Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Novel Drug Discovery, and Vaccine Development Organised By SRM University

SRM University, Delhi- NCR, Sonepat, known for its donation to wisdom and technology, organized the Third International Conference on 'Antimicrobial Resistance, Novel Drug Discovery, and Vaccine Development: Challenges and Opportunities' at the Habitat Centre, Delhi, from 18 to 20 March 2024. Sharing in the conference were roughly four hundred delegates from India and abroad. Distinguished transnational scientists in the field were grand speakers across the three-day event. 
 

The Conference was inaugurated by His Excellency, the Governor of Haryana, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya who expressed his appreciation for the organizers and congratulated them on taking up an issue of global significance. In particular, he lauded the fact that eight countries were represented at the conference (UK, USA, Israel, S. Africa, Canada, Singapore, France, etc) and that the Guest of honor was the 2009 Nobel Laureate, Ada Yonath from Israel. 

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms evolve to become resistant to the specifics used to treat infections they beget, rendering these medicines less effective or ineffective. AMR arises from inheritable mutations and abuse of antimicrobial specifics. It poses a significant global health trouble, leading to conditions that are delicate to treat, increased mortality rates, and advanced healthcare costs. Addressing AMR requires a comprehensive approach, including prudent antimicrobial use, surveillance, exploration into new treatments, and collaboration across healthcare sectors and stakeholders. In the face of mounting challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance, the urgency to discover new medicines and develop effective vaccines has now been less. 

Senior Scientists like Prof Ada Yonath, GP Talwar, Greg Basarab, Tom Blunden, Catrin Moore, and others delivered grand lectures to an engrossed followership. youngish scholars presented their papers and bills in separate sessions. elderly officers and Vice-Chancellors of leading universities in India( like BHU) also delivered grand lectures. NGOs including Toxics Link working for AMR shared in the conference. Believing in an academic-assiduity interface, the organizers had also invited stalwarts like Dr. Ashok Rattan, Raj Kumar Halder, Ruhvenile, and others who made donations to the work done in the field. 

Delegates were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor of SRM University, Prof Paramjeet S Jaswal, who also addressed the gathering at the valedictory. The organizing Secretary of the Conference, Prof Samuel V Raj, who's also the Dean of SRMUH and a colonist in the field of AMR, shaft-headed the entire adventure, and mingled with the delegates along with his platoon, overseeing all the arrangements which progressed seamlessly. Actors, youthful and old, were happy with the arrangements, and also the rich intellectual chow handed through the reflections and the networking. 

Overall, the conferences served as a vital platform for intellectual exchange, fostering collaboration and collaborative problem-working in a field of global significance, i.e., antimicrobial resistance. The community generated by scholars from different backgrounds coming together enabled the cross-fertilization of ideas, forged new intellectual bonds, and corroborated the commitment to advancing scientific knowledge for the betterment of humanity. 
 

IN BRIEF 
SRM University, Delhi- NCR, Sonepat, hosted the Third International Conference on  Antimicrobial Resistance, Novel Drug Discovery, and Vaccine Development' from March 18 to 20, 2024, at the Habitat Centre, Delhi. Around 400 delegates from India and abroad attended, including famed transnational scientists. The conference, inaugurated by the Governor of Haryana, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, emphasized the global significance of addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Nobel Laureate Ada Yonath was the Guest of Honor. AMR poses serious trouble to global health, demanding cooperative sweat in prudent antimicrobial use, surveillance, and exploration for new treatments. Plenary lectures by elderly scientists like Prof Ada Yonath stressed the urgency of the issue, while young scholars presented their work. NGOs and assiduity experts contributed to the converse. Prof Paramjeet S Jaswal and Prof Samuel V Raj eased the event, icing flawless proceedings. The conference provided a pivotal platform for intellectual exchange, fostering collaboration and buttressing the commitment to combat.