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WSA-2008
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CEMD-2008
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WCG 2008
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BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of ibio2008
Full Program |
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Time: May 18-21, 2008
Venue:New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou, China
The program has been developed by carefully chosen abstracts for oral presentation and grouping these abstracts into pre-conference, main conference and panel discussions. Poster sessions and exhibitions will be held through the whole congress. |
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Main Conference
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Forum
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May 18, 2008
08:30 |
Group Photo |
May 18, 2008
09:00-09:45
Moderator:
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Opening Ceremony
Dr. Yinbo Qu, Dean of School Life Science, Shandong University, China |
May 18, 2008
10:00-11:30
Moderator:
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Keynote Forum
Dr. Qingyu Wu, Professor, Tsinghua University, China |
May 18, 2008
10:00-10:30 |
Title: Building a Global Partnership on Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Dr. Nancy W. Y. Ho, Research Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA
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May 18, 2008
10:30-11:00 |
Title: Biomass Feedstock Variety Development
Dr. James Zhang, VP of Business Development, Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. USA |
May 18, 2008
11:00-11:30 |
Title: Bottlenecks of Biological Drug and Vaccine Manufacture
Dr. Mizhou(Matthew )Hui, Founder&Chief Scientific Officer of AmProtein Corporation, china |
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Program Track 1: Renewable Bio-energy & Biofuels
-Explore New Planet of Energy Supplies |
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Speakers and Presentation Titles |
Session 1: New Renewable Energy Resource Technology Methodology, Development and Implementation
13:30-17:00; May 18, 2008 (Sunday) Place: Tianhong Hall, 4F, NCGH
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Session Chair |
Dr. Carlos A. Galindo Blaha, Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Shavannor M. Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, USA |
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13:30-13:55 |
Title: Enzyme Engineering of Hydrogenase: A Key to BioHydrogen
Dr. Marc Rousset, Professor, CNRS, France |
13:55-14:20 |
Title: From Switchgrass to Ethanol: Understanding and Overcoming Recalcitrance and Utilizing the Genetic Diversity of Switchgrass for Sustainable Production of Biofuels
Dr. Shavannor M. Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, USA
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14:20-14:45 |
Title: Second Generation Biodiesel Production by Algae Fermentation
Dr. Qingyu Wu, Professor, Tsinghua University, China |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: Improvements in Biological Hydrogen Production by Microbial
Dr. Patrick C. Hallenbeck, Professor, University of Montreall, Canada |
15:10-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: Energy, Climatic Change and Biotechnology: New Opportunities for Old Questions
Dr. Carlos A. Galindo Blaha, Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
15:55-16:20 |
Title: Hydrogen, Ammonia and Methane Recovery from Organic Wastes and Wastewater
Dr. Naomichi Nishio,Professor,Hiroshima University, Japan
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16:20-16:45 |
Title: Research and industrialization of cellulosic ethanol production in China
Dr.Yinbo Qu,Dean of School Life Science, Shandong University,China |
Session 2: Pathways for Introducing New Biobased Transportation Fuels
Time: 13:30-17:00; May 18, 2008 (Sunday) Place: Tianhe Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Z. Lewis Liu, Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Michele Aresta, Professor, University of Bari, Italy |
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13:30-14:00 |
Title: Integrated Forest Products Refinery: A Promising Platform for Biomass to Biofuels and Much More
Dr. Hemant P. Pendse, Professor and Chair, University of Maine, USA |
14:00-14:30 |
Title: Fuel Ethanol Production by High-Efficiency Two-Stage Fermentation of Urban Biomass Waste Like Garbage
Dr. Yueqin Tang, Assistant Professor, Kumamoto University, Japan |
14:30-15:00 |
Title: Functional Genomic Studies Lead in Situ Detoxification of Fermentation Inhibitors for Low Cost Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Dr. Z. Lewis Liu, Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA |
15:00-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-16:00 |
