ISRFG 2023

3-5 Nov 2023, BENGALURU, INDIA

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to GKVK campus, University of
invite you to Bengaluru, India, to participate in the 20th Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru
International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics
(ISRFG 2023), to be held on 03 - 05 November 2023. The
theme of the symposium for this year is “Rice research for National Organizing Committee
sustainable food and nutrition security”. The Symposium will
cover exciting development from lab to field-based research Akhilesh K. Tyagi
on response to biotic and abiotic stresses, photosynthesis, Alok K. Sinha
Amaresh K. Nayak
above and below-ground organ development, molecular
Ashok K. Singh
breeding, gene editing, and advances in genomics and Ashwani Pareek
computational biology. For early-career researchers, two Ajit K. Shasany
workshops would be organized; one on high throughput Eswarayya Reddy
phenotyping for drought tolerance traits combined with Jitendra K. Thakur
GWAS and molecular breeding and the second on the Kuldeep Singh
application of gene-editing tools in rice crop improvement. Nagendra K. Singh
ISRFG also offers an excellent opportunity for “Young KK Narayanan
Researchers” to exhibit their research and forge novel Prabodh Trivedi
collaborations with researchers from different parts of the Rakesh Mishra
Raman M. Sundaram
world. This Symposium is expected to generate a great deal
Ramesh V Sonti
of interest and enthusiasm, both among young and senior M. Raveendran
researchers. On behalf of the organizing committee, we are Sanjay Kapoor
pleased to invite you to participate in this important Saurabh Raghuvanshi
international symposium. PV Shivaprasad
VS Sresty Tavva
Patrons Sridevi Annapurna Singh
Subhra Chakraborty
Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale Dr. Jean Balie Sudhanshu Singh
Secretary, DBT DG, IRRI Swapan Datta
New Delhi, India Philippines Tilak R. Sharma
Trilochan R. Mohapatra
Dr. Himanshu Pathak Dr. S.V. Suresha Umesh K B
Secretary-DARE & DG-ICAR, Vice Chancellor , UAS-B Usha Vijayraghavan
New Delhi, India Bengaluru, India K. Veluthambi
Viswanathan Chinnusamy
Dr. Kalaiselvi Nallathamby M.S. Sheshshayee
DG-CSIR & Secretary-DSIR, Jitender Giri
New Delhi, India

Organizers:
Convener Co-Convener
M.S. Sheshshayee Jitender Giri
UAS-Bengaluru, India NIPGR, New Delhi, India

Co-organisers: NCBS, Bengaluru https://isrfg2023.org

IISc, Bengaluru Contact: isrfg2023@gmail.com
 About ISRFG

The completion of rice genome sequencing invigorated rice research world-wide and accelerated the
quest for understanding various functions leading to sustainable food and nutritional security. The
International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG) has been held annually in different
countries and regions. These symposia witnessed a strong commitment for showcasing research findings,
exciting discoveries and new insights in rice functional genomics for the development of long-lasting
international collaborations. Supported by these intense collaborative research on structural and
quantitative genomics, functions of thousands of rice genes have already been unravelled. New
approaches including pan-genome, epi-genome, regulatory RNAs, molecular genetics and genome-editing
are being utilized for harnessing the advantages of gene functions in rice crop improvement and for
understanding the crop’s resilience to changing climate. The 20th ISRFG at Bengaluru (India) is expected to
provide an excellent forum for taking the efforts forward and to capture the emerging outcomes with a
vision for rice crop improvement for global food and nutrient security with minimum impact on
environment.

