Dr. Aroop Dutta, Excel Matrix Biologics, Hyderabad

Dr. Dutta, is the Managing Director of ExCel Matrix Biological Devices P. Ltd., a tissue engineering start-up developing multiple commercial technologies in the area of three dimensional cell culture tools and regenerative medicine.

Dr. B. M. Gandhi, CEO, Neo Biomed. Former Advisor, Govt. of India, Dept. of Biotechnology

With a wealth of experience spanning more than 35 years and several senior goverment positions, Dr. Gandhi brings his unique perspective on the state of stem cell research and therapy in India.

A Ph.D in Zoology from Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and a Post Doc. Fellow from Dept. of Pathology,  Bethesda , Maryland , USA. Dr. Bhartiya's research interest is in pluripotent stem cells. She has two in-house derived human embryonic stem cell lines derived on human feeder support.

Dr. Geeta Vemuganti, Dean, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad

Dr. Vemuganti has an MBBS, DCP from Osmania University, and MD (Pathology) from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. A physician-pathologist by training, Dr. Vemuganti is on the forefront of research in ocular pathology and stem cell research. Her areas of interest include in corneal infections, genotype-phenotype correlation in corneal dystrophies, oculo-adenexal tumors; especially retinoblastoma, ocular surface squamous cell carcinoma.

Dr. Gopal Pande, Scientific Officer, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

Dr. Pande has more than 25 years experience in the field of cell biology. He is presently studying the expansion of bone marrow stem cells and their differentiation into hepatocytes.

Dr. GPV Subbaiah, Chief Spine Surgeon, Global Hospitals, India

An MS (Orthopedic) from Guntur Medical College, Dr. Subbaiah has conducted around 1500 spine surgeries in various disciplines like fixations, deformity corrections, MAST & dynamic stabilization-the most recent trend in spine surgeries. 

Dr. Gururaj Rao, Research Director, International Stemcell Services Limited

Dr. Rao has a Ph. D in Pharmacy/ Gene Delivery from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and has done his post-doctoral work in pharmaceutical science and neuroscience at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Rao's interest lies in translational research aiming to improve the clinical feasibility of stem cell and gene therapy technologies.

Dr. H. N. Madhavan, President, Vision Research Foundation, Director and Professor of Microbiology, Sankara Nethralaya

Dr. H.N. Madhavan is a Founder Member of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists and is the President of Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya. He has been an undergraduate and a postgraduate teacher in medical microbiology for more than 50 years in medical institutions in India and abroad.

Dr. John Wotherspoon, Business Director, Cell Analysis, BD Biosciences, Asia Pacific

A management executive with Becton Dickinson, Dr. Wotherspoon has more than 20 years experience in functional cell biology assessed through flow cytometry and monoclonal antibody technology.

Dr. Jyothsna Rao, Research Director, Sri Raghavendra Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd.; Secretary, SRMTE

With an M.S in Immunology from UAMS, Arkansas, USA and a Ph. D in Cell Biology from NCBS, Bangalore, Dr. Jyothsna has more than 15 years experience in immunology and stem cell-related research. Her special interests lie in development of tumor-specific dendritic vaccines.

Dr. K. G. Rajendran, Consultant, International Stemcell Services Limited, Bengaluru, India

Dr. Rajendran has more than 25 years experience in endocrinology research. He has vast expertise in product development and intellectual property rights. He has been instrumental in bringing several DBT programs to fruition.

Dr. Kaushik Deb, Director & CEO, DiponED Biointelligence LLC

Dr. Deb is the CEO of DiponEd BioIntelligence  LLP a health care biotech company. He started Merisis therapeutics as a division and technology support provider for cell and tissue transplantation needs, to hospitals and clinicians globally, in areas of no-option  and unmet  medical conditions.

Dr. Mohammed Aejaz Habeeb, Director, Center for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Hyderabad

Dr. Habeeb has a DM (Gastroenterology) from AIIMS, Delhi and a Ph. D (Biotechnology) from JNTU, Hyderabad. He has published 40 research papers till now in Scientific Journals of National and International repute.

