External Support Dr. Sushil Middha, Lecturer Maharani Ammani College, Bangalore

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5 1. Proteomics Society of India Proteomics society India, an organization whose objective is to address the ever demanding needs of proteomics. The society is known for its dedication towards education for research in Proteomics. Although the society is in infancy, efforts are being made to achieve the goal in the years to come. The society includes scientists from national institutes and labs participating in proteomic research. It also encourages participation of young scientists and students from both academia and industry. Proteomics is now at the forefront in biology and biomedical research in all parts of the world. Institutes in India have now joined hands in using proteomic approaches in their research efforts which has led to some eminent scientists in the country. 2. Organiser s Desk Steering Committee Prof. Utpal Tatu, Indian Institute of Science Prof. Savithri, Indian Institute of Science Prof. Nagasuma Chandra, Indian Institute of Science Prof. Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Institute of Bioinformatics Prof. S. Ramaswamy, National Center for Biological Sciences Prof. Tapas Kundu, Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advance Scientific Research Prof. Kumaravel Somasundaram, Indian Institute of Science Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, National Center for Biological Sciences Dr. Upendra Nongthomba, Indian Institute of Science Dr. Srinivas Bharath, National Insitute of Mental Health and Neuro Science. Dr. Deepalakshmi PD, Indian Institute of Science Student organisers Ankit Rochani, Chandan Mithra, Shuba Varshini, Rishi Kumar, Meetali Singh, Shweta Chaubey, Manish Grover, Sharanya Chatterjee and Suraj Subramaniam. External Support Dr. Sushil Middha, Lecturer Maharani Ammani College, Bangalore Media partners MM Activ Sci-Tech Communication Mr. Gurunath Angadi, Ms. Tabassum Ara, Mr. Amit Chakraborty Inaugural function The conference was inaugurated by Prof. P. Balaram, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The scientific sessions were inaugurated by Prof. Sameer K. Brahmachari, Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. The theme of 5th Annual Meeting of Proteomics Society- India was Medical Proteomics. Each day of scientific sessions was dedicated to Nobel laureates namely - Prof. Frederick Sanger, Prof. James Rothman and Prof. Koichi Tanaka respectively.

6 4. Developments in Proteomics & Metabolomics in India: An Organizer s Perspective The 5th annual meeting of the proteomics society comprised of about 450 participants from various scientific disciplines including medical, pharmacy and engineering and biotech professionals. It includes lecturers and senior research scientists from academic as well as from biotech and pharmaceutical organizations. The scientific session was initiated by outstanding talk by Prof. S. K. Brahmachari, Director General, CSIR on the use of Omics technology in improving healthcare. The scientific sessions included 38 plenary talks by leading national and international scientists. They provided their research views on topics ranging from proteomics, genomics, metabolomics and volatilomics. In addition there were presentations on new technology developments in mass spectrometry. In addition to plenary talks there were posters presentations by Ph.D, post docs and young scientists from academia and industry mentioned scientific sessions the highlights of the meeting were a) Q&A, b) Science & Sketch and c) Science and society. These informal sessions provided ample opportunity to exchange scientific ideas amongst the young scientific community. The above deliberations were aptly judged and best presentations were provided cash prizes. On the second day of the meeting a special scientific presentation with audio visual effects was organized by Thermo Scientific at The Lalit Ashok which was followed by dinner. The presentation by Thermo scientists included new development in orbitrap technology in mass spectrometry. Once again these sessions were followed by Q & A. These deliberations provided an opportunity to network amongst themselves and facilitated exchange of scientific ideas. To balance the grilling scientific deliberation a cultural programme which comprised Indian classical music, Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi and Rajasthani folk dance were organised. These cultural performances provided a good relief to young scientists after the heated scientific schedule. The success of the meeting can be seen from the testimonials which were provided by scientists from academia and industry who had participated in the event. Testimonials 1. Prof. Renee M. Borges, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc. I was overwhelmed by the response. I do really want to thank you for such an unexpected invitation to me to speak. 2. Prof. H.S. Savithri, Department of Biochemistry, IISc. You and your group did an excellent job of organizing this meeting. I am happy that I could participate in the meeting. 3. Prof. Abhijit Chakrabarti, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata You've organized one of the best meetings I've ever attended in India. My heartfelt congratulations to you and your loving students

