Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain obtained his Ph.D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His primary contribution has been gene expression, genetic analysis of polymorphism, and molecular functional epidemiology/ infection biology. His research on molecular epidemiology of the TB bacterium has led to understanding dissemination dynamics and identification of the predominant strains circulating in India. It resulted in the title of several novel diagnostics markers and drug targets for TB. Dr. Hasnain received the SS Bhatnagar Award in 1995; GD Birla Award in 2001; Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award in 2004; Padma Shri in 2006. He is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad.

Raghvendra Gadagkar received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 1979. He has significantly contributed to animal behavior, ecology, behavioral ecology, and socio-biology and statistics. The prime subject of his research is the origin and evolution of cooperation in animals and social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps. Dr. Gadagkar is a recipient of the SS Bhatnagar Award in 1993; Homi Bhabha Fellowship; BP Pal National Environment Fellowship on Biodiversity. He is an elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad; Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Science, USA and the German National Science Academy, Leopoldina.

12-14 May, 2022

At Paris, France.