This page is about the
4th Asian Congress for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (4ACAAE) and the
7th Annual Meeting of the Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments – India (SAAE-I). The Congress will be hosted in the historical city and capital of
India – New Delhi, from
December 12 to 14, 2024, after a successful 3rd ACAAE held in Jeju, South Korea, in 2022. The theme of the Congress would be “
Non-animal approaches: concept, validation and regulatory acceptance”. Discussion will not be only be on 3Rs but beyond. It is also envisaged to provide a forum at the Congress for global community, especially in the Asian region, for deliberations and networking. The aim is to bring to fore the need for creation of a regulatory framework for real-time adoption of alternatives/NAMs in drug and product development and toxicology. Representatives of the Japanese Society for Alternative Animal Experiments (JSAAE), Korean Society for Alternative Animal Experiments (KSAAE) and other Asian Societies will grace the Congress.
SAAE–I (
https://saae-i.org/) is a registered Scientific Society working in the field of alternatives to animal experiments and supports efforts for development of alternatives and their acceptance in regulatory framework through policy change.
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi is a university under Deemed to be University Ctegory established in 1989. It is one of the top-ranking universities in the field of pharmacy. It is also known for research in the field of toxicology, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sciences. The Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, School of Life & Chemical Sciences, has a Centre for Research on Alternatives producing quality research in fruit fly (
Drosophila melanogaster) and nematode (
Caenorhabditis elegans) models. Jamia Hamdard had hosted the first Conference of SAAE-I in 2018. We feel privileged to host the fourth Asian Congress in India combined with the seventh SAAE-I conference meeting and conference.
There will be a number of Pre- and Post-congress Workshops on selected topics form the filed of alternatives and NAMs with partner institutions such as CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) – New Delhi (Zebrafish), Aligarh Muslim University (
D. melanogaster and Reconstructed Human Epidermis- RHE), CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) - Hyderabad (Zebrafish), Department of Zoology and Advanced Centre for Cutaneous Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram, and others.
Topics
- . Current developments in alternatives
- . Non-animal methodologies (NAMs)
- . Non-mammalian model organisms
- . In vitro and in silico models and methods
- . Organs-on-chip and molecules-on-chip
- . Alternatives research beyond 3Rs
- . Regulatory framework for alternatives
- . AI and machine learning in alternatives
- . Education and awareness modules
Who should attend?
The Congress will be of interest to all those working with alternatives to animals and alternative approaches, or both, in any field of basic and applied science, toxicology, medicine and regulatory domains.
Types of presentation
Plenary, keynote and invited lectures; oral and poster presentations; award session presentations.
‘Dr. Dipti M. Kapoor Endowment Award’ session
SAAE-I confers every year on a young researcher working in the field of/practicing Non-animal Methods/Alternatives to Animal Experiments, the Dr. Dipti M. Kapoor Endowment Award (Citation and cash prize of INR 10,000) at the Society’s Annual Conference. For detail visit https://meetsaaeindia.in/endowment-awards/
MatTek Best Oral and Poster Presentation Awards for research scholars and post-doctoral fellows
The Asian Federation of Societies for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (AFSAAE) is also planned to be inaugurated during the Congress.
Patron
Mr. Hammad Ahmed, Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard
Co-patron
Prof. M. Afshar Alam, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard
Core Organizing Committee at Jamia Hamdard
Chairperson – Prof. S. Raisuddin, Dean, School of Chemical & Life Sciences (SCLS)
Co-chairperson – Prof. H.A. Khan, Head, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, SCLS
Organizing Secretary – Prof. S. Raisuddin, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, SCLS; Director R&D Cell
Joint Organizing Secretary – Prof. Suhel Parvez, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, SCLS
Treasurer – Dr. (Ms.) Nidhi, Department of Translational & Clinical Research, SCLS
- SAAE-India Office Bearers
President – Prof. Y.K. Gupta;
Vice Presidents – Prof. S. Raisuddin & Dr. Vijay Pal Singh;
General Secretary – Prof. M.A. Akbarsha;
Jt. Secretaries – Dr. A.B. Pant & Dr. Adip Roy;
Treasurer – Dr. B. Kadalmani;
International Advisors – Dr. Thomas Hartung, CAAT USA; Prof. Hajime Kojima, JaCVAM Japan; Dr. Christian Pellevoisin, MatTek France.
