Welcome to the Third International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences (ICFMLS 2022)
The International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences (ICF-MLS 2022) is organized by the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IBMBB), University of Colombo. The objective of this conference is to disseminate current knowledge on the latest developments in Molecular Life Sciences. The conference will be held on a virtual platform and will consist of symposia, keynote & plenary lectures and forum for research presentations. The conference will be held in April and authors are welcome to submit research findings.
Virtual Conference - 06-07 April 2022
Conference Tracks/ Themes.
- Plant metabolomics, genetic resources and Biotechnology
- Population Genetics and Bioinformatics
- Natural products for therapeutics
- Immunopathogenesis and immunodiagnostics
- Novel vaccination and drug development strategies
- Molecular genetics and genomic medicine
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Raj Somadeva
Senior Professor of Archaeology,
Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology,
University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Oration Speaker
Vidya Jyothi Prof. Vajira H W Dissanayake
Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Chair and Senior Professor,
Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Conference dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Conference | 06-07 April 2022 |
Organized by
The International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences (ICF-MLS 2022) is organized by the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IBMBB), University of Colombo. The objective of this conference is to disseminate current knowledge on the latest developments in Molecular Life Sciences. The conference will be held on a virtual platform and will consist of symposia, keynote & plenary lectures and forum for research presentations. The conference will be held in April and authors are welcome to submit research findings.
Organizing Committee
Guidelines for preparation of Abstracts
i) Abstracts are called under following tracks/themes.
- Plant metabolomics, genetic resources and Biotechnology
- Population Genetics and Bioinformatics
- Natural products for therapeutics
- Immunopathogenesis and immunodiagnostics
- Novel vaccination and drug development strategies
- Molecular genetics and genomic medicine
ii) Title should be brief and explain the study reported. Capital letters should be used only for the first letter in the first word of the title and proper nouns.
iii) The authors names and addresses –
- Capital letters should be used only for the initials and the first letters of the surnames of authors.
- The address of the Institution in which the work was carried out should be included under the author’s name(s)
- If the collaborators are from different Institutions, the addresses of the Institutions should be included in brief. In this case, the addresses of the co-authors should be indicated by a number in superscript after the author’s names and before the respective addresses as shown below.
Perera AAU1, Weerasena OVDSJ1, Dasanayake PN2
1Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo.2Department of Botany, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
iv) The text of the abstract (Unstructured) should not exceed 300 words
v) Standard abbreviations of SI units should be used.
vi) The abstract should be coherent and free of language errors.
vii) A maximum of five keywords should be provided.
viii) Acknowledgements should be restricted to the names of funding agencies. Authors are requested to follow the following formats
eg:
- This work was supported by National Funding Agency (grant no)
- This work was supported by the XX University and constitutes a part of MSc studies of author YY
- This work was supported by the IBMBB & Medical Research Institute (06/2016) and constitutes a part of the PhD studies of author YZ
ix) Use font “Times new Roman” size 11 with 1.5 line spacing on A4.
Declaration by authors
- The declaration form must be signed and the .pdf file of the declaration form should be uploaded. (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfmls2022)
- All correspondence will be addressed to the Corresponding Author. If the Corresponding Author is a student, it is mandatory that the declaration form should be signed by the supervising authors(s).
- In the event that the presenter indicated in the submission form is unable to present the paper, it is the responsibility of the Corresponding Author either to withdraw the paper in advance or arrange for one of the Co-authors to present the paper
Abstract submission
- Abstract should be typed in the given space. (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfmls2022)
- Abstracts can be submitted till 23.55 h on 15 February 2022
- Editorial committee reserves the right to edit the accepted abstracts for clarity.
Editor
Third International Conference – Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences
Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology University of Colombo
90, Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha Colombo 3
202-12-09
Download the Abstract submission and Declaration Form
Day 01 - 06th April 2022
Time
Room 01
Room 02
9.00 h – 9.15 h
Lighting of the Traditional Oil Lamp & National Anthem
9.15 h – 9.25h
Welcome Address by Director/IBMBB
9.25 h – 9.35 h
Address by Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo
9.35h-9.45h
Address by UGC Chairman
9.45 h – 10.45 h
Genetics and Genomics in the Sri Lankan population – Insights from Four Decades of Service and Research Vidya Jyothi Prof. Vajira H. W. Dissanayake
Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Chair and Senior Professor, Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics
University of Colombo.
