Programme
Registration: 8.00 to 16.00
Day 1: 10th August 2026, Monday
HALL - 1
WELCOME AND CONFERENCE OPENING
9.00-10.00
Inauguration of Scientific Program
Chair: Prof Indira Jai Prakash (Bangalore) & Prof Rajnikant Mishra (BHU, Varanasi)
Welcome address: Prof Sharmistha Dey (President AGI)
Keynote Lecture-1: Prof Jinkook Lee, University of Southern California, USA
Building evidence base for healthy aging in India: lessons learned from interdisciplinary approaches and
global partnership
Keynote Lecture-2: Dr Sanghamitra Pati, Additional Director General, ICMR
Healthy Longevity in an Age of Multimorbidity: Redefining Research Priorities
PLENARY SESSION: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LONGEVITY
10.00-11.00
Chair: Dr Vinod Kumar (Former Professor of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi), Dr Arvind Mathur, (Former
Professor & Head of Medicine, SMC, Jodhpur)
Invited Lecture 1: Dr Kumaraswamy Thangaraj, Senior Scientist, CCMB, Hyderabad
Our origin, culture and consequences.
Invited Lecture 2: Prof S. Irudaya Rajan, Founder Chair, IIMD, Thiruvananthapuram
The second demographic dividend
Invited Lecture 3: Mr. Mathew Cherian, Former CEO, HelpAge India, New Delhi
Policy directions in ageing for the future
INAUGURATION OF POSTER SESSION
VOTE OF THANKS
11.00 -13.00
Chair: Prof Ishan Patro (Gwalior), Prof Ramesh Sharma (Shillong)
Prof MS Kanungo Lifetime Achievement Oration Award in Biogerontology
Orator: Dr PC Rath, Former Prof JNU, New Delhi
Long Non-coding RNA and Biological Aging
Prof A Venkoba Rao Oration Award
Orator: Dr Aseem Mehra, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Geriatric Depression, in present-day India: Challenges and Opportunities
Keynote Lecture 3: Prof Helmut Kramer, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Role of stress responses in regulating neuronal structural plasticity
Chair: Prof Avinash Chakrawarty (AIIMS, New Delhi), Dr Jyotirmoy Banerjee (AIIMS, New Delhi)
Invited Lecture 4: Dr Vinod Kumar, Former Professor of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
Longevity benefits of cognitive, psycho-social and spiritual health and their biological basis.
Invited Lecture 5: Dr Arvind Mathur, Former Professor & Head of Medicine SMC, Jodhpur
Integrating caregivers into clinical practice: A key to continuity and quality care
13.00 -14.00
LUNCH BREAK (POSTER SESSION)
14.00 -15.00
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall
HALL-1
Plenary Session: Frontiers of Ageing Research
Chair: Dr. Akhilendra Kumar
Maurya (Varanasi), Prof Mousumi
Mutsuddi (Varanasi)
1. Prof Sanjana Dayal, USA
Genetic, Metabolic, and Vascular
Signatures Across Ageing and
Disease Progression.
2. Dr Vaishali Kapoor, USA
Illuminating and Eliminating
Cancer: From Immuno PET to
Precision Antibody Therapeutics.
Bangalore University Mid-
Career Lady Scientist’s Award
Chair: Dr Vijay Parmanik (MP)
Dr Shashank Shekhar (Lucknow)
Dr Rashmita Pradhan, Scientist,
New Delhi
Exploring Blood-Based Protein
Signatures for Early Detection of
Alzheimer’s Disease.
