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Friday, June 13, 2025
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Aging and Regeneration
Concurrent Speaker:
Emi Nishimura, MD, PhD
– The University of Tokyo
Concurrent Speaker:
Anissa Widjaja, PhD
– Duke-NUS Medical School
Organ Generation and Regeneration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Aging and Regeneration
Concurrent Speaker:
Emi Nishimura, MD, PhD
– The University of Tokyo
Concurrent Speaker:
Anissa Widjaja, PhD
– Duke-NUS Medical School
Organ Generation and Regeneration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Anissa Widjaja Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Anissa Widjaja, PhD
– Duke-NUS Medical School
Organ Generation and Regeneration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Emi Nishimura Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Emi Nishimura, MD, PhD
– The University of Tokyo
Organ Generation and Regeneration
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
AI and Cancer Evolution
Concurrent Speaker:
Bissan Al-Lazikani, PhD
– University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Concurrent Speaker:
Jiguang Wang, PhD
– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
AI and Cancer Evolution
Concurrent Speaker:
Bissan Al-Lazikani, PhD
– University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Concurrent Speaker:
Jiguang Wang, PhD
– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Bissan Al-Lazikani Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Bissan Al-Lazikani, PhD
– University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Molecular Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy in Spinal Cord Diffuse Gliomas
Concurrent Speaker:
Jiguang Wang, PhD
– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Clinical Translation of Bioengineered Tissue-based Therapeutics
Concurrent Speaker:
Ryuichi Okamoto, MD, PhD
– Institute of Science Tokyo
Concurrent Speaker:
Xin Cheng
Clinical Applications
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Clinical Translation of Bioengineered Tissue-based Therapeutics
Concurrent Speaker:
Ryuichi Okamoto, MD, PhD
– Institute of Science Tokyo
Concurrent Speaker:
Xin Cheng
Clinical Applications
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Ryuichi Okamoto Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Ryuichi Okamoto, MD, PhD
– Institute of Science Tokyo
Clinical Applications
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Fate Choices in Development and Regeneration
Concurrent Speaker:
Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Weizmann Institute of Science
Concurrent Speaker:
Bhavana Muralidharan, PhD
– Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine
Pluripotency and Development
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Fate Choices in Development and Regeneration
Concurrent Speaker:
Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Weizmann Institute of Science
Concurrent Speaker:
Bhavana Muralidharan, PhD
– Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine
Pluripotency and Development
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Bhavana Muralidharan Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Bhavana Muralidharan, PhD
– Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine
Pluripotency and Development
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Jacob H. Hanna Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Weizmann Institute of Science
Pluripotency and Development
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Stem Cells and Infectious Disease
Concurrent Speaker:
Sina Bartfeld, PhD
– Technische Universität Berlin
Concurrent Speaker:
Kazuo Takayama, PhD (he/him/his)
– Kyoto University
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
STEM CELLS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Concurrent Speaker:
Sina Bartfeld, PhD
– Technische Universität Berlin
Concurrent Speaker:
Kazuo Takayama, PhD (he/him/his)
– Kyoto University
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
RESEARCH FOR VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS USING ORGANOIDS AND ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP
Concurrent Speaker:
Kazuo Takayama, PhD (he/him/his)
– Kyoto University
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
HK Time
Sina Bartfeld Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Sina Bartfeld, PhD
– Technische Universität Berlin
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
HK Time
Plenary III: Adult Homeostasis: Stem Cells in Physiology and Disease
Plenary Speaker:
Hongyan Wang, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke-NUS Medical School
Plenary Speaker:
Paola Arlotta, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Harvard University
Plenary Speaker:
James Hudson, PhD (he/him/his)
– QIMR Berghofer
Plenary Speaker:
Toshio Suda
Plenary Session
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
HK Time
Plenary III: Adult Homeostasis: Stem Cells in Physiology and Disease
Plenary Speaker:
Hongyan Wang, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke-NUS Medical School
Plenary Speaker:
Paola Arlotta, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Harvard University
Plenary Speaker:
James Hudson, PhD (he/him/his)
– QIMR Berghofer
Plenary Speaker:
Toshio Suda
Plenary Session
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
HK Time
CARDIOPEDIA: COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF LIGAND-FUNCTION-OMICS FOR PREDICTION OF THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
Plenary Speaker:
James Hudson, PhD (he/him/his)
– QIMR Berghofer
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
HK Time
Paola Arlotta Title Coming Soon
Plenary Speaker:
Paola Arlotta, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Harvard University
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
HK Time
Waking up “Sleeping” Neural Stem Cells
Plenary Speaker:
Hongyan Wang, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke-NUS Medical School
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HK Time
Exhibit & Poster Hall
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HK Time
Exhibit & Poster Hall
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
HK Time
Innovation Showcase
Innovation Showcases
