BIT's 9th Annual World DNA and Genome Day (WDD-2018)
★ Scientific Program
Scientific Program
Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Act 6 Act 7

Act 2: Future BioScientific Hub
- World Dream of Decoding Secrets of Life
Scene 1: Genome Mining
Scene 2: Life & Death of Cells, Arts of Biology toward Understanding the Whole System
- From Molecular Substance, Intracellular, Intercellular to Extracellular Environment
Scene 3: Life Science of Animals & Plants
Scene 4: Biochemistry Revealing Characteristics of Life Matters
- Gaining Insight into the Behaviors of Biomolecules
Scene 5: Green Food Bioscience
- The More We Know Our Food, the Safer Food We Eat



                                 Scene 2: Life & Death of Cells, Arts of Biology toward Understanding the Whole System

-From Molecular Substance, Intercellular to Extracellular Environment

 

Scene 201: Cytoskeletal Dynamics, Mechanics and Cell Motility

Time: 13:30-15:15, April 25, 2018 (Wednesday);  Place: Room No. F622, DICC

Chair: Dr. Xuehua Xu, Scientist, NIAID, NIH, USA
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13:30-13:35 Chair's Introduction
13:35-14:00

Title: Left-right Asymmetric Cell Intercalation Drives Directional Collective Cell Movement in Epithelial Morphogenesis
Dr. Katsuhiko Sato,
Associate Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan

14:00-14:25 Title: A Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Blocker, CRBGP, Suppressed Angiogenesis through PR-1 Domain
Dr. Rong Xiao,
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, China
 
14:25-14:50 Title: C2GAP1 Control GPCR-mediated Ras Signaling for Adaptation and Long-range Chemotaxis 
Dr. Xuehua Xu, Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
14:50-15:15   Title: TBD
Dr. Andrei Semikhodskii, Director, Medical Genomics Ltd., UK
 
15:15-15:35 Coffee Break
 

 

 

Scene 202: Biomacromolecules: Structure, Function and Interaction

Time: 13:30-14:55, April 25, 2018 (Wednesday);   Place: Room No. F626, DICC

Chair:  Dr. Shan-Ho Chou, Chair Professor, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Co-Chair: Dr. Hugo Sigman, Founder&CEO, GrupoInsud, Argentina
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13:30-13:35 Chair's Introduction
16:10-16:30

Title: Biotechnology Industry and how to Connect Private and Public Sector to Create Innovation and add Value to Research Discoveries
Dr. Hugo Sigman, Founder&CEO, GrupoInsud, Argentina

 
13:35-13:55
Title: Interacting Peptide Chains Help Biological Systems to Maintain in Non-equilibrium States
Dr. Chin-Kun Hu, Professor, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
13:55-14:15 Title: NMR, X-ray, and Single-Molecule FRET Studies on the (TGGAA)n DNA Repeat Leading to SpinocerebellarAtaxia 31 Neurological Disease
Dr. Shan-Ho Chou,
Professor, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
 
 14:15-14:35   Title: Self-Assembled and Cross-Linked Animal and Plant-Based Polysaccharides: Chitosan–Cellulose Composites and Their Anion Uptake Properties
Dr. Lee D. Wilson,
Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
 
  14:35-14:55   Title: Nano-Resolution and Fast Lifetime Contrast Microscopy: New Dimensions in Biomacromolecule Imaging
Dr. Jennifer Wong, Application Supervisor, Leica Microsystems (Shanghai) Ltd.,China
 

 

 

Scene 203: Cancer Systems Biology and Immunotherapy

Time: 08:30-12:55, April 26, 2018 (Thursday);  Place: Room No. F622, DICC

Chair: Dr. Lin Xu, Professor & Director, Zunyi Medical College, China

Co-Chair: Dr. Sorah Yoon, Staff Scientist, City of Hope, USA

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08:30-08:35 Chair's Introduction
08:35-09:00    Title: Berberine: An Epiphany Against Cancer?
Dr. Paolo Lombardi,
President & Co-Founder, Naxospharma srl, Italy
 
09:00-09:25    Title: MicroRNA-27a targets PHLPP2 and Contributes to the Malignant Behavior of Gastric Cancer Cells
Dr. Qing Yang, Professor, Jilin University, China
 
