COLLOQUIUM

ON
"BT BRINJAL AND FOOD SECURITY"
D A T E : 2 7 TH J A N U A R Y ; T I M E : 1 0 A M - 5 : 3 0 P M
VENUE: AUDITORIUM, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, JNU
10:00 hr s: Inaugural Session
Welcome Address
Prof. Mohan Rao, Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health,
School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Session 1 (10.30 hrs - 12 noon)

Claimed Benefits and Apparent Risks of GM crops
Chair: Prof. Rajendra Prasad, Rector, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Molecular Medicine expert)
a) Prof. Deepak Pental, Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi, a noted researcher whose current research
interests lie in development of transgenic and marker-assisted breeding of crops.
b) Dr. Suman Sahai, Geneticist and Convener of Gene Campaign, which is a grassroots level research and
advocacy group in India with international links.

Session 2 (12 noon – 13.30 hrs)

Regulatory System in India
Chair: Dr Rama Baru, Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health,
School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
a) Dr. K. Satyanarayana, Scientist G, Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) and Member,
Expert Committee-II,GeneticEngineeringApprovalCommittee(GEAC)
b)Dr. Pushpa Bhargava, Founder-Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CCMB)andSupremeCourt'sindependentnomineetotheGEACandformerly,ViceChair,National
KnowledgeCommission.

13 30 hrs - 14 30 hrs: Lunch

Session 2 (14.30hrs – 16.00 hrs)
Need for Bt Brinjal
Chair: Dr. K.J. Mukherjee, Professor, School of Biotechnology, JNU
a) Dr. K.C. Bansal, Professor, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
(IARI),
. New Delhi
b) Dr G. V. Ramanjaneyulu, Executive Director, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad

Concluding Remarks (16.30 hrs to 17.30 hrs)

vProf N. Raghuram, Associate Professor, Plant Molecular Biology, University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh
Indraprastha University
vDr. Dunu Roy, Executive Director, Hazards Centre
Vote Of Thanks
Dr. Ramila Bisht,Centre For Social Medicine And Community Health, JNU
Hosted by : CENTRE FOR SOCIAL MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, JNU
and
HAZARDS CENTRE, New Delhi
* KINDLY ENTER FROM THE EAST GATE OF JNU AS THE MAIN GATE HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE RENOVATIONAL WORK.