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ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Journals
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Journals publishes trusted, peer-reviewed research across the microbial sciences, guided by global experts who ensure fair and rigorous evaluation. As a not-for-profit, ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ upholds high standards of ethics, integrity and author-focused practices, providing a strong platform for research presented at this symposium.ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ is a signatory of India’s One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, expanding nationwide access to its journal content for researchers and institutions.
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Mechanism Discovery Unit
To create a successful mechanism for gathering collegial input and developing scientific priorities, ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ has established 3 scientific units organized around key scientific disciplines—ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Health, ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Applied and Environmental ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ and ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Mechanism Discovery.
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥'s Mechanism Discovery unites researchers across disciplines to advance curiosity-driven discovery of the molecular mechanisms that govern microbial life and interactions across scales. Aligned with ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥’s strategic roadmap, the unit integrates expertise across fundamental processes, dynamic interactions and evolutionary mechanisms.
It champions research spanning microbial physiology, host–microbe interactions, genomics, computational modeling, microbial evolution and more, providing foundational insight that underpins advances across the microbial sciences.
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥â€”CSIR-IGIB Symposium on Decoding Microbial Systems Planning Committee
American Society for ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥
Anirban Mahapatra, Ph.D.
Chief Science and Global Strategy OfficerAditi Jain, Ph.D.
Scientific Partnerships Manager, IndiaLorraine Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, JournalsGlen McGugan, Ph.D.
Mechanism Discovery DirectorCSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
Bhupesh Taneja, Ph.D.
Head, Infectious Diseases Biology Unit,Chief Scientist
Sheetal Gandotra, Ph.D.
Senior Principal ScientistCSIR-IGIB Organizing Committee
Krishnendu Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Principal ScientistRajesh Pandey, Ph.D.
Senior Principal ScientistVivek Rao, Ph.D.
Senior Principal ScientistJitendra Narayan, Ph.D.
Principal ScientistSession Chairs
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology