Molecular Neuro-Oncology workshop

7th Annual Conference of Neuropathology Society of India (NPSICON 2025) Organized By: Neuropathology Laboratory, AIIMS, New Delhi

WORKSHOP 1: METHYLATION PROFILING

Venue: JL Auditorium, AIIMS, New Delhi

Date: 20.02.2025

Workshop Coordinators: Drs. Kavneet Kaur and Aruna Nambirajan

Time Session Speaker/s Chairpersons
8:00 to 8:40 AM Registration
8:45 to 9:00 AM Welcome address Dr. MC Sharma
9:00 to 10:15 AM Basics of DNA methylation-based classification of CNS Tumors Dr. David Capper Dr. MC Sharma
Dr. Vani Santosh
Dr. Venkateswaran K. Iyer
10:15 to 10:30 AM Discussion
10:30 to 11:00 AM (TEA BREAK)
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM DNA Methylation: Methodology and Data Assessment Dr. Jyotsna Singh Dr. BD Radotra
Dr. Geeta Chacko
Dr. Epari Sridhar
12:30 to 1:00 PM Discussion
1:00 to 2:00 PM (LUNCH BREAK)
2:00 to 2:45 PM MNP Outreach & Beyond – Nanopore based CNS tumour profiling Dr. Areeba Patel Dr. David Capper
Dr. Chitra Sarkar
Dr. Sunita Ahlawat
2:45 to 3:00 PM Infinium Methylation Array : A tool for high-resolution tumour characterization Dr. Ashutosh Upadhyay
3:00 to 3:15 PM Methylation-based Clinical Diagnostics – MedGenome's Perspective Dr. Ravi Gupta
3:15 to 3:30 PM Discussion
3:30 to 4:30 PM Interesting Case Studies Dr. Jyotsna
Dr. Megha Uppin
Dr. Sushma Patil
Dr. Kirti Gupta
Dr. Arpita Jindal
4:30 PM (TEA BREAK)
5:00 PM Onwards Inauguration and Social Evening

WORKSHOP 2: NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING

Venue: SET Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi

Date: 20.02.2025

Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Saumyaranjan Mallick

Time Session Speaker/s Chairpersons
08:00 to 08:40 AM Registration
08:45 to 09:00 AM Welcome Address Dr. Saumyaranjan Mallick
09:00 to 09:15 AM Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing Dr. Saumyaranjan Mallick Dr. Nuzhat Hussain
Dr. Sonika Dahiya
Dr. Ritu Gupta
09:15 to 09:45 AM Library Preparation Dr. Nikhil Patkar
09:45 to 10:15 AM Quality control of Sample and Library Dr. Prerana Jha
10:15 to 10:45 AM Basics of Panel Designing Dr. Nikhil Patkar
10:45 to 11:00 AM Discussion
TEA BREAK (11:00 to 11:15 AM)
11:15 to 12:00 PM Panel Designing by Ampliseq Platform and Analysis of CGP Mr. Hersh Parikh
12:00 to 01:00 PM Laboratory Demonstration - Sequencing By Ion Torrent Platform Dr. Neeraj Chauhan
LUNCH (01:00 to 02:00 PM)
2:00 to 2:30 PM Validation of NGS Assay and Bioinformatic Pipeline Dr. Suruchi Aggarwal Dr. Nikhil Patkar
Dr. Sudhir Arava
Dr. Saumyaranjan Mallick
2:30 to 2:45 PM Newer advances in short read sequencer Dr. Priyadarshini Pande
2:45 to 3:15 PM Variant Calling Dr. Moushumi Suryavanshi
3:15 to 3:30 PM Live demonstration of NGS Variant Calling Dr Saumyaranjan Mallick
3:30 to 3:45 PM Discussion
3:45 to 4:30 PM Interesting case presentation Dr.Anila Sharma
Dr.Kiranpreet Malhotra
Dr.Sunita Ahlawat
Dr.Meghna Chougle
Dr. SonikaDahiya
Dr.Anila Sharma
Dr. SudeepKhera
4:30 PM (TEA BREAK)
5:00 PM Onwards Discussion