HALL-2
Plenary Session: Different Perspectives of Longevity
Chair: Prof Nisha M Pandey
(Lucknow), Prof K Lalitha
(Kadapa, AP)
1. Prof Indira Jai Prakash,
Bangalore
Longevity and the Life Course:
Interplay between the Psycho-
social and the Biological
2. Prof Ellora Sen, Manesar
Longevity and the Meaning of
Life: An Existentialist Perspective
3. Dr Mala Kapur
Shankardass, New Delhi
Significance of Psychosocial
Gerontological Perspectives for
Understanding Longevity
Revolution’ as an attachment
4. Dr W G Prasanna Kumar,
Hyderabad
Community Engagement for
Elderly Care
HALL-3
Symposium: Sarcopenia – A determinant of longevity
Chair: Dr Bhaskar Aggarwal
(Lucknow), Dr Abhijith R Rao
(New Delhi)
1. Prof Monica Gupta,
Chandigarh
Sonography in the assessment of
Sarcopenia
2. Dr Venugopalan G,
Pondicherry
Sarcopenia in Indian older adults –
challenges and opportunities
3. Himadri Das, Kolkata
Sarcopenia Obesity and Longevity
4. Dr Simran Kaur Bhatia,
Pune
Grip, Gait, and Frailty: Handgrip
Strength and Timed Up-and-Go as
Functional Biomarkers of Frailty
in Older Adults
DAY-1
15.00 -17.00
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall
HALL-1
Biogerontology Symposium 1
Chair: Dr Gireesh Gangadharan
(Manipal), Dr. Ashutosh
Shrivastava (Lucknow)
1. Prof Ramesh Sharma,
Shillong
Dietary restriction regulation in
healthy aging
2. Prof Anita Jagota,
Hyderabad
Clock dynamics in Aging:
Therapeutic intervention.
3. Prof Padmanabhan
Balasundaram, Bangalore
Neuroprotective potential of
Nardostachys jatamansi Extract
via Keap1-NRF2 pathway
regulation in Parkinson Disease
4. Prof Rakesh Pandey,
Lucknow
Medicinal plant extracts and their
active molecules exhibit anti-
aging and cognitive boosting
potential in Caenorhabditis
elegans.
Chair:, Dr. Abhishek Kumar Singh (Karnataka), Dr. Sada Nand
Pandey (Varanasi)
1. Prof Ashok Datusalia,
Raebareli
Stress Vulnerability and the
NMDA Axis: Dietary Calories as
a Hidden Modulator
2. Dr. Rupesh K. Srivastava,
New Delhi
Harnessing the “Gut–Immune–
Bone Axis”: Translational Insights
from the nexus between
Immunoporosis and Healthy
Ageing
3. Dr. Ashutosh Shrivastava,
Lucknow
Mitochondrial reprogramming and metabolic adaptation in drug resistance glioblastoma:
implications of aging and
longevity.
HALL-2
Symposium: Community Perspectives in Longevity Revolution I2
Chair: Prof K Lalitha (Kadapa,
AP), Dr Radha Thevannoor
(Cochin)
1. Prof Navin Kumar, New
Delhi
Deconstructing the growth of old age homes in the context of oriental and occidental values
2. Dr Ketaki Das, Kolkata
Mitigating social isolation and
cognitive decline among the
elderly: a community-based
creative wellness intervention in West Bengal, India
3. Prof Hari S Bisht,
Uttarakhand
Social determinants of health
among elderly people of mountain
region of Uttarakhand.
4. Prof R. Maruthakutti,
Tamil Nadu
Determinants of subjective life
expectancy among the rural
elderly in Tamil Nadu.
