27th FAOBMB & 44th MSBMB Conference
IUBMB Special Symposia
19-22 August 2019
Berjaya Times Square Hotel
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Concurrent Session Invited Speakers
Monday 19th August 2019
10.45 am - 12.45 pm
CS 1 : Molecular Parasitology
Arnab Pain
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia
Understanding Zoonotic Malaria Parasites – Using Genomics-driven Approaches
Julien Lescar
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Perspectives For the Treatment of Flavivirus Infections Using Therapeutic Antibodies And Antiviral Compounds
CS 2 : Genetics
Sara Sandin
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Cryo-EM And Correlative Imaging Of DNA-Binding Proteins
Rozita Rosli
University Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
Putting The Brakes On Breast Cancer Recurrence:
Targeting Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-Positive Cells With Citral
CS 3 : Protein Structure, Function & Dynamics
Pimchai Chaiyen
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC)
Thailand
Enzymatic Cascades For Biocatalysis, Biodetection And Biofuel
Lu-Hua Lai
Peking University
China
Rational design of protein activators
Monday 19th August 2019
1.45 pm - 4.15 pm
CS 4 : Parasitic Diseases
Christian Doerig
Monash University
Australia
Host Cell Response To Wolbachia And Malaria Infections: Insights From A Signalome-Wide Approach
Indra Vythilingam
University of Malaya
Malaysia
New Strategies For Vector Control to Prevent Dengue Transmission
CS 5 : Networks & Systems
Koichi Homma
Teikyo University
Japan
Molecular Basis of Imprinting Behavior As Early Learning In Chicks
Ishwar Parhar
Monash University
Malaysia
Kisspeptin pathway of fear memory consolidation
CS 6 : Cell Biology
Chao-Wen Wang
Academia Sinica
Taiwan
Seipin mediates sphingolipid homeostasis at a subdomain of the endoplasmic reticulum in close vicinity to the lipid droplet
Kay-Hooi Khoo Academia Sinica
Taiwan
Glycotopes and Protein Glycosylation Analysis at Omics Level
Tuesday 20th August 2019
10.45 am - 12.45 pm
CS 7 : Viral Diseases
Gong Cheng
Tsinghua University
China
A Gut Commensal Bacterium Promotes Mosquito Permissiveness to Arboviruses
Kok-Lian Ho
University Putra Malaysia
Atomic structure of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus: an evidence of Gammanodavirus
CS 8 : Molecular Medicine
Suzana Makpol
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Antioxidants in ageing and degenerative diseases
Hoh Boon Peng
UCSI University
Malaysia
Tracing the footprints of positive selection against malaria
CS 9 : Epigenetics & Stem cells
Co-hosted by College of Pathologist, Academy of Medicine Malaysia
Cheong Soon
Keng
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Umbilical Cord-Derived Non-Haemopietic Stem Cells - From Bench To Clinic
Tan Geok Chin
University Kebangsaan Malaysia
Placenta as a Source of Stem Cells
Tuesday 20th August 2019
1.45 am - 4.15 pm
CS 10 : Novel Therapeutics
Lim Siew Pheng
Novartis Institute For Tropical Diseases, Chromos, Singapore
Dengue Virus NS5 RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Drug Discovery
Oon Chern Ein
University Sains Malaysia
Sirtuin Inhibition In Cancer: A Therapeutic Strategy
CS 11 : Neuronal Disorders
Anthony Lim
University of Hong Kong
Brain pacemaker and molecular signaling: From antidepressant to memory enhancement
Joan Guinovart
Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)
Spain
Lafora disease
CS 12 : Bioinformatics
Peter Bond
Bioinformatics Institute (BII), A*STAR
Singapore
Battling Infectious Diseases: From Molecules to Systems
Shandar Ahmad
Jawaharlal Nehru University
India
Multi Scale Data Driven Biology
Wednesday 21st August 2019
1.45 am - 4.15 pm
CS 13 : Immunology
the Biochemical Society 2020 International Award lecture
Tham Wei Hong
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Naturally Acquired Human Monoclonal Antibodies To
Plasmodium vivax
Tham Wei Hong will receive the Biochemical Society 2020 International Award during this session
Edmond Hsieh
Academia Sinica
Taiwan
CLEC5a/TLR2 Heterocomplex As Novel Therapeutic Targets For Acute Viral Infections
CS 14 : Systems Biology
Varodom Charoensawan
Mahidol University
Thailand
Systems Biology Of Gene Expression Regulation:
From Genome-Wide To Single-Cell Resolutions
Amit Singh
Indian Institute of Science
India
Network biology approach to potentiate the action of β-lactam/ β –lactamase inhibitor combination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
CS 15 : Fundamental Science to Commercialisation
Hye-Kyung Na
Sungshin Women's University
South Korea
15-Keto Prostaglandin E2 Suppresses STAT3 Signaling and Inhibits Proliferation and Progression of Breast Cancer Cells
Young-Joon Surh
Seoul National University
South Korea
Natural products for drug development
Tse-Wen Chang
Immunwork Inc.
Taiwan
The Invention And Commercial Development
Of Two Series Of New Drugs
Sarah Huggett
Research Networks, Elsevier
Singapore
An exploration of CRISPR research and its impact beyond the world of research
Thursday 22nd August 2019
9.00 am - 11.15 am
CS 16 : Mechanisms of Drug
Resistance
Souvik Bhattacharjee
Jawaharlal Nehru University
India
The Induction Of Artemisinin Resistance Involves Remodeling Of The Malaria Parasite And The Human Red Cell By Vesicle Amplification
Renaldo Garcia
National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB)
Philippines
Exosomes And Tunneling Nanotubes As Conduits For Cancer Spread And Chemoresistance
CS 17 : Cancer
Weang-Kee Ho
University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Model For Asian Women
Sok Ching Cheong
Cancer Research Malaysia
Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Knockout Screen Identifies Targetable Genetic Vulnerabilities In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC)
CS 18 : Agriculture Biochemistry
Harikrishna Kulaveerasingham
Sime Darby Technology Centre
Malaysia
Taking Genomics To The Next Level Using Digital 4.0
Rofina Yasmin Othman
University of Malaya
Malaysia
Plant derived biomolecules as a useful platform for the production of chimeric anti-toxoplasma antibodies