12th International Congress of Ethnopharmacology February 17-19, 2012, Kolkata, India

Organised by

School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India Email: naturalproductm@gmail.com www.ise-snpsju.org
This is the first mega congress of International Society of Ethnopharmacology [ISE] being organized in India. The main focus of the congress is to revitalize the traditional medicine and to address some of the crucial and contemporary issues on natural products, necessary for their promotion and development and will centre on the theme of globalization. This conference will provide an ideal platform to the participants for interaction, debate and dissemination of ideas amongst the distinguished professionals, eminent scientists and technologists on the confluence of the modern techniques and integrated approaches for the development and evaluation of ancient systems of medicines.

Globalising Local Knowledge - Localizing Global Technologies

Topics to be covered in the conference are: Ethno pharmacological perspectives Traditional to modern pharmaceuticals Traditional medicine inspired drug discovery and development Global trade in and commercialization of Ayurveda and other ancient system of Medicines The interface between History and ethnopharmacology of traditional medicines Trends in the evaluation of traditional medicine Promotion and development of natural products with international cooperation Polypharmacology of herbal medicine Traditional medicine and neglected diseases Traditional medicines and the world wide web: Globalising local knowledge or localizing global technologies System Biology and Synergy in Natural Products Nutraceuticals and traditional medicines evidence-based health care claims The future of traditional medicines multidisciplinary approaches in health sciences Ethno veterinary Medicine Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Clinical Studies on Natural Products Traditional medicines and biomedicine - common or conflicting interests? Ethnopharmacology and bio-cultural diversity

We cordially invite you to participate in this event and join the array of professionals, eminent scientists and technologists to make this congress a great success. Pre-conference Workshop on:
For further details please contact: Dr. Pulok K Mukherjee PhD, FRSC. Director, School of Natural Product Studies, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India; Tele Fax: + 91 33 24146046; Phone: +91 8017783910 E.mail: naturalproductm@gmail.com Website: www.ise-snpsju.org

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Speakers:
Dr Marco Leonti, Italy Prof. B. Suresh, India Prof Michael Heinrich, UK Prof. Anna Jger, Denmark Prof. Rob Verpoorte, Netherlands Prof Peter Houghton, London Dr. Samir Ross, USA Dr. Mahabir P. Gupta, Panam Dr. Khosro Piri, Iran Dr. Bob Allkin, UK Dr. George Patani, India Dr. Vikash Sewram, South Africa Dr. T K Mukherjee, India Prof. Ashok Vaidya, India Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya, USA Dr. Pradeep Visen, Canada Dr. Nitya Anand, India Prof. Lara Orafidiya, Nigeria Dr. Michiho ITO, Japan Prof. H. Wagner, Germany Prof. Geoffrey A. Cordell, USA Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan, India Dr. G. Schmeda Hirschmann, Chile Prof. Dr. Jrg Gertsch, Switzerland Prof. Kobus Eloff, South Africa Prof. C K Katiyar, India Dr. Elin Y. Sukandar, Indonesia Dr. Harpal S. Buttar, Canada Dr. Subir Moulik, India Dr. S K Kulkarni, India Dr. Roy Upton, USA Dr. Nandakumara Sarma, USA Prof. Armandodoriano Bianco, Italy Dr. P K Paul, USA Dr. Y. K. Gupta, India Prof. Hiroyuki Fukui, Japan Prof. S. D. Sarker, UK Prof. Hyung- Min Kim, Korea Dr. Werner Knss, Germany Dr. P V Appaji, India Dr. C K Kokate, India Dr. E. Yesilada, Turkey Prof. Shilin Chen, China Dr. Adek Z Adnan, Indonesia Dr M. G. Matsabisa, South Africa Dr. D. C. Katoch, India Dr. Fernao Castro Braga, Brazil Prof. Vivian Taam Wong, China Prof. K. Husnu Can Baser, Turkey Dr. Sue Evans, Australia Prof. Joo B Calixto, Brazil Dr. Mark Blumenthal, USA Dr. De-an Guo, China Dr. Edilberto Alvarado, Philippines Dr. Jinhui Dou, USA Prof. Rimantas V, Lithuania Dr. Amit Agarwal, India