Scientific Program
| Preconference Workshop: Thursday, November 28, 2024 | ||
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| Venue – Mini Auditorium, RRU Building, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai | ||
| Workshop 1 - “Highlighting Importance of Specialty Program of Indian College of Laboratory Animal Medicine” | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 09:30 AM – 10:10 AM | Inauguration | Director, ACTREC; Dy. Director, CRI-ACTREC; Organizing Secretary; Dr. Ramachandra; Dr. Shakthi Devan and Dr. Montip Gettayacamin |
| 10:10 AM – 10:50 AM | Importance of Specialty program of ICLAM for veterinary fraternity | Dr. SG Ramachandra, IISc, Bangalore; Registrar, ICLAM |
| 10:50 AM – 11:30 AM | Meeting the requirements of role delineation document (RDD) of ICLAM | Dr. RK Shakthi Devan, Syngene Int, Bangalore; Secretary, ICLAM |
| 11:30 AM – 12:10 PM | Registration procedure, training and experience requirements of a Board Examination of ICLAM | Dr. Arvind Ingle, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai; President, ICLAM |
| 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM | Importance of specialty program of ICLAM for non-veterinarians and study directors/PI’s | Dr. Kalidas Kohale, TIFR, Mumbai; Treasurer, ICLAM |
| 12:50 PM – 01:00 PM | Group Discussion | |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch and networking – Cafeteria, Mini Auditorium, RRU Building. | |
| Workshop 2 - “Enhancing Animal Research Quality by Improving Animal Welfare – The International Standards” by AAALAC International | ||
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| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 02:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Introduction | Dr. Montip Gettayacamin, Dr. KB Patel, Dr. VP Singh, and Dr. Arvind Ingle |
| 02:15 PM – 02:55 PM | Overview, expectations and update on AAALAC International | Dr. Montip Gettayacamin, AAALAC International, Senior Director, Asia Pacific |
| 02:55 PM – 03:35 PM | Meeting the AAALAC International expectations – The full function of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) | Dr. Arvind Ingle, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai |
| 03:35 PM – 04:15 PM | Expectations of the AAALAC International site visit | Dr. KB Patel, ILBS, New Delhi |
| 04:15 PM – 04:45 PM | Tea Break and networking – Cafeteria, Mini Auditorium, RRU Building. | |
| 04:45 PM – 05:25 PM | Adequate veterinary care expectations in the AAALAC International accredited GLP compliance environment | Dr. VP Singh, CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi |
| 05:25 PM – 06:00 PM | Certificate Distribution and Networking | |
| 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM | Dinner and Networking – Cafeteria, Mini Auditorium, RRU Building. | |
| Main Conference: Day 1, Friday, November 29, 2024 | ||
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| Venue – CIDCO Convention Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai | ||
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | Registration and breakfast – Atrium Lobby, First Floor | |
| 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Inauguration | |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Lifetime Achievement Award & LASA Fellow Award Ceremony of Senior LASA Members | |
| Dr. Mohan Wani Memorial Keynote address | ||
| 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Role of veterinarians in biomedical research advancements | Dr. Niteen Patil, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, MAFSU, Nagpur |
| 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Tea Break/ Vendor Exhibits/ Poster Viewing/ Networking - Atrium Lobby, First Floor and Second Floor | |
| Session 1: Breeding and Reproduction | ||
| 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Caring of immunodeficient mice: from Nude to NSG | Dr. Neeraj Kumar Tiwari, The Jackson Laboratory, USA |
| 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM | Challenges in breeding and management of non-human primates | Dr. M Thirumala, ICMR-NARFBR, Hyderabad |
| 12:45 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch/vendor exhibits/poster viewing Networking - Atrium Lobby, First Floor and Second Floor | |
| Session 2: Animal Welfare, Ethics and Regulatory Compliance | ||
| 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM | Role and responsibilities of CCSEA in monitoring laboratory animal research facilities in India | Dr. Vivek Tyagi, Expert Consultant, CCSEA, New Delhi |
