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Announcement

Organized by

C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology & Maliba Pharmacy College Uka Tarsadia University

Bardoli, Dist. Surat- 394350, Gujarat, India www.utu.ac.in

www.ethnopharmacology.in

Dear Friends

We are organizing the 4th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology in

Bardoli, Surat, India during February 23-25, 2017, under the joint auspices of Uka Tarsadia

University (UTU), Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat, India and the Society for Ethnopharmacology,

India (SFE-India). On behalf of the organizing committee of the Congress; the UTU and the

SFE-India, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in this congress. The theme of the 4th

International Congress of Society for Ethnopharmacology, India, is “Healthcare in 21st

century: Perspectives of Ethnopharmacology & Medicinal Plant Reasearch.”

Please Join the event and explore the opportunities Prof. R. Krishnamurthy Prof. Pulok K. Mukherjee Organizing Chairman SFEC-2017 & Coordinator Surat Local Chapter, SFE - India C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology Uka Tarsadia University Mobile no: +91 9825349279 krishnamurthy@utu.ac.in www.utu.ac.in/sfec2017bardoli

Secretary, SFE-INDIA & Chairman Scientific services SFEC-2017 sfeindian@gmail.com www.ethnopharmacology.in

Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE - India): “Globalizing local knowledge and localizing global technologies” The Society for Ethnopharmacology, India is constituted by the eminent

academicians, researchers and industrialists with the vision of providing

an environment for knowledge sharing among researchers, healthcare-practitioners and

decision-makers interested in promotion of Ethnopharmacology and medicinal plants. The

Society is registered under the West Bengal Society Registration act 1961 and is affiliated to

the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, UK. After the grand success of the 12

International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE) organized by

the School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata during February 2012,

the Society for Ethanopharmacology, India (SFE-India) was constituted in August, 2013.

SFE-India is extremely grateful to Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, for

his inspiration and support during its creation. The mission of the society is promotion and

development of traditional medicine and medicinal plants through dissemination of

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knowledge and development of collaboration and cooperation in this area. The society

organizes conferences, seminars, symposiums, workshops etc in different parts of India for

discussion and sharing knowledge on different issues such as cultivation, production, quality

evaluation, safety, clinical studies, biological screening and several other issues of natural

product research. The Society helps to inculcate the modern global knowledge on herbs,

herbal remedies, herbal quality assurance, herbal trade and commerce, and herbal drug

development so that the person with local knowledge can be upgraded. It forms a bridge

between the academic and industry to gather scientific and teaching professional in

Ethnopharmacology and also professional of other areas interested in developing cost

effective natural remedies for healthcare of the society. The society also gives various awards

to the deserving scientists jointly with other organizations.

For further details please visit www.ethnopharmacology.in

The International Society for Ethnopharmacology UK (ISE)

For details please visit the web site: www.ethnopharmacology.org

is an

International scientific organization of researchers dedicated to the

interdisciplinary study and strengthens the link between the social and the

natural sciences. The ISE is committed to the preservation and conservation of such practices

for future generations. The objective of the ISE is to promote Ethnopharmacology as a

scientific field of research and also offers multiple ways to exchange information between

scientists and young researchers. The Journal of Ethnopharmacology is dedicated to the

exchange of information and understanding about people’s use of plants, fungi, animals,

microorganisms and minerals and their biological and pharmacological effects based on the

principles established through International convention.

Uka Tarsadia University (UTU) was established in 2011 by the Bardoli

Pradesh Kelavani Mandal (BPKM) with the help of generous donation from

Shri B U Patel, USA with an effort towards meeting the growing demand for

quality education. BPKM needs no introduction about its significant

contribution in providing collegiate education over the last 60 years in South Gujarat, India.

Located in the Southern region of the state of Gujarat in India, the entire campus is spread

across 100 acres of land with a total built up area of more than 1.5 lakh square meters. The

University provides educational opportunities to more than 8000 students. More than 450

faculty members of the University represent an eclectic mix of professional and academic

experience at national and international level.

C.G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology (CGBIBT) was established in the

year 2005 for initiating exclusive education programme in Biotechnology and

Applied Sciences. It offers 5 years integrated programs, postgraduate programs

and doctoral research in Biotechnology & Microbiology. Since its establishment, CGBIBT

has been striving to emerge as a centre of excellence imparting career-based knowledge to

students to realize their professional ambition. In addition, CGBIBT has also taken up a

mission to support the local farming community to grow profitable crops by supplying

quality planting materials to them. For this purpose a sophisticated Plant Tissue Culture

(PTC) lab and climate controlled greenhouse have been established.

