Tentative Programme (29 Nov - 1 Dec)
(updated on 9 Oct 23)
(updated on 9 Oct 23)
Day 1, 29 November 2023
Welcome and opening of Symposium
2023
Christine CHEUNG,
Nanyang Technological University, LKCMedicine,
Singapore & Co-chair of Organizing Committee
Session 1. Modelling
development and disease
Chair: Christine CHEUNG, Nanyang Technological University, LKCMedicine, Singapore
Statins inhibit vascular overgrowth in
Infantile Hemangioma
Joyce BISHOFF, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Engineering a simple
and robust EMULSION liver-chip to recapitulate full NASH functions
Hanry YU, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Polystyrene nanoplastics promote neurodegeneration by catalyzing Tau and TDP43 hyperphosphorylation
Shiyan NG, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
MORNING TEA BREAK
Cardiomyocyte differentiation and dedifferentiation: is going up the hill simple a reverse of
going down it
Roger FOO, National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Selected Abstract
Name, Affiliation
Sponsor Talk
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Nose formation in a dish
Shifeng XUE, National University of Singapore
LUNCH BREAK
Session 2. Adult stem cells and human diseases
Chair: Hongyan WANG, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Common mechanisms
underlying the expansion of brain size and complexity in gyrencephalic mammals
Fumio MATSUZAKI, Kyoto University, Japan
Stem cell diversity and competition during
brain development
Qingfeng WU, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, China
Elucidating the novel functional role of
astrocytes in Alzheimer’s disease
Li ZENG, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
Uncovering novel glioblastoma dependencies for mechanism-guided
therapies
Derrick
ONG, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Selected Abstract
TBD
Name,
Affiliation
TBD
Name,
Affiliation
Deciphering stem cell roles in driving onset and
progression of gastric cancer
Nick
BARKER, Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology, Singapore
POSTER SESSION WITH WINE & CHEESE
END OF DAY 1
Day 2, 30 November 2023
PRESIDENTIAL KEYNOTE LECTURE
Chair: Jonathan LOH, Institute
of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
Recent progress in iPSC research and application
Shinya
YAMANAKA, CIRA, Kyoto University, Japan
Session 3. Totipotency
& pluripotency
Chairs: Pentao LIU, University of Hongkong, Hongkong & Jonathan LOH, IMCB,
Singapore
Recapitulating early
mammalian development with totipotent-like stem cells
Yichang WANG, Sun Yat-Sen University China
Expanded
potential stem cells: A new tool for basic and translational research
Pentao LIU, Hongkong University, Hongkong
MORNING TEA BREAK
Exploring molecular pathways associated with autism using
cell-based models and genomics approaches
Larry STANTON, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Qatar
Investigating the role of NELFA in the induction of totipotency
Wee-Wei TEE, Institute of Molecular
& Cell Biology, Singapore
Selected Abstract
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Sponsor Talk
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Ribosomal proteins
regulate 2-cell-stage transcriptome in mouse embryonic stem cells
Jonathan LOH, Institute of Molecular
& Cell Biology, Singapore
LUNCH BREAK
Session 4. Maintaining cell quality of gene
edited human pluripotent stem cells
Chair: Kimberly A. SNYDER, STEMCELL Technologies
Inc, Canada
Enhanced genetic
stability of human pluripotent stem cells maintained as single cells under
optimized culture conditions
Kimberly A. SNYDER, STEMCELL Technologies Inc, Canada
PAX4 loss of function
increases diabetes risk by altering human pancreatic endocrine cell development
Hwee Hui LAU, Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology, Singapore
Genome-wide CRISPR screen and
gene-editing for early regulators of cardiac lineage
Mick CHANG, Genome Institute of Singapore
Session 5. Advanced Organoids
Chair: Alfred SUN, Duke-NUS, Singapore
Development and application of
human neural organoids
Yangfei XIANG, ShanghaiTech
University, China
Morphing bioelectronics for
developing organoids and animals
Yuxin LIU, National University of Singapore, Singapore
AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
Advancing therapeutic
modalities discovery for multi-organ regeneration with tissue-derived organoid
platform
Winston CHAN, Guangzhou National Laboratory, China
Interrogating kidney
diseases using hPSC-derived kidney organoids
Yun
XIA, Nanyang Technological University, LKCM, Singapore
Selected Abstract
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Sponsor Talk
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Shaping neuronal networks by FEZ1-mediated
trafficking
John
CHUA, National University of Singapore, Singapore
END OF DAY 2
Day 3, 1 December 2023
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Chair: TBD, TBD
Translating stem cell
technology to therapeutics
Suchun
ZHANG, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Session 6. Innovations in cell therapy
development and assessment
Chair: Wei Xiang SIN, SMART-CAMP, Singapore
Decoding and rewiring
Immunity
Michael BIRNBAUM, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA
Integrative single cell
transcriptomics and functional profiling with TRAPS-seq and PAINTKiller-seq
Lih Feng CHEOW, National University of Singapore
Challenges in manufacturing Natural
Killer (NK) cells as allogeneic therapies targeting solid tumors
Andy TAN, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Singapore
MORNING TEA BREAK
3-dimensional human pancreatic microtumors to advance Immunotherapy
Giulia
ADRIANI, Singapore Immunology Network
Selected Abstract
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Sponsor Talk
TBD
Name, Affiliation
A platform technology for rational reprogramming of cellular state
Yen CHOO, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
LUNCH BREAK
Session 7. Innovations in cellular agriculture
Chair: Shigeki
SUGII, IMCB, Singapore
Construction of structured Wagyu meat by 3D stem cell printing
Michiya MATSUSAKI, Osaka University, Japan
Surveillance of allergens in cultivated meat with AllerCatPro
2.0
Sebastian MAURER-STROH, Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore
The state of global cultivated meat
research and development of edible plant-based scaffolds
Deepak CHOUDHURY, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Singapore
AFTERNOON
TEA BREAK
Cultivated meat as a
climate solution: State of the science and the road ahead
Maanasa RAVIKUMAR, Good Food Institute
- Asia Pacific, Singapore
Selected Abstract
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Sponsor Talk
TBD
Name, Affiliation
Continous flow cellular
processing to scale complementary proteins
XL LIN, ESCO ASTER,
Singapore
SCSS-Dr Susan Lim Award for Outstanding Young Investigator Presentation
Chair: TBD
TBD
TBD, TBD
AWARD
PRESENTATION
CLOSING
REMARKS
Chair:
Shigeki SUGII, IMCB, Singapore
END
OF DAY 3 - FAREWELL
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