2nd National Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Cause for Global Concern

2^nd National Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Cause for Global Concern

6^th to 8^th February, 2012.

Organised by

Department of Microbiology and Fermentation Technology

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Allahabad – 211007

Conference Themes

1. Clinical Challenges in addressing resistance to antimicrobial drugs in the 21st Century

•Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance
•Molecular Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance
•Diagnostics and Alternative therapeutic approaches to combat antimicrobial resistance

2. Antibiotics, Agriculture, and Super bugs

• Use of antimicrobials in plant agriculture
• Antimicrobial resistance in livestock
• Antibiotic resistance : Implications for the food system

3. Emergence, spread and environmental effect of antimicrobial resistance

• Antimicrobial resistance in clinics, hospitals and at home
• Antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environment
• Antibiotic resistant genes as emerging environmental contaminants

4. Computational modeling and the pro-drug approach to combat antibiotic resistance

• Analysis of Prodrug Delivery System for Treating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
• Challenges in pharmacodynamics studies of antimicrobial resistance
• Computer simulations and understanding of bacterial resistance against commonly used antibiotics

5. Regulatory issues on Antimicrobial resistance

• Human health impact and regulatory issues involving antimicrobial resistance
• Tackling antibiotic resistance from food safety perspective in India
• Policy proposals for combating antibiotic resistance in environment

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