13–14 January 2026 • University of Management and Technology (UMT), 157‑M, Madre Millar Road, near Hamdard Chowk, Lahore, Pakistan
The 3rd International Conference on Life Sciences (IBBAFS 2026) will be held on 13–14 January 2026 at UMT, Lahore, and will be co‑organized by PAS and the Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, UMT. Conference partners: University of the Punjab, Pakistan, and National Taiwan University. Building on the momentum of the 2025 edition, IBBAFS 2026 will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry partners from Pakistan and abroad to advance integrative life‑science solutions across biology, biotechnology, and the agri‑food continuum.
IBBAFS 2026 will foster interaction, networking, and collaboration among specialists in plant and animal sciences, microbiology, genetics, physiology, biomedical and pharmacological research, as well as interdisciplinary domains such as biochemistry, biophysics, biodiversity, bioengineering, and biotechnology. The conference will emphasize translational research—linking fundamental discoveries to applications that support human, animal, and environmental health, sustainable agriculture, and safe, nutritious food systems.
The program will feature keynote and plenary talks, themed technical sessions, posters, young‑scientist awards, and hands‑on workshops focused on robust experimental design, reproducible methods, FAIR data practices, and pathways to adoption in clinics, farms, and industry.
10 November 2025
10 December 2025
25 December 2025
13–14 January 2026 (conference dates)
February 2026
The University of Hong Kong, China
Talk: Algal bioprocesses for carbon capture and high‑value bioactives in agri‑food systems
Biochemistry, Physiology & Biotechnology of Plants, Department of Biology, University of Jember, Indonesia
Talk: From stress signaling to yield stability in rice: integrative biochemistry and physiology
Agro‑production Technology, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Talk: AI‑assisted multi‑omics breeding pipelines for climate‑resilient crops
This track will cover breeding strategies, genomics‑assisted selection, seed biology, and mechanisms of abiotic/biotic stress tolerance aimed at yield stability and agro‑biodiversity conservation.
Sessions will address soil health, fertility, carbon and nutrient cycling, erosion/salinity management, water–soil–plant relations, and plant–microbe interactions enabling nutrient‑use efficiency.
The focus will include sustainable breeding and reproduction, animal physiology and welfare, health management, veterinary biotechnology, feed resources, rumen microbiology, and metabolism.
Contributions will explore microbial ecology, pathogen biology, AMR surveillance, host–microbe interactions, diagnostics, vaccines, and microbial applications in agriculture and bioprocessing.
This track will feature population and functional genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics for trait discovery, disease mapping, and precision interventions.
Sessions will highlight structural biology, enzymology, membrane and signaling biophysics, and quantitative methods that elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying physiology and disease.
Topics will span drug discovery and repurposing, toxicology, pharmacokinetics/dynamics, biomarkers, and translational models linking bench findings to clinical and veterinary practice.
The track will cover microbial and cellular platforms, fermentation and bioreactors, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, biosensors, and scale‑up for bio‑based products.
Contributions will address processing, preservation, safety and quality assurance, authenticity and traceability (non‑digital methods), functional foods, nutraceuticals, and bioactive compounds.
This stream will focus on biodiversity assessment, conservation genetics, ecosystem services, restoration ecology, and nature‑positive approaches that sustain biological resources.
Papers will present computational methods, modeling, network biology, and AI/ML pipelines supporting discovery, prediction, and decision‑making across biomedical and agri‑food domains.
Sessions will integrate human, animal, and ecosystem health, including zoonoses, environmental exposures, risk assessment, and policies for resilient health and food systems.
This track will examine laboratory and field biosafety, biorisk management, ethical frameworks, and reproducibility standards to ensure responsible life‑science innovation.