DAY 1: Wednesday, July 22, 2015                                                 

Global Biotechnology Congress 2015

and

Drug Discovery & Therapy World Congress 2015

July 22^nd – 25^th, 2015, John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, USA

www.ddtwc.com / www.globalbiotechcongress.com

TIME

INAUGURAL PROGRAM

Location: Ball Room ‘B’ – Level-3

8:30 - 8:35 am

Guests to be Seated

8:35 - 8:45 am

Welcome Remarks by Chairmen Organizing Committee

Prof. Ferid Murad (Nobel Laureate) and Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS

Chairman: A. Chapel

Co-Chairman: E. Jirillo

JOINT PLENARY SESSION

Location: Ball Room ‘B’ - Level 3

Time

Speakers

Titles

8:45 - 9:35 am

Pamela A. Silver

PL-1

Designing Biology for a Healthy World

9:35 - 10:25 am

Phillip A. Sharp

(Nobel Laureate)

PL-2

MicroRNAs, Small Interfering RNAs and Modular Therapeutics

Locations

Lecture Hall 201

Level 2

Lecture Hall 202

Level 2

Lecture Hall 203

Level 2

Lecture Hall 204

Level 2

Lecture Hall 205

Level 2

Lecture Hall 206

Level 2

Lecture Hall 207

Level 2

Tracks

CNS Drug Discovery & Therapy

Cardiovascular Drug Discovery & Therapy

Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery

Diabetes and Obesity Drug Discovery & Therapy

Regenerative Medicine

Medical Imaging

Other Areas (Food, Protein Expression, Clinical Research) / Business Development

Chairman: W.Wang

Co-Chairman: T.Y. Chang

Chairman: R.A.Khalil

Co-Chairman: A. Hawkridge

Chairman:A.Di Pietro

Co-Chairman:D.S. Dimitrov

Chairman:E.Jirillo

Co-Chairman:F.Z.Basha

Chairman:M.O.Hebb

Co-Chairman: D.Narmoneva

Chairman:Y.Zhou

Co-Chairman:J.Zhang

Chairman:J.X.Ma

Co-Chairman:C.B. Esselstyn

10:30 - 10:50 am

10:30 - 11:00 am

10:30 - 11:05 am

10:30 - 11:00  am

10:30 - 11:00 am

10:30 - 11:00 am

10:30 - 11:00 am

SL-3

Jia Zhou

Development of Serotonin 2C Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulators for Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Diseases

IL-4

Umesh R. Desai

Discovering Antagonists of Glycosaminoglycan-Binding Proteins for Treating Thrombosis, Cancer, and other Diseases

KNL-5

Attilio Di Pietro

Different Strategies to Target Resistant Cancer Cells Overexpressing Multidrug ABC Transporters: Inhibition and Collateral Sensitivity

IL-6

Emilio Jirillo

Childhood Obesity and Nutritional Interventions

IL-7

Tao L. Lowe

Mechanically Tunable and Degradable Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine

IL-8

Yun Zhou

Quantitative Multimodal Multi-parametric Imaging: Its Integration and Applications

IL-9

JinXia Ma

PSP94, Prostasin and PSP94 to Prostasin Signaling in Cancer

10:50 - 11:10 am

11:00 - 11:20 am

11:05 - 11:40 am

11:00 - 11:30 am

11:00 - 11:30 am

11:00 - 11:20 am

11:00 - 11:20 am

SL- 10

Ta Yuan Chang

ACAT1/SOAT1 as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s and Other Related Neurodegenerative Diseases

SL-11

Krishna Rajarathnam

Chemokines as Drug Targets for Cardiovascular Diseases 

KNL-12

Dimiter S. Dimitrov

Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies Against Cancer and Viruses

IL-13

Matteo A. Russo

Role of HIF1α/NFĸB Pathway in Obesity

IL-14

Daria Narmoneva

Vascular Tissue Regeneration: A Biophysical Perspective on the Role of Mechanical, Molecular and Electric Interactions

SL-15

Jianhua Zhang

Comparison of Two Methods for Semiquantitative Evaluation of DaTSCAN

SL-16

Conly Hansen

Production of Hydrogen and Methane from Food Processing Waste in Induced Bed Reactors: Experiment and Modeling

11:10 - 11:30 am

11:20 - 11:40 am

11:40 - 12:00 noon

11:30 - 12:00 noon

11:30 - 11:50 am

11:20 - 11:40 am

11:20 - 11:40 am

SL-17

Rina Aharoni

From Basic Research to Drug Development – The Story of Copaxone in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Mechanism of Action, and New Applications

SL-18

Robert J. Linhardt

Re-introduction of Bovine Heparin: Regulatory and Compendial Issues

SL-19

Hong-tao Xiao

Anti-tumor Effect of the Newly Synthesized Hydroxychloroquine Conjugate-AHQ

IL-20

Jeffrey I. Mechanick

The Use of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Diabetes and Obesity

SL-21

Nathaniel Bachrach

Native Extracellular Matrix – A Paradigm for Translatable Regenerative Medicine

SL-22

Xueqi Chen

Multiparametric PET Values in the Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease Progress

SL-23

Ivana Orlando

Food Science and Biotechnology: Innovative Applications of Non Thermal Technologies in Foods: High Pressure Processing for Increasing the Shelf Life and Sensorial Analysis of Fish and Sea Food

11:30 - 11:50 am

11:40 - 12:00 noon

12:00 - 12:20 pm

12:00 - 12:20 pm

11:50 – 12:10 pm

11:40 - 12:00 noon

11:40 - 12:00 noon

SL-24

Nathali Kaushansky

Novel Immunospecific Therapy with Synthetic Multi-Epitope Targeting Agent Modulate MS-like Disease by Induction of Peripheral Regulatory Mechanisms

SL-25

Masahiro Sakagami

Natural and Synthetic Caffeic Acid-based Oligomers: Anti-oxidative, Anti-e lactase and VEGF Modulatory Activities for Treatment of Emphysema

SL-26

Karli Rosner

A Highly Efficient In-vivo Therapy for Melanoma and Other Cancer Types

SL-27

Lex V. der Ploeg

Deuterated Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (dPUFAs) Overcome Lipid Peroxidation Damage in CNS Disorders

SL-28

Michael Helmrath

In vivo Model of Human Intestine

SL-29

Rui Gao

Associations Between the Alpha-synuclein Spliced Variants and Monoaminergic Degeneration in Parkinson’s Disease 

SL-30

Caldwell B. Esselstyn

Plant-Based Nutrition Adherence Strategy Halts Coronary Disease

11:50 - 12:10 pm

12:00 - 12:20 pm

12:20 - 12:40 pm

12:10 – 12:30 pm

12:00 - 12:20 pm

12:00 - 12:20 pm

SL-31

Amany A. Abdin

Modulatory Effect of Celastrol on Th1/Th2 Cytokines Profile, TLR2 and CD3+ T-lymphocyte Expression in a Relapsing-remitting Model of Multiple Sclerosis in Rats

SL-32

Rinku Majumder

A Novel, Activated Protein C-independent Role of Protein S in Regulating Thrombosis

