International Symposium on Biotechnology organized by the Postgraduate and Research Department of Biotechnology, SXC, Kolkata

Biotechnology is the interdisciplinary field of science that embraces and assimilates various scientific disciplines together and presents a holistic understanding and blend of emerging science and technology, which can be used to facilitate world order.

The Postgraduate and Research Department of Biotechnology since its inception in 2006 has established itself as an epitome of research and teaching, with numerous successful alumni continuing their academic journey in institutes and organizations of national and international repute.

The International Symposium on Biotechnology (ISBT-2023) presents itself in a bigger and better format this year with national and international speakers contributing to the diversity and richness of the different scientific disciplines that are to be explored over the span of two invigorating days of science. Participation of more than 20 different institutes from different parts of India and abroad is evidence of the interest that ISBT has been able to invoke among the scientific fraternity.

This symposium brings together the best of scientific minds from India and abroad for a two-day interactive conference on the 12th and 13th of October 2023. Faculties, research scholars, and postgraduate and undergraduate students will engage in rich scientific deliberations during the scientific lectures and oral and poster presentation competitions.

The proceedings of the conference will be published in an ISBN-indexed volume. The 13th volume of the annual departmental magazine Chiasma will be released in both print and digital (www.chiasmabmbt.in) modes, during the conference.

Under the active encouragement of Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, SJ, Principal, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata, the Postgraduate and Research Department of Biotechnology, presents the International Symposium on Biotechnology (ISBT-2023) scheduled to be held on the 12th and 13th of October 2023.

Moving ahead from the Department's annual national conferences titled Frontiers in Biotechnology (FIB), this International Symposium was planned by the faculties of the Department led by Dr. Jhimli Dasgupta, the head of the Department and Dr. Sayak Ganguli, Convener of ISBT-2023.

The sincere and dedicated efforts of all faculty members, research scholars, support staff, and students have resulted in the event becoming a reality. Genomics, Structural Biology, Plant Developmental Biology, Synthetic Biology, Cancer therapeutics, Microbial interactions, and human diseases are just a few of the topics that will be brainstormed over this span of two days, with experts from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, National Institute of Singapore, IIT Kanpur, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Ecole Polytechnique, France and Indian Association for Cultivation of Science and National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, presenting their cutting edge research on the august platform, which promises to be a melting pot of ideation.