| 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM | Animal welfare through animal quarantine facilities | Dr. Tapan Kumar Sahu, Dy. Commissioner (Quarantine), Bangalore |
| Session 3: Quality Assurance and Control | ||
| 03:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Expectations of OECD and NGCMA on quality of research animals | Dr. SG Ramachandra, IISc, Bangalore |
| 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM | Highlighting importance of quality assurance in laboratory animal research | Dr. L Ramnath, Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai |
| 04:00 PM – 04:30 PM | Tea Break/ Vendor Exhibits/ Poster Viewing/ Networking - Atrium Lobby, First Floor, Second Floor | |
| Session 4: Oral Presentations by LASA Members | ||
| 04:30 PM – 05:30 PM | 5 minutes for each Member | LASA Members’ Presentations |
| 05:30 PM – 06:30 PM | LASA AGBM | |
| 07:00 PM – 09:30 PM | Dinner/ Networking - First floor | |
| Conference: Day 2, Saturday, November 30, 2024 | ||
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| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 08:30 AM – 09:00 AM | Breakfast - Venue: First Floor, CIDCO Convention Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai | |
| Keynote Address | ||
| 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM | Future of animal use, trends of facilities, strains and ethics issues | Dr. Marcel Frajblat, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Session 5: Health Monitoring and Veterinary Care | ||
| 09:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Genetic monitoring methods for laboratory animals: past and present | Dr. Goto Kazuo, Teikyo University, Japan |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Veterinary care of laboratory animals: Korean perspective | Dr. Young-Shin Joo, The Catholic University, Korea |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Tea Break/ Vendor Exhibits/ Poster Viewing/ Networking - Atrium Lobby, First Floor, Second Floor | |
| Session 6: Housing and Engineering Control | ||
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Importance of good housing of laboratory animals: expectations and limitations | Dr. Dilip Patil, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Importance and methods of indoor environment control in animal facilities | Mr. Kamalesh Mehta, ASHRAE (Western India Chapter), Ahmedabad |
| Session 7: Occupational Health & Safety of the Personnel | ||
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Occupational health and safety of laboratory animal staff with special reference to NHP | Dr. Satish Patel, Zydus Research Centre, Ahmedabad |
| 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM | Health monitoring of personnel working in laboratories of infectious agents or animals | Dr. Parag Gaiki, Anand Hospital, Mumbai |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break/ Vendor Exhibits/ Poster Viewing/ Networking - Atrium Lobby, First Floor, Second Floor | |
| Session 8: Education and Training | ||
| 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM | Past, present and future of laboratory animal science education | Dr. Irfan Mir, NARFBR, Hyderabad |
| 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM | Role of regulatory bodies in elevating the standards of education of laboratory animal professionals | Dr. Kripali Pande, Expert Consultant, CCSEA, New Delhi |
| Session 9: Phenotypic Characterization | ||
| 03:00 PM – 03:30 PM | MorphoPHEN: The European solution for disease model morphological phenotyping for India | Dr. Jesus Ruberte Paris, MorphoPHEN, Spain |
| 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM | Past, present and future of mouse phenotyping | Dr. JK Seong, Seoul National University & KMPC, South Korea |
| Session 10: Oral Presentations by Students | ||
| 04:00 PM – 04:55 PM | 6 minutes for each Student | Students' Presentations |
| Session 11: Company Presentations by Vendors | ||
| 04:55 PM – 05:35 PM (10 min's for each vendor) |
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Dr Pravin Hushangabade, ATNT Laboratories, Hyderabad |
| New washing technologies: Advancing sustainability and reducing CO2 emissions | Mr. Riccardo Saggin, International Area Sales Manager, Tecniplast, Italy | |
| 05:40 PM – 06:05 PM | Felicitation of Vendors and Prize Distribution | |
| 06:05 PM – 06:30 PM | High Tea and Certificate Distribution - First Floor, Atrium Lobby | |