Session chair: Pradeepkumar P.I.

2:00 PM-2:30 PM Susmita Roy (IISER Kolkata)

Talk Title: How dynamic ion environments shape RNA folding: Exploring with structure-based electrostatic modeling 

2:30 PM-3:00 PM  Claudia Höbartner (University of Würzburg)

 Talk Title: Molecular architecture and mechanisms of alkyltransferase ribozymes

3:00 PM-3:30 PM  Umesh Varshney (IISc, Bangalore)

Talk Title: Impacts of initiator tRNA, IF2, and lamotrigine on  ribosome maturation in Escherichia coli

3:30 PM-4:00 PM

1. Sombuddha Sengupta (IIT Bombay)

Talk title:Structural and Functional Basis of Erm-mediated Antibiotic Resistance

2. Dilnawaj (IIT Bombay)

Talk Title: Live cell imaging of mitochondrial G-quadruplex DNA structures by designer probes

Tea Break

Session chair: Suvarn S. Kulkarni

4:30 PM-5:00 PM Serdal Kirmizialtin (NYU Abu Dhabi)

Talk Title: Bridging the gap between experiment and simulation: Structural ensemble of RNAs and counter ions

5:00 PM-5:30 PM  Aditi Borkar (University of Nottingham)

Talk Title: Integrating biophysics and chemical biology for visualizing RNA-mediated disease mechanisms at high resolution

5:30 PM-6:00 PM  Ruchi Anand (IIT Bombay)

Talk Title: Development of peptide-macrolide conjugates as new age antibiotics: Efforts towards curbing antibiotic resistance