7 4. Prof. M.A. Vijayalakshmi, Director CBST VIT University. Big CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have done wonderfully in all aspects of the meeting. Very good remembrances for a long time. With my heartfelt thanks and warm wishes 5. Prof. Kalpana Bhargava, Division Head, Peptide and Proteomics, DIPAS, DRDO. Congratulations to you and your team for organizing a wonderful symposium at IISc. Overall the symposium was very well organized and scientifically enriching 6. Prof. Niranjan Chakraborty, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, Delhi I congratulate you for organizing a wonderful symposium; it had all flavours. Also, I express my sincere gratitude to your team for the warm hospitality provided during our stay at IISc campus. 6. Registration Drive Participants from scientific communities actively joined the conference via online, in person and desk registration. A total of 332 registered participants from over 50 institutes in India attended the symposium. 8. Science and Society Mass spectrometry is a technological key to proteomics, metabolomics and other biomedical applications. The development of the technology has taken nearly 200 years and evolving. Science and Society corner was an effort to popularize proteomics and metabolomics in every day research by showcasing the use of mass spectrometry in biomedical research. Three posters which caught attention of delegates, young students and scientists were: A) Bacterial diagnosis using mass spectrometry, wherein the species of bacteria could be identified using MALDI-TOF. B) Screening genetic disorders using mass spectrometry, where genetic disorders could be detected using a blood spot from the neonate. C) Drug screening using mass spectrometry, wherein blood or urine samples could be tested for drug abuse.

8 9. Science and Sketch Innovation is an art. The best way to flaunt this quality is to sketch an idea on paper. We introduced the concept of Science and Sketch where the participants were provided with A4 sheets and crayons. Here, we urged the participants to sketch innovative ideas which they would have conceived during the meeting. Top three sketches were given awards for their ideas and creativity. 10. Poster Session The poster presentations were held for two days (28-29th) wherein participants were allowed to showcase their research. Over 75 entries were received and 68 posters were presented. The abstracts for all the entries were printed in a conference proceeding which was distributed amongst registered participants. Jury for Poster Session 1. Prof. Satish Rao, School of Medicine, University of San Diego 2. Prof. Shantanu Sengupta, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology 3. Dr. Shubra Chakraborty, NIPGR, New Delhi 4. Dr. Suresh Chandra Yadav, NRCE, Hisar Haryana, 5. Dr. Deepalaxhmi, IISc, Bangalore 11. Pre-Meeting Workshop on Mass Spectrometry Summary of Metabolomics Satellite Meet 27th November 2013 C-CAMP organized a Metabolomics Satellite meet on 27th November in collaboration with the 5th Annual Meeting of Proteomics Society India in order to create a better understanding of the field of Metabolomics and its applications. Registration for the workshop was done both at IISc and C-CAMP. Four speakers were invited for the workshop, 2 speakers were from Academic background and 2 from the industry. i. Dr. M.V. Vairamani- SRM University ii. Dr. Ranjan Kumar Nanda-ICGEB iii. Dr. Jean Baptiste Vincendet-AB Sciex iv. Mr. Anand Seshadri-Agilent Technologies v. Mr. Ankit Rochani - IISc vi. Mr. Chandan Mithra - IISc

9 Salient features of the workshop: a. A total of 39 participants attended the workshop b. All participants were from an academic background c. Participants learnt about the workshop from various sources including the PSI/CCAMP website, colleagues, s from C-CAMP/IISc and flyers d. Speakers were from both academic and industrial background. e. The workshop covered topics on introduction to metabolomics, quantitative metabolomics and volatile organic compounds followed by a hands on training session on quantitative metabolomics f. The overall feedback from the participants was very positive and most of the participants found the workshop to be well structured and course material to be relevant Feedback summary: We received good feedback from the participants who attended the workshop. Quite a few of the participants are planning on doing Metabolomics analysis in future. The participants found the lectures and course material relevant. It was suggested that the workshop should cover basics of Mass Spectrometry. Some of the participants suggested that the hands on workshop should be such that one should be able to use the instrument and do data analysis individually. Another suggestion was that we should cover some topics on plant metabolomics/untargeted metabolomics/profiling and that data analysis should be covered in more detail. It was also suggested that the workshop be held for a longer duration. 12. Cultural Evening 13. Panel Discussion Panel discussion marked the end of day 1 of the conference, entitled Applications of Mass spectrometry in Medical Research. The discussion chaired by Dr. Krishnaswamy added a fourth P, for proteomics, into the concept of person alized medicine. Participation of Medical students was encouraged by all the panelists. The discussion provided a common platform for exchange of thoughts and believes between medical and scientific community.

10 Medical students felt encouraged by the discussion as told by a medical intern from Kolar Medical College, Karnataka. 14. Executive Committee, Proteomics Society of India November 29, :00-8:00 pm at IISc 15. Scientific Extravaganza by Thermo Scientific at The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore Thermo Scientific, a leader in Orbitrap technology, presented the use of next generation mass spectrometer models. 16. Award Ceremony A. Best Poster Awards Sponsored by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Prize money worth Rs.24, 000.