This symposium will take place as scheduled on 24-25 February 2022 in an online zoom format.
Opening Remarks
Speakers
Theme 1: Cancer
Theme 2: Aging & Traditional Chinese Medicine
Theme 3: Stem Cells & Neuroscience
Thematic Sesssion Moderators
Closing Remarks
Scientific Programme
Timing shown are based on Singapore Standard Time SGT (GMT+8)
Day 1: 24 February 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00am - 09:10am | Opening Speech Yap Seng Chong, Medicine, National University of Singapore |
| 09:10am - 09:20am | Opening Speech Mien-Chie Hung, China Medical University |
| Theme 1: Cancer (Part I) (Moderator: Edward Chow, Cancer Science Institute) |
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| 09:25am - 09:50am | Early intervention in cancer through the tumour suppressive mechanisms that maintain genome stability Ashok Venkitaraman, Cancer Science Institute |
| 09:50am - 10:15am | Evading immune surveillance through tyrosine phosphorylation of the proliferating cell nuclear antigen PCNA Shao-Chun Wang, China Medical University |
| 10:15am - 10:40am | Crosstalk between RNA editing and RNA splicing and its implication in cancer Polly Chen, Cancer Science Institute |
| 10:40am - 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am - 11:45am | Marker-guided effective therapy (Mget) (Keynote) Mien-Chie Hung, China Medical University |
| 11:45am - 12:10pm | Lineage- and stage-specific oncogenicity of master transcription factors Takaomi Sanda, Cancer Science Institute |
| 12:10pm - 12:35pm | Diving into glioblastoma epigenetics Derrick Ong, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 12:40pm - 02:00pm | Lunch Break |
| Theme 1: Cancer (Part II) (Moderator: Derrick Ong, Physiology, National University of Singapore) |
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| 02:00pm - 02:25pm | Why do some tumors express one of the most potent T cell costimulatory molecules? Herbert Schwarz, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 02:25pm - 02:50pm | Towards a New Strategy for Brain Tumor Immunotherapy John S. Kuo, China Medical University |
| 02:50pm - 03:15pm | Aberrant Redox Signaling: An Enabling Cancer Hallmark? Shazib Pervaiz, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 03:15pm - 03:35pm | Break |
| 03:35pm - 04:00pm | Novel function of THEMIS2 in the enhancement of cancer stemness and chemoresistance by releasing PTP1B from MET Lu-Hai Wang, China Medical University |
| 04:00pm - 04:25pm | Targeting cysteine metabolism for cancer therapy Lih-Wen Deng, Biochemistry, National University of Singapore |
Day 2: 25 February 2022
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Theme 2: Aging (Part I) (Moderator: Tong-Wey Koh, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory) |
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| 09:00am - 09:25am | Addressing Human Ageing: No time like the Present Brian Kennedy, Biochemistry, National University of Singapore |
| 09:25am - 09:50am | Exosomes from aneuploidy-induced senescent cells induce inflammatory signalling Karen Crasta, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 09:50am - 10:15am | SAMS-1 coordinates HLH-30/TFEB and PHA-4/FOXA activities
through histone methylation to mediate DR-induced autophagy and longevity Allen Hsu, China Medical University |
| 10:15am - 10:40am | Mass Up Aging Skeletal Muscle-study of mTORC1 and sarcopenia Shih-Yin Tsai, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 10:40am - 11:05am | Break |
| Theme 2: Traditional Chinese Medicine (Part II) (Moderator: Tong-Wey Koh, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory) |
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| 11:05am - 11:30am | Activation of Peripheral TRPM8 Mitigates Ischemic stroke by Topically Applied Menthol Yi-Hung Chen, China Medical University |
| 11:30am - 11:55am | Deciphering the polypharmacology of natural products for the development of small molecule therapeutics: Is there too much of a good thing? Christina Chai, Pharmacy, National University of Singapore |
| 11:55am - 12:20pm | Pharmacological and immunomodulatory activities of pterostilbene Hung-Rong Yen, China Medical University |
| 12:30pm - 01:50pm | Lunch Break |
| Theme 3: Stem Cells & Neuroscience (Moderator: Esther Wong, Physiology, National University of Singapore) |
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| 01:50pm - 02:15pm | Novel peptides for helping osteoarthritis early diagnosis, lubrication and regenerative medicine Shih-Chieh Hung, China Medical University |
| 02:15pm - 02:40pm | Epigenetic Plasticity in early development and cancer Wee Wei Tee, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 02:40pm - 03:00pm | Break |
| 03:00pm - 03:25pm | Distinct glial functions of TDP-43, a causal gene and
the pathological hallmark for ALS-FTD spectrum diseases Shuo-Chien Ling, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 03:25pm - 03:50pm | Using stem cells to understand and treat neurodegenerative disorders Shi-Yan Ng, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 04:00pm - 04:10pm | Closing Speech Herbert Schwarz, Physiology, National University of Singapore |
| 04:10pm - 04:20pm | Closing Speech Mien-Chie Hung, China Medical University |
Professor Reshma Taneja, Advisor
Associate Professor Dow Rhoon Koh
Associate Professor Takaomi Sanda
President’s Assistant Professor Sek Tong, Derrick Ong
Assistant Professor Shih-Yin Tsai
Assistant Professor Shuo-Chien Ling
Jian Hui, Cedric Hong
Kang Sheing, Phoebe Koh
Nurul Arifah Binte Abdul Latiff
Pei Qi Wendy Ho
Shu Wen Koh
Shu Yi Tan
via zoom
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