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Longevity Asia Symposium 1.0

A Grand Success!

Upcoming Event

Longevity Asia Symposium 2.0

June - July 2025 

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https://www.longevityasia.org

The Longevity Asia Symposium 1.0 successfully concluded in September 20-21, 2024, with 380 participants from across India. The event brought together experts, researchers, and students to discuss cutting-edge research on longevity, healthy aging, and life extension strategies.

Symposium Highlights​

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✅ 308 Participants from top institutions across India.

✅ Expert Talks & Panel Discussions on longevity science, nutrition, and aging research.

✅ Scientific Presentations from faculty, researchers, and students.

✅ Networking Opportunities for professionals and young scholars.

Expert Talks & Research Presentations

20th Sep

20th September 2024

Session 1

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Graceful ageing.

K.R. Gangadharan, PhD

Founder, Heritage Foundation India

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Shashaanka Ashili, PhD

Personalized and participatory components of P4 medicine.

Shashaanka Ashili, PhD

Sr. Scientist, CureScience, USA

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Dr. Sathyanarayana K.M., Technical Specialist, UNFPA, DPRK

Emerging demographics in the Asia-Pacific region: Policy perspectives.

Sathyanarayana K.M., PhD

Technical Specialist, United Nations Population Fund

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Dr Nikhil Gandasi, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Peeking at single insulin granules to understand Diabetes.

Nikhil Gandasi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

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Krupanidhi Sreerama, PhD

Healthy ageing through adult vaccination.

Krupanidhi Sreerama, PhD

Retired Dean and Head-BT, SSSIHL and VFSTRU, India

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Dr. Cota Navin Gupta, PhD

Ongoing research at Neural Engineering Lab IIT Guwahati.

Cota Navin Gupta, PhD

Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati, India

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Richa Nigam, PhD

Cognitive ageing and lifespan emotion regulation.

Richa Nigam, PhD

Assistant Professor, Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Patiala, Punjab, India

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Varalakshmi Manchana, PhD

Prevalence of falls, fear of falling and its association with physical function among older adults: Factors associated with falls and implementation of fall prevention strategies.

Varalakshmi Manchana, PhD

Assistant Professor, University of Hyderabad, India

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Ayushi Das, PhD

Understanding healthy ageing in India: Insights from multivariate regression trees.

Ayushi Das

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Manoj Dakua

Do social networks in later life improve the mental well-being of left behind older parents? Evidence from India.

Manoj Dakua

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Session 2

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Quality of life of the elderly population in urban areas of Haveri district: A geographical study.

Nirmala RH

Karnatak University Dharwad, Karnataka, India

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Pragya Komal, PhD

Tremendous fidelity of vitamin D3 in age-related neurological disorders.

Pragya Komal, PhD

Associate Professor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India

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Pankaj Kumbhar, PhD

Community-based care models can lead wellbeing and welfare of elderly in rural areas.

Pankaj Kumbhar, PhD

Assistant Professor, MIT-World Peace University, Pune, India

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Vandana Gupta, PhD

Gut microbiome and ageing.

Vandana Gupta, PhD

Professor, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, India

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Vikas Kushwaha, PhD

Multivalent peptide vaccines to combat vector borne infectious diseases.

Vikas Kushwaha, PhD

Assistant Professor, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Chandigarh, India

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Vinod Kumar, PhD

Happiness and stress for health and longevity.

Vinod Kumar, PhD

Ex AIIMS, Retd. Professor, India

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Francois-Xavier Pellay, PhD

Skin as a model for organ rejuvenation.

Francois-Xavier Pellay, PhD

CEO and CSO, Bimini Biotech doo, Croatia

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Socio-economic determinants and prevalence of chronic morbidity and multimorbidity among elderly population in Kolkata.

Sree Sanyal

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India

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Gregoire Mercier, MD, PhD

Environmental risks on longevity.

Gregoire Mercier, MD, PhD

Co-founder, KanopyMed, France

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Ronak Paul, PhD

Examining the determinants and clustering of old-age mortality in India.

Ronak Paul

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Onset of Chronic Diseases across varying birth cohorts: Unraveling the health and longevity of Indian adults.

Rashmi

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Varun Dwaraka, PhD Head of Bioinformatics at TruDiagnostic

Potential biomarkers of longevity.

Varun Dwaraka, PhD

Head of Bioinformatics, TruDiagnostic, USA

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Pushpendra Singh

Mapping anemia inequality: A regional analysis of socio-economic factors among women of reproductive age in India.