Title: Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium Acetobutylicum for the Production of Butanol at High Yield
Dr. Philippe Soucaille, Chief Scientific Officer, METabolic EXplorer, France |
16:00-16:30 |
Title: Energy from Aquatic Biomass: An Integrated Approach to Biodiesel and Hydrogen Production
Dr. Michele Aresta, Professor, University of Bari, Italy
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16:30-17:00 |
Title: Large-Scale Arid Zone Available and Non-Utilized Balanites Aegyptiaca Phyto-Diesel Approved Feedstock
Dr. Zeev Wiesman, Professor, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
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Session 3: Breakthroughs for Non-Grain Based Bioethanol and Bio-Diesel Production
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Tianhong Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Val G. Yachmenev, Professor, Southern Regional Research Center, USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Teixeira de Mattos, Professor, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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08:30-09:00 |
Title: Biodiesel Production ?Current State of the Art and Challenges
Dr. Palligarnai T. Vasudevan, Professor, University of New Hampshire, USA |
09:00-09:30 |
Title: A Novel Energy Crop ?High Starch Duckweed for Bioethanol Production
Dr. Jay J. Cheng, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University, USA |
09:30-10:00 |
Title: Feasibility Check of Biofuel Processes
Dr. Dieter Heinz, Head of Process Technology, Bayer Technology and Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., China |
10:00-10:30 |
Tea Break |
10:30-11:00 |
Title: Technical Aspects of Acceleration of Enzymatic Conversion of Corn Stover Biomass into Bio-Fuels by Low Intensity, Uniform Ultrasound Field
Dr. Val G. Yachmenev, Professor, Southern Regional Research Center, USA |
11:00-11:30 |
Title: Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass-Enzymes Enabling a New Industry
Dr. Janine Lin, Group Leader, Novozymes Inc., USA |
11:30-12:00 |
Title: Carbon Dioxide Fixation and Biotransformation by Chlorella Vulgaris
Dr. Huanlin Chen, Professor, Zhejiang University, China |
Session 4: Engineering Development of Biorefinery from Biomass Pretreatment to Cellulosic Ethanol and Edible Oil Based Bio-Diesel
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Tianhe Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Niklas von Weymarn, Chief Research Scientist & Programme Manager, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Jian Yu, Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii, USA |
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08:30-08:55 |
Title: An Overview of the Technologies for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol by Direct Fermentation
Dr. Nancy W. Y. Ho, Research Professor, Purdue University, USA |
08:55-09:20 |
Title: Continuous Ethanol Production from Non Sulfuric Acid-Washed Molasses Using Flocculating Yeast in Two-Stage Stirred Tank Reactor
Dr. Kida Kenji, Professor, Kumamoto University, Japan |
09:20-09:45 |
Title: New Technology and Environmental Impacts of Bioplastics Co-produced with Cellulosic Ethanol from a Mini-Biorefinery
Dr. Jian Yu, Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii, USA
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09:45-10:10 |
Title: Biorefinery Activities at VTT
Dr. Niklas von Weymarn, Chief Research Scientist & Programme Manager, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland |
10:10-10:40 |
Tea Break |
10:40-11:05 |
Title: Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Dr. Shinichi Yano, Chief Research Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan |
11:05-11:30 |
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Separation and Purification in Biofuel Production
Dr. Satoru Masuda, General Manger, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan
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11:30-11:55 |
Title: A Biorefinery Demonstration of Utilization of Vegetable Oil and Fat
Dr. Dehua Liu, Professor, Tsinghua University, China |
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Track IV: Environmental Biotechnology
-Friendly Remediation for the Damages |
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Session 5: Balance of Trade Barriers and Benefits on Bioremediation and Bioaugmentation
(Part II)
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 20, 2008 (Tuesday) Place: Mingsi Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. David Rickerby, Principal Scientific Officer, European Commission DG JRC, Italy
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Co-Chair |
Dr. Blanca Antizar-Ladislao, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK |
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08:30-09:00 |
Title: Biofortification and the Production of Biobase Products from the Phytoremediation of Selenium
