ORGANOIDS ARE US
2024
A symposium, featuring organoids, cancer research, infectious diseases, and stem cells
6-8th August 2024
OZO North Pattaya Hotel, Chonburi, Thailand
PLENARY SPEAKER
Prof Hans Clevers (virtual presentation)
Roche Pharma Research and Early Development,
Basel, Switzerland
TONY BURGESS ORATORS 2024
Prof Luke Dow
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NY, USA
Dr Dustin Flanagan
Monash University,
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof Jose Polo
University of Adelaide,
South Australia, Australia
Prof Arial Zeng
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai, China
INVITED SPEAKERS
Dr Punn Augsornworawat
Mahidol University, Thailand
Prof Nick Barker
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
Prof Alfred Cheng
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Shumei Chia
Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
Prof Owen Sansom
CRUK Scottland (Beatson) Institute, Glasgow, Scottland
A/Prof Rossukon Kaewkhaw
Mahidol University, Thailand
Prof Kaylene Simpson
Victorian Center for Functional Genomics, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Prof Edward Chow
Cancer Institute of Singapore, Singapore
Prof Carol Man Tong
Chinese University Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Bhavana Muralidharan
inSTEM, Bangalore, India
Dr Alexandre Grassart
Center of Infection and Immunity, Lille, France
Prof Chan Winston
Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
Symposium Schedule
| Tuesday Aug 6th | Registration opens 2 pm |
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| 6.00 pm – 8.00pm | Gala Dinner |
| 7.00 - 8.00 pm | Plenary Hans Clevers (Roche, Basal, Switzerland) Organoids Model Human Disease Chair: Ram DasGupta |
| 8.00 – 10.30 pm | Mixer and Posters |
| Wednesday Aug 7th | Registration opens 8.00 am |
| 9.00 – 10.30 am | Session 1 – Wnt, Stem Cells Chair: Owen Sansom |
| 9.00 – 9.30 am 30 min |
Nick Barker (A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore) Deciphering Stem Cell Roles in Driving Gastrointestinal Cancers |
| 9.30 – 9.45 am 15 min |
Short Talk #1 |
| 9.45-10.30 am 45 min |
Tony Burgess Orator I Dustin Flanagan (Monash, Clayton, Australia) Stomach stem cells behaving badly. |
| 10.30– 11.00 am | Morning tea – 30 min/posters/trade area |
| 11.00 – 1.00 pm |
Session 2 – Disease Models I Chair: Sam Nayler |
| 11.00 – 11.30 am 30 min |
Bhavana Muralidharan (inStem, Bangalore, India) Chromatinopathies in brain development using human brain organoids |
| 11.30 – 12.00 30 min |
Punn Augsornworawat (Mahidol University, Thailand) Title (single-cell omics of IPS-derived islet cells) |
| 12.00 – 12.15 15 min |
Short Talk #2 |
| 12.15-1.00 pm 45 min |
Keynote I Jose Polo (University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia) Exploring the boundaries of human reprogramming |
| 1.00 – 2.00 pm | Lunch – 60 min/posters/trade area |
| 2.00 – 3.30 pm |
Session 3 – Screening Technology Chair: Abdou Hachani |
| 2.00 – 2.30 pm 30 min |
Kaylene Simpson (Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics, Parkville, Australia) Functional genomics, taking discoveries to the third dimension. |
| 2.30 – 3.00 pm 30 min |
Shumei Chia (Genome Institute Singapore, Singapore) Title (Precision Oncology Platform/CanScan) |
| 3.00 – 3.30 pm 30 min |
Edward Kai-Hua Chow (Cancer Science Institute, Singapore) Title (QPOP platforms – drug screening using organoids/AI/nanotech) |
| 3.30 – 4.00 pm | Afternoon tea – 30 min/posters/trade area |
| 4.00 – 6.00 pm |
Session 4 –Disease Models II Chair: Dustin Flanagan |
| 4.00 – 4.30 pm 30 min |
Owen Sansom (CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, Scotland) Finding Novel Targets Downstream of Ligand Independent Wnt Pathway Mutations in Intestine and Liver Cancer |
| 4.30 – 5.15 pm 45 min |
Tony Burgess Orator II Luke Dow (Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NY) Targeting WNT in Cancer: Why, When, Where, and How |
| 5.15 – 5.30 15 min |
Short Talk #3 |
| 5.30-6.00 pm 30 min |
Rossukon Kaewkhaw (Mahidol University, Thailand) Title (Tumouroids from retinal cancer such as retinoblastoma, drug screening) |
| 6.00-8.00 pm | BBQ light refreshments/posters |
| Thursday Aug 8th | Registration Opens 8.00 am |
| 9.00 – 10.45 am | Session 5 – Disease models III Chair: Somponnat (Pat)Sampattavanich/Elizabeth Vincan |
| 9.00 – 9.30 am 30 min |
Carol Man Tong (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Title (Cholangiocarcinoma modelling) |
| 9.30 – 9.45 am 15 min |
Short Talk #4 |
| 9.45-10.15 am 30 min |
Chan Winston (Guangzhou, China) Title (Fatty liver disease using hepatic organoids) |
| 10.15-10.45 am 30 min |
Alfred Cheng (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Title (HCC modelling) |
| 10.45– 11.15 am | Morning tea – 30 min/posters/trade area |
| 11.15-11.45 30 min |
Alexandre Grassart (Centre for Infection and Immunity, Lille, France) Title (organoid infection model) |
| 11.45-12.30 am 45 min |
Keynote II Arial Zeng (Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China) Harnessing Adult Stem Cells for Pancreatic Islet Regeneration |
| 12.30 – 12.35 | Announce prizes/next meeting/Thank-you/meeting close |
