Seminar on "Recent Advances in Natural Products Research" at Mizoram University
Date : 29th November to 1st December, 2012

Invitation and call for papers

We are immensely delighted to invite you to the ‘National Seminar on Recent Advances in Natural Product Research’ organized in collaboration with the Department of Pharmacy, Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nurs-ing Sciences (RIPANS), India, from 29 November to 1 December 2012. All professionals, researchers, academi-cians, students, and delegates from NGOs/industries involved or interested in the focal theme are cordially invited to participate, and make research presentation.

Authors are requested to submit a full-length paper. The manuscript should be typed in single space in MS Word file (.docx), giving the title, details of author(s), introduction, methodology, results, discussion and refer-ences. The presentation must be an original unpublished work. The proceedings will be published in an ISBN allotted book at the opening of the seminar.

Preference for an oral or poster presentation should be indicated. The manuscript (via e-mail) along with the requisite registration fee and completed registration form should reach the Convener latest by 15 October. An ad-vance copy of the registration form can be sent by e-mail to the convener on or before 15 October.

Major themes

The seminar will focus on a wide spectrum of recent frontier in natural product studies, including:

• Neutraceuticals and traditional medicines
• Phytomedicines and phytochemistry
• Pharmacognosy and drug preparation
• Cultivation, propagation and biodiversity conser-vation of medicinal plants
• Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy
• Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology
• Aromatic and dietary plants and