Dr. Gary Banuelos, Senior Scientist, USDA-ARS, USA |
09:00-09:25 |
Title: Thermophilic Cheese Whey Bioremediation – A Novel Approach for Dairy Waste Management
Dr. MR Kosseva,Leader of the laboratory,University College Dublin, Ireland |
09:30-09:55 |
Title:
Convergent Nanotechnologies for the Prevention and
Monitoring of Environmental Pollution
Dr. David Rickerby, principal Scientific
Officer,European Commission DG JRC,Italy |
10:00-10:30 |
Tea Break |
10:30-11:00 |
Title: Green Technoligies for Environment Cleaning
Dr. Tomas Vanek, Head of Laboratory, UEB AVCR, Czech Republic |
11:00-11:30 |
Title: Impact of Biofilm Formation and Dynamics in a Contaminated Sandy Aquifer under Bioremediation Conditions
Dr. Blanca Antizar-Ladislao, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK |
11:30-12:00 |
Title: Exopolysaccharide-Producing Cyanobacteria for the Bioremoval of Heavy Metals from Polluted Industrial Waste Waters
Dr. Roberto De Philippis, Professor, University of Florence, Italy
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Track II: Industrial Enzymes & Microbiology
- Ask for Mild, Clean and Safer Processes & Products |
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Session 6: Novel Commercial Enzyme Discovery, Development & Application (Part I)
13:00-17:00; May 18, 2008 (Sunday) Place: Mingrui Hall, 4F, NCGH
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Session Chair |
Dr. Francine B. Perler, Senior Research Scientist, New England BioLabs, USA
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Co-Chair |
Dr. Ling Hua, Director, Genencor, A Danisco Division, USA |
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13:30-13:55 |
Title: Production of Enzymes by Solid-State Fermentation: Advantages and Limitatio
Dr. Gustavo Viniegra-Gonzalez, Professor, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico |
13:55-14:20 |
Title: New Way of Designing Thermostable Enzymes by Using Phylogenetic Trees
Dr. Akihiko Yamagishi, Professor, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan
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14:20-14:45 |
Title: Dislocating Technologies for Biorefineries
Dr. Ling Hua, Director, Genencor, A Danisco Division, USA |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: Success Stories & Challenges in Directed Protein Evolution
Dr. Ulrich Schwaneberg, Associate Professor, International University Bremen (IUB), Germany |
15:10-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: Peptidoglycan Degradation and Modification Enzymes are Important in Basic and Applied Research on Microbiology
Dr. Junichi Sekiguchi, Professor, Shinshu University, Japan |
15:55-16:20 |
Title: Inteins are Versatile Enzymes That Enable a Multitude of Protein Engineering Applications
Dr. Francine B. Perler, Senior Research Scientist, New England BioLabs, USA |
16:20-16:45 |
Title:
Bacterial Membrane Transport and Receptor Proteins
Dr. Peter Henderson, Professor, University of Leeds, UK |
16:45-17:10 |
Title: New Enzymes Involved in Isonitrile Degradation
Dr. Michihiko Kobayashi, Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan |
Session 7: Highly Efficient Bio-Products for Detergent Industries & Better Strain Engineering to Improve Productivity and Fermentation Conditions (Part I)
Time: 13:30-17:00; May 18, 2008 (Sunday) Place: Mingsi Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. C. Laluce, Professor, Instituto de Quimica da UNESP, Brazil
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Co-Chair |
Dr. Joe Eugene Lepo, Associate Professor, University of West Florida, USA |
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Part A: Highly Efficient Bio-products for Detergent Industries |
13:30-14:00 |
Title: Hydrophobin - A New Industrial Performance Protein Changing the Polarity of Surfaces/Interfaces
Dr. Thomas Subkowski, Senior Chemist, BASF SE, Germany |
14:00-14:30 |
Title: Surfactants and Amphipathic Polypeptides in the Marine Environment
Dr. Eli Edward Zlotkin, Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
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Part B: Better Strain Engineering to Improve Productivity and Fermentation Conditions (Part I) |
14:30-15:00 |
Title: A New Horizon of Industrial Microbiology by Use of Ribosome Engineering and Rare Earth Microbiology
Dr. Kozo Ochi, Head of Laboratory, National Food Research Institute, Japan |
15:00-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-16:00 |
Title: A Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates Based Industry
Dr. George Guo-Qiang Chen, Professor, Tsinghua University, China |
16:00-16:30 |
Title: Yeast Technology: Research and Applied Aspects
Dr. C. Laluce, Professor, Instituto de Quitmica da UNESP, Brazil |
16:30-17:00 |
Title: Cloning and High Level Expression of β-Galactosidase Genes from Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri in Lactobacillus ssp. Using a Pheromone-induced Expression System
