2nd Joint UTAR-UST Symposium
on Cancer and Stem Cell Research
The International Conference, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Taiwan
16-17th October2017
Scientific Programme
Day 1: 16Oct., 2017 (Monday) 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
8.00-9.00 am / Registration9.00-9.10 am / Opening by
Professor Kung-Yee Liang
(President, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Senior Professor Kong-Bung Choo
(Head of Delegate, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Session 1
(Co-chaired by Professor Choo and Professor Chiou)
9.10-9.50 am / Senior ProfessorKong-Bung Choo
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
MicroRNAs and stem cell biology
9.50-10.30 am / Distinguished Professor Akon Higuchi
(National Central University, Taiwan)
Current status of clinical trials of human pluripotent stem cells and culture and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells on biomaterials having nanosegments
10.30-10.45am / Coffee break
10.45-11.20am / Dr. Hooi Tin Ong
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Oncolytic measles virus in cancer therapy
11.20-11.55 am / Professor Shih-Hwa Chiou
(National Yang Ming University, Taiwan)
Development of stem cell research as personalized medicine-based platform: from bench to clinic bedside
12.00-1.20 pm / Lunch
1.20-2.00 pm / Associate Professor Alan Han Kiat Ong
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
What does NGS says about the miRNA transcriptome signatures of breast cancer, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells, exhibiting CSC properties?
2.00-2.40 pm
2.40-2:50 pm / ProfessorYu-Ting Chou
(National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Cancer plasticity and stem cell signaling
Coffee break
2:50-3.05 pm / Ms. Nalini Devi Verusingam
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) deregulation in oral squamous cell carcinoma – induced pluripotent stem cells (OSCC-iPSCs)
3.05-3.20 pm
3.20-3.40 pm / Mr. Kang-Chieh Huang
(Institute of Anatomy & Cell Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan)
Using CRISPR/CAS9 as a genome editing platform to correct the DNA mutation in patient-specific iPSC
Dr. Tsai, Pin-Hsin
(Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan)
Ash2l interacts with Oct4-stemness circuitry to enhance super-enhancer-driven pluripotency
3:40-4:00
4.00-5.30 pm / Take a Bus
Visit New technology building of Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
5.30-8.30 pm / Dinner
Day 2: 17Oct, 2017 (Tuesday) 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
8.30-9.00 am / RegistrationSession 5
(Co-chaired byProfessor Dr. LimProfessor Huang)
9.00-9.40 am / Professor Yang Mooi Lim
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Cancer chemopreventive properties of 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (MNQ)
9.40-10.20 am / Professor Hsien-Da Huang
(National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
Toward microRNA-mediated gene regulatory networks in human: microRNA-122 in liver cancer
10.20-10.40 pm / Coffee break
10.40-11.05 am / Ms. Pei Feng Choong
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Elucidation of DNA damage response pathways associated with reprogrammed osteosarcoma cell lines
11.05-11.30am / Ms. Hsiao-Yun Chen
(Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan)
Disruption of Musashi-1/AGO2 complex blocks stress-induced tumor progression
11.30-11.55am
11.55-12.10 pm / Mr. Vimalan Rengganaten
(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Passage-dependent enrichment of colorectal cancer stem cells using spheroidal culture
Concluding remarks
12.10 pm / Lunch
Day 2: 17 Oct, 2017 (Tuesday) 13.20 am – 17.30 pm
1:40 pm -1:50 pm
Opening by
Professor Hsin-ChenLee
(Chief, Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan)
1.50-2.30 pm / Professor Yu-Li Lo(National Yang Ming University, Taiwan)
2.30-3.10 pm / Associate ProfessorShuen-Iu Hung
(National Yang Ming University, Taiwan)
3.10-3.30 pm / Coffee break
3.30-4.10 pm
4.10-4.50 pm / Associate ProfessorYueh-Hsin Ping
(National Yang Ming University, Taiwan)
Revealing Virus-host Interactions of Dengue Virus in Live Cells Using Nano-imaging Approaches
Assistant ProfessorHsiang-Tsui Wang
(National Yang Ming University, Taiwan)
The effect of acrolein on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA integrity and the consequences in human lung cells
4.50 -5.00 pm / Closing Remarks
5.30- 8.30 pm / Dinner
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