3rd East Asia Bioinformation Network Meeting 3rd EABN An ASEAN-Plus-Three Project

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3rd EAST ASIA BIOINFORMATION NETWORK MEETING (3rd EABN 2008) SINGAPORE A Post -BioInformatics Asia Event 18th April 2008 Venue: National University of Singapore Final Programme printable format Day 1 Tuesday 15th April 2008 Morning 8am-8.45am Welcome to BioInformatics Asia 2008 and Special Discount Rate Registration at Suntec City Convention Centre http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/bioinfo/programme.stm 8.45am-10am Plenary Session Guest-of-honour address Lim Hng Kiang, Minister Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore Global keynote address and executive interview: The evolving biomedical science and industry 1000-1110h Morning refreshments, BioMedical Technology Showcase session and combined speed networking IDENTIFYING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOINFORMATICS IN ASIA 1110-1230h Chairperson: BIOINFORMATICS IN ASIA Session Tan Tin Wee, DyHead, Biochemistry Dept, NUS Focal Point for Bioinformatics, ASEAN SubCommittee on Biotechnology Secretariat, Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network Chairman, Affiliates Committee, Board Director, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) 1110-1130h Bioinformatics host country opening keynote: Chandra Verma Principal Investigator and Group Leader Bioinformatics Institute (BII), A*STAR Examining the Bioinformatics industry in Singapore and its role in pharma and biotech industry moving forwards 2008- 2009 The evolution and growth of the bioinformatics industry in Singapore The role of the BII and the part BII plays in supporting the development of pharma and biotech industry The challenges and opportunities in the future 1130-1230h Lim Sei Guan Lecturer Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science Universiti Brunei Darussalam Bioinformatics Development in Brunei |PDF| Dr Zeti A.M. Hussein UKM Malaysia Bioinformatics Development in Malaysia | ppt (Large 8Mb) | Rey Vincent P. Babilonia Philippine Bioinformatics Solutions Philippine e-Science Grid Research and Development Division Advanced Science and Technology Institute Philippines http://www.psigrid.gov.ph Bioinformatics Development in Philippines |ppt (700Kb)| Dr Sissades Tongsima BIOTEC, Thailand Bioinformatics Development in Thailand |PDF (1.6Mb)(noaudio)| FlashAudio1| FlashAudio2| FlashAudio3| ASEAN regulatory & policy maker roundtable discussion on bioinformatics developments in their respective countries What are ASEAN initiatives put in place to encourage the sharing of biomedical information? What are some of the challenges faced in using bioinformatics? Individual country discussion Lunch 1230-1400 BIOINFORMATICS ASIA 2008 DAY 1 AFTERNOON PROGRAM http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/bioinfo/programme.stm Day 2 Wed 16th April 2008 BIOINFORMATICS ASIA 2008 DAY 2 PROGRAM AT SUNTEC CITY CONVENTION CENTRE http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/bioinfo/programme.stm Day 3 Thu 17th April 2008 8.15am Bus Transport Departing from Hotel Santa Grand and Fragrance WaterFront Hotel to Computer Centre Building (Participants staying in Visitors Lodge can walk up the hill to Computer Centre (5 mins) and those from Sheares Hall can take the Internal Bus to Computer Centre (10 mins) 8.30am Breakfast Buffet Free Registration at CIT Auditorium, Computer Centre Building, National University of Singapore Morning (ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop) Major Sponsor: ASEAN-China Cooperation Fund Theme 1: Bioinformatics in Emerging Infectious Diseases 9.00am Opening Ceremony Chair: Dr Donald Tambunan Asst Director and Head, S&T, ASEAN Secretariat 9.10am Professor Li Yixue China Welcome to 2nd ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop 9.20am Tan Tin Wee Chairman, Organising Committee Focal Point, Bioinformatics Programme, ASEAN SubCommittee on Biotechnology Board Director, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) ASEAN Welcome to 2nd ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop 9.30am Shoba Ranganathan International Expert Chair Professor in Bioinformatics Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences Biotechnology Research Institute, Macquarie University, Australia. President, Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Development |PPT 3.3Mb| and Structural Modelling and Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery and Infectious Disease: Docking flexible ligands to receptors using a structural bioinformatics approach 10.00am Zhao Guoping (Apologies for absence) Executive Director, Chinese National Human Genome Center Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Professor, Dept of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai BioInformatics collaborations with China and Infectious Diseases Informatics 10.30am Albert Cheung-Hoi YU, Ph.D. Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hai Kang Life Professor of the Infectious Disease Center at Peking University, China. Vice-Director and Professor, Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University Collaborative opportunities on BioInformatics in the diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Our Preparedness in Battle Against Avian Influenza. |PPT| 11.00am Sunchai Payungporn Researcher Molecular Virology Chulalongkorn University Thailand Molecular Epidemiology of Avian Influenza |PPT 12Mb| 11.15am Lisa F.P. Ng Senior Scientist and Principal Investigator Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) A*STAR The Proposed Avian Influenza Bioinformatics Database |PPT 22.8Mb| 11.30am Victor Tong Senior Scientist and Principal Investigator Knowledge Discovery Group Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) A*STAR Machine Learning in building Bioinformatics Databases for Infectious Diseases |PPT 1.1Mb| 11.45am Olivo Miotto Programme Director for Research Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore. Large-scale knowledge aggregation for infectious diseases |PPT 2.3Mb |Zipped 1.9Mb| 12.00nn   Panel Discussion Databases on Infectious Diseases in China and ASEAN 12.30pm Lunch Buffet 1.30pm   Panel Discussion ASEAN-China Cooperation in: - Current Collaborative Joint Projects - Building Databases and Sharing Research Data on Infectious Diseases 3.15pm Afternoon Coffee/Tea Break with refreshments 3.45pm Mohd Shahir Shamsir Omar Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Biodiversity informatics: uniformity in diversity - lessons learnt from the development of a biodiversity informatics database on medicinal flora for Endau-Rompin National Park in Malaysia. |PPT 4.8Mb| 4.00pm Professor Nevin Zhang Department of Computer Science Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Latent Tree Models and Statistical Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) |PPT| 4.30pm Bus Transport Departing from Computer Centre Building to Biopolis 5.00pm Visit to A*STAR Institutes, Biopolis, Singapore Bus arrives at Matrix Building, 30 Biopolis Street Briefing by A*STAR Head of International Relations, Andrew Fun Venue: Multifunction Room 1, Level 5, Matrix Building 6.30pm Drinks and Welcome Dinner INFUZI RESTAURANT, BIOPOLIS Guest of Honour: Professor Chong Tow Chong   National COST Chairman   and Executive Director, Science and Engineering Research Council, A*STAR Special Guests: Professor John Wong, Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS Professor Fu Xinyuan, Head, Dept of Biochemistry, YLLSoM, NUS Professor Wong Limsoon, Head, Bioinformatics Programme, Life Science Institute, NUS Professor Shoba Ranganathan, President, Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet) Quek Hui Nar, President, Association for Medical and Bio Informatics Singapore (AMBIS) Andrew Fun, Head, International Relations (ASEAN), A*STAR. 8.30pm Bus Transport Bus leaves Biopolis for Visitors Lodge, Santa Grand/Fragrance Hotel, Sheares Hall Day 4 Friday 18th April 2008 Morning (ASEAN-China International Bioinformatics Workshop) Theme 2: Bioinformatics in Traditional Medicines 8.15am Bus Transport Departing from Hotel Santa Grand and Fragrance WaterFront Hotel to Computer Centre Building (Participants staying in Visitors Lodge can walk up the hill to Computer Centre (5 mins) and those from Sheares Hall can take the Internal Bus to Computer Centre (10 mins) 8.30am Breakfast Buffet Free Registration at CIT Auditorium, Computer Centre Building, National University of Singapore 9.00am Session Chairperson: Hannah Xue Hong Director, HKUST Bioinformatics Centre, Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Introduction and BioInformatics in Traditional Chinese Medicines 9.15am Li Yixue Director, Shanghai Centre for Bioinformation Technology (SCBIT), Professor, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences BioInformatics Data Sharing and International Cooperation |PPT| 9.45am Chen Yu Zong and Jia Jia Dept of Pharmacy National University of Singapore Predicting Receptor targets of Traditional Chinese Medicines and Small Molecule TCM Database |PPT 3.3Mb| Synergistic pharmacological effects of multiple