Dr. Thomas Maischberger, Applied Biocatalysis Research Centre, Austria |
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Session 8: Better Strain Engineering to Improve Productivity and Fermentation Conditions (Part II)
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Mingrui Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Quinn Zhu, Group Leader, DuPont Company, USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Jeroen Hugenholtz, Vice Director, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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08:30-09:00 |
Title: Generation of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Production Strains for Commercialization
Dr. Quinn Zhu, Group Leader, DuPont Company, USA |
09:00-09:30 |
Title: Construction and Characterization of Genetically Engineered Escherichia coli strains that Overproduce Aromatic Compounds
Dr. Francisco Bolivar, Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico |
09:30-10:00 |
Title: A Novel Biosynthetic Process Concept for Advanced β-Lactam Antibiotics
Dr. A. J. M. Driessen, Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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10:00-10:30 |
Tea Break |
10:30-11:00 |
Title:
Genomics for Improved Industrial Fermentation
Dr. Jeroen Hugenboltz, Vice Director, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
11:00-11:30 |
Title:
Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia Coli Strains for Renewable Chemicals Production
Dr. Xueli Zhang, Research Assistant Professor, University of Florida, USA
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Session 9: Downstream Extremophilic Microbial Products for Difficult Industrial Engineering Processes
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Mingsi Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Hideaki Tsuge, Professor, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Fengping Wang, Senior Scientist, Third Institute of Oceanography, China |
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08:30-08:55 |
Title: In Vitro Assessment of Archeosome Stability for Developing Oral Delivery Systems
Dr. Natasa Poklar Ulrih, Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
08:55-09:20 |
Title: Small Interfering Peptides as a Potential Target for Plant Biotech
Dr. Chung-Mo Park, Professor, Seoul National University, Korea |
09:20-09:45 |
Title: Regulation of Hydrogen Production in Gram-Positive Extreme Thermophiles
Dr. Ed van Niel, Professor, Lund University, Sweden |
09:45-10:10 |
Title: Novel Family of Diflavin Enzyme: Crystal Structure of Archaeal L-Proline Dehydrogenase and the Industrial Applications
Dr. Hideaki Tsuge, Professor, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan
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10:10-10:30 |
Tea Break |
10:30-10:55 |
Title: Hyperthermostable Cellulases from Archaea
Dr. Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan |
10:55-11:20 |
Title: Cold-adaptation Mechanisms and Applications of an Antarctic Psychrotrophic Bacterium, Shewanella Livingstonensis Ac10
Dr. Tatsuo Kurihara, Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
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11:20-11:45 |
Title: Molecular Engineering for Improved Enzyme Activity and Production
Dr. Fengping Wang, Senior Scientist, Third Institute of Oceanography, China
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Session 10: Novel Commercial Enzyme Discovery, Development & Application (Part II)
Time: 13:30-17:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Tianhong Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Takeshi Takaha, Manager, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd, Japan |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Rajendra Saxena, Professor, University of Delhi, India |
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13:30-13:55 |
Title: Enzymatic Bioremediation: Organophosphate Degradation by Binuclear Metallo-Hydrolases
Dr. Gary Schenk, Biophsical Chemist, Member of RACI, Australia |
13:55-14:20 |
Title: Hydrolysis of Dead Tree Branch and Waste Paper by Immobilized Enzyme Reactor and Its Carbohydrates Production On-Line Monitoring
Dr. Cheanyeh Cheng, Professor, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
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14:20-14:45 |
Title: Leather Processing: A Global Challenge for Biotechnologists
Dr. Rajendra Saxena, Professor, University of Delhi, India |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: Revealing the Biocatalytic Potential of Hyperthermophilic Archaea of Kamchatka Volcanic Area from Genome Sequence Data
Dr. Konstantin Skryabin, Professor, Russian Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Russia |
