Indo-U.S. Frontiers of Science Symposium

Third Indo-American Frontiers of Science Symposium

Indo U.S. Science and Technology Forum  -  U.S. National Academy of Sciences
March 1-4, 2009 - Agra, India

2009 Program and Audio Presentations

Atmospheric Haze	Particle Physics at the Energy and Intensity Frontiers
Bioinspired Chemistry	String Theory and Geometry
Cellular Mechanisms for Encoding Information	The Changing Brain
Infection and Cognition	Unraveling the tiny wrinkles in Cosmic Microwave Background radiation

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Atmospheric Haze
Organizers: Mike Bergin and Anindya Sarkar 

CHAIR:  Atmospheric Haze S. Suresh Babu, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER:  Aerosol’s Climatic impacts over Indian Region Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER:  Quantifying the Sources of Atmospheric Haze and the Associated Impacts James J. Schauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison	-Abstract  -Presentation

Bioinspired Chemistry
Organizers: A. Ajayaghosh and Greg Weiss

CHAIR: Bioinspired Chemistry Jonathan Wilker, Purdue University	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: First Blueprint, Now Bricks: DNA is construction material on the nanoscale Yamuna Krishnan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Bioinspired Molecules: From Protein Chemistry to Drug Design G. Mugesh, Indian Institute of Science	-Abstract  -Presentation

Cellular Mechanisms for Encoding Information
Organizers: Rob Mitra and L.S. Shashidhara 

CHAIR: Cellular Mechanisms for Encoding Information Vishwanath Iyer, The University of Texas at Austin	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: The third Dimension of gene regulation: it’s all in the looping! Sanjeev Galande, National Centre for Cell Science	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Examining cell division mechanisms using chemical biology Tarun Kapoor, Rockefeller University	-Abstract  -Presentation

Infection and Cognition
Organizers: Leigh Hochberg and Vasantha Padma   

CHAIR: Bugs and the Brain Prabha S. Chandra, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: A Big Role for Small Vessels in the Brain : Cerebral Amyloid, Vascular Dysfunction, Inflammation, and Cognitive Impairment Anand Viswanathan, Massachusetts General Hospital	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Cognitive Defects in HIV-1/AIDS Patients: Are Indian AIDS Patients Any Different? Pankaj Seth, National Brain Research Center	-Abstract  -Presentation

Particle Physics at the Energy and Intensity Frontiers
Organizers: Bonnie Fleming and Sanjay Puri

CHAIR: Particle Physics: Exploring the Energy and Intensity Frontiers Andre de Gouvea, Northwestern University	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Neutrino Physics and the Intensity Frontier Jocelyn Monroe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	-Presentation
SPEAKER: Physics at the 10-18m Scale Debajyoti Choudhury, Delhi University	-Abstract  -Presentation

String Theory and Geometry
Organizers: Sujatha Ramadorai and Ken Perlin 

CHAIR: String Theory and Spacetime Rajesh Gopakumar, Harish-Chandra Research Institute	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Fluid Dynamics from gravity Shiraz Minwalla, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Cosmology, String Theory and Beyond Stephon Alexander, Haverford College	-Abstract  -Presentation

The Changing Brain
Organizers: Molly Cummings and Apurva Sarin

CHAIR: Neuroplasticity- A lifelong dialogue between your brain and the environment Vidita A. Vaidya, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Neural Plasticity and Brain Repair Mechanisms B.S.Shankaranarayana Rao, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Memories of a fly: what would Aristophones think? Josh Dubnau, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	-Abstract  -Presentation