Officers at a workshop at JSS Pharmacy College, Mysuru. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A five-day pre-conference workshop titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Neurochemical Insights: From Model Systems to Real-World Neurochemistry” began on Tuesday, November 11, at the Ideation Lab, Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru.
The workshop is part of the upcoming International Conference on Sustainable Brain Health: Advances in Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology (JSS-SNCI-CON2025) and the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neurochemistry, November 17-19. USA, inaugurated the workshop.
Director of JSS Pharmacy College Dr. TM Pramod Kumar said the university’s faculty is contributing to drug discovery, including neurological disorders. Organizing Secretary Dr. Saravana Babu C. explained the purpose and expected results of the workshop. The workshop aims to equip the next generation of neurochemists and neuropharmacologists with advanced practical skills in artificial intelligence, big data analysis, rodent cognitive assessment and animal imaging, the press release said.
There are a total of 35 participants from institutions like BITS Pilani, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Indian Institutes of Technology, NIMHANS, North-Eastern Hill University, Pondicherry University and Nandha College of Pharmacy.
The opening day of the workshop covered the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning in neuroscience research with hands-on Python training for data analysis.
On the final day on November 15, the workshop will highlight the role of artificial intelligence in psychiatric drug discovery, along with industry-academia interaction, neurochemical network modeling and an innovation pitch competition.
Published – 12 Nov 2025 19:49 IST