09:25-09:50    Title: Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Gene Mutations: CEBPA, NPM1, and RUNX1 Gene Mutations
Dr. Ryan S. Robetorye,
Consultant, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, USA
 
09:50-10:15   Title: MicroR-7 and Lung Cancer Gene Therapy
Dr. Lin Xu, Professor, Special Key Lab of Gene detection and Therapy of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical College, China
 
 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break   
10:30-10:55    Title: Genetic and Molecular Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer: From Biomarker Discovery to Therapeutic Development
Dr. Sorah Yoon,
Staff Scientist, City of Hope, USA
 
10:55-11:20 Title: High Expression of Galectin-1 in Pancreatic Stellate Cells Increases the Progression of Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. Dong Tang,
Associate Professor, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, China
11:20-11:45 Title: Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer
Dr. Cheng-Chih Huang,
Assistant Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
11:45-12:10    Title: ALT-mediated Oxidative Stress Induces Apoptosis, Promotes STAT3 Glutathionylation and Enhances Chemosensitivity of A549 Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells to Doxorubicin
Dr. Muhammad Khan, Associate Professor, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, China
 
12:10-12:35 Title: [44Sc]Sc-PSMA-617 for PET Imaging And Dosimetry Of Metastasized Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Dr. Elisabeth Eppard, Scientist, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
 
12:35-12:55 Title: ROC Analysis to Assess Prognosis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Dr. Yufeng Li, Professor, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UK
 

 

 

Scene 204: Autophagy, Apoptosis and Cell Death

Time: 15:40-18:45, April 26, 2018 (Thursday);  Place: Room No. F622, DICC

Chair: Dr. Yanping Zhang, Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Co-Chair: Dr. Qian Cai, Assistant Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA

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15:40-15:45 Chair's Introduction
15:45-16:05   Title: Study of the Molecular Mechanism of Vitamin K2 Activates AMPK, Suppressing the Growth of, as well as Inducing the Death of, Bladder Carcinoma Cells via PDK1-dependent Metabolic Reprogamming
Dr. Ling Hong,
Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
 
16:05-16:25 Title: Lyn is a Regulator of TGF-β1-Amplified Mucous Secretion and DNA Damage Response in Asthma
Dr. Guoping Li,
Director of Department of Respiratory Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu / Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, China
16:25-16:45 Title: Autophagy-linked FYVE Containing Protein WDFY3 Plays an Essential Role in Cardiac Development
Dr. Hongxin Zhu, Associate Professor, Bio-X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
16:45-17:05

Title: Heat Shock Factor 1 Inhibits the Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway by Regulating Second Mitochondria-derived Activator of Caspase to Promote Pancreatic Tumorigenesis
Dr. Bo Tang,
Professor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, China

17:05-17:25 Title: Induction of Cell Death and Gain-of-function Properties of Connexin26 Mutants Predict Disease Severity
Dr. Qing Cindy Shao,
Research Associate, University of Western Ontario, Canada
17:25-17:45   Title: Synthetic Oligodeoxynucleotides in the Regulation of Leukotriene Synthesis in Human Neutrophils and Neutrophil Apoptosis
Dr. Galina F. Sud’ina,
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
17:45-18:05 Title: Impaired Retrograde Transport Augments Autophagy-Lysosomal Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Neurons
Dr. Qian Cai,
Assistant Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
18:05-18:25    Title: Egg drop syndrome virus enters duck embryonic fibroblast cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Dr. Dan Tan,
Northwest A&F University, China
 

 

 

Scene 205: Cell Fate Determinants and Stem Cell Biology

Time: 13.30:30-15:15, April 26, 2018 (Thursday);  Place: Room No. F622, DICC

Chair:  Dr. Jean-François Picimbon, Distinguished Professor, QILU University of Technology, China
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13:30-13:35 Chair's Introduction
13:35-14:00   Title: Molecular Mechanism of Insect Chemosensory Systems and Human Totipotent Stem Cells: RNA and Protein Editing
Dr. Jean-François Picimbon, Distinguished Professor, QILU University of Technology, China
 
14:00-14:25

Title: Development of Cell Diagnosis Technique for Regenerative Medicine by Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (35A4)
Dr. Takahiro Ando, Researcher, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan

