🌍 Global Experts Gather at University of Hyderabad for MCADDI 2026! 🧪✨ The Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery & Development India (MCADDI) 2026 programme has commenced at the School of Life Sciences (SLS), University of Hyderabad (UoH)! Jointly organized by the Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) and Biocon Academy, this 6-day course (October 25–30, 2026) brings together over 250 researchers, academic experts, and industry leaders globally to address urgent demands for novel therapeutics and affordable healthcare. 🏥💊 🔬 Strategic Vision & Bench-to-Bedside Innovation Addressing drug resistance, infectious diseases, and non-communicable disorders, the integrated curriculum was highlighted by: • Prof. Pallu Reddanna (Executive President, FABA) • Dr. Balu Balasubramanian (Strategic Pharma Innovation-Sourcing Center LLC, USA) • Dr. Jagath Reddy Junutula (Co-founder & CEO, Aarvik Therapeutics, USA) 📚 Key Curriculum Pillars: 🤖 AI & Computational Chemistry: Accelerating target screening & candidate selection. 🧬 Emerging Biological Therapeutics: Next-gen biologics & targeted therapies. 🧪 ADME & Translational Safety: Optimizing drug safety & clinical success. 💼 Real-World Case Studies: Translating academic discoveries into therapeutics. 🎓 Inaugural Session & Keynotes Opening remarks delivered by institutional leadership: • Prof. J. Anuradha (Vice-Chancellor i/c, UoH) • Prof. Anand K. Kondapi (Dean, SLS, UoH) • Prof. Kota Arun Kumar (Head, Dept. of Animal Biology, SLS, UoH) High-impact lectures by global thought leaders: • Prof. Thomas Prisinzano (University of Kentucky, USA) on medicinal chemistry & ADME optimization. • Dr. Manjunath Ramarao (Aragen) on biological target ID, validation & hit validation. 🏆 CEO Conclave & Awards (Oct 29, 2026):Honoring exceptional talent with: • The Dr. B.S. Bajaj Memorial FABA Excellence Award • FABA Lifetime Achievement Award • FABA Shantha Biotech Innovation Awards 2026 📞 Contact: Organising Committee, MCADDI 2026, FABA (+91 79899 57263) #MCADDI2026 #DrugDiscovery #UniversityOfHyderabad #FABA #BioconAcademy #MedicinalChemistry #Pharma #Hyderabad #Biotechnology #ProfJAnuradha #ProfPalluReddanna #DrJagathReddyJunutula #DrManjunathRamarao #ProfThomasPrisinzano #ProfKotaArunKumar #ProfAnandKKondapi #DrBaluBalasubramanian @EduMinOfIndia @JoshiPralhad @ugc_india @PIB_India @PTI_News @slsuohyd

🏆 Debmalya Bandyopadhyay wins Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize 🏆 We are delighted to announce that Debmalya Bandyopadhyay, a writer and mathematician, is the winner of the 18th Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize! 🎉 Currently based in Melbourne, Australia, he was chosen from among 134 contestants by a jury consisting of poet Priya Sarukkai Chabria and two faculty members from the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad. 📜 Shortlist Srijita Talukdar and Nikita Parik have made it to this year's shortlist. ✍️ About the Winner Debmalya graduated from the Brooklyn Poets Mentorship Program in 2025 and is the winner of the Verve Poetry Competition, apart from being a runner-up at the UK Poetry Coaches Slam and a finalist at a host of poetry prizes, including the Tupelo Quarterly Poetry Prize, Grouse Grind Lit Prize, Osmosis Poetry Prize, Sweet Literary's Poetry Prize, and the Briefly Write Poetry Prize. His poems have appeared in Blackbird, Wildness, Southern Humanities Review, Chestnut Review, South Carolina Review, Atlanta Review, and elsewhere. Debmalya's poems have been anthologised in The Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English, the Propel Anthology, and the Vervacious Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. He has been nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem, the Pushcart Prize, and Best of the Net. He was longlisted for the National Poetry Competition in 2026. He edits poetry at The Bombay Literary Magazine and is often in parks, confabulating with local birds. 🐦 📖 About the Prize Recognised as a significant award for creative writing in India, the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize was instituted by the Hyderabad-based Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust to recognize excellence in poetry written in English by poets in the age group of 20-40 years. The Prize is jointly administered by the Department of English, University of Hyderabad. 🌟 Past Winners The inaugural prize was awarded in 2009 to Aditi Machado and, subsequently, to Hemant Mohapatra (2010), Aditi Rao (2011), Tushar Jain (2012), Mihir Vatsa (2013), Ranjani Murali (2014), Aishwarya Iyer (2015), Goirick Brahmachari (2016), Debarshi Mitra (2017), Poorna Swami (2018), Prashant Parvataneni (2019), Satya Dash (2020), Pervin Saket (2021), Syam Sudhakar (2022), Nikita Deshpande (2023), Ajay Kumar (2024), and Mubashira Patel (2025). 👥 Distinguished Jury Eminent poets like Jeet Thayil, Sudeep Sen, Keki Daruwalla, Arundhathi Subramanian, Manohar Shetty, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Ranjit Hoskote, E.V. Ramakrishnan, Gieve Patel, Mamang Dai, Vinay Dharwadker, Mani Rao, Sridala Swami, Menka Shivdasani, and Sharmista Mohanty have been associated with the prize as jury members. 🏅 The Award This 18th Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize, consisting of a citation and cash prize of Rs. 15,000, will be presented to the winner at the Hyderabad Literary Festival in January 2027. 👏 Heartiest congratulations to Debmalya and to the shortlisted poets, Srijita Talukdar and Nikita Parik! #SrinivasRayaprolPoetryPrize #UniversityOfHyderabad #UoH #DepartmentOfEnglish #Poetry #IndianPoetryInEnglish #HyderabadLiteraryFestival