5. Prof K Lalitha, Kadapa
Community based intervention to promote mental health
HALL-3
Longevity in Clinical Practice I
Chair:, Dr Himadri Das (Kolkata),
Dr Ambica Singh (New Delhi)
1. Prof Rima Dada, New Delhi
Yoga for healthy aging
2. Dr Rishav Bansal, Jaipur Clinical perspective on “Pathway
to achieve Longevity”
3. Dr Akash Jaiswal, Delhi
Biological Clocks: From Research
Curiosity to Clinical Practice
4. Dr Bhrigu Jain, Delhi
Intrinsic Capacity: Geriatrics’
answer to Longevity
5. Dr. Bhawana Painkra,
Kochi
Caloric Restriction and Longevity:
Molecular Mechanisms,
Epigenetic Regulation and
Translational Evidence from
Animal Models to Human Trials
Chair: Dr Akash K Ambastha
(Jharkhand), Dr Yajurvendra Jala
(Gujarat)
1. Dr Gaurav Gupta, Jammu
The impact of metabolic disorders
on health span and longevity
2. Dr Yamini Ajmera, New
Delhi
From Longevity to Healthspan: A
Holistic, Person-Centred
Approach to Healthy Ageing
3. Dr Sakthi Kiruthika K,
Chennai
Deprescribing for longevity
4. Dr Ravi Kumar Shah, New
Delhi
Cognitive resilience in ageing:
determinants and interventions
Agappe Diagnostics:
Dr. Radhika T K
Plasma Biomarkers for Early
Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
18.00- 19.15
INAUGURATION OF CONFERENCE
19.30 Onwards
GALA DINNER (INDIAN HABITAT CENTRE)
Day 2: 11th August 2026, Tuesday
Registration: 8.00 to 12.00
HALL - 1
9.00- 10.00
Keynote Lectures
Chair: Prof Vivek Aggarwal (AFMC, Pune), Prof Ashima Mehra (AIIMS, New Delhi)
Keynote Lecture 4: Prof Manjari Tripathi, New Delhi
Neurological disorder in older adults.
Keynote Lecture 5: Prof Suvarna Alladi, Bangalore
Dementia in India: Person-centred care to policy.
Keynote Lecture 6: Prof Lynne Corner, Director of VOICE and COO – UK National Innovation Centre for
Ageing
Ways to engage with older people on a large scale through an online platform VOICE – Valuing Our
Intellectual Capital and Experience
10.00- 11.00
Orations
Chair: Prof PC Rath (Orissa), Mr. Mathew Cherian (New Delhi)
Prof M.S. Kanungo Oration Award
Prof Rajnikant Mishra, Varanasi
Pax6 is associated with aging-related neuronal dystrophy
Prof PV Ramamurti Oration Award
Prof M Sreenivas, Bangalore
Recent Trends in Psycho-Social Gerontology: Technology and Its Application
Invited Lecture 7: Dr Amrita Kansal, WHO
The New Tool in Old age Care “Integrated Care of the Older People (ICOPE)”
Experience from South East Asia
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK (POSTER SESSION)
11.00 -13.00
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall
HALL-1
Neurobiology Symposium 1
sChair: Prof Helmet Kramer (USA),
Prof Sanjana Dayal (USA)
1. Prof Suman Jain, New Delhi
Modulation of Gut-Brain Axis by
Probiotics and Cortical Intermittent
Theta Burst Stimulation in
Parkinson’s Disease
2. Prof Ishan Patro, Gwalior
Insight into microglia and its role in aging brain
3. Prof Surajit Sarkar, New Delhi
When Darkness Is Denied:
Excessive Artificial Light Exposure
Accelerates Dementia Progression
and Severity
4. Prof Imtaiyaz Hassan, New
Delhi
Driven Exploration of Natural
Compounds for Therapeutic
Management of Neurodegenerative
Chair: Prof Padmanabhan
Balasundaram (Bangalore), Dr
Lokendra Sharma (Lucknow)
1. Prof Raghuvir Singh Tomar,
Bhopal
Corelation between cellular neutral
droplet in aging
2. Dr Nisha Patro, Gwalior
Perinatal challenges and later life
neurobehavioral outcomes: critical
role of glia.
3. Prof Meenakshi Tiwari,
Lucknow
Interplay Between Taurine
metabolism and MTHFR genetic
variants in age associated
neurodegenerative disorders
4. Prof Mousumi Mutsuddi,
Varanasi
Molecular Mechanism of
Regulation of Neurodegenerative
Diseases
HALL-2
Longevity Revolution: Reflections and Way Forward
Chair: Piyali Acharya (New Delhi),
Mamta Sharma (New Delhi)
Invited Lecture 8:
Prof A M Khan, former Professor and Head
of the Department of Social
Sciences, NIHFW, New Delhi
Ageism: Root cause of Age –
Unfriendly Care.