15:10-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: Potential Trends of Fungi-derived Chitinases in Biological Control
Dr. Ro-Dong Park, Professor, Chonnam National University, Korea |
15:55-16:20 |
Title: Bioengineering and Application of Carbohydrate Polymers
Dr. Takeshi Takaha, Manager, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd, Japan
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16:20-16:45 |
Title: Studies on the Cellulases of Termite Origin
Dr. Jinfeng Ni, Associate Professor, Shandong University, China
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Track III: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
-Improving Accessibilities of Challenging Therapeutics |
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Speakers and Presentation Titles |
Session 11: Impact of Genomics and System Biology on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Time: 13:30-17:00; May 18, 2008 (Sunday) Place: Tianhe Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Toru Ouchi, Professor, Northwestern University, USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Nagamani Bora, Research Fellow, Aston University, United Kingdom |
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13:30-13:55 |
Title: Visualizing Gene Expression for Systems & Synthetic Biology in Living Cells
Dr. Musa Mhlanga, Group Leader, CSIR, South Africa |
13:55-14:20 |
Title: Wiring Cellular Systems With Productivity
Dr. Nagamani Bora, Research Fellow, Aston University, United Kingdom |
14:20-14:45 |
Title: Circadian Clock Genes-Application to Human Health Care
Dr. Norio Ishida, Professor, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: The Impact of Systems and Synthetic Biology on Biomedicine
Dr. Yaakov Benenson, Bauer Follow and Principal Investigator, Harvard University, USA |
15:10-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: Incorporating Genomics into Classical Amino Acid Fermentation
Dr. Masato Ikeda, Professor, Shinshu University, Japan |
15:55-16:20 |
Title: Basic and Translational Studies of Breast Cancer
Dr. Toru Ouchi, Professor, Northwestern University, USA |
16:20-16:45 |
Title: System Biology - Networking Science and Technology
Dr. Kristina Gruden, Associate Professor, National Instiute of Biology, Slovenia
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Session 12: Productive Bioprocesses for Productions of Chiral Chemicals and Small Molecule Drugs & Advances of Bioprocesses Development for Protein Drugs, Vaccines and Mono-Clonal Antibodies (Part I)
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Mingde Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Won Jae Choi, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Petar M. Mitrasinovic, Professor, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Serbia |
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Part A: Productive Bioprocesses for Productions of Chiral Chemicals and Small Molecule Drugs |
08:30-08:55 |
Title: Reactive Extraction of a New Antibiotic (Shengjimycin) Using a Non-toxic Solvent in Hollow- fiber Membrane Module
Dr. Md M Hossain, Senior Lecture, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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08:55-09:20 |
Title: Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid (Vorinostat, SAHA) Inhibits the Growth of Human Cancer Cells and Reactivates Some Tumor Suppressor Genes
Dr. Takashi Kumagai, Director, Ohme Municipal General Hospital, Japan
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09:20-09:45 |
Title: Microbial Production of Chiral Epoxides
Dr. Won Jae Choi, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore |
09:45-10:10 |
Title: Novel Therapeutic Approaches Targeting Hypoxia of Organs
Dr. Masaomi Nangaku, Professor, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan
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10:10-10:30 |
Tea Break |
Part B:Advances of Bioprocesses Development for Protein Drugs, Vaccines and Mono-clone Antibodies (Part I) |
10:30-10:55 |
Title: Protein-Based New Drug Discovery/Development Using Macromolecule Intracellular Transduction Technology (MITT)
Dr. Daewoong Jo, CEO, ProCell Therapeutics, Inc., Korea |
10:55-11:20 |
Title: Role of Proteases as Very Important Targets for Drug Development
Dr. Vito Turk, Professor, J. Stefan Institute, Slovenia
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11:20-11:45 |
Title: Post-Antibody Era: Development of Dual Domain Protein/Antibody Therapeutic
Dr. Mizhou (Matthew) Hui, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, AmProtein Corporation, China
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Session 13: Advances of Bioprocesses Development for Protein Drugs, Vaccines and Mono- Clonal Antibodies (Part II)
Time: 13:30-17:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Tianhe Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Ben (Bernard) Amegadzie, Director, Centocor, R&D Inc., USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Bo Xu, Principal Invesitator and Head, Southern Research Institute and University of Alabama, USA |
