ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Biophysics Today

The "Biophysics Today 2.0" conference aims to bring together scientists and students to foster collaboration and exchange ideas on the latest developments in Biophysics. The meeting's purpose is to provide a platform for discussing cutting-edge research that integrates physical principles with biological systems.

By encouraging presentations and talks from both experienced researchers and emerging talents, the conference seeks to inspire innovative approaches to solving complex biological problems.Participants will explore new experimental techniques, theoretical models, and technological advancements in Biophysics, while also promoting interdisciplinary collaboration to advance the field and address contemporary scientific challenges.


Topics

  • Single-Molecule Biophysics
  • Membrane Biophysics and receptor biology
  • Structural Biology and Molecular Dynamics
  • Computational Biophysics
  • Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Techniques
  • Mechanobiology
  • Cellular Mechanics and Cytoskeleton Dynamics

Conference Details

Date : October 07-09, 2026

Registration & Abstract submission starts: August 12, 2026

Registration & Abstract submission ends: September 15, 2026

Organizing Committee

Convener

Prof. Shubhasis Haldar, SNBNCBS, Kolkata

Co-Conveners

Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay, CCMB, Hyderabad

Prof. Rajib Kumar Mitra, SNBNCBS, Kolkata

Organizers

List of Chairs

List of Speakers

📄 Download Abstract Book (PDF)

Program schedule

Day 1:  October 07, 2026 (Wednesday)▶

Registration (8:45 am – 9:30 am)
Inaugural Session (9:30 am – 10:00 am)
Session-1 (10:00-11:00 am)
Time Name of the speaker Title of the talk Abstract
Chair : Prof. Gautam Basu
10:00 am – 10:30 am Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay,
CCMB, Hyderabad		 Effect of Hypoxia on Agonist-induced Endocytosis of the Human Serotonin1A Receptor PDF
10:30 am – 11:00 am Prof. Sobhan Sen,
JNU, Delhi		 Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control of Ligand Binding to DNA G-Quadruplexes: The Crowding Effects PDF
11:00 am – 11:20 am Tea Break
Session-2 (11:30-01:00 pm)
Chair : Prof. Rajib Kumar Mitra and Prof. Ansuman Lahiri
11:30 pm – 12:00 pm Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana,
JNCASR, Bangaluru		 Seeing and Shaping Biology with Plasmonics - A Unified Approach to Cancer Targeting and Alzheimer’s Detection PDF
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Prof. Shashank Shekhar,
Emory University, Atlanta, USA		 Rewriting actin treadmilling: Turning the dogma on its head PDF
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Prof. Gautam Basu,
Bose Institute, Kolkata		 An ensemble-of-ensembles perspective of intrinsically disordered proteins PDF
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm Photo Session @ S. N. Bose Statue Area
1:10 pm – 2:20 pm Lunch @ Basundhara building
Session-3 (02:30-04:30 pm)
Chair : Prof. Krishnananda Chattopadhyay & Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana
02:30 pm – 03:00 pm Prof. Suman Chakraborty,
IIT Kharagpur		 Engineering Living Matter From Mechanobiological Microenvironments to Predictive and Precision Healthcare PDF
03:00 pm – 03:30 pm Prof. Mandar V. Deshmukh,
CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad		 Trojan Horses by Plants for Stalling Viral Replication PDF
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Prof. Arnab Bhattacharjee,
JNU, Delhi		 From Contacts to Chromosome Architecture: Physical Readouts of Genome Folding PDF
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm Prof. Timir Tripathi,
NEHU, Shillong		 Matter Thinks: Intelligent Proteins PDF
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tea Break
Session-4 (05:00-06:30 pm)
Chair : Prof. Subhabrata Majumder & Prof. Angshuman Bagchi
05:00 pm – 05:30 pm Prof. Shubhra Ghosh Dastidar,
Bose Institute, Kolkata		 How do the Tubulin inhibitors work? – Insights from computational modelling PDF
05:30 pm – 06:00 pm Prof. Suman Chakrabarty,
SNBNCBS, Kolkata		 Navigating Pathways in Free Energy Landscape: Adaptive (Machine) Learning Strategies Towards Rare Event Kinetics PDF
06:00 pm – 07:50 pm Poster Session @ Basundhara building
08:00 pm – 09:30 pm Dinner @ Basundhara building

