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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS

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Abstract Submission

Submissions closed. We will be informing you the acceptance and type of presentation via emails as and when review is done.


Inclusion of the Abstract in the Proceedings will be based on confirmation of registration and participation of at least one presenting author at the Conference.


Authors of selected abstracts will be notified of acceptance for oral presentations, demos or posters by 15th May, 2013.


Submission guidelines:

Amrita BioQuest 2013 - International Conference on Biotechnology for Innovative Applications employs the EasyChair submission system to receive all submitted abstracts. Please click on the link given below to logon to the EasyChair. If you do not have an EasyChair Account please click on "sign up for an account" in the EasyChair website.


All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed. Indexing of papers will be processed and submission to internet databases will be done after the conference.


Directions for abstract submission

  1. Go to https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=amritabioquest2013
  2. Login using the logon account.
  3. Click the link button "New Submission" to submit your paper as highlight below:
  4. Choose the track and then submit the abstract. You will have to upload the extended abstract with figure/tables as a PDF file.

Instructions to Authors:

The extended abstract should have:

  • A succinct and explanatory title
  • The name(s) of the author(s)
  • The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
  • The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author

The extended abstract (maximum of 500 words plus references, tables and figures) should be in English.


Type of document: PDF.


Author(s) should provide up to six keywords.


Formatting instructions:


Font: Times New Roman

Title                               : 14pt, bold and centered

Text                               : 12pt, justified

References and legends   : 11pt, left-centered


Margins: should be 1 inch on all sides


Abbreviations: should be defined at first reference and used consistently thereafter.


Acknowledgments: of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.


References:


Citation:

Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples:

  • Molecular mechanisms research spans many disciplines (Nair 1990).
  • This result was later contradicted by Nair and Kumar (2012).
  • This effect has been widely studied (D,Angelo 2011; Diwakar et al. 2011; D,Angelo and DeZeeuw 2009; Nair et al. 2012).

Reference list:

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.


Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work.

  • Journal article

    • Parasuram H, Nair B, Naldi G, D,Angelo E, Diwakar S. A modeling based study on the origin and nature of evoked post-synaptic local field potentials in granular layer. Journal of physiology, Paris 105: 71-82, 2011.


    Ideally, the names of all authors should be provided, but the usage of "et al" in long author lists will also be accepted:

    Parasuram H et al (2011) Future of health insurance. A modeling based study on the origin and nature of evoked post-synaptic local field potentials in granular layer. J. Phys. Paris 105: 71-82, 2011.


  • Article by DOI

    • Ray S, Koshy N, Diwakar S, Nair B, Srivastava S. Sakshat Labs: India's Virtual Proteomics Initiative, PLoS Biol 10(7): e1001353. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001353


  • Book

    • Soman KP, Diwakar S, Ajay V (2005) Insight into data mining: Theory and practice, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi (India), Dec 2005. ISBN-81-203-2897-3.


  • Book chapter

    • Diwakar S, Achuthan K, Nedungadi P, Nair B (2012) Biotechnology Virtual Labs: Facilitating Laboratory Access Anytime-Anywhere for Classroom Education, Innovations in Biotechnology, Eddy C. Agbo (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0096-6 , pp 379-398


  • Online document

    • Rapport et al (2000) The Role of the Cerebellum in Cognition and Behavior: A Selective Review. J. Neuropsychiatry Clinical Neurosc. 12:193-198. http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=100745


  • Dissertation

    • Nair S (2008) Pharmacogenomic and mechanistic studies on dietary factors in chemoprevention of cancer. Dissertation, The State University of New jersey


It is recommended to always use the standard abbreviation of a journal's name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see LTWA online.



Tables:

  • Use Arabic numerals to number all tables.
  • All tables must be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
  • For each table, please provide a table caption (title) and a short legend explaining the components of the table.
  • Any previously published material must be cited by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
  • Footnotes to tables should be specified by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included below the table body.

Artwork:


Figure Numbering:

  • Use Arabic numerals for all figure numbers.
  • Cite figures within text in consecutive numerical order.
  • Figure plots or sub-parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).

Figure Captions:

  • Please provide a concise caption for each figure describing what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text and place them below the figure.
  • Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type.
  • Do not include any punctuation after the number or at the end of the caption.
  • Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.
  • Any previously published material must be cited by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the figure caption.



CONFERENCE

BIOQUEST 2013 will provide an ideal forum to discuss exciting and emerging multidisciplinary themes related to the use of biotechnology in addressing pertinent societal needs. The conference will focus on the ways in which research areas such as translational medicine, nanotechnology, neuroscience, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and bioengineering contribute to alleviating human suffering and improving the quality of life. This conference, which is being hosted by the Amrita School of Biotechnology, will serve as an ideal platform for distinguished experts from diverse areas of biotechnology to come together, share and exchange ideas.