Pushpendra Singh

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

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Rural-urban disparities in alcohol consumption and its association with multimorbidity among older adults in India: Evidence from LASI.

Preeti

Student

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Psychological well-being in elderly Indian population: The role of family.

Vandita Ranjan

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Session 3

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Promoting positive ageing in India: Some observations.

S. Siva Raju, PhD

Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, India

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Charu Monga, PhD

Design engineering challenges with ageing.

Charu Monga, PhD

Assistant Professor, Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi, India

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Pawan Patro, PhD

Unraveling molecular underpinnings of cancer using omics data.

Pawan Patro, PhD

Research Fellow, National University of Singapore

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Spiritual dimensions of health in healthy ageing and longevity.

Mahesh Bhatt, MD

CEO, MMBSHS Trust, India

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Genomics as a key enabler of personalised medicine.

Vijay Padul, PhD

Sr. Scientist, Rhenix Lifesciences, Hyderabad, India

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Vivek Tripathi, PhD

Deciphering the role of E3 SUMO ligase NSMCE2 in DNA replication fork dynamics and chemoresistance: Insights from Indian breast cancer clinical samples and cellular model studies.

Vivek Tripathi, PhD

Associate Professor, NITTE University Centre for Science Education and Research, Karnataka, India

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Archana Tiwari, PhD

Combating ageing with algae.

Archana Tiwari, PhD

Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Ashoka Hadagali, PhD

Synergistic impact of metformin and natural ingredients on blood glucose dynamics in type 2 Diabetes: A path to optimized therapy.

Ashoka Hadagali, PhD

Assistant Professor, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India

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Ananya Khan

Condition of widows and cognitive ability among older adults in India: A study based on longitudinal ageing study in India (2017-18).

Ananya Khan

International Institute for Population Sciences Alumni Association, Mumbai, India

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Gender differences in mental health outcomes among elderly widowed individuals in India using large-scale data.

Hirangi Madhavan

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Subham Sharma, PhD

Understanding life satisfaction of the multimorbid elderly in India: Insights from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) wave-1.

Subham Sharma

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Daiji Brahma, M.Tech

The potential role of biosurfactant as nutricosmeceutical in ROS-induced skin damage.

Daiji Brahma

National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal, India

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Session 4

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Health of elderly in India: Emerging challenges.

T. V. Shekhar, PhD

Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Mala Kapur Shankardass

Sustainable ageing perspectives: Combating ageism, abuse, and empowering strategies.

Mala Kapur Shankardass, PhD

Professor, University of Delhi, India

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Antibacterial potential of common wild herbs against MDR Staphylococcus aureus from cattle’s with mastitis.

Dharamvir Chouhan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Dhote Bandhu Science College, Gondia, India

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Hina Bansal, PhD

Unveiling therapeutic opportunities: Subtractive genome analysis of Providencia stuartii for drug target identification and epitope mapping.

Hina Bansal, PhD

Assistant Professor, Amity University, Noida, India

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Exploring the impact of viral infections on amyloidosis development.

Rimpy Kaur Chouhan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Acharya Narendra Dev College, New Delhi, India

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Madhurima Sharma, PhD

Wealth disparities and cognitive impairment among the elderly in India: Analysing the contributing factors.

Madhurima Sharma

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Paramita Majumdar, PhD

Regional variations and determinants of quality of life among older adults in India: Insights from LASI-Wave I.

Paramita Majumdar

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Assessing quality of life among older people and its association with food insecurity in India.

Papai Barman

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India

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Sima Biswas

Flavonoids as potential therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease.

Sima Biswas

University of Kalyani, India

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Regulatory T-cells ageing fuels generalized vitiligo progression.

Firdosh Shah

C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, India

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Therapeutic effect of oxy-exo aloe in diabetic wound injury.

Mumtaj Bano Miya

SLSBT, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India

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Khadeeja M J

Smart fall detection jacket for elderly.

Khadeeja M J

Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kerala, India

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K. Maheswari Manu, PhD

Correlates of socioeconomic status and activity levels of rural older widows.

K. Maheswari Manu, PhD

Correlates of socioeconomic status and activity levels of rural older widows.

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Awardees – Recognizing Excellence

The Dr. Harsh Chaturvedi Memorial (HCM) Student Award was presented to seven outstanding students from the Longevity Asia Symposium 2024 for their exceptional research on longevity and aging. Each winner received a Certificate of Appreciation and a cash prize for their contributions.

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