LUCKNOW, Oct. 29 -- The 95th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Chemists (India) began at the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, on Wednesday. During the inaugural session, director CSIR-CDRI, Radha Rangarajan underlined the importance of scientific collaboration, interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange in advancing biological sciences. The presidential address was delivered by Prof Dipankar Nandi. Prof Raghavan Varadarajan from IISc Bengaluru delivered the plenary lecture on 'Design of Efficacious Vaccines Against Respiratory Viruses', focusing on scientific approaches to designing effective vaccines against respiratory infections and the need to advance vaccine R&D to combat infectious diseases. Prof Sandhya S Visweswariah delivered the 1st Dr Kamala Sohonie Memorial Lecture Award on 'Fundamental 3Gs: Gut Reactions, Gut Instincts and cGMP'. She explored fundamental aspects of gut biology, molecular mechanisms and cGMP signalling pathways in understanding physiological processes. Later, Prof Kaustuv Sanyal delivered the Prof IS Bhatia Award Lecture on 'Emergence of Antifungal Drug Resistance: Novel Strategies Adopted by Candida auris', addressing the growing global challenge of drug-resistant fungal infections and adaptive strategies employed by Candida auris....