The 2nd Symposium on Drug Discovery

Agenda

Source: Taipei Medical University

Published on 2024-06-26

TMU is hosting the 2nd International Symposium on Drug Discovery which will take place from July 2nd to 3rd, 2024 at the International Conference Hall,  Xinyi Campus, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Key themes this year include novel drug discovery, druggable targets, structure-based drug design, nanocarriers, antivirals, cancer therapeutics, natural bioactives, drug development, experimental medicines, among others.

Date & time: 

8:45 – 16:00, July 2nd, 2024

9:00 – 16:40, July 3rd, 2024

Location:

The International Conference Hall

16F, Comprehensive Medical Building (Rear Building), Xinyi Campus, Taipei Medical University

Day 1

Time

Topic/ Event

Speaker/Presenter

8:45-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:05
Introducing President Mai-Szu Wu Liang-Tzung Lin
(Taipei Medical University)
9:05-9:20
Opening Remarks Mai-Szu Wu, President
(Taipei Medical University)
9:20-9:30
Group Photo
9:30-9:40
Introduction

Targeting unmet needs in drug development through the Drug Discovery Consortium

Liang-Tzung Lin
(Taipei Medical University)
9:40-10:10
Keynote lecture
Development of novel agents acting as RNA virus inhibitors targeted to both viral and cellular proteins
Enzo Tramontano
(University of Cagliari)
10:10-10:40 Keynote lecture
A ligand-based approach for the design of multi-action anti-Alzheimer compounds
Patricia Melnyk
(University of Lille) 
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
Identification of compounds against ceftriaxone-resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella by Ultra-High Throughput Screening and exploration of the antibacterial effect and potential mechanism of its derivatives Shiuh-Bin Fang
(Taipei Medical University)
11:30-12:00
AI-Driven Drug Design Platform for the Discovery and Optimization of Novel Kinase Inhibitors Huang-Ju Tu
(Taipei Medical University)
12:00-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:00
Metabolic Flexibility Unveiled: Novel Nutritional Insights Sebastiano Banni
(University of Cagliari)
14:00-14:30
Development of lncRNA-Based Liquid Biopsy Platforms and Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapeutics for Early Detection and Treatment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Jing-Wen Shih
(Taipei Medical University)
14:30-15:00
Coffee Break
15:00-15:30
Bicontinuous cubic liquid crystalline nanoparticles for anticancer photodynamic therapy Sergio Murgia
(University of Cagliari)
15:30-16:00 The application of multi-omics in medical research Chih-Yang Wang
(Taipei Medical University)

Day 2

Time

Topic

Speaker/Presenter

9:15-9:30 Registration
09:30 Opening Liang-Tzung Lin
(Taipei Medical University)
9:30-10:00 Natural product-inspired GABA receptor complex modulators

Filippo Cottiglia
(University of Cagliari)

10:00-10:30

New Immunosensitizer for Treatment of Colorectal cancer

Jing-Ping Liou
(Taipei Medical University)

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-11:30 In-silico approaches applied to studying potential Flaviviruses NS3 protease/helicase binders. Antonio Lupia
(University of Cagliari)
11:30-12:00 Pharmacogenomic and network analysis of THSG effects on the Oxaliplatin induced cardiac cell damage Tien-Yuan Wu
(Taipei Medical University)
12:00-13:30

Lunch

13:30-14:00 Cellular and Molecular Bases of Cancer and Tissue Regeneration during aging: elucidating mechanisms and devising strategies for intervention. Fabio Marongiu
(University of Cagliari)
14:00-14:30 A drug discovery campaign to expand the application horizons of PARP inhibitors as cancer therapeutics Kunal Nepali
(Taipei Medical University)
14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-15:30 Transforming molecules into medicines with drug delivery nanotechnologies: case studies on lipid-based nanoparticles Michele Schlich
(University of Cagliari)
15:30-16:00 Synergistic Effect of Chemovirotherapy Using Pathway-Targeted Small Compounds in Combination with Oncolytic Measles Vectors for Anticancer Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Shu-Hui Wong
(Taipei Medical University)
16:00-16:10

Closing Remarks

Liang-Tzung Lin
(Taipei Medical University)

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