Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Title: Polymeric Artificial Cells Containing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Thomas Ming Swi Chang, Director, Artificial Cells & Organs Research Centre, McGill University, Canada

Title: Transdifferentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into Neuronal Cells and Its
Application for Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Masaaki Kitada, Associate Professor, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Histology, Tohoku Univeristy Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Title: Human Embryonic Stem Cells: the Potential in Drug Discovery

Dr. Xianmin Zeng, Assistant Professor, Buck Institute for Age Research, USA

Title: Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Michele De Luca, Full Professor of Biochemistry and Director, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Panel Discussion

3-5 topics will be proposed by Session Chair

Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Title: Finding Novel Cancer Drugs that Address Unmet Medical Needs

Dr. Michael R. Briggs, Senior Director and Head of Cell & Molecular Biology, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA

Title: P25/CDK5 Inhibitors for AD Therapeutics

Dr. Ilho Ha, Director, BioScience Center Hanwha Chemical R&D Institute Hanwha Chemical Co., Korea

Title: TBD

Dr. Huichuan Sun, Porfessor, Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University, China

Title: Peptide Inhibitors of Metastasis in Liver Cancer

Dr. Yinkun Liu, Deputy Director, Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University, China

Title: The Identifications of the Molecular Targets for Berberine Mediated Cholesterol Reduction in Plasma and in Liver

Dr. Jingwen Liu, Principal Investigator, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, USA

Title: The mosquito Sodium Channel: Adaptive Changes of Amino Acid and Codon Biases in the Evolution of Pyrethroid Resistance

Dr. Nannan Liu, Associate professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, USA

Title: TBD

Dr. Ban H Tan, MRCP ( UK ) Head, Dept of Infectious Diseases Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Only One Speech Opportunity is Available

Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Title: Use of Cannabinoids as Novel Anti-inflammatory Drugs through Potential Targeting of CB2 Receptors

Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, Associate Dean for Basic Sciences, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, USA

Title: TBD

Title: The Interleukin-6 Inflammation Pathway from Cholesterol to Aging – Role of Statins, Bisphosphonates and Plant Polyphenols in Aging and Age-related Diseases

Dr. Sota Omoigui, Director, Division of Inflammation and Pain Medicine, L.A Pain Clinic, USA

Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Dr. M. Asif Chaudry, University Department of Surgery Royal Free & University College London, UK

Title: Tumor-Selective Anticancer Drugs from Amphiphilic Organophosphazenes

Dr. Youn Soo Sohn, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, Division of Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea

Title: Targeting the Cannabinoid System as a Novel Therapeutic Modality to Treat Cancers of the Immune System

Dr. Mitzi Nagarkatti, Deputy Director of Cancer, University of South Carolina, USA

Title: Fragment Based Drug Discovery Using Rational Design

Dr. Harren Jhoti, Chief Executive Officer, Astex Therapeutics, Cambridge, UK

Title: Multifunctional Antibody Treatment Targeting EpCAM in GI

Dr. M Asif Chaudry, University Department of Surgery Royal Free & University College London, UK

Title: Membrane Transporters in Oncology Drug Discovery

Dr. Laszlo Homolya, Senior Scientist, Research Group for Membrane Biology, Semmelweis　University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

Title: Targeting Multidrug Resistant Cancer

Dr. Gergely Szakács, Professor, Institute of Enzymology, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Title: Target Therapy in Cancer

Dr. Valentina Tzekova, Professor, University Hospital “Queen Joanna”, Bulgaria

Title: Solasodine Rhamnosyl Glycosides a New Treatment for Skin Cancer
and New Hope for Other Cancers from Nature's Pharmacy

Dr. Bill E Cham, Biochemist, Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland, Australia

Title: Identification of Cyano Indenopyrazine Derivatives as a Novel Series of Potent Ubiquitin-Specific Protease Inhibitors

Dr. Frédéric Colland, Director, Biological Research, Hybrigenics, France

Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Title: TBD

Title: Identification of AK-1 for Oxidative Stress and AK-2 for Protection against a Broad-spectrum Viral Infection

Title: TBD

Dr. Michael Bukrinsky, Professor and Vice Chair, The George Washington University, USA

Title: TBD

Dr. Mia Levite, Senior Scientist/Lecturer, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Title: A System-biology Based Examination of Antibiotic Resistance toward New Therapy Development

Dr. Hsun-Cheng Su, Ph.D. Research Associate, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Title: Low cost integral aproaches for Pertussis Vaccines for Neonates, Infants and Adolecents developed at Instituto Butantan - Brazil

Dr. Luciana C.C. Leite, Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, Brasil

Title: TBD

Dr. Terje Pedersen, Centre for Preventive Medicine, Ullev?l University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway

Only One Speech Opportunity is Available

Panel Discussion

3-5 topics will be proposed by Session Chair

Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Title: Copper Homeostasis and Neurodegenerative Disorders (Alzheimer's, Prion, and Parkinson's Diseases): What can be Learned by Studies on Cu(II)-peptide Complexes

Dr. Gianni Valensin, Professor, Director of the NMR Centre of the University of Siena, Italy

Title: Opioid Antagonist Treatment and Alcohol Consumption: Role of Dose, Gender and Pharmacologic Strategy

Dr. Jorge Juárez, Professor, Universidad de Guadalajara, México

Title: TCA Cycle May Play an Important Role for Protection Against Epileptic Seizures

Dr. Hiro-aki Yamamoto, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Title: Serotonin 5-HT 1A Receptors : How New Mechanisms are Driving Innovation and Drug Discovery

Dr. Adrian Newman-Tancredi, Director, Neurobiology 2 Division, Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, France

Title: Neurovascular Dysfunction in Dementia: Cholinesterase Inhibitors

Dr. Sabina Janciauskiene, Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Sweden

Session Chair:

Co-Chair:

Title: Drug Structure- Hepatic Pharmacokinetic Relationships in Normal and Diseased Livers

Dr. Michael S Roberts, Professor, University of Queensland, Australia

Title: Chemoembolizattion of Hepatic Neoplasm with Drug-eluting Microspheres

Dr. T. Gregory Walker, Associa