Awards

ISHG 2024

January 21-24, 2024 | Ahmedabad

Student Scholar Awards

ISHG 2024 will provide up to 10 awards to individuals who are currently studying towards MSc/ PhD/ MBBS or MD degrees. Only those individuals who have registered for the conference and have submitted abstracts for poster presentation will be eligible. Top 10 abstracts will be chosen by a jury of eminent scientists for their scientific merit and will be selected for the award. Award recipients will receive complimentary registration and reimbursement for travel and accommodation combined of upto Rs 5,000.

Important Note:

List of Student Scholar Award Winners

Abstract ID

Presenting Author

Abstract Title

238

Mehak Chopra

Unraveling the genetic determinants of aortic distensibility and their impact on the cellular composition of the aorta

230

Jyoti Maddhesiya

Functional analysis of novel BMPs variants in isolated congenital heart disease

220

Niti Sureka

HPV DNA Genotyping by Real time PCR and its Surrogate marker p16 analysis through Immunohistochemistry in cervical cancer: A tertiary care experience

216

Jitendra Nayak

Comprehensive approach involving cfDNA and metabolites in embryo selection for ART treatment

163

Sharda Shanbhag

Genetic diagnosis of haemophilia A families leading to a time-saving two tier strategy along with insights on de novo cases: decadal data

113

Gyan Ranjan

SCAR-6 lncRNA epigenetically regulates PROZ and modulates coagulation and vascular function.

69

Karthik C

Lentiviral Vectors in Gene Therapy of β-Globinopathies;A Pursuit for a Strong Backbone

47

Pratheusa Machha

Genetic diversity in the populations of India - Impact of founder events.

32

Kondyarpu Abhishek

From genetics to epigenetics, journey of GeMemiOM- the first curated database of Genes, putative Methylation targets and miRNA targets for Otitis Media

30

Aara Patel

Developing targeted therapies for Norrie disease

Best Poster Awards

ISHG 2024 will provide a total of 3 awards to individuals who were selected by eminent judges for the outstanding poster presentation at the conference. The award recipients will receive a citation and award money of Rs 10,000 for the first prize, Rs 7,000 for the second prize and Rs. 5,000 for the third prize. Announcement of the winners will be made on 24th January 2024- Plenary Session 8.

Poster Presentation Winners

Prize

Presenter

Institute/ Organisation

Title

1st Prize

Divya Bhanu

Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad

Optical Genome Mapping in Structural Variant Identification

2nd Prize

Jatinder Sahota

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Mis-annotation profiling in DisGeNET v7.0.

3rd Prize

Suruchi Aggarwal

MedGenome Labs, Bangalore

Cell-free DNA-based Next Generation Sequencing LungTrack Advance test to detect actionable gene mutations and fusions in NSCLC patients

ISHG Young Scientist Award (ISHG-YSA)

ISHG-YSA is the premier award conferred by the Indian Society of Human Genetics to scholars who were selected for oral presentation and delivered one of the top 3 presentations. The winners will be selected by an esteemed committee constituted by the Indian Society of Human Genetics. Details of the award and application guidelines are available at http://www.ishg.co.in/awards.php