FULL PROGRAM
Venue: KN UDUPPA AUDITORIUM, IMS, BHU, VARANASI
Keynote lectures are 30 minutes, and invited talks are 15-20 minutes.
Tuesday, November 12, 2025
08.00-8.45 Registration, Breakfast & Exhibition with Coffee
THEME-1: BACTERIOPHAGES & HUMAN HEALTH
SESSION-I:
Chairpersons: Prof. Bipin Nair, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala,& Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy Koganti, SHRI Hospital and Research Centre, Guntur, AP
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
9.00 - 9.30
Keynote
Prof. Gopal Nath
Phage in clinical practice: our experience
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
9.30 - 10.00
Keynote
Prof. Sanjay Chhibber
Next-Generation Wound Management: The New Era of Bioactive Wound Dressings
Panjab University, Chandigarh
SESSION-II:
Chairpersons: Prof. Rajesh Bansal, IMS, BHU & Prof. SK Bhartiya, IMS, BHU
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
10.00 - 10.20
Invitedtalk
Dr. Mayank Gangwar
Regulatory Hurdles in Bacteriophage Development: Strategies for Overcoming Challenges
Indian Council of Medical Research, DHR, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi
10.20 - 10.40
Invitedtalk
Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy Koganti
Clinical Experience of Phage Therapy in Indian settings
SHRI Hospital and Research Centre, Guntur, AP
SESSION-III:
Chairpersons: Prof. Rajesh Bansal, IMS, BHU & Prof. SK Bhartiya, IMS, BHU
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
10.40-11.00
Invitedtalk
Prof. Bipin Nair
Bacteriophage-based Affordable Point of Care (PoC)/ Point of Testing (PoT) Devices for monitoring and diagnostics of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala
11.00-11.20
Invitedtalk
Sonia Bhonchal Bhardwaj
Bacteriophages and oral diseases.
Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
11.20 -11.40 COFFEE & TEA BREAK
11.40-13.00
THEME 2: BACTERIOPHAGES IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND DERIVED FOOD PRODUCTS
SESSION-IV:
Dr Taruna Ananad, ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, Haryana & Prof. Ragini Tilak, IMS, BHU
Chairpersons: Dr. Sandhya Shrivastav, Mumbai & Dr. Subhas Lal Karn, Nepal
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
11.40-12.10
Keynote
Justyna Kowalska
Phage Directory and phage repository
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
SESSION-V:
Chairpersons:
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
12.10–12.30
Invitedtalk
Dr. B.N. Tripathi
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Vice Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu
12.30–12.50
Invitedtalk
Dr. Taruna Anand
Bacteriophage-encoded lysins: A novel approach adding a new dimension to antimicrobial alternatives
ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines
12.50–13.10
Invitedtalk
Dr. Sangita Ahiwale
Understanding the concept of phage dosing and phage Therapy: Mathematical approach
Pune University
13.10-14.10 LUNCH & NETWORKING
14.10-16.30
THEME-3 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & BACTERIOPHAGES
SESSION-VI:
Chairpersons: Prof. P. Palani, Madras University, Chennai & Dr. Mayank Gangwar, ICMR Headquarters, New Delhi
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
14.10–14.40
Keynote
Prashant Dhakephalkar
Rust Busters: SRB Lytic Phages AS A Novel Tool to Mitigate Microbes-Induced Corrosion and H2S-Induced Hazards in the Oil Industry
Director, Agharkar Research Institute
G G Agarkar Road, Pune.
