PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 16th August
0800 Registration/Morning Coffee
0900 Welcome Address
0910 Session 1
1015 Coffee break/Poster viewing
1045 S 2
1215 Poster judging/Exhibition
1300 Lunch
1400 S 3
1535 Coffee Break/Poster viewing
1600 S 4
1730 MSBMB AGM
1845 MSBMB High Tea 2017
Thursday, 17th August
0800 Morning Coffee/Meet the experts session
0900 S 5 - ISACT 2017
1035 Coffee break/Poster viewing
1055 ISACT 2017 continued
1235 Poster judging/Exhibition
1305 Lunch
1405 S 7 - YSN-ASM & MSBMB Young Investigators Session (Rapid Orals)
1535 Coffee break/Poster viewing
1600 S 8
1715 Awards/Closing ceremony
Plenary & Invited Speakers
Unlocking the Wonders of Edible Bird Nest
Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris
University Putra Malaysia.
Drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases caused by trypanosomatids; development of selective phosphofructokinase inhibitors with anti-parasite activity
Prof. Dr. Paul Michels
University of Edinburgh.
A structure-guided approach to the design of trypanosomatid tRNA synthetase inhibitors
Prof. Dr. Wim G.J. Hol
University of Washington
Production of AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 vaccine candidate using a modified plant virus-based transient expression strategy
Prof. Dr. Sandy Loh
Nottingham University Malaysia
Enterovirus A71 Uses Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate Glycosaminoglycan as an Attachment Receptor
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chan Yoke Fun
University of Malaya
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Sweet-Potato in Response to Abiotic Stress
Dr. Jae Cheol Jeong
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
Towards increasing the value of the rice crop
Prof. Dr. Sadequr Rahman
Monash University Malaysia
Health Benefits of Probiotics
Prof. Dr. Liong Min Tze
University Sains Malaysia
The upregulation of thiamine (vitamin B1) biosynthesis in ELAIES GUINEENSIS seedlings under BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC stress conditions
Dr. Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof
Universiti Putra Malaysia
International Symposium on Animal Cell Technology (ISACT) 2017
In collaboration with the Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology
Integrated Next-Generation Cell and Cell Culture Engineering for Production of Biologics
Prof. Dr. Takeshi Omasa
Osaka University
Silk Protein Sericin as Bio-Active Supplement for Mammalian Culture
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Satoshi Terada
Fukui University
A single amino acid substitution in the envelope protein of dengue virus suppressed induction of infection-enhancing antibody in a mouse-DNA vaccine model
Asst. Prof. Dr. Atsushi Yamanaka
Osaka University
The role of Rab37-mediated exocytosis in tumorigenesis
Prof. Dr. Yi-Ching Wang
National Cheng Kung University
Optimization of recombinant protein production using mammalian cell culture
Dr. Ng Say Kong
Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Singapore
Cancer Immunotherapy: Advancements and Pitfalls
Dr. Lim Kue Peng
Cancer Research Malaysia
WNT Signaling Induces Galectin-3 Dependent STAT3 Activation and Accelerates Gastric Tumorigenesis
Assoc Prof. Dr. Kyung-Hee Chun
Yonsei University