ingredients in TCM and their correlation to TCM multi-herb recipes Molecular mechanism of traditionally defined therapeutic TCM classes Correlation of physicochemical profiles of TCM ingredients and their correlation with traditionally defined TCM herbal properties 10.00am Cao Zhiwei Joint Professor and PI, Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology, Professor and Principal Investigator School of Life Sciences and Technology Tongji University Shanghai P.R. China Computational Platforms for Supporting Traditional Chinese Medicine Research |PPT| 10.15am Dr Patrick Loh, Eu Yan Sang Ltd and Lim Teck Sin, KOOPrime Pte Ltd Applications of High Throughput Screening Technologies in TCM Informatics |PPT 17Mb| 10.30am Wang Yun, Ph.D., Associate Professor Research Center of TCM-informatics Engineering Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Targeting Systems: New Strategy for Computational Biology in Traditional Chinese Medicine |PPT 1Mb| 10.45am Prof Qiao Yanjiang and Dr Zhang Yanling Research Center of TCM-informatics Engineering Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing Chance and Challenge of Bioinformatics in Traditional Chinese Medicine |PPT 3Mb| 11.30am Mark De Silva and KS Lim Network Managers, Bioinformatics Centre, NUS BioSlax Live Systems Demonstration of BioSlax project of ASEAN SCB |PPT | 11.45am Chairperson: Hannah Xue Hong Panel Discussion: ASEAN-China Cooperation in: Building Bioinformatics Databases for Traditional Medicines BioCyberInfrastructure for supporting Research and Education 1215pm Closing Remarks ASEAN Secretariat: Dr Donald Tambunan 1230pm Lunch Buffet Afternoon (East Asia Bioinformation Networking Meeting - 3rd EABN'08) Major Sponsor: KOBIC 1.30pm   Opening Ceremony ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Welcome to 3rd EAST ASIA BIOINFORMATION NETWORK Meeting 1.40pm Jong Bhak Co-Chairman, Organising Committee Executive Director Korean Bioinformation Center KRIBB, Daejon, Korea. Korea Welcome to 3rd EABN'08 1.50pm Shoba Ranganathan Chair Professor, Macquarie University President, Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network Supporting a thriving bioinformatics culture in East Asia |PPT| 2.00pm Tan Tin Wee Focal Point, Bioinformatics Programme, ASEAN SubCommittee on Biotechnology Board Director, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS) Update of EABN and Overview and Objectives of the 3rd EABN Current Projects Future Projects 2.30pm Jong Bhak Executive Director Korean Bioinformation Center KRIBB, Daejon, Korea. Cooperative Initiatives in Bioinformatics for the East Asia Region | PPT | EABN Resource Site Openfree bioinformation network with advertisement income Bioinformatics P2P network Virtual Institute(s) in Asia. 3.00pm Sissades Tongsima Researcher, Bioinformatics Lab BIOTEC, Thailand Technological Aspects in Developing ASEAN Influenza Database |PDF 711Kb| 3.15pm Dr Kong Lei Centre for Bioinformatics Peking University Introduction to the Centre for Bioinformatics, the China EMBnet Node|PPT | 3.30pm Afternoon Coffee/Tea Break with refreshments 3.45pm Professor Cao Zhiwei Asst Head of Delegation China Representative Proposal for 4th EABN meeting to be in 3rd ASEAN-China Bioinformatics Workshop in Nansha, Guangzhou in 2009 SCBIT-Inforsense Competition by Yike Guo Hosting of BioSlax mirror node in China (CBI and SCBIT) Website for Teaching Resources and Bioinformatics Exam Questions Standardised Infrastructure Framework for Mirror Database sites in ASEAN nodes for China Bioinformatics Databases for improving speed of access (and vice versa) 4.00pm Kanchana Kanchanasut AIT, Thailand CanalAVIST Project - bringing the buzz to Asian S&T Institutes and Universities with streaming videos of live and archived scientific lectures | PDF Singaren talk . | CanalAVIST PDF (300kb) | PPT (11Mb) | PDF (600kb) | 4.30pm Chair: Dr Donald Tambunan Asst Director and Head, S&T, ASEAN Secretariat Open Discussion: Bioinformation Infrastructure for East Asia in Support of Education and Research 5.30pm   Resolutions of the 3rd EABN and 2nd ASEAN-China Meetings AIDB Project - PDF ABDIN Project - PDF EABN Resolutions - PDF 6pm   Concluding Message 6.30pm Bus Transport Bus leaves Computer Centre for VivoCity 7.00pm Farewell Dinner Seafood Restaurant, Vivo City, HarbourFront Sponsored by ASEAN-China Cooperation Fund, NUS YLL School of Medicine, A*STAR, AMBIS, APBioNet and KOOPrime Delegates can travel to Sentosa island by monorail or by cable car for a quick visit. 9.00pm Bus Transport Bus leaves VivoCity for Santa Grand/Fragrance Hotel, Visitors Lodge, Sheares Hall