ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is hosting a National Symposium on ‘Recent Trends in Omics in Plant Biology’ from May 20 to 22 at its headquarters in Kozhikode.
The event is being organised by the institute’s Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics Facility, with financial assistance from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
The symposium is expected to bring together scientists, academicians, research scholars, and industry representatives from across the country to deliberate on the rapidly evolving field of Omics technologies and their applications in plant science and agriculture.
It will feature plenary lectures by leading experts, technical paper presentations, and panel discussions covering a spectrum of themes. These include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. Sessions will also explore genome editing technologies, horti-informatics, and the role of artificial intelligence and computational tools in advancing plant research and sustainable agriculture.
The event is open to scientists, faculty members, postgraduate and doctoral scholars, and professionals from the agri-biotech and bioinformatics industry.
Interested participants are required to register through the institute’s official website. The last date for registration for the symposium is May 12.
The institute is also organising a pre-symposium workshop on May 20, to provide hands-on training in Omics tools and data analysis techniques in transcriptomics, computational metagenomics, Genome wide association studies and machine learning. There will be a separate registration for the pre-symposium workshop.
For further information, participants may contact the organising committee at 0495-2731410 or visit the official IISR website - https://www.spices.res.in/
Published - May 07, 2025 08:25 pm IST