Invited Lecture 9:
Prof Anil Krishnan,
Director, HelpAge-Institute for Longevity and Ageing
Research
Making Longevity interventions
work at scale: lessons from
implementation science
Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII)
Panel 1: From Policy to Practice:
Building India’s Elder Care
Economy
1. Dr Karthik Narayan
(Moderator)
2. Mr. Rajith Mehta
3. Gericare
4. Dr Reema Nadig, Kites
Senior Care
5. Dr Alex Thomas. AHPI
Panel 2: MedTech and the Ageing
Body: Designing for India’s Silver
Majority
1. Mr. Neeraj Sagar, Wisdom
Circle
2. Mr. Ayush Agarwal, Kubo
Care
3. Mr. Prasanth Reddy,
Anvayaa Kin Care
4. Dr Saumyajit Roy, EMOHA
5. Mr. Hemanshu Jain, Khyaal
(Moderator)
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HALL-3
Symposium: Practice of different facets of Longevity Medicine1
Chair: Dr Amrita Kansal
(WHO), Dr Uday B
Thakre (Mumbai),
1. Dr Karuna Rameshkumar,
Bangalore
Hematological disorders in
elderly .
Prof Manish Barman,
Jaipur
Comprehensive chronic disease
reversal and longevity
optimization: A 200 patient
cohort study
4. Dr Bharat Kumar
Maheshwari, Jodhpur
Endocrine dysfunction in
Geriatric population
5. Dr Meenal Thakral, New
Delhi
Comprehensive longevity
ecosystem: An integrated
clinical model for healthy
ageing
6. Dr A Muni Kumari,
Kadapa
Ayurvedic phytomedicine for
adult diabetes care: from
traditional knowledge to
modern therapeutics.
7. Dr Avinash Kinikar, Pune
Virtual adoption” as temporal
landmark and happy hormone
in geriatric care.
Symposium: Geriatric
Oncology
Chair: Sachin Khuranna (New
Delhi), Joyita Banerjee (New
Delhi)
1. Dr. Atul Batra, New
Delhi
Challenges in treating older
patients with cancer
2. Nidhi Soni, New Delhi
An overview of principles, scope and relevance in contemporary cancer care
3. Karishma De, Keralam
Minimum Requirements in
commencing Geriatric
Oncology services in a Tertiary
Care center
Panel Discussion:
Dr. Atul Batra (New Delhi),
Sachin Khuranna (New Delhi),
Dr.Vijay Gurjar (New Delhi),
Dr.Joyita Banerjee (New Delhi),
Nidhi Soni (New Delhi),
Karishma De (Keralam),
13.00 -14.00
LUNCH BREAK (POSTER SESSION)
DAY-2
14.00 -15.00
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall
HALL-1
Neurobiology Symposium 2
Chair: Prof Meenakshi Tiwari
(Lucknow), Prof Raghuvir Singh
Tomar (Bhopal)
1. Prof Tara Sankar Roy, New
Delhi
Morphological changes in the
blood nerve barrier of human
cochlear nerve with ageing.
2. Dr Phalguni Anand Alladi,
Bangalore
Aging Striatum and
Dopaminergic Transmission: An
Asian-Indian Perspective
3. Dr Sarika Gupta, New
Delhi
Bone Health: The Unexpected
Predictor of Neurological
Diseases
4. Dr. Saroj Kumar, New
Delhi
Extracellular vesicles in Neuro
degenerative Disease: From Early
Biomarker Discovery to
Regenerative Therapeutics.