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
HK Time
Innovation Showcase
Innovation Showcases
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Engineering Regeneration
Concurrent Speaker:
Tae-Eun Park, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UNIST
Concurrent Speaker:
Linna Zhou, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Nuffield Department of Medicine and Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
Organ Generation and Regeneration
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Engineering Tissue Regeneration
Concurrent Speaker:
Tae-Eun Park, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UNIST
Concurrent Speaker:
Linna Zhou, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Nuffield Department of Medicine and Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
Organ Generation and Regeneration
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Engineering 3D Human Tissue for Disease and Repair
Concurrent Speaker:
Linna Zhou, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Nuffield Department of Medicine and Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
Organ Generation and Regeneration
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Gut organoid-based microphysiological systems to study mucosal regeneration and defense mechanisms
Concurrent Speaker:
Tae-Eun Park, PhD (she/her/hers)
– UNIST
Organ Generation and Regeneration
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Reprogramming and Rejuvenation for Dysfunctional Organs
Concurrent Speaker:
Maria Pia Cosma, PhD
– Centre for Genomic Regulation
Concurrent Speaker:
Pentao Liu, PhD
– The University of Hong Kong
Clinical Applications
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Reprogramming and Rejuvenation for Dysfunctional Organs
Concurrent Speaker:
Maria Pia Cosma, PhD
– Centre for Genomic Regulation
Concurrent Speaker:
Pentao Liu, PhD
– The University of Hong Kong
Clinical Applications
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Pentao Liu Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Pentao Liu, PhD
– The University of Hong Kong
Clinical Applications
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
STRATEGIES AND ADVANCES IN REGENERATING AND SUSTAINING NEURAL TISSUE
Concurrent Speaker:
Maria Pia Cosma, PhD
– Centre for Genomic Regulation
Clinical Applications
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Stem Cell Models of Tissue Injury and Repair
Concurrent Speaker:
Sumru Bayin, PhD (she/her/hers)
– The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
Concurrent Speaker:
Patrick C.H Hsieh, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Stem Cell Models of Tissue Injury and Repair
Concurrent Speaker:
Sumru Bayin, PhD (she/her/hers)
– The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
Concurrent Speaker:
Patrick C.H Hsieh, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
HUMAN iPSCs IN Action: REVOLUTIONIZING DRUD SAFETY AND HEART DISEASE TREATMENT
Concurrent Speaker:
Patrick C.H Hsieh, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Understanding and harnessing the regenerative potential of the brain
Concurrent Speaker:
Sumru Bayin, PhD (she/her/hers)
– The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Stem Cells and Cell Metastasis
Concurrent Speaker:
Eduard Batlle, PhD
– Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) & ICREA
Concurrent Speaker:
Samra Turajilic, PhD
– The Francis Crick Institute
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Stem Cells and Cell Metastasis
Concurrent Speaker:
Eduard Batlle, PhD
– Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) & ICREA
Concurrent Speaker:
Samra Turajilic, PhD
– The Francis Crick Institute
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Plasticity, therapy resistance and immune evasion in metastatic colorectal cancer
Concurrent Speaker:
Eduard Batlle, PhD
– Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) & ICREA
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Samra Turajlic Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Samra Turajilic, PhD
– The Francis Crick Institute
Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Technologies to Study Development and Physiology
Concurrent Speaker:
Nicolas Rivron, PhD, Eng. (he/him/his)
– Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Science
Concurrent Speaker:
Alex Gould, PhD
– The Francis Crick Institute
Pluripotency and Development
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Human blastoids reveal molecular determinants and genetic innovations underlying the implantation of human blastocysts
Concurrent Speaker:
Nicolas Rivron, PhD, Eng. (he/him/his)
– Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Science
Concurrent Speaker:
Alex Gould, PhD
– The Francis Crick Institute
Pluripotency and Development
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Alex Gould Title Coming Soon
Concurrent Speaker:
Alex Gould, PhD
– The Francis Crick Institute
Pluripotency and Development
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
HK Time
Human blastoids reveal molecular determinants and genetic innovations underlying the implantation of human blastocysts
Concurrent Speaker:
Nicolas Rivron, PhD, Eng. (he/him/his)
– Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Science
Pluripotency and Development
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
HK Time
Poster Session 3 (Odd)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
HK Time
Poster Session 3 (Odd)
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
HK Time
Exhibit Hall Theater Talks
Exhibit Hall Theater Talks
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
HK Time
Exhibit Hall Theater Talks
Exhibit Hall Theater Talks
4:00 PM – 5:45 PM
HK Time
Meet Up Hubs
Meet-Up Hubs
4:00 PM – 5:45 PM
HK Time
Meet Up Hubs
Meet-Up Hubs
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HK Time
Refreshment Break
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HK Time
Refreshment Break
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HK Time
Poster Session 3 (Even)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
HK Time
Poster Session 3 (Even)
5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
HK Time
Career Exploration Talks
5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
HK Time
Career Exploration Talks