ISRFG History International Steering Committee

1st ISRFG Shanghai, China 2003 Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Brazil
2nd ISRFG Arizona, USA 2004 Apichart Vanavichit, Thailand
3rd ISRFG Manila, Philippines 2005 Ari Sadanandom, UK
4th ISRFG Montpellier, France 2006 Bin Han, China
5th ISRFG Tsukuba, Japan 2007 Blake Meyers, USA
6th ISRFG South Korea 2008 Blanca San Segundo, Spain
Chih-Wei Tung, Taiwan
7th ISRFG Manila, Philippines 2009
Emmanuel Guiderdoni, France
8th ISRFG Bento Gonçalves, Brazil 2010 Gynheung An, Korea
9th ISRFG Taipei, Taiwan 2011 Jitender Giri, India
10th ISRFG Chiang Mai, Thailand 2012 Jong-Seong Jeon, Korea
11th ISRFG New Delhi India 2013 Kenneth McNally, Philippines
12th ISRFG Arizona, USA 2014 Martin Kater, Italy
13th ISRFG Wuhan, China 2015 Mathias Lorieux, France
Nelson Saibo, Portugal
14th ISRFG, Montpellier, France 2016
Olivier Panaud, France
15th ISRFG Seoul, Korea 2017 Pao-Yang Chen, Taiwan
16th ISRFG Tokyo, Japan, 2018 Qifa Zhang, China
17th ISRFG Taipei, Taiwan 2019 Rod Wing, USA
18th ISRFG Barcelona, Spain 2021 Siwaret Arikit, Thailand
19th ISRFG Phuket, Thailand 2022 Takeshi Izawa, Japan
20th ISRFG Bengaluru, India 2023

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Technical Details
Theme: Rice research for sustainable food
and nutrition security
Subthemes
• Genomics and epigenomics
• PanGenomics: Finding hidden genomic diversity
Abstract Submission • Climate resilience: Biotic stresses
• Climate resilience: Abiotic stresses
01st July • Plant development: Vegetative and reproductive
Start of Abstract Submission • Plant nutrition and sustainable rice production
• Metabolomics for nutritious rice
Translational genomics: Molecular breeding and gene-editing
15th August •
• Germplasm characterization and trait discovery
Last Date of Abstract Submission • GWAS for QTL identification and molecular breeding
Guidelines: Major attractions
Abstract should include:
Title • Keynote address and Plenary lectures
Author’s name • Invited lectures by eminent rice researchers from over
Affiliation and email 20 countries
Abstract Text (250 Words) • Early career researchers talk
Keywords • Young Scientist awards
• Best Poster awards
• Workshops on plant phenotyping and gene-editing
• Poster sessions highlighting recent advancements

Confirmed speakers
Akhilesh K. Tyagi, India M.S. Sheshshayee, India Ramesh V Sonti, India
Alok K. Sinha, India Dabing Zhang, China Rod A. Wing, USA
Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Brazil Mai Huong, Vietnam Sanjay Kapoor, India
Apichart Vanavichit, Thailand Manoj Majee, India Satendra Mangrauthia, India
Ari Sadanandom, UK Martin Kater, Italy Saurabh Raghuvanshi, India
Ashok K. Singh, India Mathias Lorieux, France Siwaret Arikit, Thailand
Ashwani Pareek, India Matthias Wissuwa, Japan Snehlata Pareek, India
Bin Han, China Motoaki Seki, Japan PV Shivaprasad, India
Bing Yang, USA Mukesh Jain, India Subhra Chakraborty, India
Blake Meyers, USA Nagendra K Singh, India Swarup K. Parida, India
Chih-Wei Tung, Taiwan Nelson Saibo, Portugal Takeshi Fukao, Japan
Emmanuel Guiderdoni, France Pankaj Jaiswal, USA Takeshi Izawa, Japan
Jitender Giri, India Pao-Yang Chen, Taiwan Tuan-hua David Ho, Japan
Jong-Seong Jeon, Korea Qifa Zhang, China Usha Vijayraghavan, India
Kenneth McNally, Philippines Rahul Bhosale, UK Viswanathan Chinnusamy, India
Ki-Hong Jung, S Korea Raman M. Sundaram, India

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 Registration & Sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities
Early Bird Registration
Late Registration Fee:
Fee: Platinum Sponsorship : Rs. 10 lakhs
May 25th to Sep 30th 2023 Oct 1st to Oct 15th 2023 Diamond Sponsorship : Rs. 7 lakhs
International International Gold Sponsorship : Rs. 5 lakhs
Category Indian (INR) Indian (INR)
(USD) (USD) Session Sponsorship : Rs. 3 lakhs
Student/RA 6,000 200 7,000 300 Travel Sponsorship to
Young Scientists : Rs. 2 lakhs
Faculty 12,000 350 15,000 450
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Industry (One charges for at least 10 young scientists
participant 35,000 450 50,000 600
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