BioAxis DNA Research Centre (BDRC) : DNA 2013-“The 5th International Conference on Emerging trends in Applied Biology, Biomedicine and Bioforensics”

DNA 2013-“The 5th International Conference on Emerging trends in Applied Biology, Biomedicine and Bioforensics” was held at CRRao AIMSCS, University of Hyderabad. This historical event is first of its kind in south India which is organized from the year 2009. This year’s event was jointly organized by Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratories, BioAxis DNA Research Centre Pvt Ltd and AIMSCS, University of Hyderabad. For the first time this conference with the name DNA 2009, DNA-THE DECISIVE EVIDENCE was held in August 2009 at Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA) Hyderabad. 2^nd of it series The science of DNA Fingerprinting in Crime Investigation was held in October 2010 at Osmania University, Hyderabad, DNA 2011 was held at Lucknow Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Police Department and DNA 2012 at AIMSCS Hyderabad.

DNA Series conferences are initiative to strengthen the knowledgebase of the end users of DNA Fingerprinting and DNA Based technologies and its advancements in Criminal Investigation and Judicial systems. DNA 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 were very well received events by participation of more than 1000 attendees from different Investigation agencies, judicial agencies, Police departments, Scientists and the budding scholars. DNA Bill 2007 is drafted and India is stepping ahead to create its DNA Databank soon. Prime aim of this meeting is to contribute to society by creating awareness of this wonderful technology to use it responsibly. This technology has shown its promising role in Identification related issues in Mass fatality accidents, several sensational crime Investigation. Many innocents have been freed from the bars in the past 10 years throughout the world with the help of this wonderful technology.

His Excellency Shri ESL Narasimhan, Honorable Governor of Andhra Pradesh inaugurated the event on 30^th Nov 2013. This conference was also graced by the Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh Shri B Prasada Rao as Guest of Honor of the Inaugural Ceremony. Prof Ramakrishna Ramaswamy Vice Chancellor, Central University of Hyderabad, Mrs Sharda Avdhanam Director APFSL, Dr VK Saraswat Former Chief of DRDO, Prof Allam Appa Rao, Former VC-JNTUK and Current Director AIMSCS, Dr Amit Kumar, CEO- BioAxis DNA Research Centre (P) Ltd were also a part of the Inaugural event from 10.15-11.15am on 30^th Nov 2013 at University of Hyderabad. Like the previous year conferences this year’s conference was also blessed by the message of Discoverer of DNA Technology Sir Alec Jeffreys, Leicester, United Kingdom. Department of Science and Technology Government of India and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Hyderabad Chapter were the Sponsors of this years conference.

Resource persons of this two day event included Smt Sharda Avadhanam, Director APFSL, Dr Amit Kumar, CEO of BioAxis DNA Research Centre (P) Ltd, Mrs Nilanjana Choudhry from Peers, Kolkata, Dr k Thangraj of Centre of cellular and molecular Biology Hyderabad, Dr PK Srivastava Scientist CDRI Lucknow, Dr GV Jagdamba.. They delivered expert talks and took part in important panel discussions on DNA Testing Applications and DNA Legislation during the two day conference. 200 officers and scholars witnessed this historical conference on DNA Technology in Hyderabad this year. Several Police departments from the country, Forensic Medicine department of Hospitals, Universities nominated their officers to attend this conference.