• A revolution in genetics was heralded by Mendel’s work on inheritance of traits, which was published in the Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Brunn in 1866. The importance of this work was realized only in the 1900’s, when scientists were on the brink of discovery of the chromosomal basis of heredity. From these early beginnings, genetics has grown by leaps and bounds, achieving an understanding of heredity at the molecular level. The development of sequencing by Sanger was a path-breaking innovation which paved the way for genomics.
  • Genomics has considerably enhanced our understanding of genome organization and function. It has also been of considerable importance in following the evolution of genomes. It has also contributed to the development of fields like molecular breeding, personalized medicine, synthetic biology, population genomics, to name a few.
  • This conference, held on the bicentennial anniversary of Mendel’s birth, commemorates his seminal work in genetics by taking the audience through the evolving landscape of research in genetics and genomics.