SL-33

Dror Harats

Vascular Targeting System – A Proprietary Gene Therapy Platform Technology

SL-34

Bruno Doiron

Syner-III: An In  vivo Method to Induce Pancreatic Beta Cell Formation in the Adult Pancreas

SL-35

Wang Rong-fu

Application of Parametric Imaging Using 18F-FDG PET/CT Dynamic Multi-bed Scanning in Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Lesions 

SL-36

Mark Nuijten

Financial Valuation Algorithm for the Assessment of the Futures Sales of a New Innovative Medicinal Product

12:10 – 12:30 pm

SL-37

Stefano Gustincich

SINEUPs: A New Class of Natural and Synthetic Antisense Long Non-coding RNAs that Activate Translation

LUNCH BREAK: 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Locations

Lecture Hall 201

Level 2

Lecture Hall 202

Level 2

Lecture Hall 203

Level 2

Lecture Hall 204

Level 2

Lecture Hall 205

Level 2

Lecture Hall 206

Level 2

Lecture Hall 207

Level 2

Tracks

Traditional Chinese Medicine / Genomics

Cardiovascular Drug Discovery & Therapy / Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery

Enabling Technologies / Pharmacogenomics / Combinatorial Chemistry / Hot Topics in Natural Products / Biologics / Protein and Peptide Sciences

Diabetes and Obesity Drug Discovery & Therapy / CNS Drug Discovery & Therapy / Process Chemistry & Drug Manufacturing / Inflammation and Immunology  Chemistry

Regenerative Medicine

Medical Imaging / Medical Biotechnology

Other Areas (Marine) / Plant & Environment / Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Chairman:W.Wang

Co-Chairman:W.Chao

Chairman:C.Perez-Stable

Co-Chairman:S.Ali 

Chairman:M. Helmrath

Co-Chairman:J.B.Ulmer

Chairman:F.Z.Basha

Co-Chairman:A.Ejaz

Chairman: T. L.  Lowe

Co-Chairman:P.Liu

Chairman:Y.Zhou

Co-Chairman:H.-Y.Jiang

Chairman:R.J.Linhardt

Co-Chairman:B.Dewprashad

1:30 - 2:00 pm

1:30 - 1:50 pm

1:30 - 2:05 pm

1:30 - 2:00 pm

1:30 - 1:50 pm

1:30 - 1:50 pm

1:30 - 1:50 pm

IL-38

Wei Wang

Chemical, Pharmacological and Quality Control Studies of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ethnic Medicine

SL-39

Demetrios Braddock

The Molecular Basis of Purinergic Signal Metabolism Regulating Hemostasis and Ectopic Calcification

KNL-40

Jeffrey B. Ulmer

New Technologies for Improved Vaccines Against Infectious Diseases and Cancer

IL-41

Fatima Z. Basha

Design, Discovery and Synthesis of Novel Non-sugar Based α-Glucosidase Inhibitors as Potential Anti-diabetic Agents

SL-42

Swathi Balaji

Scarless Surgery: Are We There Yet?

SL-43

Wang Rong-fu

Situation and Progress of Tumor Angiogenesis Targeted Imaging and Therapy via Radionuclide Tracing Techniques

SL-44

Adela Mora-Gutierrez

Influence of Bovine and Caprine Milk-Based Peptides on Exopolysaccharide Synthesis by Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. Bulgaricus

2:00 – 2:20 pm

1:50 – 2:10 pm

2:05 – 2:25 pm

2:00 – 2:30 pm

1:50 – 2:10 pm

1:50 – 2:10 pm

1:50 – 2:10 pm

SL-45

Xiong Cai

A Naturally-derived Immunosuppressive Drug, Rapamycin, Decreases Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Lymphangioleiomy-matosis

SL- 46

Adam Hawkridge

Intact Stable Isotope Labeled Plasma Proteins for Multiplexed LC-MS/MS Quantification

SL-47

Prasun J. Mishra

Advancing Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine Using Non-coding RNA Variants

IL-48

Athar Ata

Novel Biomedical Agents from Aboriginal Medicinally Important Plants of Canada

SL-49

Junwang Xu

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment Improves Diabetic Wound Healing through Modulation of MicroRNA Expression

SL-50

Kuangyu Shi

Understanding Tracer Diffusion in Tumor Tissue for Hypoxia Imaging Using Reaction-diffusion Modeling: Matching Computational Simulation to Dynamic [18F]FMISO PET Measurements in Tumors

SL-51

Patricia A. Sobecky

Microbial Response(s) to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill: a 5-year Study of a Coastal Alabama Salt Marsh

2:20 - 2:40 pm

2:10 - 2:45 pm

2:25 - 2:45 pm

 2:30 - 2:50 pm

2:10 - 2:30 pm

2:10 - 2:30 pm

2:10 - 2:40 pm

SL-52

Jing Shen

Effect of Moxibustion on T Lymphocyte Subsets of Helicobacter pylori-associated Gastritis Rats

KNL-53

Gautam Chaudhuri

Cancer Cells and ATP Generation: Beyond Warburg

SL-54

Nesterov-Müller Alexander

Novel High Density Peptide Arrays with Combinatorial Deposition of Amino Acid Particles for Antibody Profiling

SL-55

Asma Ejaz

Betaine Supplementation Improves Systemic Metabolism and Glycemia in HFD-Fed Mice

SL-56

Matthew O. Hebb

Autologous Brain Sources for Personalized Cell Therapy in Neurological Disease

SL-57

Hong-Yu Jiang

Protective Effects of Low Doses Radiation Against Doxorubicin-induced Cardiac Toxicity in Balb/C Mices

IL-58

Brahmadeo Dewprashad

Medicinal Plants Used by Immigrants from the Caribbean

2:40 - 3:00 pm

2:45 - 3:20 pm

2:45 - 3:05 pm

 2:50 - 3:20 pm

2:30 - 2:50 pm

2:30 - 2:50 pm

2:40 - 3:00 pm

SL-59

Zhiying Huang

Toxicological Finding in Beagle Dogs After a Single or 4 Weeks Oral Gavage of Triptolide 

KNL-60

Rakesh Kumar

Targeting MTA1 Master Chromatin Remodeler in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology

SL-61

Anita Abedi

Novel Platinum Complexes [Pt(N-N)C14], as Suggested Anticancer Drugs

IL-62

Zhi-Gang Jiang

Co-supression of Intracellular Calcium and Oxidative Stress, A Key Strategy for Development of Neuroprotective Drugs

SL-63

Philip Liu

Tracking Regeneration of the Brain After Gene Therapy Using Targeted Guided MRI

SL-64

Dalila Naimi

Assessment of Crude Extract of Helix Aspersa on Chemo-induced Colitis in Rat

SL-65

Shin-ichi Kayano

Antioxidant Properties of Prunes (Prunus domestica L.) and their Constituents

3:00 – 3:20 pm

3:20 – 3:50 pm

3:05 – 3:25 pm

3:20 – 3:40 pm

2:50 – 3:10 pm

2:50 – 3:10 pm

3:00 – 3:20 pm

SL-66

Rui Li

The Metabolic and Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Curcuminoids Based on Nanoparticle Formulations by Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

