Mitochondrial Genomics

Dr. Aruna Pal is Assistant Professor at West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUASFSCI). She obtained her MVSc at the National Dairy Research Institute, India, and her PhD in Animal Genetics and Breeding at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. She has acted as Convenor for the Human Genetics and Genomics Task Force for India’s Ministry of Science and Technology and currently heads the Animal Genomics lab for WBUASFSCI’s Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding. Her research focuses on mitochondrial genetics and diseases using animal models. She has authored multiple books, including Elsevier’s Genetics and Breeding for Disease Resistance of Livestock. Dr. Keshav Singh is Professor of Genetics and Endowed Chair within the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Genetics Research Division. He obtained his MSc in India, PhD in Australia, and postdoctoral studies at Harvard University. He is a leader in the field of mitochondrial determinants of health, disease, diversity, and health disparities. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Mitochondrion journal, founder of the Mitochondria Research and Medicine Society (USA), and founder of the Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine (India).

• 1. Overview of mitochondria2. Structural organization of mitochondria and mitochondrial genetics in different animal models3. Mitophagy4. Introduction to MAVS in different livestock species5. Mitogenomics and metabolic disease6. Mitogenomics and viral disease7. Mitogenomics and bacterial disease8. Mitogenomics and parasitic disease9. Mitogenomics and fungal infestations10. Mitogenomics and neurodegenerative disorder11. Mitogenomics and cancer12. Numtogenesis and its association to disease13. Whole mitochondrial genome sequencing and its implication in diseases in animal models14. Mitochondrial replacement therapy: Its prospects15. Implication of gene editing in mitochondrial repair