Maliba Pharmacy College (MPC) was established on 1st

Oct 2000 with the

generosity of Shri N. G Patel, a visionary and a legend. The college is

approved by AICTE, Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi and

Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Gujarat. The B. Pharmacy program is accredited

by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructure

and instrumentation facilities and provides a serene atmosphere for academic excellence. It

offers B.Pharm, M.Pharm and doctoral research in Pharmacy. The college houses voluminous

library, classrooms with multimedia facilities, well equipped laboratories and CPCSEA

approved animal house.

Theme of the Congress The 4th

International Congress of Society for Ethnopharmacology will focus on recent

advances in Ethnopharmacology and related aspects. The program will include keynote

address, plenary lectures, oral and poster presentation in different areas:

Dissemination of knowledge on education and research for promotion of medicinal

plant and Ethnopharmacology

Evidence based documentation and evaluation of safety, efficacy and quality of

medicinal plant products in Indian systems of medicine

Globalization of traditional medicine

Scientific documentation and validation of traditional knowledge

Ethnopharmacology in drug discovery and development- global scenario

Quality control and standardization of herbal medicine

Phytochemical, pharmacological and microbiological screening of medicinal plants

Bioprospecting of natural products

Integrative approach in healthcare – Role of medicinal plants

Plant breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology

Conservation & propagation of rare, endangered & threatened medicinal plants

Registration Fee:

Category Delegates Indian (INR) Foreign [USD]

Academia/Scientists (Member SFE-India & ISE)

2000.00 150.00

Academia/Scientists (Non member)

3000.00 200.00

Students/Research Scholars (Member of SFE-India & ISE)

1500.00 100.00

Students/Research Scholars (Non member)

2250.00 125.00

Industry (Member SFE-India & ISE)

4000.00 175.00

Industry (Non member)

5000.00 250.00

Spot registration for student (Member SFE-India & ISE)

2000.00 125.00

Spot registration for academia (Member SFE-India & ISE)

3000.00 175.00

Spot registration for industry (Member SFE-India & ISE)

5000.00 200.00

Spot registration for student (Non member)

2750.00 150.00

Spot registration for academia (Non member)

4000.00 225.00

Spot registration for industry (Non member)

5000.00 275.00

Single Day Registration 1500.00 100.00 Accompanying Person 1000.00/day 25.00/day

Important dates Last date of Registration and Abstract Submission: December 31, 2016

Note: For details regarding travel, accommodation and other relevant information will contact the Organizing Secretary

Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ghosh, Asst Prof, CGBIBT, UTU Email: vijayalakshmi.ghosh@utu.ac.in Mobile No: +91 7096500796 Dr. N. Ch. Srivathsa, Asst Prof,CGBIBT, UTU Email: n.srivathsa@utu.ac.in Mobile No: +91 9701996890

UKa Tarsadia University, Maliba Campus, Bardoli-Mahuva Road, BARDOLI(Surat –District), Gujarat State, INDIA Pincode : 394 350 Email: sfec2017bardoli@utu.ac.in Website: www.utu.ac.in/sfec2017bardoli

Local Organizing Committee

Chief Patron Dr. Dinesh R. Shah, Provost, UTU

Patrons

Dr. Shailesh Shah, Director, MPC, UTU Dr. Pratim Banerji, President, SFE-India Mr. Indraneel Das, Vice-President, SFE-India Mr. Birendra K. Sarkar, Vice-President, SFE-India

Chairman Scientific Services

Prof. Pulok K. Mukherjee, Secretary, SFE- India

Organizing Chairman

Prof. R. Krishnamurthy, Director, CGBIBT, UTU

Organizing Secretary

Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ghosh, Asst Prof, CGBIBT, UTU Dr. N. Ch. Srivathsa, Asst Prof, CGBIBT, UTU

Joint Organizing Secretary

Dr. Bhavin Vyas, MPC, UTU Dr. Shrikant Joshi, MPC, UTU

SUB-Committee

Inauguration & Valedictory

Dr. Ketan Ranch, Mrs. Urjita Sheth, Mrs. Divya Patel, Ms. Dixita Desai, Mrs. Jinal Naik

