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.

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

Session7-1: Emerging Proteomics Technologies
Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 08:30- 12:10
Place: Xi‘ an, China

Session7-2: Metagenomics Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	*Title:* Metagenomics for Analysis of Unheard Microbial Comunities Dr. J. Vakhlu, University of Jammu Department of Biotechnology Jammu, India
14:20-14:45	Title: TBD Dr. Janaina J.V.Cavalcante, Division of Programs/Biotechnology, National Institute of Metrology, Normalization and Industrial Quality -INMETRO, Brazil
14:45-15:10	Speech Opportunity Available

Session 7-3: Metabolomics/Metabonomics and Diseases
Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 08:30- 12:10
Place: Xi‘ an, China

Session 7-4: Transcriptomics and Interactomics Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	*Dr. Anton A. Buzdin*, Senior Research Scientist, Group leader, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russia
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: TBD Dr. Owen M. Rennert, Head, Lab of Developmental & Clinical Genomics, USA
14:20-14:45	*Title:* How Good Are the Existing Molecular Markers for Bladder Cancer - An Integrative Study of Bioinformatic, Genomic, Epigenetic and Transcriptomic data *Dr. Anton A. Buzdin*, Senior Research Scientist, Group leader, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russia
15:45-15:10	Speech Opportunity Available

Session7-5: Omics, Signaling Pathways and Regulations Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	*Dr. Wolfgang Busch*, Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: Using High-throughput Imaging, Genome Wide Association Mapping and Multilevel -omics Datamining to Find Novel Regulatory Networks for Plant Development Dr. Wolfgang Busch, Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria
14:20-14:45	*Title:* CO2 Control of Plant Breathing Dr. Honghong Hu, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego , USA
15:45-15:10	Speech Opportunity Available

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

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

BIT World Travel Service, Inc.