5. Dr. Abhishek Kumar Singh,
Karnataka
Rapamycin-Induced Autophagy
Confers Neuro-protection in the
Aging Brain
HALL-2
Symposium: Civil Society in Longevity- Revolution
Chair: Dr Lynne Corner (UK), Dr
W G Prasanna Kumar (AP)
1. Dr. Pavithra C Reddy,
Chief Operating Officer,
Vayah Vikas
Aging Population and Workforce
Diversity Women’s in India:
Addressing Unpaid Elder Care
and Workforce Participation
through Corporate, Social, and
Policy Collaboration
2. Ms. Renu Vohra, NGO
ARDSI, New Delhi
ARDSI services and public policy
3. Dr Sailesh Mishra, Mumbai
Ageing India – Challenges and
Solutions
4. Dr Nivedita Das, General
secretary Guild for Service,
New Delhi
Identity, Inclusion and
Implementation Gap:
Safeguarding Social Security
Rights of Elderly Destitute
Women in Vrindavan Shelter
Homes—A Life-Course and
Practice-Based Perspective.
HALL-3
Longevity in Clinical Practice II
Chair: Dr Karishma De
(Keralam), Dr Harijit Bhatti (New
Delhi)
1. Prof Vivek Aggarwal, Pune
Use of technology in estimating
the fall risk and prevention of falls
2. Prof Bhaskar Agarwal,
Lucknow
Geriatric Oral Longevity:
Preserving youthful teeth in the
aging population
3. Dr Niket Verma, New Delhi
Common rheumatological/
connective tissue diseases in
elderly.
4.Dr Anshu Vashishtha, USA Longevity Medicine: A Paradigm for True Preventive Care
5. Dr. Kanika Agarwal, New
Delhi
Determinants of Catastrophic
Health Expenditure Among Older
Adults in India: Evidence from
LASI Wave 1
6. Dr Manicka Saravanan S,
Chennai
Hallmarks of aging 2.0:
Translating Geroscience to
everyday Geriatric practice
7. Dr. Ambica Singh, New Delhi
The Management of Falls in
Older People: From Research to Practice
8. Dr Urza Bhattarai, Nepal
Fit After 50: A community-based
initiative to reduce Social Isolation in selected areas of Kathmandu.
9. Dr Gaurav Sharma,
Hyderabad
Anti-aging interventions- Hype,
evidence, and where the trials
stand.
DAY-2
15.30-18.30
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall
HALL-1
Neurobiology Symposium 3
Chair: Dr Manoj Kumar (New
Delhi), Assoc. Prof Archana
Sharbidre (Pune)
1. Dr Ashutosh Kumar, Patna
Hippocampal Neurogenesis in
aging
2. Dr. Akash Gautam,
Hyderabad
Metabolic Dysregulation and
Brain Ageing: Modulatory Role
of the Central Renin-Angiotensin
System in Diabetes-Associated
Cognitive Decline
3. Dr Aparna Dixit, New Delhi
Neuro protective role of L. reuteri
in drug resistant epilepsy and
overall longevity by impacting
metabolism through gut brain
axis.
4. Dr. Rahul Kumar,
Vishakhapatnam
Breaking Barriers: SIRT1
activation through a novel
tripeptide as a novel therapeutic
strategy for cognitive dysfunction
5. Dr Shirisha Nagotu,
Guwahati
Cellular Aging,
Neurodegeneration and
importance of biomarkers
Chair: Dr Aparna Dixit (New
Delhi), Dr Pradeep Sharma (New
Delhi)
1. Dr Shashank Shekhar,
Lucknow
New Players, Old Show: Rewriting the Script of chronic ISR Regulation
2. Dr Nitish Rai, Lucknow
Melamine Exhibits Synergistic
Neurotoxicity in a D-Galactose
Induced Aging Cell Line
3. Dr. Akhilendra Kumar
Maurya, Varanasi
BME mitigates hypoxia-induced neurodegeneration and memory impairment through epigenetic modulation
Symposium
Chair: Dr Nitish Rai (Lucknow),
Dr. Akash Gautam (Hyderabad)
1. Dr. Meenakshi Sharma,
New Delhi
Autophagy: A preferred route for Healthy Aging?