Registration Dr. Sonia Pandey, Dr. Arti Gupta, Ms. Jemisha Mistry, Ms. Shreya desai, Mrs. Vrutika Lad, Ms. Shivani Mistry, Ms. Shaheen Pathan, Mrs. Kavita Patel, Ms Avani Pandya, Ms.Sandeepa Thesiya

Transportation & Accommodation

Dr. Pranav Shah, Mr. Harsh Desai, Mr. Furqan Maulvi, Dr. Pintu Prajapati, Mr. Praful Dedhiya, Dr. Gopal Jee Gopal, Mr. Prittesh patel, Mr. Bhrugesh Joshi, Mr. Kunal Naik, Mrs. Urjita Sheth, Mrs. Divya Patel, Ms. Ami Naik, Ms. Jaimini Gandhi

Scientific Prof. Rajashekhar Ingalhalli, Dr. Sankaranarayanan A, Dr. Amaresan N, Ms. Dhruti Mistry, Ms. Rutvi Vaidya, Ms. Bhavik Satani

Printing & Publication

Dr. Meonis Pithawala, Dr. Sandesh Lodha, Ms. Swetal Patel, Ms. Shraddha Saha, Mr. Pratik Tailor

Food & Catering Dr. Gajanan Kalyankar, Dr. Kunjan Bodiwala, Mr. Rushabh Shah, Mr. Sunil Patil, Mrs Kejal Gohil

Finance Dr. Meonis Pithawala, Dr. Anoop Markande, Mr. Vilas Surana

Press Dr. Bhavin Marolia, Ms. Sonal Vashi, Mrs. Pooja Patel

Technical Dr. Ashish Mishra, Dr. Prashant Kumar, Dr. Mitesh Dwivedi, Ms. Hetal Patel, Mr. Bhrugesh Joshi, Ms. Trusha Mistry

SFE - INDIA Representatives Sibeswar Saha, Mentor, SFE-India Sibylle U Saha, Mentor, SFE-India R Krishnamurthy, Coordinator, Surat, Local Chapter Prakash Itankar, Coordinator, Nagpur, Local Chapter S Karmakar, Member, SFE-India SC Mandal, Member, SFE-India Sathiyanarayan L, Coordinator, Pune, Local Chapter D Chattopadhyay, Member, SFE-India D Chamundeeswari, Coordinator, Chennai, Local Chapter C K Katiyar, Member, SFE-India P K Haldar, Member, SFE-India

Nishikant Raut, Member, SFE-India Preety Kothiyal, Coordinator, Dehradun, Local Chapter Prabir Banerjee, Member, SFE-India Chandana Barua, Coordinator, Guwahati, Local Chapter Anjan Saha, Member, SFE-India N Udupa, Coordinator, Manipal, Local Chapter Amit Kar, Member Debayan Goswami, Associate, SFE-India Joydeb Chanda, Associate, SFE-India Logesh R, Associate, SFE-India P Bhattacharya, Associate, SFE-India

International Advisory Committee

Michael Heinrich, London, UK Anna K Jäger, Copenhagen, Denmark Robert Verpoorte, Netherlands Rudolf Baner, Graz, Austria G. Appendino, Novara, Italy Gail Mahady, Chicago, USA Alvaro Viljoen, Pretoria, South Africa Geoffrey A Cordell, Evaston, USA Dinesh Shah, Bardoli, India Alexander Panossian, Vallberga, Sweden Marco Leonti, Cagliari, Italy AG Ambali, Ilorin, Nigeria Temidayo Oladiji, Ilorin, Nigeria KS Olorunmaiye, Ilorin, Nigeria OP Ajagbonna, Abuja, Nigeria Marcello Iriti, Milan, Italy Alexandre Maciuk, Paris, France Oyunbileg Yungeree, Mongolia MLM Chadrika Dissanayake, Sri Lanka Puthiyaparambi Josekutty, Queensland, Australia Mukhlesur Rahman, London, UK

Ashok Patel, London, UK De-an Guo, China H Fukui, Japan Elin Y Sukandar, Bandung, Indonesia JN (Kobus) Eloff, Pretoria, South Africa Peng Yong, China Gudrun Ulrich-Merzenich, Germany Lixing Lao, Hong Kong E Yesilada, Turkey A Schikov, Russia Joachim Müller, Stuttgart, Germany Dilip Ghosh, Australia K Shaari, Malaysia Bob Alkin, London, UK Sitesh C Bachar, Dhaka, Bangladesh Haruki Yamada, Tokyo, Japan Gabriel I. Giancaspro, USA M Simmonds, London, UK Ning-Hua Tan, Yunnan, China Motlalepula G Matsabisa, South Africa Pradip Paul, USA

