Its our pleasure to invite you for the
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING PATHOGENIC MICROBES

  As a part of Jubilee celebrations commemorating 25 years of establishment, The Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh is organizing an International Conference on “Understanding and Managing Pathogenic Microbes (UMPM 2010)”. The conference will cover a wide range of topics on basic and applied aspects of pathogenic microbes and will provide a platform to bring together eminent scientists/scholars from different parts of the world for intense scientific interactions.

    Pathogenic microbes, causing nearly 14 to 17 million deaths annually, are of major social and economical concerns for millions of people across the world.  The Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) Chandigarh, one of the leading multidisciplinary research Institutes under  The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India,  is  engaged in cutting edge research in the area of modern biological sciences and microbe related biotechnology with special emphasis on fundamental and applied aspects of pathogenic microbes.  The prime goal of the conference is to gain a better insight into various aspects of pathogenic microbes including basic biology of pathogenesis, host pathogen interactions, immune-response and new strategies/targets for the disease intervention.