WORKSHOP 3: SANGER SEQUENCING, FRAGMENT ANALYSIS AND DIGITAL PCR

Venue: SET facility, AIIMS, New Delhi

Date: 20.02.2025

Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Anubhav Narwal

Time Session Speaker/s Chairpersons
08:00 to 08:40 AM Registration
08:45 to 09:00 AM Welcome Address Dr. Anubhav Narwal
09:00 to 09:30 AM Introduction to Sanger Sequencing Dr. Deepshi Thakral Dr. Kunzang Chosdal
Dr. Prasanjit Das
Dr. Asit Ranjan Mirdha
09:30 to 10:00 AM Basics of Fragment Analysis and Laboratory Methodology Dr. Anil Kumar
10:00 to 10:45 AM Primer Designing and Sequencing Method Dr. Spandan Chaudhry
10:45 to 11:00 AM Discussion
TEA BREAK (11:00 to 11:15 AM)
11:15 to 12:00 PM Live demonstration of Analysis of Sanger Sequencing Data Dr. Anil Kumar
12:00 to 12:20 PM T & B cell clonality assay by Fragment Analysis Dr. Saumyaranjan Mallick
12:20 to 01:00 PM Laboratory demonstration of Equipment and Consumable Dr. Anil Kumar and Team
LUNCH (01:00 to 02:00 PM)
2:00 to 2:20 PM Basics of Digital PCR Dr. Prashant Sharma Dr. Deepali Jain
Dr. Shipra Agarwal
Dr. Ashwani Tandon
2:20 to 2:40 PM Lab Methodology For Digital Droplet PCR Dr. Suvendu Purkait
2:40 to 3:00 PM Data Analysis of Digital PCR Dr. Prashant Sharma
3:00 to 3:15 PM Discussion
3:15 to 4:00 PM Interesting case presentations Dr.Gaurav Khanna
Dr.Swati Singh
Dr.Saumya Sahu
Dr.Vineeta Batra
Dr.Vandita Singh
Dr. Manu Kukreja
4:00 to 4:30 PM Demonstration DD PCR Equipment Company
TEA BREAK ( 04:30 PM)
5:00 PM Onwards Inauguration and Social Evening

WORKSHOP 4: FISH ASSAY

Venue: Conference Hall, AIIMS, New Delhi

Date: 20.02.2025

Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Balamurugan T

Time Session Speaker/s Chairpersons
08:00 to 08:40 AM Registration
08:45 to 09:00 AM Welcome Address Dr. Balamurugan T
09:00 to 09:25 AM Principles of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Dr. Poonam Elhence Dr. Catriona McLean
Dr. Poonam Elhence
Dr. Sunila Jain
09:25 to 09:50 AM Overview of FISH Probes and Target Regions Dr. Rakesh Gupta
09:50 to 10:15 AM Applications of FISH in CNS Tumor Diagnosis Dr. Swati Mahajan
10:15 to 10:30 AM Discussion
TEA BREAK (10:30 to 11:00 AM)
11:00 to 11:30 AM Advancement in FISH Dr Shweta Dr. Catriona McLean
Dr. Arvind Ahuja
11:30 to 01:00 PM Hands-on experience with tissue sample preparation and slide preparation for FISH assay Company Dr. Swati Mahajan
Dr. Hemlata
LUNCH (01:00 to 02:00 PM)
2:00 to 3:30 pm Hands-on experience with the hybridization process, probe application, and detection of FISH signals

Analyzing FISH Results: Spot Counting and Signal Interpretation
Company Dr. Swati Mahajan
Dr. Hemlata
3:30 to 4:30 PM Interesting Case Presentations Dr. Sushila Jaiswal
Dr. Meenakshi Swain
Dr. Supriya Menon
Dr. Fouzia Siraj
Dr.Surender Kumar Verma
Dr.YookarinKhonglah
Dr.Mukund Sable
TEA BREAK (4:30 PM)
5:00 PM Onwards Inauguration and Social Evening