IL-67

Carlos Perez-Stable

Prostate Cancer-Specific Destruction of Androgen Receptor with Deubiquitinase Inhibitors

SL-68

Daniel Appella

Combionatorial Multivalent Display Using a Synthetic, PNA-based Scaffold to Characterize Ligand-receptor Interactions

SL-69

Akila Ramanathan

Development of Circadian Rhythm Based Formulation of Atomoxetine Hydrochloride for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

SL-70

Jian Yang

Biodegradable Photoluminescent Polymers and Molecules for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, and Imaging

SL-71

Hala F.M. Kamel

Evaluation of Advanced Glycation end Products (AGEs), Circulating Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (sRAGE) and Oxidized Low-density Lipoproteins (OxLDL) in Hemodialysis Patients

SL-72

Herry Utomo

Biotechnological Approach to Increasing Nutritional Quality in High Yielding Rice

3:20 - 3:40 pm

3:50 - 4:10 pm

3:25 - 3:45 pm

3:40 - 4:00 pm

3:10 - 3:30 pm

3:10 - 3:30 pm

3:20 - 3:40 pm

SL-73

Xue-Fei Tian

Study on Anti-Lung Cancer Efficiency of Centipede Extraction In vitro and in vivo

SL-74

Kirk J. McManus

Synthetic Lethal Targeting of Colorectal Cancer Cells through SOD1 Inhibition

SL-75

M. Younus Rana

Residues of Enrofloxacin in Tissues of Freshly Slaughtered Broiler Chickens Available in Local Market of Jhang City (Pakistan)

SL-76

Kinga Salat

Solute Carrier 6A1 (SLC6A1; GAT1) Transporter Subfamily as a Target for Novel Memory Enhancing Drugs

SL-77

Shanfeng Wang

Injectable and Biodegradable Polymeric Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine

SL-78

Sin H. Lee

Bring Sanger Sequencing to the Community Clinical Laboratories Worldwide

SL-79

Ida Wenefrida

Nutritional Quality Enhancement in a Non-GMO High Yielding Rice

3:40 – 4:00 pm

4:10 – 4:30 pm

3:45 – 4:20 pm

4:00 – 4:20 pm

3:30 – 3:50 pm

3:30 – 3:50 pm

3:40 – 4:00 pm

SL-80

Wei Li

3D Quality Control of Entire Molecule Complex of Compound Danshen Dripping Pills

SL-81

Yoko Matsumoto

Novel Liposomes Including Trehalose Surfactant Inhibit the Growth of Tumor Cells along with Apoptosis

KNL-82

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Nature-based Drug Discovery – Reemerging Paradigm

SL-83

Shyama D. Patel

Hypoxia Ischemia in the Neonatal Rat: Therapeutic Hypothermia and Mast Cell Stabilization as Adjunct Pharmacotherapy

SL-84

Abdul Q. Sheikh

Novel Smooth Muscle Cell Progenitors are Primed to Muscularize in Disease

SL-85

Ekram W. Abd El-Wahab

Specific Recognition of the HIV-1 Genomic RNA by the Gag Precursor

SL-86

Krisztina Szabo

The First Extensive Case-study on the Effects of Artificial Mycorrhization of Acer buergerianum Miq. in Hungary

4:00 - 4:20 pm

4:30 - 4:50 pm

4:20 - 4:40 pm

4:20 - 4:40 pm

3:50 - 4:10 pm

3:50 - 4:10 pm

4:00 - 4:35 pm

SL-87

Liu Mi

Effects of Electroacupuncture on the Ultrastructure of ICC and Expression of Protein CX43 in FD Rats

SL-88

James Cleary

Overview of the Current and Future Role of Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Oncology

SL-89

Adebola O. Oyedeji

Anticancer, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Synthesized Ursolic Acid Derivatives

SL-90

Yasuo Iwadate

Logical Refinement of Therapeutic Targets for Glioblastoma Based on Multidisciplinary Proteomic Approaches

SL-91

Mohamed H. Doweidar

Numerical Modeling of Mechanotactic Influence on Cell Morphology

SL-92

Wei Li

Blocking the Function of Inflammatory Cytokines and Mediators by Using IL-10 and TGF-β: A Potential Biological Immunotherapy for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in a Beagle Model 

KNL-93

Robert J. Linhardt

Synthetic and Bioengineered Heparin-based Therapeutics

4:20 - 4:40 pm

4:50 - 5:10 pm

4:40 - 5:00 pm

4:40 - 5:00 pm

4:10 - 4:30 pm

4:10 - 4:30 pm

4:35 - 4:55 pm

SL-94

Wang Chao

Influence of Electroacupuncture Pretreatment on Serum NO and NOS and Myocardial Ultrastructures in Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury

SL-95

Darrell R. Borger

Multifaceted Approach to Cancer Biomarker Discovery in a Clinical Setting

SL-96

G.J. Sharma

Evaluation of Antioxidant Potentials and Radioprotective Properties of Tropical Ginger in Albino Rats

SL-97

Jian-Dong Li

Negative Feedback Regulation of Inflammation& Novel  Anti-Inflammatory Strategy

SL-98

Sandeep Soni

Initial Results of Gene Therapy for β-Thalassemia Major via Transplantation of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transduced Ex-vivo with a Lentiviral βA-T87Q-Globin Vector

SL-99

Sarman Singh

Application of Newer Molecular Methods for Diagnosing and Drug Resistance Detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Evaluation in Indian Setting

SL-100

Uttmakumar S. Bagde

In vitro Proliferative Effect of Aloe Vera Extracts on Hair Follicles Isolated from the Alopecia Areta Patch

4:40 – 5:00 pm

5:10 – 5:30 pm

5:00 – 5:20 pm

5:00 – 5:20 pm

4:30 – 4:50 pm

4:30 – 4:50 pm

4:55 – 5:15 pm

SL-101

Mei-lin Liu

Effect of Shenyuan on Anti-inflammatory and Hemodynamic Factors in a Porcine Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction

SL-102

Nenggang Zhang

Sepin-1, A Novel Separase Inhibitor, for Breast Cancer Therapy

SL-103

Santosh K. Singh

Antibacterial Activity and Preliminary Phytochemical Screening of Endophytic Fungal Extract of Rauvolfia serpentina

SL-104

Phuong T. Le

Direct Arylation and its Application on Scale to the Synthesis of PF-06463922, A Macrocyclic Inhibitor of ALK/ROS1

SL-105

David Naor

Anti-inflammatory Regenerative Activity of a CD44-derived Peptide

SL-106

Hongjun Yang

Photocross Linkable Maleic Anhydride Acylated Chitosan/Methacryl Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Nanofibrous Membrane as Potential Wound Dressing for Skin Regeneration

SL-107

Ella L. Kim

The Role of Stem-like Glioma Cells in GBM Progression and Post-treatment Recurrence

5:00 - 5:20 pm

5:30 - 5:50 pm

5:20 - 5:40 pm

5:20 - 5:40 pm

4:50 - 5:10 pm

4:50 - 5:10 pm

5:15 - 5:35 pm

SL-108

Meilin Liu

Identification of Aspirin Response Related Gene Profiles in the Elderly Population with Coronary Artery Disease

