Program

Program Format

	Track 1: Breaking Genomics Research and Technology
These sessions will highlight cutting-edge research in areas such as human genomic Variation, Structural Biology and evolutionary genomics, and practical implications of genomics research. Experimental and computational approaches for effectively utilizing the latest DNA sequencing technologies will be presented during concurrent sessions.

	Track 2: System Biology
The section will focus on the symbiotic interplay between biology, technology, and computation of systems biology, hot topics include " proteomics", " genomics", "metabolomics" and "Signaling Networks" etc. Also speakers will provide the new ways in applying systems biology and systems theory to medicine.

	Track 3: RNA Biology
This section is design to cover covering the latest findings about RNA science, methodology, technology, and applications. Hot topics include Chemical Biology of RNA, Emerging Methodologies for RNA Science, RNA Structure and Folding, RNAs in Diseases, Therapeutic RNAs, Small RNAs etc.

	Track 4: Genome-based Drug Discovery and Gene Therapy
This section aims to bring together both industry and academia thought about emerging genome technical progress and its application in the development of new therapeutic understanding and novel compounds. Beside the concurrent sessions will highlights cutting edge research in the fields of gene and cell therapy.

	Track 5: Human Genetics, Genome and Diseases
This section will present a significant contribution to the advancement of human genetics of common disease, also devoted to the challenges of human genome variation studies and genetic Analysis.

	Track 6: Human Genomics and Personalized Medicine
This section will explore the fundamental, translational, and clinical sciences driving the progress of human genomics and personalized medicine movement.

	Track 7: Other Omics and Applications
This section aims to provide a comprehensive view of omics, such as the Emerging Proteomics, Metagenomics, Metabolomics, Transcriptomics, and Interactomics etc. It will present the studies from bench to data analysis together with early-stage experimental researchers and its latest development.

	Track 8: Non-Human Functional Genomics and Beyond
This session included comparative and functional genomics studies of several, diverse, animal and plant, hot area covers transgenic animal, forest functional genomics, fish and insect functional genomics.


Young Scientist Forum

Day one April 25th, 2012
09:00 – 09:40 am	Opening Ceremony and Welcome Remarks
10:00 – 12:30 am	Keynote Forum Ⅰ
01:30 – 05:30 pm	Keynote Forum Ⅱ
06:00 – 08:30 pm	Welcome Banquet and Performance

Session3-1: Emerging RNA Methodologies Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: Protein Kinase A and RNA Processing Dr.Bjorn Skalhegg, Professor, University of Oslo, Norway
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr.Joel Rozowsky, Research Scientist, Yale University, USA
09:45-10:10	Title: TBD Dr. lazar levente, senior lecturer, Semmelweis University,Hungary
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break

Session 3-2: Biology of on coding RNAs and non-coding RNAs Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Dr. Kaiping Yang, Professor, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Co-Chair	Dr. Jiann-Ruey Hong, Assistant Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: Repression of tRNA Synthesis by Maf1 Protein Dr. Magdalena Boguta, Professor, Group Leader, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
14:20-14:45	Title: Biogenesis Mechanism and Function of Stress-inducible Non-protein-coding Antisense RNAs in Arabidopsis Dr. Motoaki Seki, Team Leader,Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Plant Science Center, Japan
14:45-15:10	Title: Betanodavirus Replication is Required for Host Cell Death in Fish Cells Dr. Jiann-Ruey Hong, Assistant Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Title: Genome-Wide Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Signaling Pathways Underlying Fetal Origins of Visceral Obesity Dr. Kaiping Yang, Professor, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
15:55-16:20	Title: The Pathology of Pre-Mrna Splicing: Mechanistic Aspects and Development of Novel Therapeutic Correction Strategies Dr. Franco Pagani, Group Leader, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Italy
16:20-16:45	Title: TBD Dr. Andrew D. Miller, Professor, Imperial College London, UK
16:45-17:10	Speech Opportunity Available

Session 3-3: RNA-Protein Interactions and Implications Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: TBD Dr. Evgeny Nudler, Julie Wilson Anderson Professor, Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, USA
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr. Zhongwei Li, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University, USA
09:45-10:10	Title: Characterization of the Ribonuclease P Proteins from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus Horikoshii OT3 Dr. Makoto Kimura, Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Speech Opportunity Available
10:55-11:20	Speech Opportunity Available
11:20-11:45	Title: TBD Dr. Michael Shtutman, Cancer Center, Ordway Research Institute, USA
11:45-12:10	Title: The Roles of RNA-binding Proteins in Spermatogenesis and Male Infertility with Links to Tumour Suppression Dr. Duangporn Jamsai, Senior Research Officer, Male Infertility and Germ Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Session 3-4: Structural RNA Biology
Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 13:30-17:10
Place: Xi’ an, China

Session3-5: RNAi, siRNA and microRNA Time: April 28, 2012, Saturday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Dr. Norman H L Chiu, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, USA
Co-Chair	Dr. Yun Zheng, Associate Professor, Fudan University, China
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: Novel Mass Spectrometric Method for MicroRNA Analysis Dr. Norman H L Chiu, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, USA
09:20-09:45	Title: Much Larger MicroRNA Mediated Cleavagesomes Revealed by Degradome Analysis in Plants Dr. Yun Zheng, Associate Professor, Fudan University, China
09:45-10:10	Title: TBD Dr. Shenghua Duan, Bioinformatic Analyst, Harvard University Dana Farber Cancer Institute, USA
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: TBD Dr. Grace Wong, CEO, Actokine Therapeutics, USA
10:55-11:20	Title: TBD Dr.Weikang Tao, MD, Merck & Co, Inc, USA
11:20-11:45	Speech Opportunity Available
11:45-12:10	Title: Diversity of Melanocyte Pigmentation Through Regulation of Microrna Function Dr. Prasun J. Mishra, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA

Hosting Organizations

Information Research
Center of International Talent, SAFEA

China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade
Xi'an Sub-Council

China Medical Biotech Associatio

Operating Organization

BIT Congress Inc.
Foreign Experts Databank
of SAFEA-Dalian Biotechnological
and Medical Experts Subdivision

Official Travel Agent

BIT World Travel Service, Inc.