CONFERENCE PROGRAM 11th Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network (A-IMBN) Conference, Auditorium Meeting Room 302, COEX 3F, Seoul, Korea (October 8-9, 2008)

October 08, 2008
Opening Session   (Chair: Jisnuson Svasti)
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome Remarks by the President of A-IMBN, Prof. Jeongbin Yim
09:10 - 09:30	“A Perspective on the Growth of Science in Asia” Chris Y.H. Tan, Senior Counselor, A-IMBN
Session 1 : DNA – A Key Element in Controlling Cellular Processes (Chair: James Shen)
09:30 - 10:00	“Involvement of a homeotic oncogenic protein in the regulation of human DNA Replication” Arturo Falaschi, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy
10:00 - 10:30	“Regulation of replication fork in maintenance of genomic integrity” Hisao Masai, Tokyo Metropilitan Insititute of Medical Sciences, Japan
10:30 - 11:00	“The Rix1 (Ipi1p/2p/3p) Complex Is a Critical Determinant of Replication Licensing Independent of Ribosome Biogenesis” Chun Liang, Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, China
11:00 - 11:15	Tea/Coffee Break
Session 2 : RNA – Different Forms and New Roles (Chair: Joe Kates)
11:15 - 11:45	“MicroRNA biogenesis” V. Narry Kim, Seoul National University, Korea
11:45 - 12:15	“RNA aptamer: fundamentals to therapeutics” Yoshikazu Nakamura, University. of Tokyo, Japan
12:15 - 12:45	“RNA as a Molecular Chaperone for Protein Folding” Baik Lin Seong, Yonsei University, Korea.
LUNCH 12 : 45 p.m. to 13 : 45 p.m.
Arthur Kornberg Memorial Lecture   (Chair: Ken-ichi Arai)
13:45 - 14:00	Introduction to Arthur Kornberg Memorial Lecture
14:00 - 14:45	“Regulation of adipose tissue identity by Cide proteins” Peng Li, Tsinghua University, China.
Session 3 : Cellular Regulatory Processes     (Chair: Duong Hoa Xo)
14:45 - 15:15	“Upregulation of Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase Contributes to Invasion through increasing MMP2 expression in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma” Jung-Yaw Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
15:15 - 15:45	“IRE-1 and HSP-4 play key roles in energy homeostasis via novel fasting-induced lipases in C. elegans” Junho Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
15:45 - 16:15	“A microtubule-associated RacGAP scaffold protein interacts with Anillin to stabilize the contractile ring during Drosophila cytokinesis” Robert Saint, Australian National University, Australia
16:15 - 16:30	Tea/Coffee Break
Session 3 : Cellular Regulatory Processes (Continued) (Chair: Filipinas Natividad)
16:30 - 17:00	“New insights of translational research opportunities in diabetes” Muthuswamy Balasubramanyam, Madras diabetes research foundation, India.
17:00 - 17:30	“Mitochondrial DNA Mutation, Oxidative Stress and Altered Gene Expression in Human Aging” Yau-Huei Wei, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan.
17:30 – 18:00	“Treatment and Prevention of Neurodegenerative Disease by Gene Vaccines” Tai June Yoo, University of Tennessee, USA.

October 09, 2008
EMBO Plenary Lecture (Chair: Arturo Falaschi)
09:15 – 09:45	“EMBO's Role in Developing Molecular Biology in Europe” Hermann Bujard, EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany
09:45 – 10:00	Tea/Coffee Break
Session 4 : A workshop on Opportunities for collaboration through eIMBL     (Chair: Jeongbin Yim)
10:00 – 12:15	Introduction of Panelists Panelists: Jong Bhak, (Bioinformatics), KRIBB, Korea Hisao Masai, (DNA Replication), TMIMS, Japan. Do Han Kim, (Systems Biology), GIST, Korea. James Shen, (Genomic Medicine), Academia Sinica, Taiwan Sangsoo Kim, (Bioinformatics), Soongsil University, Korea M.Balasubramanyam, (Traditional Medicine), MDRF, India David Swinbanks, Nature Publishing Group, UK Kevin Yoon, eIMBL, Korea Discussion:
LUNCH 12 : 15 p.m. to 13 : 30 p.m.
Session 5 : A workshop on Opportunities for Collaboration at Institutional level (Chair: Sheikh Riazuddin)
13:30 – 15:45	Panelists: James Shen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Yoshikazu Nakamura, University of Tokyo, Japan Jisnuson Svasti, Mahidol University, Thailand Duong Hoa Xo, Biotechnology Center of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Filipinas F. Natividad, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines. Obaid Siddiqi, National centre for Biological Sciences, India Byung-Gee Kim, Seoul National University, Korea. Arturo Falaschi, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy Gurinder Shahi, Global Bio Business Initiative, USA Ishak Mat, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Jung-Keun Suh, Korean German Institute of Technology, Korea Discussion:
15:45 – 16:00	Tea/Coffee Break
Session 6 : Industry Partnership (Chair: Gurinder Shahi)
16:00 - 17:30	Panelists: Eugene S. Takagi, President, Bio-Xcelerator, Japan. Jun Wu, CEO, Shanghai Genomics Inc, China Hyung Tae Kim, Vice-President, Macrogen, Korea Tae Gyu Lee, President, Newgex, Korea Jaeseung Yoon, Vice-President, Neurotech, Korea Katsuhiro Yamashita, CEO, TNP On the Road, Japan Discussion:
17:30 - 18:00	Concluding remarks by the • Founding President of A-IMBN, Prof. Ken-Ichi Arai • Ex-Executive Director of A-IMBN, Prof. Arturo Falaschi Vote of thanks by Prof. S. Riazuddin