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13:30-14:00 |
Title: Protein Drug Discovery and Development
Dr. Ben (Bernard) Amegadzie, Director, Centocor, R&D Inc., USA |
14:00-14:30 |
Title: A New and Novel Method for Creating Improved Animal Models for Preclinical Trials
Dr. John K. Critser, Professor, University of Missouri, USA |
14:30-15:00 |
Title: Targeting DNA Damage Response Pathways by Small Inhibitory Peptides
Dr. Bo Xu, Principal Invesitator and Head, Southern Research Institute and University of Alabama, USA |
15:00-15:30 |
Tea Break |
15:30-16:00 |
Title: Non-Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Fes, as a Novel Anticancer Molecular Target
Dr. Shigeru Kanda, Associate Professor, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Hospital, Japan |
16:00-16:30 |
Title: The IL-23/Th (17) axis: Therapeutic Targets for Autoimmune Inflammation
Dr. Ling Liu, Research Advisor, Lilly Corporate Center, USA
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16:30-17:00 |
Title: Screening of Cell Surface Marker Candidates with Microarray Coupled with Self-Organizing Map
Dr. Masaharu Seno, Professor, Okayama University, Japan
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Session 14: Progress in Bioprocesses of Cell Therapeutics
Time: 13:30-17:00; May 19, 2008 (Monday) Place: Mingrui Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. Aaron H. Heifetz, Vice President, Cognate BioServices, Inc, USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Lan Ko, Professor, Medical College of Georgia, USA |
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13:30-13:55 |
Title: Advanced Image Analysis for the Study of T-cells
Dr. Zeev Bomzon, Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia |
13:55-14:20 |
Title: Efficient Mammalian Cell Transfection: Opportunities and Latest Developments
Dr. Titus Kretzschmar, Vice President, Amaxa AG, Germany |
14:20-14:45 |
Title: Advances of Stem Cell Research by Molecular Imaging
Dr. Win-Ping Deng, Director, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: Transcriptional Coactivators in Cancer Stem Cells
Dr. Lan Ko, Professor, Medical College of Georgia, USA
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15:10-15:25 |
Tea Break |
15:25-15:50 |
Title: GMP Stem Cell Manufacturing: Ensuring the Safety of Stem Cells in Clinical Applications
Dr. Aaron H. Heifetz, Vice President, Cognate BioServices, Inc., USA |
15:50-16:15 |
Title: μ-Conotoxins - from Mechanisms to Treatment of Pain
Dr. Robert John French, Professor, University of Calgary, Canada
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16:15-16:40 |
Title: One for All and All for One: The Power of Combining Optical Manipulation, Optical Spectroscopy/Microscopy and Microfluidics
Dr. Kerstin Ramser, Professor, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden |
16:40-17:05 |
Title: Recent Advances in Radiation Therapy of Cancer Cells: A Step Towards an Experimental and Systems Biology Framework
Dr. Petar M. Mitrasinovic, Professor, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Serbia |
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Session 15: Upstream Gene Therapeutics Process Development: Anti-Sense, siRNA, RNAi and Gene Therapy Drugs
Time: 08:30-12:00; May 20, 2008 (Tuesday) Place: Mingde Hall, 4F, NCGH |
Session Chair |
Dr. James S. Norris, Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, USA |
Co-Chair |
Dr. Kai Q. Lao, Senior Scientist, Applied Biosystems, USA |
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08:30-08:55 |
Title: Molecular Tools for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dr. Manohar Furtado, Senior Director, R & D, Applied Biosystems, USA
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08:55-09:20 |
Title: Approaches to Patenting Medical Treatments
Dr. Amanda Warren-Jones, Law Lecturer, The University of Liverpool Law School, UK
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09:20-09:45 |
Title: Whole miRNA/mRNA Profiling from Single Embryonic Stem Cell and Early Embryos
Dr. Kai Q. Lao, Senior Scientist, Applied Biosystems, USA
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09:45-10:10 |
Title: A Sequence Specific Antisense Targeting MBD2/Demethylase: A Novel Therapeutic
Targeting Metastatic Cancer
Dr. Moshe Szyf, Professor, McGill University, Canada
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10:10-10:30 |
Tea Break |
10:30-10:55 |
Title: Rational Design of Acid Ceramidase Inhibitors for Restoration of Sphingolipid Metabolism During Cancer Therapy
Dr. James S. Norris, Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
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10:55-11:20 |
Title: Rational RNAi Design
Dr. Ye Ding, Research Scientist, Wadsworth Cente | | | | |