National Advisory Committee

Kiritbhai Patel, Bardoli Shailesh Shah, Bardoli Meonis Pithawala, Bardoli Rajashekhar Ingalhalli, Bardoli Sanjay Tiwari, Bardoli Minoobhai Parabia, Surat Ashok B Vaidya, Mumbai N Srivastava, Gandhinagar Kavi Kishore, Hyderabad, India SN Tyagi, Gandhinagar BP Nagori, Jodhpur Neeraj Tandon, New Delhi Y K Gupta, New Delhi SH Ansari, New Delhi PL Sahu, Ghaziabad DK Mitra, New Delhi

S Rajan, Ooty Kartikeya Baldwa, Hyderabad S Dutt, New Delhi S Bhadra, Hyderabad S P Tyagarajan, Chennai CK Kokate, Belgaum PE Rajasekharan, Bangalore K Rajamani, Coimbatore Bipin Agarwal, Vadodara H R Raveesha, Bangalore Chetna Desai, Ahmedabad Kannan Eagappan, Coimbatore R Balaraman, Vadodara S K Kulkarni, Mumbai S L Bodhankar, Pune Jitendra Kumar, Anand

S T Gireesha, Bangalore R C Mishra, Cuttack C T Chopde, Kamptee N Jeyakumar, Coimbatore J Sharma, Anand, Gujarat YK Gupta, New Delhi B Patwardhan, Pune CK Katiyar, Kolkata SS Handa, New Delhi AK Pati, Raipur MN Reddy, Surat SS Mohan, Vidyanagar Archanaben Mankad, Ahmedabad T Srinivasu, Nagpur Sandhya Kiran, Baroda Thirumalai Kumaran, Chennai

Nateshwar, Jamnagar ARV Murthy, Waghaldhara LB Singh, Nadiad Yagnesh Vyas, Surat BK Jain, Ahmedabad Chanda, Rajkot RK Goyal, Chennai TR Gandhi, Anand RK Singh, Lucknow Jayaprakash Yadav, Rohtak Minoo Parabia,Surat Veena Sharma, Rajasthan Ravinder Raina, Solan N. Srivasthava, Gandhinagar Rajendra Gupta, New Delhi Dileep Kumar, Trivandrum

Submission of abstract

Abstracts are invited from the scientific community for oral and poster presentation. Abstract should be prepared using Times New Roman, 12 font with double line spacing and not exceeding 300 words. Underline the name of the presenting author. Send your abstract(s) to sfec2017surat@utu.ac.in. All accepted abstracts will appear in conference proceedings. Peer reviewed papers will be published in the special issue of UTU Journal (Journal of Pharmacy and Applied Sciences).

Pre-congress workshop A pre-congress workshop is organized focusing on various themes:

• Ethnomedicine, Ethnopharmacology, Nutraceuticals and Traditional Medicine • In vitro assay Procedures Techniques in Cell Culture • Tools and Techniques in Phytochemical Analysis • Quality Research Initiative.

Bank transfer details Account name: UKA TARSADIA UNIVERSITY, Corporation Bank, Branch Name/code: Bardoli/464, Account Number: 046401601000111, IFSC/RTGS Code: CORP0000464, MICR Code: 394017051, Swift Code: CORPINBB185 (For overseas candidate remit only US Dollars.

Bank drafts should be drawn from any nationalized bank in favor of “UKA TARSADIA UNIVERSITY”, Payable at Bardoli.

Exhibition

On the sideline of the conference an exhibition would be organized to give opportunity to the private companies/scientific institutions to display their products/work. The exhibitors can also have one-to-one discussion with prospective business partners/collaborating agencies/ individuals.

Accommodation and local transport

Accommodation will be arranged in the hotels on request. The rooms will be allocated as per your requirements and according to the availability. Hotel charges have to be borne by the participants. For students hostel accommodation can be arranged as per availability with nominal charges. The transportation will be arranged for participants to the venue.

How to reach?

UTU is well connected by rail, road and air.

The nearest convenient connection point is Surat.

VISA

VISA is required for all international delegates. You are requested to visit the nearest Indian embassy or high commission or their website for further details. Invitation letter will be provided from organizing chairman upon their request.