2. Dr Lokendra Sharma,
Lucknow
Mitochondrial rewriting in
aggressive TNBC: why it matters
for younger Indian woman.
3. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Dey,
New Delhi
Potassium channel KCX restore cardiovascular health in atherosclerosis and hypertension.
HALL-2
Symposium: Community Perspectives in Longevity Revolution II
Chair: Prof AM Khan (New
Delhi), Prof M Sreenivas
(Bangalore)
1. Dr Saheli Guha Neogi
Ghatak, Kolkata
Dimensions of elderly care and
perceived quality of life of the
elderly in old age homes in
Kolkata
2. Ms. Neha Sinha, Gurugram
Preserving quality of life for
elders with dementia-
Nonpharmacological approaches
3. Prof Sivan Y.S, Keralam
Social & Health Protection of the
Elderly in India: Present Scenario
and Future prospectives
4. Prof Kamalesh K Gulia,
Kerala
Can poor sleep health worsen
wellbeing in women during
menopause: A cross sectional
study carried out in Trivandrum
district
5. Prof Nisha M Pandey,
Lucknow
Preserving Longevity by
Empowering Caregivers: A
Psychological Perspective
HALL-3
Symposium: The Story of LASI DAD
Chair: Professor Jinkook Lee
(USA), Dr Alka Mohan Chutani
(New Delhi)
1. Dr Joyita Banerjee, New
Delhi
Introduction to LASI DAD
2. Dr Niranjan Khandelwal,
Jaipur
Results of neuro-imaging
initiative, LASI-DAD Wave-2
3. Dr Swati Bajpai, New Delhi
Cognitive tests & cultural
harmonisation, and results
4. Dr Pranali Khobragade,
Mumbai
The mobile Ocular CT study in
LASI-DAD Wave 2
5. Dr Arunansu Talukdar,
Kolkata
Managing challenges and
preparing for the next wave
6. Dr. Abhishek Gupta, New
Delhi
Associations between blood-
based biomarkers and cognitive
impairment in older Indian
population: Insights from LASI-DAD Wave 2
7. Dr Masroor Anwar, New Delhi
Relevance of Dementia Research in India: The Importance of LASI-DAD and the Road Ahead
Concluding remarks and
interaction with audience
8 min
Symposium
Diet and Cognitive
Health in Older Indians: Insights
from the LASI-DAD
Chair: Prof Jinkook Lee ,USA
Prof Arunansu Talukdar, Kolkata
1. Dr Alka Mohan Chutani,
New Delhi
Methodological considerations of
dietary assessment with the help
of a newly developed Food
frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
2. Dr Pranali Khobragade,
Mumbai
Field training and challenges
faced
3. Dr Joyita Banerjee, New Delhi
Dietary patterns in different
regions and association of diet
with cardiometabolic risk factors
4. Dr Kanika Agarwal,
New Delhi
Comparison of dietary data
capture in sister longitudinal
studies and some findings therein
Symposium
LASI DAD: A different perspective
Chair: Dr Venugopalan G
(Pondicherry), Dr. Bhawana
Painkra (Kochi)
1. Dr Gevesh Dewangan, New
Delhi
Frailty and its relationship with
socio-demographic and regional
healthcare factors in older Indians
2. Dr Bhrigu Jain, New Delhi
Dementia screening and
diagnostic gap: Objective-
subjective dementias discordance
in India
3. Dr Abhijith Rao, New Delhi
Intrinsic capacity of Community
Dwelling-Indian Older Adults
4 Ms. Manjusha Bhagwasia,
New Delhi.