SL-109

Matthew O. Hebb

Intratumoral Modulation Therapy for Glioblastoma

SL-110

Cid A.M. Santos

Uleine

SL-111

Jun-ichi Kadokawa

Enzymatic Synthesis of Protein-mimic Polysaccharides as Candidate for New Biomedical Materials

SL-112

Ashim K. Mitra

Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Delivering Therapeutics to Brain – Circumventing the Efflux and Permeability Barriers

SL-113

Huseyin A. Balcioglu

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Biotechnology and Evolving Trends

SL-114

Jaeho Lee

Effects of Strong Acid and Ionic Materials on Microwave-assisted Thermo-chemical Hydrolysis of Cattle Manure

5:50 - 6:10 pm

5:40 - 6:00 pm

5:40 - 6:00 pm

5:10 - 5:30 pm

5:10 - 5:30 pm

5:35 - 5:55 pm

SL-115

Cody P. Coyne

Synthesis of Covalent Biochemotherapeu-tics with Properties of Selectively “Targeted” Anti-neoplastic Cytotoxicity

SL-116

Jose C. Martins

Understanding Biological Activity and Self-assembly of Antimicrobial Cyclic Lipodepsipeptide Using a  Molecular Approach

SL-117

Michel Baltas

Bisvanillin and Bis Aryl Ether Scaffolds for Elaboration of Antiatherogenic Agents; Synthesis and Biological Activities

SL-118

Somaya Hosny

Potential Therapeutic Effect of Hematopoietic Stem Cells on Cerebellar Ataxia in Adult Female Rats Subjected to Cerebellar Damage by Monosodium Glutamate

SL-119

Nilufer Balcioglu

Finite Element Analysis in Oral Implantology

SL-119(a)

Im-Gyu Byun

Variation of Algae Occurrence Before and After Weir Construction at Mulgeum Site in Downstream the Nakdong River, South Korea

5:30 - 5:50 pm

5:30 - 5:50 pm

SL-120

Qiaobing Xu

Nanoparticles for Neural Regeneration

SL-121

Amanda Arnold

Convergence: A Transformative Approach to Advanced Research at the Intersection of the Life Physical and Engineering Sciences

COFFEE BREAK: 6:00 – 6:45 pm

  DAY 2: Thursday, July 23, 2015                                                     

Chairman: C. N. Serhan
Co-Chairman: P.A. Sharp

JOINT PLENARY SESSION
Location: Ball Room ‘B’ - Level 3

Time

Speakers

Titles

8:30 - 9:20 am

Ferid Murad

(Nobel Laureate)

PL-122

Application of  Nitric  Oxide Research to Drug Development

9:20 - 10:10 am

Martin Nowak

PL-123

Evolutionary Dynamics and Treatment of Cancer

Locations

Lecture Hall 201

Level 2

Lecture Hall 202

Level 2

Lecture Hall 203

Level 2

Lecture Hall 204

Level 2

Lecture Hall 205

Level 2

Lecture Hall 206

Level 2

Tracks

Drug Discovery in Preclinical Research

Cardiovascular Drug Discovery & Therapy

Innovative Drug Discovery & Nanotechnology

In Silico Drug Design & In Silico Screening

Regenerative Medicine

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Chairman: W.B.Weglicki

Co-Chairman: S. Neumann

Chairman: R.A.Khalil

Co-Chairman: R.J.Linhardt

Chairman: S.De Paoli

Co-Chairman: E.S.Don

Chairman: J.Skolnick

Co-Chairman: M.Shalaeva

Chairman: A.Q.Ye

Co-Chairman: W.J. Rowe

Chairman: R.S.Ferreira

Co-Chairman: M.Cai

10:20 - 10:50 am

10:20 - 10:50 am

10:20 - 10:50 am

10:20 - 10:55 am

10:20 - 10:50 am

10:20 - 10:50 am

IL-124

Eugene L.P. Chekler

Tissue Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs): A Path to a Clinical Candidate

IL-125

Raouf A. Khalil

Role of Microvascular Endothelial Type B Endothelin Receptor During Pregnancy Implications in Hypertensive Pregnancy and Preclampsia

IL-126

Jean-Pierre Leburton

Genomics with Graphene Nanotechnology

KNL-127

Jeffrey Skolnick

On the Origin and Completeness of Ligand Binding Pockets with Applications to Drug Discovery

IL-128

Adam Q. Ye

Controlled Released Scaffolding Biomaterial for Bone Tissue Engineering: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Clefts Patients

 IL-129

Alain Chapel

Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Severe Tissue Damage after Radiation Exposure

10:50 - 11:20 am

10:50 - 11:10 am

10:50 - 11:10 am

10:55 - 11:25 am

10:50 - 11:20 am

10:50 - 11:10 am

IL-130

Tove Tuntland

Target Based vs. Phenotypic Screening Approaches in Drug Discovery

SL-131

Ruomei Qi

Ginkgolide B Reduces TLR4 and Inflammatory Protein Expression in Glucose-Treated HUVECs

SL-132

Rashid Bashir

Nanopore-Based Detection of Biomarkers for Cancer Diagnostics

IL-133

Marina Shalaeva

Useful Descriptors in Beyond Rule-of-Five Drug Design Space?

IL-134

William J. Rowe

The Neil Armstrong Space Syndrome

SL-135

Rasha F. Mady

The Evaluation of Cercarial Transformation Fluid Used Singly and in Combination with Curde Cercarial Antigen in Experimental Schistosomiasis mansoni

11:20 - 11:40 am

11:10 - 11:30 am

11:10 - 11:30 am

11:25 - 11:45 am

11:20 - 11:50 am

11:10 - 11:30 am

 SL-136

Joerg Eder

Discovery of First-in-class Drugs: Target- and Systems-based Approaches

SL-137

Jan Torzewski

Inhibiting C-reactive Protein for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease – Way into Clinical Studies 

 SL-138

Marija Drndic

Biomolecule Analysis and DNA Sequencing with Solid-state Nanopores

SL-139

Hua Gao

Integration of In Silico Prediction in Drug Discovery Process

IL-140

Jeffrey Harrison

Personalized Healthcare: from Research to Reality

SL-141

Fuad Fares

Long Acting Analogs of Glycoprotein Hormones Designed by Site-directed Mutagenesis and Gene Fusion

11:40 - 12:00 noon

11:30 - 11:50 am

11:30 - 11:50 am

11:45 - 12:05 pm

11:50 - 12:10 pm

11:30 - 11:50 am

SL-142

Peter Wookey

Targeting Calcitonin Receptor Expressed by Brain Tumour Initiating Cells of Glioblastoma Multiforme

SL-143

Martin Safo

Rationally Designed Allosteric Effectors of Hemoglobin Exhibit Superior Antisickling Properties

SL-144

Michael A. Stroscio

Nanotechnology-based Tools for the Study of the Affinity and Selectivity of Antigens for Small Molecular Targets Underlying Drug Discovery and Therapeutics

