Talk Biotech

- Pokhara

Organizing team would like to welcome our Invited Speaker Dr. Sakhila Ghimire for the session Human Health.

Dr. Sakhila Ghimire is an immunologist whose research has significantly advanced understanding of gut microbiome–immune interactions in allogeneic stem cell transplantation. She has produced high-impact evidence linking intestinal cytokine pathways and microbiome-regulated immune receptors to graft-versus-host disease severity and transplant-related mortality. Her work integrates human tissue immunology, immune phenotyping, and translational microbiome science to elucidate mechanisms of immune dysregulation.

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- Pokhara

Organizing team would like to welcome our Invited Speaker Lokesh Sapkota for the session Environmental Health.

Lokesh Sapkota is currently holding the position of Managing Director at SWAT Labs. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management. Currently, he is a PhD Scholar in Environmental Engineering at Kathmandu University. Lokesh Sapkota is an environmental consultant and laboratory professional with expertise in water, wastewater, soil, and environmental quality assessment.

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- Pokhara

Organizing team would like to welcome our Invited Speaker Prof. Thomas Krauss for the session Enviornmental Health going to be organized next year in Pokhara.

Thomas Krauss is a Professor of Photonics at the University of York. He completed his first degree in Optical Engineering at Cologne, Germany in 1992, followed by a PhD in Electrical Engineering in Glasgow, UK, in 1992. He held EPSRC and Royal Society Fellowships at Glasgow before becoming Chair of Optoelectronics at St Andrews in 2000. His pioneering research in photonic crystals (Nature 1996) was initially directed towards datacomms applications, where he led 2 EU grants and several large EPSRC awards.

Call for Participation: https://icbb.com.np/icbb2026/call/