Nearby Spiritual &Tourist Places

Somnath, Dwaraka, Sankri, Shiridi, Saputara, Dang, Vagai, Daman, Kutch, Mahabaleshwar and many more.

Proposed Speakers

International

Dr. Micheal Heinrich, London, UK Dr. Anna Jager, Denmark Dr. De an Guo, China Dr. Elin Yulinah Sukandar, Indonesia Dr. G I Giancaspro, USA Dr. Alexander Panossian, Vallberga, Sweden Dr. Alvero Viljoen, South Africa Dr. H. Fukui, Japan Dr. Rudolf Bauer, Graz, Austria Dr. Mukhlesur Rahman, London, UK Dr. Gilbert Matsabisa, South Africa Dr. S. Bacher, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dr. Macro Leonti, Italy Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dr. Kobus Eloff, Pretoria, South Africa Dr. Monique Simmonds, UK Dr. Ning-Hua Tan, Yunnan, China Dr. K Shaari, Malaysia Dr. Olatunde Peter Ajagbonna, Nigeria Dr. G. Appendino, Novara, Italy Dr. Joachim Müller, Stuttgart, Germany Dr. Puthiyaparambil Josekutty, Australia Dr. Bob Alkin, London, UK Dr. David A. Animasaun, Nigeria Dr. Alexander N Shikov, Russia Dr. Oyunbileg Yungeree, Mongolia Dr. Haruki Yamada, Tokyo, Japan Dr. E Yesilada, Turkey Dr. Gudrun Ulrich-Merzenich, Germany Dr. Lixing Lao, Hong Kong Dr. Ikhlash Khan, USA Dr. Gabriele Berg, Austria

National

Prof. Y K Gupta, New Delhi, India Dr. Jitender Sharma, Anand , India Dr. Mohd. Aslam, New Delhi, India Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan, Pune, India Mr. Indraneel Das, Kolkata, India Dr. SK Maulik, New Delhi, India Dr. Neeraj tendon, New Delhi, India Dr. N Reddy, Anand, Gujrat, India Dr. A S Raghavendra, Hyderabad, India Dr. D Chamundeeswari, Chennai Prof. SP Thyagrajan, Chennai, India Dr. SH Ansari, New Delhi, India Dr. Adinpurnya Mitra, IIT, KGP Dr. S S Handa, New Delhi, India Mr. Amit Agrawal, Bangalore, Karnataka Mr. Katikeya Baldwa, Hyderabad, India Dr. Subhash C Mandal Dr. D K Mitra, New Delhi, India Dr. D C Katoch, New Delhi, India Dr. C K Katiyar, Kolkata, India Dr. Chandana Barua, Guwahati, India Prof. N S Bhatt, Pune, India Dr. Sandhya Kiran, Baroda, India Dr. T. K. Mukjerjee, New Delhi, India Dr. Dileep Kumar, Trivandrum, India Dr. Ravinder Raina, Solan, HP, India Dr. Minoo Parabia, Surat, Gujarat, India

Dr. Chetna Desai, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Dr. M. N. Saraf, Mumbai, MH, India

Dr. S. B. Kasture, Nashik, MH, India Dr. Rajib Bandyopadhyay, Kolkata, India Shri. N. Srivasthava, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Dr. N. Udupa, Karnataka, India

Dr. Ram Viswakarma, Jammu, India Dr. Veena Sharma, Rajasthan, India Dr. Jayaprakash Yadav, Rohtak, India Dr. R.K. Goyal, Chennai, India Dr. T.R. Gandhi, Anand, India Dr. A. R. V. Murthy, Waghaldhara, India

SFEC-2017 4

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Healthcare in 21st century: Perspectives of Ethnopharmacology & Medicinal Plant Research International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India

Organized by: Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli (Dist-Surat), Gujarat, India February 23-25, 2017

Registration form

Title: Dr/Mr/Ms Name: Gender: Male / Female Designation: Organization: Address:

Phone No: Mobile: Fax No: Email Nationality: Food Allergies (if any): Presentation: Oral/Poster Authors: Title: Registration fee amount: (DD/Bank transfer details) Accommodation required: Yes/No Are you willing to attend pre-congress workshop: Yes/No Are you a SFE member: Yes/No SFE Membership No: Place and Date: Signature

(Note: Photocopy of this registration form is acceptable) Registration fee is non-refundable