SL-145

Franco Lombardo

Computational Approaches to PK-Friendly (Drug-like) Molecules

SL-146

Bogdan M. Wozniewicz

Human Thymus Derived Progenitor/Stem Cells Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Diseases

SL-147

Gloria N. Okwu

Hypolipidemic and Hypoglycemic Activities of Ethanol Extract of Cyperus rotundus Rhizome

12:00 - 12:20 pm

11:50 - 12:10 pm

11:50 - 12:10 pm

12:05 - 12:25 pm

12:10 - 12:30 pm

11:50 - 12:10 pm

SL-148

Alexey Rak

The Use of Microscale Thermophoresis, Virtual Screening and Thermal Shift Assays for the Rapid Identification of Fragments Active Against Human Kinase

SL-149

Jian Liu

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Low Molecular Weight Heparins

SL-150

Milana C. Vasudev

Peptide Nanotubes for the Non-invasive Detection of Biomolecule Secretion from Cells

SL-151

Oleg Reva

Similarity and Difference in Mechanisms of Action of Antistaphylococcal Antibiotics Mupirocin and Batumin Revealed by in Silico Molecular Docking

SL-152

Marianne Ellis

Scale-up of Immune Cell Therapies for Organ Transplants

SL-153

Chetana Roat

Endophytic Fungus as a Source of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites: Resveratrol and Viniferin

12:20 - 12:40 pm

12:10 - 12:30 pm

12:10 - 12:30 pm

12:10 - 12:30 pm

SL-154

Lexie S. Holliday

Rational Identification of Enoxacin as a Novel V-ATPase (and/or MicroRNA?)-directed Osteoclast Inhibitor

SL-155

Agnes Azimzadeh

Synthetic Heparan Sulfate Mimetics as Novel Anticoagulants: In vitro Evaluation for Xenotransplantation

SL-156

Georgeta Crivat

Nanoparticle Based Sensors with Biological Applications

SL-157

Rui S. Ferreira Junior

Molecule Drug Candidates – Prospecting, Development, Optimization and Clinical Trials: Two Brazilian Successful Cases

LUNCH BREAK: 12:30 – 2:00 pm

Locations

Lecture Hall 201

Level 2

Lecture Hall 202

Level 2

Lecture Hall 203

Level 2

Lecture Hall 204

Level 2

Lecture Hall 205

Level 2

Lecture Hall 206

Level 2

Tracks

Drug Discovery in Preclinical Research

Stereoselective Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds / Inflammation and Immunology  / Translational Medicine / Biologics

Bioactive Lipids / High Throughput Screening & Laboratory Automation / Medical Imaging / Drug Metabolism / Hot Topics in Drug Targets / Proteomics & Bioinformatics

In Silico Drug Design & In Silico Screening/ Academic CRO – Industrial Collaborations in Drug Discovery / Recent Advances in Patient Treatment & Care

Plant & Environment 

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Chairman: T.Tuntland

Co-Chairman: E.L.P.Chekler

Chairman: S. Premawansa

Co-Chairman: S.Ari

Chairman: M.Linder

Co-Chairman: W.A. Zaghary

Chairman: E.P. Hoffman

Co-Chairman: T.D.Y.Chung

Chairman: Q. Liu

Co-Chairman: L.Ji

Chairman: N.L.Parenteau

Co-Chairman: Y.J.Rosenberg

2:00 - 2:35 pm

2:00 - 2:20 pm

2:00 - 2:20 pm

2:00 - 2:20 pm

2:00 - 2:30 pm

2:00 - 2:35 pm

KNL-158

William B. Weglicki

Prevention of EGFR-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Complications by Treatment with NK-1 Receptor Blockade

SL-159

Xiang Liu

Total Synthesis of 6-Deoxypladienolide D and Assessment of Splicing Inhibitory Activity in a Mutant SF3B1 Cancer Cell Line

SL-160

Messaouda Kaci

Nanoencaosulation of Coenzyme Q10 by a New Emulsification Process Used in Cosmetic

SL-161

Mustafa Guzel

Novel Drug Canditates for Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): From Bench to Bedside

IL-162

Qing Liu

Characterization of an Exceptionally Large FAD2 Gene Family and Development of Super High Oleic Genotype in Safflower

KNL-163

Muhammad I. Choudhary

Creating Bioactive Chemical Space by Biotransformation

2:35 - 3:05 pm

2:20 - 2:50 pm

2:20 - 2:40 pm

2:20 - 2:55 pm

2:30 - 2:50 pm

2:35 - 3:05 pm

IL-164

Jetze J. Tepe

Expanding Chemical Space Beyond Drugability-rules: The Search for Mechanistically Distinct Proteasome Inhibitors

IL-165

Sunil Premawansa

Nitrogen and Oxygen Intermediates and Antibody Mediated Platelet Cytotoxicity as Prognostic Markers for Dengue Severity

SL-166

Michel Linder

Morphological and Biophysical Properties of Natural Phospholipidsbased Biomembranes

KNL-167

Eric P. Hoffman

VBP15 for DMD: A Collaborative Public/Private Partnership Enabled by Venture Philanthropy Support from the International Stake-holder Community

SL-168

Steve Jobling

The Role of Cellulose-synthase-like CsIF6 in 1,3;1,4-β-D-glucan Biosynthesis and Overexpression in Wheat Grain to Increase Soluble Dietary Fiber Levels

IL-169

Anton Buzdin

Novel Approach for Big Data Management at the Level of Intracellular Signalization and its Applications to Biomedicine, Drug Discovery and Personalized Therapy

3:05 – 3:35 pm

2:50 – 3:10 pm

2:40 – 3:00 pm

2:55 – 3:25 pm

2:50 – 3:10 pm

3:05 – 3:25 pm

IL-170

Susanne Neumann

Small-molecule “drug-like” TSH Receptor Agonists and Antagonists

SL-171

Abu Salim Mustafa

Immune Responses to Candidate Vaccine Antigens Delivered through Naked Plasmids and Mycobacterial Vectors

SL-172

Nitish Agrawal

Development of Novel Class of M1 ERAP Aminopeptidase Inhibitors for Treating Autoimmune Diseases

IL-173

Thomas D.Y. Chung

Open Innovation in Drug Discovery & Translational Research in Academia

SL-174

Zachary Demorest

Highly Efficient Genome Editing for Crop Improvement

SL-175

Yvonne J. Rosenberg

Pharmacokinetics  and Immunogenicity of Plant-derived Broadly Neutralizing HIV Monoclonal Antibodies in Macaques

3:35 - 3:55  pm

3:10 - 3:30 pm

3:00 - 3:20 pm

3:25 - 3:45 pm

3:10 - 3:30 pm

3:25 - 3:45 pm

SL-176

Henry Yu

Discovery of Orally Active FSHR Allosteric Modulators 

SL-177

Chanika D. Jayasinghe

In vivo and In vitro Immunostimulatory Activity of Sri Lankan Wild Type Carica Papaya L. Mature Leaf Concentrate in Rats

SL-178

Liqin Du

Identifying Novel Differentiation Agents for Neuroblastoma Therapy

SL-179

Andrew D. Badley

New Frameworks for Translational Research at the Mayo Clinic: Center for Clinical & Translational Sciences (CCATS)