Dr. Mrinalini Chaturvedi, Medical Director, Cryobanks International

A Post Graduate in Pathology and MBA from Delhi University, Dr. Mrinalini’s special interests lies in Stem Cell Research and Therapeutic applications; Quality Assurance in Cellular Therapy Products. She underwent training in cell manipulation and culture technologies at University of Utah and Da Vinci Biosciences research labs.

Mr. Narayanan Suresh, Group Editor of Biospectrum, Editor, Biospectrum- Asia edition, and MIT’s Technology Review- India edition

Narayanan Suresh is the Group  Editor of BioSpectrum, India’s first and only Biotechnology business magazine. He has been tracking the growth and strides made by Indian technology sector for 24 years and is sought after as an analyst of India’s technology business trends.

Dr. Oleksandr Kukarchuk, Emprocell Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Prof. of Medicine, Dr. Olexander L. Kukharchuk, M. D  was specialized as “medical practioner” at Chernivtsi Government Medical Institute (Ukraine, Chernivtsi).  He has  14 patents, 238 scientific publications to his credit and is the author of the book “Stem cells: Experiment, Theory, Clinic. Embryonic, mesenchymal, neural, hematopoetic stem cells”.

Dr. Polani Seshagiri, Professor, Dept. of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science

Dr. Polani B. Seshagiri’s academic qualification includes MSc and PhD degrees in Biochemistry and Reproductive Biology with post-doctoral research training in early mammalian development at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

Dr. Pradeep Kiran, M.B.B.S., D'Ortho, DNB Ortho, MCh Sports Medicine (UK), Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon

An MBBS from Bangalore University and MCh. Specializing in Sports Medicine from the University of Dundee, Scotland, Dr. Pradeep Kiran is a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon with Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore. His speciality area are Sports Medicine, Gait analysis, Knee injury management, Arthroplasty and Foot pressure analysis.

Padma Shree Prof. Ranjit Roy Choudhury, Chairman-Task Force for Research, Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation

Prof. Roychaudhury is a recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award, the Unichem Award, the Chulalongkorn University Award and the Padma Shree title by the President of India.

Dr. R K Rishi, Pharmacologist, Central Drug Laboratories, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India

Dr. Rao Papineni, Senior Principal Investigator, Research and Development, at Carestream Health Inc, USA

Dr. Papineni has a Doctoral degree in Biochemistry from the University of Hong Kong (British Territory) and has initiated advanced research programs to study inflammation and musculo-skeletal biology utilizing molecular imaging and nanotechnology based molecular tools.  Dr. Papineni serves on the editorial board of Nanotech and Experimental Pharmacology journals.

Dr. Salahudeen, Associate Vice President - Cell Therapeutics, Lifecell International, Chennai.

Dr.Salahudeen is a medical scientist hailing from Madurai. He completed his masters in Biochemistry from Madurai Kamarajar University with gold medal where he was working on his thesis on 3 projects related to cancer and cell signaling.

Mr. Sanjay Ganapathy, Managing Director, Span Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

Sanjay is a professional with several years of active experience in the field of Transfusion Medicine from both an operational and financial aspect.  He has been involved in the field of stem cell derived therapies over the past 15 years.

Dr. Sashi Singh, Principal Scientist, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

Dr. Shashi Singh got her Ph. D from Dept. of Zoology, University of Delhi specializing Cell Biology / Electron microscopy. Dr. Singh has 57 Papers published, and is a Member of scientific committee for Global Hospitals.

Dr. Ponemone is a post-graduate in Medical Microbiology and Doctoral degree in Oncology and Radiation Biology from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. He did his post Doctoral training in GI Immunology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and also holds a certified clinical research professional designation.

Dr. V R Ravi, Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maruti Hospitals, Trichy, Tamilnadu.

An experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon in Trichy for the last 20 years. Extensive experience in treating all degrees of fractures for patients of all ages. Currently dealing with Polytrauma as a team at SEAHORSE, KMC & MARUTHI HOSPITALS since 1995.

Dr. Vivek Tanavde, Principal Investigator, Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore; Secretary, Stem Cell Society, Singapore

Dr. Tanavde obtained his Ph.D from the Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai in Applied Biology. His current research focuses on the use of bioinformatics and systems biology tools to understand mesenchymal stromal cell biology and differentiation.