SESSION-VII:
Chairpersons: Dr. Hiren Joshi, BARC, Chennai and Dr. Vikas Jain, IISER, Bhopal
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
14.40–15.40
Invitedtalk
Jessica Sacher
Phage manufacturing and biobanking
Stanford University
15.00–15.20
Invitedtalk
Sanjay Pal
Complementary approaches in the phage-mediated microbiome engineering in sanitation
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala
15.20–16.00
Oral Presentations
Amita Gupta
Phage Display
Pune University
16.00-17.00 OPENING CEREMONY BY
Speech by
Running Coffee and Tea
SOUVENIR PRESENTATION AND PHOTO SESSION
BoothVisits(FOR………TEAM)
SESSION-VII:
17:00-19.30
POSTER PRESENTATION (Chairpersons: Prof Ragini Tilak, Microbiology;Dr. Meenakshi Singh, Medicinal Chemistry
(Posters will be put in place up until lunch on day 2)
19.30-21.30
Welcome Reception Dinner
Tuesday, November 13, 2025
THEME-4 : MYCOPHAGES & MYCOBACTERIOPHAGES
09.00-10.30
SESSION-IX:
Chairpersons: Prof. Urmi Bajpeyi, DU, NEW Delhi and Ankush Gupta, Institute of Science, BHU
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
09.00-9.25
Keynote
Prof. P. Palani
Mycophages: Current status and future perspectives.
Madras University, Chennai
SESSION-X:
Chairpersons: Prof. Sanjay Pal, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala & Dr. Alka Shukla, VRDL, IMS, BHU
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
09.25-9.45
Invitedtalk
Dr Ankush Gupta
Engineering Mycobacteriophages: Precision Tools for Next-Generation TB Therapeutics.
Institute of Science, BHU
9.45-10.00
Invitedtalk
Dr. Vikas Jain
Elucidating the role of mycobacteriophage D29-encoded DNA-binding protein in phage gene expression regulation
IISER, Bhopal
10.00-10.30
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Oral presentations
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10.30 - 10.40 COFFEE & TEA BREAK
THEME-5: BACTERIOPHAGE ENGINEERING/ BACTERIOPHAGE PRODUCTS AS ANTIMICROBIALS (ENDOLYSINS, ETC.)
11.20-13.00
SESSION-XI:
Chairpersons: Dr. Sangeeta Ahiwale, Pune University, Maharastra & Dr.Sonia Bhonchal Bhardwaj, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
11.20-11.50
Keynote
Dr. Adelene Song
Phage enzybiotics: Innovative weapons in the war against antimicrobial resistance
University Putra Malaysia
SESSION-XII:
Chairpersons: Dr. Sangeeta Ahiwale, Pune University, Maharastra & Dr.Sonia Bhonchal Bhardwaj, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
11.50–12.15
Invitedtalk
Dr. Hiren Joshi
When Phages Meet Biocides: Resistance Has Nowhere to Hide.
BARC, Chennai
12.15-12.30
Invitedtalk
Dr. Sudhir K Singh
Endolysin expression in prokaryotic and Eukaryotic expression platforms
VRDL, IMS, BHU
12.30-12.45
Invitedtalk
Dr. Malbika Vishwas
Silent Killers and Arrested Growth: Reprogramming Phi11 Holin Activity via Domain Deletion
BITS, Pilani
12.45–13.00
Invitedtalk
Dr Urmi Bajpeyi
Structural and Functional Diversity in Mycobacteriophage-encoded Endolysins.
Delhi University
13.00-14.00 LUNCH & NETWORKING
THEME 6: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF AMR
14.00-16.00
SESSION-XIII:
Chairpersons: Dr Aradhana Vipra & Dr Sumi Nandwani, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, NOIDA, UP& Prof SK Bhartiya, General Surgery, IMS, BHU
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
14.00-14.15
Invitedtalk
Prof. Vinodkumar CS
Phage life history traits and infection dynamics
S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Davengere, Karnataka
14.15-14.30
Invitedtalk
Prof. Kiran Kondabagil
Phage life history traits and infection dynamics
IIT-Bombay
SESSION-XIV:
Chairpersons: Prof. Vinodkumar CS, S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Davengere, Karnataka & Prof Deepak Kumar, IMS, BHU
Timing
Type
Speaker
Topic
Affiliation
14.30–14.45
Invitedtalk
Dr.Ramesh N
Characterization of Salmonella phage of the genus Kayfunavirus infecting clinical strains of Salmonella enterica
Vellore Institute of Technology
14.45-15.00
Invitedtalk
Dr. Aradhana Vipra
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Gangagen
15.00-16.00
PHAGE QUIZ
By Dr. Hiren Joshi & Dr. Atif Khan
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BARC, CHENNAI