SL-180

Rachel Amir

Evidence of Metabolic Competition between Methionine and Glutathione Biosynthetic Pathways

SL-181

Alexei Yeliseev

Human Cannabionoid Receptor CB2: Expression, Functional and Structural Studies

3:55 – 4:15 pm

3:30 – 3:50 pm

3:20 – 3:40 pm

3:45 - 4:05 pm

3:30 – 3:50 pm

3:45 – 4:05 pm

SL-182

Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska

Discovery and Development of Small Molecule Modulators of Apoptosis as New Anticancer Drugs

SL-183

Agnes M. Azimzadeh

Targeting Immune Costimulation Using a Novel αCD28 Peggylated Fab and CD154 Blockade: Efficacy in a Pre-Clinical Transplant Model

SL-184

Sulei Zhang

First Multi-site Study on Quantitative Dynamic Whole-body FDG PET-CT in Oncologic Imaging

SL-185

Ralph J. Garippa

Friends with Benefits: Why Partnering with an Academic CRO Makes Ultimate Sense

SL-186

Abed A.M. J. Almanssoori

RAPD-PCR Analysis of Indigenous Iraqi Sinorhizobium meliloti Isolates Differing in their Ability to Drought Tolerance

SL-187

Shi Jiancheng

MTDLs Design on Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and β-secretase (BACE-1): 3D-QSAR and Molecular Docking Studies Globin Vector

4:15 - 4:35 pm

3:50 - 4:10 pm

3:40 - 4:00 pm

4:05 - 4:25 pm

3:50 - 4:10 pm

4:05 - 4:25 pm

SL-188

Hiroshi Nagase

Design and Synthesis of Novel δ Opioid Agonists and their Pharmacologies

SL-189

Madhu Chopra

Synergistic Effect of HDAC Inhibitor (Panobinostat) and Topoisomerase Inhibitors on Cervical Cancer Cells

SL-190

Wafaa A. Zaghary

Preliminary Assessment on 99mTc-salmeterol Xinafoate as a Potential Bone-imaging Agent

SL-191

Edward Kahn

When Open Innovation Meets Repurposing

SL-192

Rachel A. Burton

The Deconstruction of Seed Mucilages

SL-193

Chong K. Phin

Antibacterial Activity, Mechanism of Action and Phytochemical Studies of Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers. Solid Phase Extract (SPE) Against Some Bacterial Pathogens

4:35 – 4:55 pm

4:10 – 4:30 pm

4:00 – 4:30 pm

4:25 – 4:45 pm

4:10 – 4:30 pm

4:25 – 4:45 pm

SL-194

Edward Holson

Development of a β-arrestin Biased D2R Antagonist for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

SL-195

Thomas Herz

A Full-360-Translational Pharmacology Concept – From Pre-Clinical Experiments to Clinical Data and Back

IL-196

Esmaiel Jabbari

Synthesis of Hydrolysable Nanogels for Controlled Temporal Delivery of Vasculogenic Factors in Patterned Cellular Constructs

SL-197

Stephen Freedman

Exploring New Ideas for the Academic Industry Interface

SL-198

Lianghui Ji

A Whole Plant Approach for Nitrogen-fixation in Non-leguminous Crops

SL-199

Rachel G. Lichtenstein

Inhibition of the IgG-FcγRIIIA Interactions in mSOD1 Mice Prolonging Mouse Survival

4:55 - 5:15 pm

4:30 - 4:50 pm

4:30 - 4:50 pm

4:45 - 5:05 pm

4:30 - 4:50 pm

4:45 - 5:05 pm

SL-200

Daniel Appella

Targeting HIV Nucleocapsid Protein via a Small Molecule Platform and Related Preclinical Development

SL-201

Jamal Zidan

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression Compared to Clinical and Pathological Features in Ovarian Cancer

SL-202

Divya Samineni

Use of Physiologically-based Pharmacokinetic (Pbpk) Modeling to Assess Drug Interaction Potential of Antibody-drug Conjugates (Adcs)

SL-203

Oluwatoyin A. Odeku

Formulation of Floating Gastroretentive Metronidazole Microspheres Using Cassava Starch (Manihot Esculenta) as Polymer

SL-204

Joanna D. Mankiewicz-Boczek

Increasing the Efficiency of Nitrogen Compounds Removal from Agricultural Areas through the Optimization of Conditions for Microbial Activity

SL-205

Tian Wang

The Development of a High Resolution LC-MS Peptide Mapping Method for Automated Quantification of N-linked Glycans in Immunoglobulins

5:15 – 5:35 pm

4:50 – 5:10 pm

4:50 – 5:10 pm

5:05 – 5:25 pm

4:50 – 5:10 pm

5:05 – 5:25 pm

SL-206

Jia Zhou

Developing Small-molecule Bax Activators for Cancer Therapy

SL-207

Mehrdad Modaresi

Effect of Althaea officinalis L.  Root Extract on Concentration of Blood Proteins in Mice

SL-208

Keltoum Anflous-Pharayra

VDACs Deficient Mice: An Original Model to Target Selectivity Metastasis

SL-209

Ke Cheng

Development of a Cloud-based Histology Database for Collaborative Cancer Research

SL-210

Rainer Fischer

Plant-Based Biopharmaceuticals for Emergency Responses and Alternative Rapid Production of Novel Biopharmaceuticals

SL-211

Smail Meziani

PAOT Technology^® New Approach for Determination of Oxidative Stress Status of Biological Liquids and Tissues

5:35 - 5:55 pm

5:10 - 5:30 pm

5:10 - 5:30 pm

5:25 - 5:45 pm

5:10 - 5:30 pm

5:25 - 5:45 pm

SL-212

Andres E. Dulcey

Discovery, Optimization, and Characterization of Novel Chlorcyclizine Derivatives for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

SL-213

Sule Ari

Bioactive Properties of Turkish Endemic Astragalus chrysochlorus

SL-214

Mehmet E. Buyukbingol

3D Analysis of the Binding Sites for Predicting Binding Affinities in Drug Design 

SL-215

Jennifer Smith

ICCB-Longwood: Examples of How an Academic Screening Core can Enable Industry Collaborations

SL-216

Jamshid Jazestani

Harnessing Microbial Interaction for Increasing Crop Productivity in Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Region of Western Canada

SL-217

Jun Shao

Non-invasive Delivery of Biotechnological Drugs

5:55 - 6:15 pm

5:30 - 5:50 pm

5:30 - 5:50 pm

5:45 - 6:05 pm

5:30 - 5:50 pm

SL-217(a)

Jerrie S. Refuerzo

NanoscaleDrug Carrying Systems to Prevent Placemental Passage of Harmful Drugs to the Fetus in a Pregnant Rodent Model

SL-218

Sadhna Sharma

In Silico Identification of Promiscuous CTL Epitopes of mymA Operation Protains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for a Epitope Based Vaccine Design

SL-219

Elie Hadchity

Kruppel Like Factors and Heat Shock Protein 27: New Potential Markers of Larynx and Lung Carcinomas