Defining anthropometric cut offs for nutritional assessment in older
Indians using LASI DAD
Symposium
Mobility First: Redefining the Path to Longevity
Chair: Dr Gevesh Dewangan
(New Delhi),
Dr Sakthi Kiruthika K (Chennai)
1) Dr. Harijit Singh, New Delhi
2) Dr. Abhimanyu Kumar, New Delhi
3) Dr. Anuja Thapliyal, New Delhi
18.30 -19:30
AGI GENERAL BODY MEETING
19.30 Onwards
DINNER
Day 3: 12th August 2026, Wednesday
Registration: 8.00 to 12.00
9.00 -11.00
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall
HALL-1
Neurobiology Symposium 4
Chair: Dr. Jyotirmoy Banerjee (New Delhi),
Dr Shirisha Nagotu (Guwahati)
1. Dr Gireesh Gangadharan, Karanataka
Restoring Neural Rhythms and Memory: The Role of Hippocampal CA2 Perineuronal Nets in Cognitive Aging
2. Dr Vijay Paramanik, MP
Nutraceutical Interventions in Stress: A Link to the ICE Model of Aging.
3.Dr. T Mani Sivanadam, Varanasi
NaHS reprograms the aging transcriptome to mitigate neurodegeneration and rescues the aged mouse brain
4. Dr Tejaswani Pradhan, Lucknow
Amyloid structures in age related neurological disorders.
Chair: Dr. Akhilendra Kumar Maurya (Varanasi), Dr Raghav Mishra (Varanasi)
1. Dr Sonam Singh, Lucknow
Neurorestorative Potential of Panax Ginseng via Modulation of Autophagy and Neurogenesis in a Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) Model of Ischemic Stroke.
2. Dr. Himanshu Chaudhary, Lucknow
Integrating Fluorophore-Based Amyloid Amplification and Wearable Digital Biomarkers for Non-Invasive Parkinson’s Disease Screening.
3. Dr Sada Nand Pandey, Varanasi
Neuroimmune mechanisms linking COVID-19 vaccination to adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive resilience for healthy brain ageing.
4. Dr Riyaz Ahamad Mir, New Delhi
Harnessing ATOH1 Gene Therapy for Hair Cell Regeneration in age related hearing loss: A Translational Approach Using Human Inner Ear Tissues.
HALL-2
Chair: Prof Kamalesh K Gulia (Keralam), Prof Hari S Bisht (Uttarakhand) 1. Dr Radha Thevannoor, Cochin Technology as a Catalyst of Mattering: Enhancing Peer Connectedness Among Older Adults 2. Prof Chandana Sarmah, 3. Dr. Sumanth S. Hiremath, Karnataka Beyond digital connectivity: a sociological study of loneliness and social isolation among older adults in Belagavi district, Karnataka. 4.Dr Krushnapriya Sahoo, New Delhi Growing Old in Urban India: Lived Experiences of Cognitive, Socio-Emotional, and Physical Changes in Late Adulthood 5. Manish Lekhwani – Spousal well-being among older adults in India: a dyadic perspective from LASI-Wave-I |
HALL-3
Chair: Dr. Sunil Gyani (Jaipur), Dr Prakash Sharma (Jaipur) Free Papers 1. Dr Pramod Kumar, New Delhi The Brain-Muscle Axis: Cognitive-Motor Dual – Tasking and Frailty in Older Adults. 3.Dr. Lalit Kumar, Pune Assessment of Intrinsic Capacity in elderly patients undergoing vascular surgery & its short-term outcomes in tertiary care hospital of western Maharashtra 4. A.H. Sruthi Anil Kumar, Tamil Nadu Socio-economic and Health Determinants of Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults in India: Evidence from SAGE India Wave 3. Chair: Dr Yamini Ajmera (New Delhi), Dr Akash Jaiswal (Delhi) 1. Dr Shreya Biswal, New Delhi Sleep Disturbances and Their Association with Intrinsic Capacity in Older Adults: Insights from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India 2. Dr Vyshnavi Renganathan, New Delhi Ambispective Evaluation of Anesthesia-Related Outcomes in Orthopedic Surgery at a New Tertiary Geriatric Center. 3. Dr Chirag Singla, New Delhi Ageing Beyond Cancer: Mobility Impairment and Functional Reserve in Older Cancer Survivors 4. Dr Tejas Shivamogga Ranganatha, New Delhi Determinants of High Cognitive Performance Among Older Adults in India: Evidence from the LASI-DAD Study. |
DAY-3
11.00-12.00
HALL-1
Chair: Prof Ethayathulla Abdul
Samath (New Delhi), Dr Vaishali
Kapoor (USA)
1. Dr. Prabhaker Kumar Yadav,
Lucknow
Repair pathways as diagnostic and
prognostic strategy in aging
associate cancers.
