Events

Background  As genomics continues to transform the landscape of cancer care and research, there is a growing need for clinicians and researchers to understand its core principles, evolving applications, and clinical relevance. Despite rapid advancements in genomic technologies, many healthcare professionals face challenges in keeping pace with these developments. To bridge this knowledge gap, the Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) […]

Translating Cancer Genomics into Clinical Excellence 📍 IIT Madras | 📅 14–16 November 2025 The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) is proud to announce its 6th Annual Meeting, scheduled to be held from 14th to 16th November 2025 at IIT Madras, Chennai. With the overarching theme “Transforming Cancer Genomics into Clinical Excellence,” this year’s meeting promises to be a landmark […]

The 5th Annual Meeting of the Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) was held from 20–22 September 2024 at BRIC–National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi. Themed ‘Unlocking Insights: Data-Driven Discovery in the Indian Cancer Landscape’, the event gathered leading experts across genomics, oncology, bioinformatics, and AI. Key Highlights ICGA2024 reinforced the initiative’s commitment to transforming cancer care through collaborative, data-driven […]

The 4th Edition of ICGA Annual Conference was held from 06 to 08 October 2023 at IISER Pune. The conference focused on “Advancing Towards Integrated Precision Oncology in India” and showcased the latest developments and achievements in the field of cancer research and omics technologies. The conference brought together participants from India and abroad, including students, researchers, clinicians, data scientists, and […]

Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) Foundation held a panel discussion on 15 January 2023 during the annual conference of Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR) at Navi Mumbai. Dr. Shantanu Chowdhury (Structural Biologist, and Professor at CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi), Dr. Anand Deshpande (Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director, Persistent Systems), Dr. Amit Dutt (Integrated Genomics Scientist at […]

The third ICGA conference ‘Biobanking to Omics: Collecting the Global Experience’ was organized in online format on 13-14 January 2022. The conference brought together global experts who have successfully built comprehensive datasets to understand genetic and molecular profiles of cancer. As ICGA begins the cancer profiling activities in India, the global experience would set a benchmark and be a guide towards […]

During December 3-5, 2020, the 2nd TCGA India Conference and Workshop was organised in online format by Centre for Translational Cancer Research (CTCR, a joint initiative of IISER Pune and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune), Persistent Systems, TCGA (NCI, NIH, USA) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)- Institute of Genomics and Integrative, Institute of Cancer Research (London, UK) and DBT-Wellcome […]

During September 20-25, 2019, Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, IISER Pune, and Persistent Systems organized the first ever TCGA themed conference in India titled “Multi-omics Profiling of Cancers: Lessons from the TCGA”.  About TCGA  TCGA is a landmark cancer genomics collaboration between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) that has generated comprehensive, multi-dimensional maps […]