SL-220

Almeriane M. Weffort-Santos

Uleine, A Booster of the Immune Response: Activity on AIDS Patients

SL-221

Rasha F. Mady

Microsporidia and Zingiber officinale (Ginger); an Emerging Parasite and an Old Medicinal Plants: In vivo Trial 

COFFEE BREAK: 6:00 – 6:45 pm

  DAY 3: Friday, July 24, 2015                                                          

Chairman: Atta-ur-Rahman
Co-Chairman: R.L. Atkinson

JOINT PLENARY SESSION
Location: Ball Room ‘B’ - Level 3

Time

Speakers

Titles

8:30 - 9:20 am

Bernhard O. Palsson

PL-222

Reconstruction, Modeling and Use of Genome-scale Networks in Biology

9:20 - 10:10 am

Charles N. Serhan

PL-223

Novel Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators in Inflammation & Infection Leads for Resolution Physiology and Pharmacology

10:10 - 11:00 am

Shuji Ogino

PL-224

Emerging Pharmaco-MPE (Molecular Pathological Epidemiology) Paradigm for Global Precision Medicine

POSTER SESSION & LUNCH  BREAK: 11:00 – 1:00 pm

Locations

Lecture Hall 201

Level 2

Lecture Hall 202

Level 2

Lecture Hall 203

Level 2

Lecture Hall 204

Level 2

Lecture Hall 205

Level 2

Tracks

Anti-Infectives / Pharmaceutical Research & Development / Nutraceutical Drug Discovery & Therapy / Inflammation and Immunology / Chemistry

Neurodegenerative Disorders / CNS Drug Discovery & Therapy

Hot Topics in Medicinal Chemistry / Regenerative Medicine

Medical Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Biotechnology / Other Areas (Microrobot, Food, Protein Expression, Nanobiotechnology, Marine, Systems Biology) / Marine Biotechnology

Plant & Environment / Industrial & Manufacturing

Chairman: M.G.Moloney

Co-Chairman: R.Chaguturu

Chairman: D.K.Lahiri

Co-Chairman: F.Checler

Chairman: C.McInnes

Co-Chairman:D.S.Rawat

Chairman: H.U.Shekhar

Co-Chairman: K.Saito

Chairman: I.J.Diaz-Maroto

Co-Chairman: P. (Patrick) Fu 

1:00 – 1:35 pm

1:00 – 1:35 pm

1:00 – 1:30 pm

1:00 – 1:20 pm

1:00 – 1:30 pm

KNL-225

Mark G. Moloney

Equisetin, Reutericyclin and Streptolodygin: Natural Product Lead Structures for Novel Antibiotics

KNL-226

Debomoy K. Lahiri

Seeing a Road from the CAR: Could Effective microRNA “brakes” Slow Down the Trip to Alzheimer’s Disease?

IL-227

Campbell McInnes

Fragment Based Design of Non-ATP Competitive Kinase Inhibitors through REPLACE

SL-228

Ian D. Dickey

Transcutaneous Applications of Foam Metals

IL-229

Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto

Identification of Botanical Origin of Natural Woods Used in Wine Aging

1:35 - 1:55 pm

1:35 - 2:05 pm

1:30 - 1:50 pm

1:20 - 1:40 pm

1:30 - 1:50 pm

SL-230

Hidayat Hussain

New Strategies for Fighting Malaria 

IL-231

Frederic Checler

Presenilins are Transcriptional Targets of Parkin

SL-232

Kenneth W. Duncan

Targeting the Arginine Methyitransferases

SL-233

Akio Mori

Targeting CD28 Signal for Steroid Resistant Asthma

SL-234

James Petrie

A New Plant Oil Production Platform: Seed-like Oil Yield from Biomass

1:55 – 2:15 pm

2:05 – 2:35 pm

1:50 – 2:10 pm

1:40 – 2:00 pm

1:50 – 2:10 pm

SL-235

Mouloud Kecha

Antibacterial Polyketide from the Marine Alga-derived Endophitic Streptomyces sundarbansensis: A Study on Hydroxypyrone Tautomerism

IL-236

Sultan Darvesh

Butyrylcholinesterase as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease

SL-237

Ernst Schonbrunn

Development of Potent Dual Bromodomain-kinase Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy

SL-238

Xiaoming Wang

The Expression of Plasma miR-199a-5p,miR-200c-3p in Gastric Carcinoma and its Clinical Significance

SL-239

Sang-Soo Kwak

Metabolic Engineering of Carotenoids in Transgenic Sweetpotato for Sustainable Development on Global Marginal Lands

2:15 - 2:35 pm

2:35 - 3:05 pm

2:10 - 2:30 pm

2:00 - 2:20 pm

2:10 - 2:30 pm

SL-240

Mukhtar Dauda

Comparison of In vivo and In vitro Tests of Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Positive Patients Treated with Artemisinin Based Combination Therapy in Northwestern Nigeria

IL-241

Nigel Greig

New Pharmacological Tools to Understand and Experimental Drugs to Treat Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Related Disorders

SL-242

Diwan S. Rawat

Molecular Hybrids: An Innovative Approach in Drug Discovery

SL-243

Weilin Xu

The Physical Properties and Biocompatibility of Biomedical Polyurethane Reinforced by Native Silk Fibroin Powder

SL-244

Zahid Ali

Genetic Stability and Persistence of Morphological Features of Transgenic Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Harboring Na⁺ Antiporter Against Salt Stress

2:35 – 2:55 pm

3:05 – 3:25 pm

2:30 – 2:50 pm

2:20 – 2:40 pm

2:30 – 2:50 pm

SL-245

Mei X. Wu

Effective and Lesion-free Cutaneous Influenza Vaccination

SL-246

Xudong Huang

A Brain-permeable Antioxidant Targeting Aβ Amyloid Pathology

SL-247

Eileen J. Kennedy

Inhibiting EGFR Dimerization Using Triazolyl-bridged Dimerization Arm Mimics

SL-248

Hyung-Kwon Lim

Engineering of Novel Domain Antibody Scaffold Using In vivo Protein Folding Pathway

SL-249

Seema Sambrani

Bioaugmentation of Crude Oil Spills: Bioremediation with a Microbial Formula Tailored with Selected Solvent Tolerant Native Strain

2:55 - 3:30 pm

3:25 - 3:55 pm

2:50 - 3:10 pm

2:40 - 3:00 pm

2:50 - 3:10 pm

KNL-250

Rathnam Chaguturu

Scientific Misconduct in Biomedical Sciences

IL-251

Jeff Kuret

Imaging Agents for Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases

SL-252

Damith G. Udugamasooriya

Peptoid-combinatorial Strategies to Target Non-protein Biomarkers in the Tumor Microenvironment

SL-253

Ken Saito

Biotechnological Approach of MEMS Microrobot System with Artificial Neural Networks Integrated Circuit

SL-254

Ming Y. Zheng

The Significance of Doubled Haploid Production via Microspore Embryogenesis in Plant Biotechnology and Crop Breeding

3:30 - 3:50 pm

3:55 - 4:15 pm

3:10 - 3:30  pm

3:00 - 3:20 pm

3:10 - 3:30 pm

 SL-255

Stanislav Pavelka

Iodothyronine Deiodinases: Determination of their Activities by Novel Radiometric Enzyme Assays

