Day 1: September 25, 2024 - Protein Folding, Misfolding, and Health

  • 08:30 – 09:10 – Arrival and Registration, Welcome Tea/Coffee
  • 09:10 – 09:20 – Opening Remarks by Chair: Prof. Ken-Tye Yong
  • 09:20 – 10:00 – Invited Speaker: Prof. Anderson Ho Cheung Shum (via Zoom), University of Hong Kong – Biomedical engineering, microfluidics
  • 10:00 – 10:30 – Morning Tea
  • 10:30 – 11:10 – Invited Speaker: Prof. ChenJie Xu, City University of Hong Kong – Nanomedicine, drug delivery
  • 11:10 – 11:50 Invited Speaker: Prof. Zigang Li, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School , Peptide Engineering and Biophysical Properties
  • 11:50 – 12:50 – Lunch Break
  • 12:50 – 13:30 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Yu Heng Lau, University of Sydney – Synthetic biology, peptide-based therapeutics
  • 13:30 – 14:10 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Yi Shen, University of Sydney – Protein Condensate
  • 14:10 – 14:50 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Amandeep Kaur, Monash University – Nanoscale imaging, protein aggregates
  • 14:50 – 15:20 – Afternoon Tea
  • 15:20 – 16:00 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Danny Tng (via Zoom), Duke-NUS Singapore, SingHealth Hospital, Singapore
  • 16:00 – 16:40 – Invited Speaker: Prof. Sheena Radford (via Zoom), University of Leeds, UK
  • 16:40 – 16:50 – Closing Remarks & Day 1 Wrap-Up
  • 18:00 – 20:00 – Conference Dinner

Day 2: September 26, 2024 - Protein Engineering, Machine Learning, and Advanced Therapeutics

  • 08:30 – 09:00 – Arrival and Tea/Coffee
  • 09:00 – 09:40 – Invited Speaker: Prof. Colin Jackson, Australian National University – Protein dynamics, enzymatic reactions
  • 09:40 – 10:20 – Invited Speaker: Prof. Tianxun Gong, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China – Medical health sensing, detection
  • 10:20 – 10:40 – Morning Tea
  • 10:40 – 11:20 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Kotaro Tsuboyama, University of Tokyo (via Zoom) – De novo protein design, machine learning
  • 11:20 – 12:00 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Phurpa Wangchuk, James Cook University
  • 12:00 – 12:40 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Jacky Loo, Aalto University – DNA nanotechnology, plasmonics
  • 12:40 – 13:30 – Lunch Break
  • 13:30 – 14:10 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Paul Jaschke, Macquarie University – Synthetic biology, microbiology
  • 14:10 – 14:50 – Invited Speaker: Dr. JiaoJiao Li, University of Technology Sydney – Tissue engineering, regenerative medicine
  • 14:50 – 15:10 – Afternoon Tea
  • 15:10 – 15:50 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Daniele Vigolo, The University of Sydney – protein condensates linked to neurodegenerative diseases
  • 15:50 – 16:30 – Invited Speaker: Dr. Siyi Hu, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET), Chinese Academy of Sciences; ACXEL – Advanced microfluidics, single-cell manipulation.
  • 16:30 – 17:10 – Panel Discussion: Advanced Optical Imaging and Biomedical Applications of Microfluidics.
    • Panelists:
      • Prof. Ken-Tye Yong, The University of Sydney
      • Dr. Zhouray Xu, Shenzhen University – Multi-photon activated nanoprobes, pharmacokinetics
      • Dr Miaozhuang Fan, Shenzhen University
      • Dr. Daniele Vigolo, The University of Sydney
      • Mr. Joseph Yang, PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney
  • 17:10 – 17:15 – Closing Remarks & Day 2 Wrap-Up