2. Dr. Asrar Alam, New Delhi
Advances in early detection of lung
cancer.
3. Dr Pramod Gautam, New Delhi
Differential Expression of HSP70
Isoforms in Oral Cancer: A step
towards Theranostics Strategies
HALL-2
Symposium: Elder Abuse Prevention for Quality Longevity
Dr. Sandhya Gupta, Health
Consultant: Elder abuse
prevention and management: A
pilot project of DGHS, in
Hospitals of Delhi 2021-2022.
HALL-3
Symposium: Integrated care for older people approach (ICOPE)
Chair: Dr Urza Bhattarai (Nepal),
Dr Bhrigu Jain (New Delhi)
1. Dr Prakash Sharma, Jaipur
Enhancing Autonomy,
Independence, and Quality of
Life in Older Adults Through
Occupational Therapy: A
community-based rehabilitation
Framework
2. Ruchika Madaan, New Delhi
ICOPE in Practice: Enhancing
Mobility, Function, and
Independence in Older Adults
3. Nikita Das, Jaipur
Effectiveness of combined Task oriented training and Whole-
body vibration on balance and
mobility in older adults with
stroke
4. Gunjan Wadhwa, New Delhi
Development of Occupational
Therapy Based Mobile
Application for Care of Older
Adults
5. Richa Goswami, New Delhi Beyond the falls: restoring
function for healthy aging and
longevity
6.Rajeev Kumar Meena, Jaipur
Impact of occupational therapy driven mobile-based cognitive application for managing chemo-brain symptoms in glioma survivors
Competition Session
DAY-3
12.00 -14.00
HALL-2
Biogerontology
HALL-2
Psycho-social Gerontology
HALL-3
Clinical gerontology
14.00- 14.15
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
14.30-15.30
LUNCH AND CLOSURE OF CONFERENCE
Day 1: 10.8.2026
14.30-17.00
Hall 4
Workshop: Gut Brain Axis
Moderator: Dr Pramod Kumar & Dr Masroor Anwar
Dr Anirban Basu, Haryana: Healthy Aging from the Gut Up: Harnessing the Gut–Brain Axis for Longevity
Dr Suman Jain, New Delhi: Modulation of brain plasticity and gut mobility: Role of probiotics in gut brain axis.
Dr Prasun Chatterjee, New Delhi : The Concept of the Microbiome Gut Brain Axis: The Microbiome-Brain Communication in Aging: Clinical Perspectives and Future Directions
Dr K. Gokulakrishnan, Bengaluru : “The Gut Microbiota: Emerging Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential”
Dr Diwas Pradhan, Karnal: Microbial Signatures of Brain Aging: Identifying emerging gut-derived biomarkers for early detection of cognitive decline.
Dr. Himanshu Narang, New Delhi: Translational Bottlenecks and Future Directions: Targeting the Gut Brain Axis in Older Adults with Multi-Morbidity
Dr Sudeep George, New Delhi: Gut Dysbiosis and Brain Health: Emerging Insights into Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging
Day 2: 11.8.2026
9.00- 17.00
Hall 5
Hands-on workshop on the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI)
Professor S Irudaya Rajan
Hall 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium (JLN)
Hall 2: Conference Hall
Hall 3: Ramalingaswami Board Room
Hall 4: Studio II SET Facility
Hall 5: cMET Education Hall