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Date: February 23rd-24th 2018 Venue: The Chancery Pavilion
#135, Residency Road, Bangalore – 560 025, INDIA
“Current therapeutics and interventions in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)”
Diagnosis Awareness Research Therapies
Focus on:
Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust
Presents
1st International Conference:
Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The conference will attract over 500 delegates including Academicians, Patients, Caregivers, Patient Advocacy Organisations, Clinicians and Industry Professionals who will have the platform to: • Network with partners on key issues and challenges in DMD • Engage with panels of international experts who will inform, challenge and stimulate debate • Acquire the latest updates on standards of care, outcome measures, patient registries and new developments
Organising Chairman Organising Secretary Joint Secretary Mr. Ravdeep Singh Anand Dr. Arun Shastry Dr. Aravind Sankaramoorthy Hospitality Co-ordinator Treasurer Conference Co-ordinator Mr. Berty Ashley Ms. Manjula M Ms. Keerthi Ramesh
Phone: +91 9840219833 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dartindia.in
Organising Committee
About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
About DART
The Muscular Dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The most prevalent and fatal form is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which is caused due to a lack of a protein called ‘Dystrophin”. The Disease affects only boys but girls are carriers. One out of 3500 boy is affected and there are around 4,50,000 children suffering from this terrible disease.
Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust (DART) is a parent-powered NGO founded in 2012, with a mission to create a common platform to provide counselling and support for all Muscular Dystrophy patients and their families, as well as to create awareness of Treatments and Drug Trials, and last but not least, facilitate research into alleviating the scourge of Muscular dystrophy. DART is unique as a parent run Ministry of Science and Technology Govt of India DSIR certified research lab.
Dr. Vijayraghavan K Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi Dr. Geeta Jotwani Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi Dr. Jitendra Kumar Sharma Managing Director & CEO, Andhra Med Tech Zone (AMTZ) Vishakapatnam Dr.Annemieke Aartsma-Rus Group leader, Leiden University Medical Center The Netherlands
Dr. Vijay Chandru Chairman, Strand Life Sciences Bangalore Dr. Jon Andoni Urtizberea Consultant, Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) Paris Dr. V Viswanathan Paediatric Neurologist, Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital Chennai
Ms. Hayley Lethlean Chief Executive Officer Muscular Dystrophy Association of Western Australia (Inc)
Dr. VM Katoch Former DG, ICMR New Delhi
Dr. Meenakshi Bhat Clinical Geneticist, Centre for Human Genetics, Bangalore Dr. V Nagaraja President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore
Dr. Upendra Nongthomba Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore Dr. Alok Bhattacharya Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
Dr. Ramprasad VL COO, Medgenome Labs, Bangalore Dr. Roli Mathur Scientist ‘E”, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi Dr. Rakesh N Veedu Head, Precision Nucleic Acid Theranostics Group, Murdoch University Australia Dr. Gayathri Narayanappa Professor, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore Dr. Ashwin Dalal Head, Diagnostics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Hyderabad Dr. Surajit Sinha Professor, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata Dr. Shridhar Narayan Director, Foundation for Neglected Disease Research Bangalore
Dr. Namitha Kumar Research Director, The Centre for Health Ecologies and Technology (CHET) Bangalore
Dr. Manju Balasubramanyam Pricipal, Delhi Public School North Bangalore
Dr. Mukesh Jain Project Coordinator, Ayush Muscular Dystrophy Society (AMDS) Bhilai
Mr. Sureshkumar Senior Physiotehrapist, Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital Chennai
Speakers
Neuromuscular Diseases Gene-therapy Tissue Engineering Cardiovascular Disease Drug Delivery miRNA and Therapeutics Toxicology
Delegate Registration includes entry to conference, conference material, lunch, and refreshments. Accompanying person includes entry to conference, lunch, and refreshment except conference material.
Delegate – Indian Early Till Dec 31st 2017 Late Jan 1st 2018 – Feb 15th 2018 Spot Commercial / Corporate INR 7,500 INR 10,000 INR 15,000 Academic & Government INR 5,000 INR 7,500 INR 10,000 Student INR 3,500 INR 5,000 INR 7,500 Parent (One Person) INR 3,500 INR 5,000 INR 7,500 Parents (Two Persons) INR 5,000 INR 7,500 INR 10,000 Accompanying Person INR 2,500 INR 3,500 INR 4,500
Delegate – Foreign Early Till Dec 31st 2017 Late Jan 1st 2018 – Feb 15th 2018 Spot Commercial / Corporate USD 770 / INR 50,000 USD 1160 / INR 75,000 USD 1300 / INR 85,000 General USD 460 /INR 5,000 USD 770 / INR 50,000 USD 920 / INR 60,000 Student USD 230 / INR 15,000 USD 385 / INR 25,000 USD 540 / INR 35,000 Accompanying Person USD 150 / INR 10,000 USD 230 / INR 15,000 USD 300 / INR 20,000
Cancellation Policy Cancellation requests can be made by sending an email to [email protected]. Refund is applicable as shown below: Till January 31st 2018 - 50% refund From February 1st 2018 onwards - No refund
Please note refunds will be issued after the conclusion of the meeting by March 31st 2018.
Abstract Categories:
CRISPR Antisense Oligonucleotides Physiotherapy Pharmacology Pharmacokinetics Genomics Proteomics
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