The 52nd National Seminar on
Crystallography and Drug Design
24-26 September 2025
| Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605014
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National Workshop on 'Bioinformatics, including R language, Python programming, Molecular modelling and Drug design. To participate kindly find the registration link at the banner below.
Paper Submissions Open
Submit your paper here. Paper Submission deadline: May 05, 2025. Kindly refer to Call for Papers and Author Guidelines for more details.
National workshop on
Bioinformatics, including R language, Python programming, Molecular modelling and Drug design
along with NSC-52
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NSC 52
The Department of Bioinformatics, in collaboration with the Indian Crystallographic Association, proudly convenes the 52nd National Seminar on Crystallography and Drug Design, celebrating 60 glorious years of ICA at Pondicherry University from September 24th to 26th, 2025, for an inspiring gathering of experts, researchers and innovators in the field. The ICA hosts this seminar every year with the goal of bringing together prominent scientists, academics, researchers, and students in the area to share thoughts about crystallography, its uses, and related advancements. The program will feature oral and poster presentations, invited talks and interactive plenary sessions. Submissions for oral and poster presentations are invited.
About
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry University is a Central University established by an Act of Parliament in October 1985. It is an affiliating University with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territory of Puducherry, Lakshwadeep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The University’s objectives are to disseminate and advance knowledge by offering teaching and research facilities, to make provisions for studies in French and integrated courses in Humanities and the Sciences, and to promote interdisciplinary studies and research.
The University’s motto is ‘Vers la lumière’ meaning ‘towards the light’. The main campus is located at Kalapet, 10 kms from the town of Puducherry, in a serene and beautiful campus of 800 acres adjoining the scenic Bay of Bengal.
The University also has campuses at Karaikal and Port Blair which currently offer P.G. and Doctoral programmes.
The University has entered into MoUs with a good number of reputed International Institutions in India and abroad for collaboration and faculty development.