14:25-14:50 Title: Therapeutic Genome Editing on iPS Cells of Neurogenetic Disorders Using CRISPR/Cas9
Dr. Guangbin Xia,
Associate Professor, University of New Mexico, USA
14:50-15:15 Title: MEK/ERK Signaling is Involved in the Role of VEGF and IGF1 in Cardiomyocyte Differentiation of Mouse Adipose Tissue-derivedstromal Cells
Dr. Haifang Li,
Associate Professor, Shandong Agricultural University, China

 

 

Scene 206: Cell Biology in Immunology, Inflammation and Cell Signaling

Time: 10:00-12:45, April 27, 2018 (Friday);  Place: Room No. 622, DICC

Chair:  Dr. Cheng-Chih Huang, Assistant Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Co-Chair: Dr. Jean-San Chia, Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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10:00-10:05 Chair's Introduction
10:05-10:25 Title: Signal Transduction Mechanism Underlying the Anti-inflammatory Effect of Carbon Monoxide in Human Bronchial Epithelia
Dr. Ko Wing Hung,
Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
10:25-10:45

Title: In Vivo Nuclei Segmentation of Human Skin Using Optical Coherence Tomography
Dr. Sheng-Lung Huang,
Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

10:45-11:05  Title: Recruitment and Retention of Human Activated Regulatory T Cells with Superior Suppressive Activity in Oral Cancer
Dr. Jean-San Chia,
Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
11:05-11:25   Ttitle: Cell Signaling in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Leelavati Murthy,
Professor, Community College Of Allegheny County, USA
 
11:25-11:45    Title: Improvement of Drugs on Neurodegeneration in Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) Disease
Dr. Jiankai Luo, Principle Investigator & Head, University of Rostock, Germany
 
11:45-12:05  

Title: Protective Effect of Artemisinin and Its Molecular Mechanisms
Dr. Wenhua Zheng, Professor, University of Macau, Macau, China

 
12:05-12:25 Title: The Role of Regulatory B Cells in Autoimmue Diseases
Dr. Renxi Wang,
Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, China
 
12:25-12:45 Title: Tribbles Homolog 3 (TRB3) and it’s Role in Regulation Macrophage Function in Foam Cell Formation
Dr. Dennis Steverson, Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist, Lipscomb University, USA

  

 

Scene 207: Systems Neuroscience

Time: 08:30-09:55, April 27, 2018 (Friday);  Place: Room No. 622, DICC

Chair: Dr. Warren Ladiges, Professor, University of Washington, USA
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08:30-08:35 Chair's Introduction
08:35-08:55 Title: Neural and Behavioral Markers of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Dr. Yuval Neria, Professor of Medical Psychology, Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA
08:55-09:15    

Title: Epigenetic HDAC Inhibitors for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Warren Ladiges,
Professor, University of Washington, USA

 
09:15-09:35 Title: T-patterns and Self-similarity from DNA to Neuronal and Human Interactions and from Protein to Human Mass Societies
Dr. Magnus S Magnusson,
Professor, University of Iceland, Iceland
09:35-09:55 Title: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated kif15 Mutations Accelerate Axonal Outgrowth during Neuronal Development and Regeneration in Zebrafish
Dr. Zhangji Dong, Research Assistant Professor, Nantong University, China
 

  

 

 

Scene 208: Molecular and Cell Biology in Plant

Time: 08:30-09:55, April 27, 2018 (Friday);  Place: Room No. 626, DICC

Chair: Dr. Robert Hasterok, Professor & Head, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

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08:30-08:35 Chair's Introduction
08:35-08:55    Title: Plant microRNAs Are Pervasive Regulators of Gene Expression Critical for Growth and Development as well as Stress Responses
Dr. Ramanjulu Sunkar,
Professor, Oklahoma State University, USA
 
08:55-09:15    Title: Dissecting Grass Genome Organisation at the Cytomolecular Level Using the Model Genus Brachypodium
Dr. Robert Hasterok,
Professor, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
 
09:15-09:35    Title: Analysis of the Genotoxicity of Olive Mill Waste in Monocotyledonous and Dicotyledonous of Agronomic Importance, in Processes of Compostingorreuse of the Olive Residue
Dr. Gordillo María Rosa, 
Professor, National University of Catamarca, Argentina
 
09:35-09:55   Title: Identification of Structural Elements Involved in Fine-tuning of the Transport Activity of the Rice AmmoniumTransporter OsAMT1; 3
Dr. Dongli Hao,
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

 

  


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