Prof. Evan Dale Abel, MD, PhD.
William S. Adams Distinguished Professor of Medicine, 
Chair and Executive Medical Director, Department of Medicine, 
David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health

Title: Concept of Translational Research: Bench to Bedside

Chair: Dr. Usha Thekkedath (University of California, San Francisco)

Co-chair: Nadav Ajeesh (GYRA scholar, Los Angeles)

Prof. John McGeehan, PhD.

Principal Scientist – Biochemical Engineering

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) 

Title: Learning from Nature: Engineering Enzymes to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Chair: Dr. Venkatesh Sundararajan (West Virginia University)

Co-chair:  Dayal Nambiar (GYRA scholar, CAMYL, San Jose)

Prof. Pavan Antony

Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, Adelphi University

Prof. Stephen Shore, PhD.

Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, Adelphi University

Title: Inclusiveness in education and research: Ongoing trends and future.

Chair:  Ms. Padma Priya (President, MANCA)

Co-chair: Madhav Pradeep (GYRA scholar, KAW, Seattle)

Theme:

Early Research Exposure: A Catalyst for Lifelong Career Success

Moderator: Ms. Devi Gireesh

Panellists:

Prof. Ramachandran Thekkedath (Former Vice Chancellor, CUSAT)

Mr. Raibin Raphy (GYRA Founding Member)

Veda Baliga (GYRA Fellow)

Udaya Venugopal (Parent Representative)

John Paul Varkey (MANCA)

Poster Presentations (All Categories) - Main Hall

Oral Presentations: KC Hall, Studio 2/3 and Studio 5/6

Prof. Brian Kobilka, MD

2012 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Stanford University School of Medicine

Title: My Career as a Physician Scientist Studying G Protein Coupled Receptors

Chair: Prof. Ramachandran Thekkedath (Former Vice Chancellor, Cochin University of Science and Technology)

Co-chair: Aarna Gireesh (GYRA scholar, CAMYL, San Jose)

Mr. Anoop Sreenivasan

VP of Product and Design, Go-To-Market Technologies

INTUIT 

Title: You Are the Most Important Algorithm: How AI will change the way you study and work. 

Chair: Ms. Vidya Wadkar (Verizon)

Co-chair:  Ved Khatri (GYRA Scholar, Austin)

Dr. Jia Gou.

Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside
Title: How Mathematics Helps Us Understand Cell Behavior?

Chair: Dr. Dongwei Sun (Cedar Sinai, Los Angeles)

Co-chair:  Rian Raphy (GYRA scholar, Portland)

Dr. Sharvari Deshpande

Washington University, St. Louis. 

Title: Women’s Health: A Scientific Movement for the Future

Chair:  Dr. Irimpan Mathews (Stanford University).

Co-chair:   Abigail Vicson (GYRA Scholar, Austin)

Mr. Gaurav Gupta

Title: Every Child Now Has a Superpower. Are They Using It Right?

Chair: Dr. Jane Thomas (Northwestern University).

Co-chair:  Reyansh Chakraborty (GYRA scholar, Portland)