10.45 h – 11.15 h
Tea Break
11.15 h – 13.00 h
Symposium I : Precision Oncology
Symposium Lecture 1
(11.15h- 11.45h)
Management of cancers in Post Genomic era : Answers we got and Questions that remains Dr. Kanishka De Silva,Consultant Oncological Surgeon,National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka
Chairman, Speciality Board in Oncosurgery , PGIM
President Sri Lanka Association of Surgical Oncologists
Symposium Lecture 2
(11.45h-12.15h)
NAFLD induced Hepatocellular carcinoma – unique disease in Sri Lanka Prof. Rohan Siriwardana, Consultant Gastroenterological Surgeon, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
Symposium Lecture 3
(12.15h – 12.45h)
P2X4 Purinergic Receptors as a Therapeutic Target in Aggressive Prostate Cancer Dr. Janielle P. Maynard,Assistant Professor of Pathology and Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Q &A Session ( 12.45h-13.00h)
13.00 h – 13.45 h
Lunch
Industry Talk
13.45h – 15.00 h
Oral Presentations- Session 01-Natural products for therapeutics (See List…)
Oral Presentations-Session 02- Immunopathogenesis & immunodiagnostics (See List…)
15.00 h – 16.45 h
Symposium II & III
Symposium III :Trends in drug screening and development
Symposium II: COVID-19 updates
Symposium Lecture 1
(15.00h-15.30h)
Functional validation of candidate genes for mental disorders using zebrafish Prof. Cheol-Hee Kim, College of Veterinary Medicine
Chumgnam National University,Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Clinical spectrum of COVID-19 Dr Ananda Wijewickrama, Consultant Physician, Institute of Infectious Disease, IDH, Colombo
Symposium Lecture 2
(15.30h-16.00h)
Drug discovery from Marine Natural Products – Current status and future trendsDr Sirimal Premakumara,Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo
Vaccination against COVID-19 Dr. Chandima Jeewandara
Senior Lecturer
Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Symposium Lecture 3
(16.00h-16.30h)
Principles of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Driver in drug discovery and screening Dr Asiri Galhena, Head,Research and Development, Coke, Atlanta
Immunopathogensis of COVID-19: What we should know Prof Shiroma Handunnetti Professor of Immunology, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo
Q &A Session ( 16.30h-16.45h)
17.00 h – 17.15 h
Tea
17.15h – 18.15h
Poster Session Chairpersons/ Judges : Dr Thilini Perera and Prof. Inoka Perera (See List…)
Day 02 - 07th April 2022
Time
Room 01
Room 02
8.00h-9.00h
Oral Presentations – Session 03-Natural products for therapeutics (See List…)
Oral Presentations – Session 04-Natural products for therapeutics (See List…)
9.15 h – 10.00 h
Key Note Address
Archaeology meets Genomics: new avenues of population prehistory Prof Raj Somadewa, Senior Professor of Archaeology,
Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology,
University of Kelaniya,
10.00h-10.15h
Tea break
10.15 h – 12.00 h
Symposium IV & V
Symposium IV : Peopling and evolution of language
Symposium V : Natural products as immunity boosters
Symposium Lecture 1
(10.15h-10.40h)
Evolution of the Sinhala language from the perspective of historical linguistics Prof Sandagomi Coperahewa, Professor & Head / Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo
Ayurvedic concepts on immunity Prof Priyani Pieris, Professor in Shalakya, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine
Symposium Lecture 2
(10.40h-11.05h)
The spectrum of migrations in and out of India in the last two millennia Prof Gyaneshwer Chaubey, Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India
Use of natural products in modulating immune response against respiratory diseases Prof Ruckmani Kandasamy, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, India
Symposium Lecture 3 (11.05-11.30h)
History meets Genetics Prof Kamani Tennekoon, Senior Professor of Molecular Life Sciences, IBMBB
Natural products for boosting immunity against infectious diseases Associate Prof Melanie Coombs, Associate Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, Acadia University, Canada
Symposium Lecture 4 /
Oral Presentation (11.30h-12.00h)
Oral Presentations – Session 05-Population Genetics and Bioinformatics (See List…)
Natural products for boosting immunity against COVID-19 Prof Sugandhi Suresh, USJP Professor in Biochemistry & Head, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
12.00 h – 13.15 h
Oral Presentations – Session 06-Molecular genetics and genomic medicine (See List…)
Oral Presentations – Session 07-Natural products for therapeutics (See List…)
13.15 h -14 .00 h
Lunch
Industry Talk
14.00 h – 15.00 h
Plenary Lecture
“From Precision Agriculture to Personalised Medicine: A wholistic view of future and present research in the Life Sciences” Prof. Eric Bongcam Rudloff, Professor of Bioinformatics
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Uppsala, Sweden
15.00 h – 16.45 h
Symposium VI & VII
Symposium VI : Plant genetic resources and Biotechnology
Symposium VII: Trends and needs in immunodiagnostics and immunotherapeutics
Symposium Lecture 1
(15.00h-15.30h)
Biofortification of cereal with zinc: Opportunities to improve zinc loading into the grain
Prof. Saman Seneweera – Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne.Australia
A glimpse at compartmentalized subcellular signaling Prof Ajith Karunarathne, Associate Professor and Chair of Graduate Examinations, University of Toledo, OH, USA
Symposium Lecture 2
(15.30h-16.00h)
Genomic and genetic tools for breeding in fruit trees Dr. Michela Troggio , Head crop breeding research group, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’adige, Italy.
Targeting cellular signaling in Cancer; Opportunities, challenges and limitations Prof Prasanna Galhena , Professor & Director, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo
Symposium Lecture 3
(16.00h-16.30h)
Novel immunotherapeutics Dr Rajiva de Silva, Consultant Immunologist & Head, Department of Immunology, Medical Research Institute
Q&A Session (16.30h-16.45h)
17.00 h- 18.00 h
Poster Session 2 (Poster Session 02)
18.00 h- 18.30 h
Award ceremony and closing remarks
16.45 h-17.00h