“Fluxomics of Microbe and Plant Systems (FluxMAPS 2021)” is aimed at exploring the latest advances in investigation of plant and microbial metabolism using fluxomics. Scientists, faculty and scholars working in relevant areas will benefit from this Indo-UK symposium supported by MHRD-SPARC and UKIERI
The symposium covers:
• Key note talks by experts from the University of Oxford
• Sessions and case studies presented by experts from:
• IPK, Germany •University of Brasília, Brazil • Yale-NUS College, Singapore • Queens University, Canada
• University of Surrey, UK • Calcutta University • IIT Delhi • IIT Mandi
• Day 1 - Flux Balance Analysis in Plant Systems and Case studies
• Day 2 - 13C Metabolic Flux Analysis in Plant and Microbial Systems
About IIT Mandi and University of Oxford
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is a premier institute in India with the vision to be a leader in science and technology education, research, knowledge creation and innovation. see IIT Mandi Website
University of Oxford is a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research and the oldest university in the English-speaking world. See University of Oxford Website
About SPARC and UKIERI
SPARC is an MHRD Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration aimed at improving the research ecosystem of India’s Higher Educational Institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations with the best institutions in the world to jointly solve problems of national and/or international relevance. See SPARC Website
UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) is aimed at enhancing educational linkages between India and the UK. See UKIERI Website
| Workshop Mode | Online (Cisco webex) |
| Registration Open | 01st March 2021 |
| Statement of Purpose Submission Starts | 01st March 2021 |
| Statement of Purpose Submission Deadline | 15th March 2021 |
| Registration Deadline | 15th March 2021 |
| Symposium | 24th - 25nd March 2021 |
All students, research scholars, faculty members, and researchers are eligible to attend the symposium. Students and research scholars of IIT Mandi are also encouraged to apply. There is no fee for the symposium. The symposium will be online (Webex or any other). After registration, the selection will be done based on the relevance of the symposium to the participant and his/her ‘Statement of Purpose’. Selected participants will be communicated the online platform and link(s) to attend the symposium. Attending participants will be provided with the certificate.
How to ApplyThere are limited seats in the symposium. Please fill the registration form below. Selections will be made on the basis of relevance of the symposium to the participant and his/her ‘Statement of Purpose’ in few lines (<200 words). Selected candidates will be intimated at the earliest.
| Day 1: 24th March 2021 (Wednesday) | |||
| Time (IST) | Time (UK) | Speaker | Title of the Talk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:30 PM | 09:00 AM | Dean SRIC/Chairperson/Director IIT Mandi | Inauguration/Opening |
| Key note | Session chair: Dr. Shyam K. Masakapalli | ||
| 02:50 PM | 09:20 AM | Prof. R. George Ratcliffe, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, UK |
Metabolic flux phenotypes – predictions and measurements |
| Break (10 Minutes) | |||
| FBA in Plant Systems and Case studies - Session 1 | Session Chair: Prof. R. George Ratcliffe | ||
| 04:00 PM | 10:30 AM | Dr. Nadine Töpfer, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany |
Flux-Balance Analysis and its applications to plant systems |
| 04:50 PM | 11:20 AM | Dr. Sanu Shameer, University of Oxford, UK |
Modelling metabolism during growth by osmotic expansion |
| 05:25 PM | 11:55 AM | Mr. Tarit Konuntakiet, University of Oxford, UK |
Exploring optimal source-sink interactions for crop growth using a whole-plant FBA model |
| Break (15 Minutes) | |||
| FBA in Plant Systems and Case studies - Session 2 | Session Chair: Dr Nadine Töpfer | ||
| 06:15 PM | 12:45 PM | Dr. Thomas Williams, University of Brasilia, Brazil |
Flux balance modelling of seed reserve mobilisation |
| 06:50 PM | 01:20 PM | Dr. Maurice Cheung, Yale-NUS, Singapore |
Four-phase flux balance model of guard cell metabolism |
| 07:25 PM | 01:55 PM | Mr. Chandrakant Joshi, IIT Mandi, India |
Efficient system wide pathway comparisons in multiple organisms for defining precise metabolic features |
| 08:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Dr. George Dicenzo, Queens university, Canada |
Modelling the metabolism of a nitrogen-fixing legume nodule |
| Day 2: 25th March 2021 (Thursday) | |||
| Time (IST) | Time (UK) | Speaker | Title of the Talk | 02:30 PM | 09:00 AM | Hosts opening Day-2 | Welcome and Setup |
| Key note | Session chair: Dr. Shyam K. Masakapalli | ||
| 02:50 PM | 09:20 AM | Prof. Nicholas J. Kruger, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, UK |
The capabilities and constraints of 13C-metabolic flux analysis |
| Break (10 Minutes) | |||
| 13C MFA in Plant and Microbial Systems -Session 3 | Session Chair: Prof. Nicholas J. Kruger | ||
| 04:00 PM | 10:30 AM | Dr. Ashish Misra, IIT Delhi, India |
13C MFA of poplar cells under altered carbon and nitrogen availability |
| 04:50 PM | 11:20 AM | Mr. Edward Smith, University of Oxford, UK |
Instationary metabolic flux analysis in plants |
| 05:25 PM | 11:55 AM | Mr. Maneesh Lingwan, IIT Mandi, India |
13CO2 based mapping of Plants under stress |
| Break (15 Minutes) | |||
| MFA in Plant and Microbial Systems -Session 4 | Session Chair: Prof. R. George Ratcliffe | ||
| 06:15 PM | 12:45 PM | Dr. Kushboo Borah, University of Surrey, UK |
The metabolic flux phenotype of the diazotroph Azorhizobium caulinodans |
| 06:50 PM | 01:20 PM | Ms. Poonam Jyoti, IIT Mandi, India |
MFA of phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum |
| 07:25 PM | 01:55 PM | Dr. Shyam K. Masakapalli, IIT Mandi, India |
Plant-microbial metabolic cross talk - Challenges and recent advances |
| 08:00 PM | 02:30 PM | General discussion/closure | |
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Dr. Shyam Kumar Masakapalli
+91-1905-267151
shyam@iitmandi.ac.in
