The 1st ICIS-2017 was organized by Phenome Research Foundation, Varanasi India. It was slated to hold at the Concept Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India from 16-17 July, 2017.

Sending his warm wishes from Nigeria, Dr Ajayi, in his Goodwill Message congratulated the Conference Chairperson, Dr. Anshuman Mishra and the other organizers for putting the conference together in order to disseminate scientific knowledge based on verified information. He noted that the selected abstracts were rich and vividly show the ingenuity of the contributors. He wished all the participants fruitful deliberations, and a great time of sharing and networking. He also urged them to enjoy the serenity of Varanasi and be safe.

His abstract titled "Antiapoptotic protection of Bombacopsis buonopogense leaf extracts against perturbation of liver mitochondrial membrane permeability transition pore opening by cigarette butt leachate, in vitro" can be found on page 3 of the conference Book of Proceedings. It is the result of the 2015 BSc project of two of his students: Okoye Obinna A. and Sobulo Oyindamola B.