CSIR, India: An Innovation Hub for Global Sustainable Development
Scientific Session on “Societal and Rural Development: Efforts of CSIR”: 1630 hrs -1900 hrs
Session 4 – Affordable Healthcare for Global Society (SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being)
Chair – Dr. Ram Vishwakarma, Distinguished Scientist, CSIR; Co-Chair – Dr. Vinay K. Nandicoori, Director, CSIR-CCMB
- Dr Giriraj Ratan Chandak, J C Bose Fellow, CSIR-CCMB; Title: A comprehensive model for prevention and management of Sickle Cell Anaemia
- Dr Shantanu Chowdhury, Chief Scientist, CSIR-IGIB; Title: Indian Breast Cancer Genome Atlas
- Dr Sanjeev Soni, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-CSIO; Title: CSIR’s R&D in medical instruments and devices for the society
- Mr. Ravi Prem, M/s. Forbes and Company; Title: Industry speaker on Medical Instrumentation
Session 5 – Rural Development and Traditional Knowledge – From Hamlets to Industries (SDG 1 – No Poverty; SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality; SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production)
Chair – Dr Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NIScPR; Co-Chair – Dr Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Director, CSIR-IHBT
- Dr Prabodh Kumar Trivedi, Director, CSIR-CIMAP; Title: Livelihood creation and upliftment through technology-based interventions
- Dr Radha Rangarajan, Director, CSIR-CDRI; Title: Traditional knowledge inspired contemporary research for affordable healthcare
- Dr Sujit Bhattacharya, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR; Title: Technology development assessment: Societal impact
- Dr PK Das, Member, National Task Force on Rural Housing & Habitat, Ministry of Rural Development; Title: Climate change and rural housing (India)
Session 6 – Summary and Panel Discussion; Theme – Innovations for Global Sustainable Development
Moderator – Dr Abhay A Pashilkar, Director, CSIR-NAL
Panel Experts
- Dr Ram Vishwakarma, Distinguished Scientist, CSIR
- Dr Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NIScPR
- Dr Ashish Lele, Director, CSIR-NCL
- Dr D Srinivasa Reddy, Director, CSIR-IICT
- Dr Atul Narayan Vaidya, Director, CSIR-NEERI
- Prof Pradeep K Ramancharla, Director, CSIR-CBRI
- Prof Anil K Gupta, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Council Member
- Mr MD Khan, Senior Consultant, NIRDPR
- Mr Wondu Legesse, Former DG, LIDI, Ethiopia
- Mr. Declan Kirrane, Chair SSUNGA78
- Dr Rama Swami Bansal, Head, ISTAD, CSIR