Day 2:  October 08, 2026 (Thursday)▶

Session-1 (09:30-11:30 am)
Time Name of the speaker Title of the talk Abstract
Chair : Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay & Prof. Jaydeb Chakrabarti
09:30 am – 10:00 am Prof. Souvik Maiti,
CSIR-IGIB, Delhi		 Indigenous CRISPR-Cas9 Tools: Advancing Gene Therapy Through Precision PDF
10:30 am – 10:30 am Prof. Ranabir Das,
NCBS, Bengaluru		 How Viral Ubiquitin Escapes Host Deubiquitinases PDF
10:30 am – 11:00 am Prof. Shubhasis Haldar,
SNBNCBS Kolkata		 From Single-Molecule Mechanics to Cellular Function: Expanding the Capabilities of Covalent Magnetic Tweezers (CMT 2.0) PDF
11:00 am – 11:30 pm Prof. Mahavir Singh,
IISc, Bengaluru		 Structural Basis of RNA-Mediated Toxin Inhibition in Type III Toxin-Antitoxin Systems PDF
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tea Break
Session-2 (12:00-01:30 pm)
Chair : Prof. H. Raghuraman & Prof. Krishnananda Chattopadhyay
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Prof. Padmaja Prasad Mishra,
SINP, Kolkata		 Beyond Static Structures: Exploring the Dynamic Bending of Mitochondrial DNA by TFAM PDF
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Prof. Hema Chandra Kotamarthi,
IIT Madras, Chennai		 Dissecting the degradation and unfolding/folding of topologically complex knotted proteins PDF
01:00 pm – 01:30 pm Prof. Debasis Das,
TIFR, Mumbai		 Folding landscape of a nascent protein crucial for its functionality PDF
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch @ Basundhara building
Session-3 (03:00-05:00 pm)
Chair : Prof. Jhimli Bhattacharyya & Prof. Mithun Maji
03:00 pm – 03:30 pm Prof. Subhendu Roy,
SINP, Kolkata		 To Couple or Not to Couple: How Two Iron Centers Resolve Their Dilemma in a Non-heme Diiron Enzyme PDF
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Prof. Saikat Chowdhury,
CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad		 Molecular switches and rheostats that regulate actin cytoskeleton nucleation PDF
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm Prof. Rituparna Sinha Roy,
IISER Kolkata		 Bio-Inspired Peptide Design for Therapeutic Applications PDF
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Prof. Ashok Sekhar,
IISC, Bengaluru		 Metamorphic proteins and Janus intermediates PDF
05:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tea and Poster Session @ Basundhara building
07:00 pm – 10:00 pm Gala Dinner

Day 3:  October 09, 2026 (Friday)▶

Session-1 (10:00-11:30 am)
Time Name of the speaker Title of the talk Abstract
Chair : Prof. Sudip Kundu & Prof. Barun Kumar Maity
10:00 am – 10:30 am Prof. Siddhartha Roy,
CSIR-IICB, Kolkata		 Structural and biophysical analysis of TONSL disease variants in SPONASTRIME dysplasia PDF
10:30 am – 11:00 am Prof. Debayan Chakraborty,
IMSc, Chennai		 Propensity to phase separate could be engrained in the monomer conformational ensemble PDF
11:00 am – 11:30 pm Prof. Abhrajyoti Ghosh,
Bose Institute, Kolkata		 Structural and biophysical insights into the temperature-dependent regulation of an archaeal VapBC4 Toxin–Antitoxin system PDF
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Tea Break
Session-2 (12:00-01:00 pm)
Chair : Prof. Samik Bindu & Prof. Rajib Kumar Mitra
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Prof. Nirmalya Bag,
IIT, Kharagpur		 Functional Coupling of Membrane Biophysics and Transmembrane Signaling Evaluated by Fluorescence Correlation and Lifetime Spectroscopy PDF
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Prof. Deb Sankar Banerjee,
SNBNCBS, Kolkata		 Physical Learning in Living Matter: From Mechanical to Chemical Networks PDF
01:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch @ Basundhara building
02:30 pm – 3:30 pm Prize distribution and Thanks giving

Registration & Abstract Submission (Open Now)

(For Indian Participants only)

Registration Fee

Indian participant (Student, Postdoc & Faculty): INR 3000/- (only registration)*

Google Form Link: Register & Submit Abstract

Accommodation

Accommodations will be given on a first-come, first-served basis to a limited number of candidates and will be confirmed via email.

Accommodation fee has to be paid by the participants at the venue: ₹800/- per night**

Important Dates

Registration & Abstract Submission Ends 15 September 2026

Notes

  • *Registration is non-refundable and mandatory for participation.
  • **Shared accommodation will be provided if single room is not available.

Registration

(For Indian Participants only)

Registration is closed! Please contact the organizer if you need.

Registration Fee

Indian participant (Student, Postdoc & Faculty): INR 3000/- (only registration)*

Accommodation

Accommodations will be given on a first-come, first-served basis to a limited number of candidates and will be confirmed via email.

Accommodation fee has to be paid by the participants at the venue: ₹800/- per night**

Notes

  • *Registration is non-refundable and mandatory for participation.
  • **Shared accommodation will be provided if single room is not available.

Sponsors

Nature of Sponsorships

Contact

E-mail shubhasis.haldar@bose.res.in
Phone +91-33-2335 1313 / 0312 / 3057 / 3061 / 5705 / 6 / 7 / 8
Postal Address
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
JD Block, Sector-III,
Salt Lake City,
Kolkata - 700106, India

Location of the Centre

Landmarks (Click here to see on map)

  • Yuvabharati Stadium: Largest stadium in India.
  • Mizoram House: (marked by a square) Very tall building, well marked
  • Tank No 14: (marked by a cross) Salt Lake residents are most familiar with Tanks

Nearest Airport

  • From Airport: The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Prepaid taxis are available at the terminal. Sortest distance (by car) of the centre from the airport is about 13 Km. You can find the shortest route map here. Alternatively, you may come through Rajarhat and New Town area also.

Nearest Railway Stations

  • From Sealdah Railway Station: Please take a prepid taxi or travel by bus (no 239 or Salt Lake - BBD Bag mini bus). Distance of SNBNCBS from Sealdah station is about 7 Km.
  • From Howrah Railway Station: Please take a prepid taxi or travel by bus (no S12). Distance of SNBNCBS from Howrah station is about 11 Km.
  • From Kolkata Railway Station: Please take a prepid taxi. Distance of SNBNCBS from Kolkata station is about 7 Km.

Buses from various destinations

  • From Ultadanga: Bus no 32A
  • From Hudco: Bus No 32A, 47/1
  • From Jadavpur: Bus no S9
  • From Gariahat: Barasat B Garden, EB3, AC 47U, S46

Location Map