |
| 1600-1645 |
Introductory remarks by the distinguished guests |
| 1645-1700 |
Adress by the chief guest scientist (Mrs. Ursula Saarbeck) |
| 1700-1730 |
Keynote address (Prof. Andreas J. Meyer) |
| 1730-1800 |
Refreshment |
| 1800-1840 |
Technical Session 1 (Moleculr Biology) |
| 1800-1820 |
Regulation of Copper Influx-Efflux Through Plasma Membrane in Klebsiella pneumonia
Abdul Rauf Shakoori
School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
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| 1820-1840 |
Directed Evolution of DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a towards higher activity
Abu Nasar Siddique
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering,
KPK Agricultural University Peshawar
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| 2000-2130 |
Conference dinner |
Day 2nd of the conference
| 1000-1120 |
Technical Session 2 |
| 1000-1020 |
Overexpression of EXPANSIN A8 maintains the integrity of cell wall and showed tolerance to the negative effect of growth inhibitors in Arabidopsis thaliana
Aziz-ud-Din, Hamad Siddiqui, Mamoona Rauf. Arif khan, Miroslaw Kwasniewski and Bernd Mueller-Roeber
Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muhlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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| 1020-1040 |
Insect brain: the dynamic perspective for research
Javaid Iqbal
Institute of Agricultural Sciences
University of the Punjab, Lahore
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| 1040-1100 |
Transgenic approaches and Breeding Woody Trees
Iqrar Ahmad Rana
Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
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| 1100-1120 |
Transgenic approaches to enhace stress resistance in oilseed rape
M. Sayyar Khan, Ambreen, Sajid Ali Khan Bangash
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
KP Agricultural University Peshawar
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| 1120-1200 |
Tea break |
| 1200-1320 |
Technical session 3 |
| 1200-1220 |
Increases of C3 plants in grasslands of Pakistan revealed from
13C signatures of local carpets and other indigenous wool products
Mohammad Akmal and Hans Schnyder
Department of Agronomy
KP Agricultural University Peshawar
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| 1220-1240 |
C-terminal frameshift mutations lead to the structural and functional diversification of MPF2-like MADS-box genes
Muhammad Ramzan Khan
National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
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| 1240-1300 |
Effects of Heavy Metals on the Development of Filamentous Fungi
Shazia Iram, Hania Zafar
Department of Environmental Sciences,
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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| 1300-1320 |
Solubility Enhancement of Phosphorus from Rock Phosphate through
different Organic Materials
Muhammad Sharif
Dept. of Soil and Environmental Sciences, KP Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan
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| 1320-1430 |
Lunch break |
| 1430-1630 |
Technical session 4 (Poster presentation) |
| Poster Tile: |
Comparative metal profile in different organs of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and Black kite (Milvus migrans) in Sargodha Punjab Pakistan
Muhammad Arshad, Irfan Mustafa, Nousheen Arif
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha |
| Poster Tile: |
Anti-oxidant defense and biochemical dynamics improving the drought stress potential of Brassica napus after calcium and potassium application at early growth stages
Dr Aqib Iqbal
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
KP Agricultural University Peshawar
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| Poster Tile: |
Inheritance and mapping of Mj-2, a new source of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) resistance in carrot
Aamir Ali, W.C. Matthews, P.A. Roberts, Pablo F. Cavagnaro, and Philipp W. Simon
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Sargodha, Sargodha
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| Poster Tile: |
Study on the atalysis of shoot oxidation from diesel exhaust
N. Jan, S. Kureti, K. Hizbullah
Department of Environmental Sciences
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sharingal, Dir-Upper |
| Poster Tile: |
Molecular and biochemical characterization of local and exotic brassica germplasm
Iqbal Munir, Shahid Ali, Afaq Ahmad and Zahoor A. Swati
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
KP Agricultural University Peshawar
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| Poster Tile: |
Use of duck weed grown on sewage water as feed for poultry
Shazia Iram, Tassawar Khanam, Atiya Azim, Mukhtar Ahmad Nadeem, Iftikhar Ahmad
Department of Environmental Sciences
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi
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| Poster Tile: |
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Brassica juncea with Wasabi defensin gene for enhanced resistance against fungal and bacterial pathogens
Sajid Ali Khan Bangash, Muhammad Sayyar Khan
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
KP Agricultural University Peshawar
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| Poster Tile: |
Establishment of an in vitro regeneration system as a milestone for genetic transformation of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum. L) against Ustilago scitaminea
Naweed Anjum, Siddra Ijaz, Iqrar Ahmad Rana, Ghulam Mustafa, Faiz Ahmad and Iqrar Ahmad Khan
Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
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| Poster Tile: |
Quantitative variation of curcuminoids in the autochthonal mango-ginger (Curcuma amada) of Myanmar
D. Ahmad, H. Nakajyo, A. Kikuchi, S. A. Jatoi, F. Kiuchi, Ye Tint Tun, H. Shigemori, K. N. Watanabe
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
KP Agricultural University Peshawar
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| 1630-1700 |
Refreshment |
| 1700-1830 |
Technical session 5 |
| 1700-1720 |
Cadmium in tissues of cows and buffalos from different tehsils of
Sargodha, Pakistan.
Muhammad Arshad, Gazala Mahjabben, Irfan Mustafa
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
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| 1720-1740 |
Institutional changes in traditional societies: an example from rural northwest Pakistan
Inayatullah Jan
Institute of Developmental Studies (IDS)
KP- Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan
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| 1740-1800 |
Do Institutions and Land-Use Change affect Land Degradation? Attestation through Different Observed Options, from Selected Regions of Pakistan
Dr. Tasneem Akhter
GIFT Business School
GIFT University, Gujranwala
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| 2000-2130 |
Conference Dinner |
Day 3rd of the conference
| 1000-1030 |
Recommendations of the conference |
| 1030-1100 |
Open discussion |
| 1100-1130 |
Closing address (Mrs. Ursula Saarbeck) |
Registration
Registration dead line |
5th September, 2011 |
Dead line for the submission of abstracts |
5th September, 2011 |
Scrutiny and final selection of abstracts |
10th September, 2011 |
Final list of the participants |
10th September, 2011 |
Registration Fee |
Rs. 2500 (20 Euros) |
Registration forms |
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Note: Those participants whose abstracts are selected for oral or poster presentation by the scrutiny committee are not supposed to pay the registration fee.
Travelling allowance will be given to all the registered participants on the basis of the distance they have travelled for the conference.
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