SL-256

Cynthia Lemere

Alzheimer's Disease Vaccines: Breakthroughs and Setbacks

SL-257

Venkat Subramanian

Novel Inhibitors and Chemical Probes to Study the Protein Arginine Deiminases (PADs)

SL-258

Shlomit Kenigsberg

The Need for Optimization: Overview of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) Isolation Techniques from Small Volumes of Serum and Reproductive Biological Fluids

SL-259

Satyawati Sharma

Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Polluted and Salt Affected Soils Employing Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

3:50 – 4:10 pm

4:15 – 4:35 pm

3:30 – 4:00 pm

3:20 – 3:40 pm

3:30 – 3:50 pm

SL-260

Araz Raoof

From Patients Biospecimens to Therapeutic Solutions: New Departure in Drug Discovery

SL-261

Jack Rogers

Cooperative RNA Modulation of Neurodegenerative Disease Transcripts to Improve Iron Homeostasis while also Providing Anti-amyloid Efficacy

IL-262

Denise de Oliveira Silva

Developing Strategies to Build Combined Diruthenium-pharmaceutical Metallodrugs Targeting Cancer Therapy

SL-263

Alexander Trofimov

Helio-hero Protected Drink-water and Food: The New Possibilities and Perspectives of the Preventive Medicine

SL-264

Katsuhiro Shiratake

Multi-omics Study on Anthocyanin and Resveratrol Accumulations in Grape Berry Skin and Culture Cells

4:10 - 4:30 pm

4:35 - 5:05 pm

4:00 - 4:30 pm

3:40 - 4:00 pm

3:50 - 4:10 pm

SL-265

Shamsher Ali

Bottom-up Approaches for Polymeric Vasculature Tissue Constructs and Cellular Microenvironment

IL-266

Kumar Sambamurti

Dietary Restriction to Prevent AD Pathogenesis

IL-267

James B. Hoying

Microvessel Adaptation and Plasticity in Microvascular Regeneration

SL-268

Fayyaz Rasool

ATPase 6/8 Gene Assisted Genetic Variability Studies Among the Population of Labeorohita

SL-269

Sujing Li

Novel Application of Sargassum as a Potential Waste Derived Catalyst for Low Temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxides

4:30 – 4:50 pm

5:05 – 5:35 pm

4:30 – 5:00 pm

4:00 – 4:20 pm

4:10 – 4:30 pm

SL-270

Elizabeth Sobhia

Insights from Molecular Dynamics Studies to Combat Isoniazid – Resistant Tuberculosis

IL-271

Weihong Song

Prenatal Vitamin A Deficiency Facilitates Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis

IL-272

Nancy L. Parenteau

The Rational Biological Design of Regenerative Therapies and Devices

SL-273

Hossain Uddin Shekhar

Boosting the Food Functionality (In vivo and In vitro) of Spirulina Grown in Bangladesh by Gamma Radiation: An Inspiring Approach

SL-274

Ngozi Edoh

Evaluation of High β-Carotene Cassava Genotypes at Advanced Trial in Nigeria

4:50 - 5:10 pm

5:35 - 5:55 pm

5:00 - 5:20 pm

4:20 - 4:40 pm

4:30 - 4:50 pm

SL-275

Namrita Lall

Untangling the Opportunities from South African Plants

SL-276

Kamil Kuca

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Tacrine Derivatives and Tacrine-Coumarin Hybrids As Cholinesterase Inhibitors

SL-277

Xin Wang

Neuroprotective Drug Discovery and Neural Stem Cell Research in ALS

SL-278

Mian Zhou

Determine the Role and Mechanism of Gene Codon Usage in Regulating Protein Expression and Folding

SL-279

Kazimierz Strzalka

Enzymatic De-epoxidation of Violaxanthin and Diadinoxanthin in the Xanthophylls Cycle Requires Presence of Non-bilayer Lipids

5:10 – 5:30 pm

5:20 – 5:40 pm

4:40 – 5:00 pm

4:50 – 5:10 pm

SL-280

Waseem Hassan

Evaluation of Secondary Metabolites, Micro-macro Elements and Antimicrobial Activity of Cinnamomum tamala Leaves

SL-281

Alessia Cedola

X-ray Synchrotron Phase Contrast Tomography for the Investigation of Regenerative Treatment in Neurodegenerative Diseases

SL-282

Mengyi Ren

Metallogenic Information Extract and Prognosis Research of Seafloor Polymetallic Sulfide Resources in Southwest Indian Ocean

SL-283

Li Xu

Co-display of Synergetic Rhizopus oryzae Lipase and Candida rugosa Lipase 1 Biodiesel Production

5:30 - 5:50 pm

5:40 - 6:00 pm

5:00 - 5:20 pm

5:10 - 5:30 pm

SL-284

Stephen G. Ward

Pharmacological Manipulation of SHIP-1 Modulates Human T Lymphocyte Adhesion and Migration

SL-285

Robert J. Deans

Commercializing Adult Stem Cell Therapeutics for Treatment of Stroke and Acute CNS Injury

SL-286

Menghao Cai

Genetically Shaping Morphology of the Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus glaucus for Production of Antitumor Polyketide Aspergiolide A

SL-287

Pengcheng (Patrick) Fu

Synthetic Biology of Cyanobacteria for Bioethanol Production

5:50 - 6:10 pm

5:20 - 5:40 pm

5:30 - 5:50 pm

SL-288

Syed W.A. Shah

Immunomodulatory Potential of Isolated Constituents from Salix Caprea and Simultaneous Quantification, Method Validation of Five Polar Secondary Metabolites by LC/MS

SL-289

Vladimir P. Baklaushev

Targeted Delivery of Liposomes and Nanoparticles in High Grade Glioma Cells In vitro and In vivo

SL-290

Mohamed M. Ibrahim

Bio-saline Agriculture of Salicornia begelovii, New Approaches for Biodiesel Production

COFFEE BREAK: 6:00 – 6:45 pm

  DAY 4: Saturday, July 25, 2015                                                      

Chairman: D.K. Lahiri
Co-Chairman: M.I. Choudhary

JOINT PLENARY SESSION
 Location: Ball Room ‘B’ - Level 3

Time

Speakers

Titles

8:30 - 9:20 am

Ada E. Yonath

(Nobel Laureate)

PL-291

Advanced Therapeutics while Preserving the Microbiome

9:20 - 10:10 am

Edmond J. Yunis

PL-292

Specific Anti-tuberculin (IgG) High Levels and Lymphocyte In vitro Proliferation with Tuberculin are Better Indicators of LTBI than TST

10:10 - 11:00 am

Richard L. Atkinson

PL-293

Current Status of Obesity and the Need for a Paradigm Shift

POSTER SESSION & LUNCH  BREAK: 11:00 – 1:00 pm

Locations

Lecture Hall 201

Level 2

Lecture Hall 202

Level 2

Lecture Hall 203

Level 2

Lecture Hall 204

Level 2

Tracks

Drug Delivery & Targeting

Innovative Drug Discovery & Nanotechnology / Inflammation and Immunology