Due to the epidemic, the conference will be moved online. The programme rundown will remain unchanged.

Programme Rundown


14th January 2022 (Fri)
Day 1

Registration, Best Poster and Best Image Selection
14:00-15:00 Poster Setup and Online Image Show
15:00-16:00 Poster Session I
16:00-17:00 Poster Session II
17:00-18:00 Selection by the Poster/Image Review & Award Committee


15th January 2022 (Sat)
Day 2

Opening Ceremony
09:00-09:10 Welcome Remarks

Prof. Wei GE
Vice Rector (Research) and Chair Professor, University of Macau
09:10-09:20 Opening Address

Prof. Chuxia DENG
Dean and Chair Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau
09:20-09:30 Group Photo
Session 1: Keynote Speeches
Panel Chairs

Prof. Ren-He XU
Associate Dean (Research) and Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Prof. Qiang WU
Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology
Invited Speakers

09:30-10:00

Prof. Rudolf JAENISCH, the Academician
Professor, Whitehead Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Academician, United States National Academy of Sciences

Talk Title: Genomic Integration and Expression of SARS-CoV-2


10:00-10:30

Prof. Jun WU
Assistant Professor, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas

Talk Title: Cell Competition Consitutes A Barrier for Interspecies Chimerism


10:30-11:00

Prof. Erwei SONG, the Academician
President, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University; Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Talk Title: Tumor Ecology and Immunotherapy

11:00-11:15 Break
Session 2: Stem Cells, Biotechnology and Translation
Panel Chairs

Prof. Guokai CHEN
Associate Dean (Teaching) and Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Prof. Huangxing SU
Professor, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau
Invited Speakers

11:15-11:35

Prof. Xin XIE
Distinguished Professor , Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Talk Title: Chemical-Mediated Somatic Cell Reprogramming and Transdifferentiation


11:35-11:55

Dr. Ting CHEN
Senior Investigator, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing

Talk Title: Skin Regional Difference in Health and Disease


11:55-12:15

Dr. Xiaofang WANG
Chief Technology Officer, Zhuhai Hengqin ImStem Biotechnology Co. Ltd.

Talk Title: T-MSC Clinical Development for Autoimmune Diseases Landscapes


12:15-12:35
Product Introduction by STEMCELL Technology Inc.
Dr. Shawn Liang
Field Application Scientist, STEMCELL Technology Inc.

Talk Title: Solutions for Clinical Translation of Pluripotent Stem Cells

12:35-14:00 Break
Session 3: Latest Progress in Cancer and Immunology Research
Panel Chairs

Prof. Chuxia DENG
Dean and Chair Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Prof. Yizhun ZHU
Dean and Chair Professor, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology
Invited Speakers

14:00-14:20

Prof. Yizhun ZHU
Dean and Chair Professor, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology

Talk Title: Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A Way to Clinical Trial


14:20-14:40

Prof. Hanry YU
Professor ,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Talk Title: Engineering 3D Cellular Niche for Applications


14:40-15:00

Prof. Tao CHENG
Director, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Talk Title: Mechanism and Strategy of Hematopoietic Regeneration


15:00-15:20

Prof. Bo HUANG
Distinguished Professor, Peking Union Medical College

Talk Title: Drug Tumor Microparticles: Novel Immunotherapy for Malignant Effusion and Ascites


15:20-15:40

Prof. Chuxia DENG
Dean and Chair Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Talk Title: Patient Derived Organoids (PDOs) and Their Applications in Precision Oncology

15:40-15:55 Break
Session 4: Stem Cells and Novel Technologies in Theranostics
Panel Chairs

Prof. Xi HUANG
Academic Director and Professor, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Prof. Ruiyu XIE
Associate Professor Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

15:55-16:15

Prof. Zhou SONGYANG
Director and Professor, Institute of Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University

Talk Title: Mechanisms of Stem Cell Self-renewal


16:15-16:35

Prof. Zhinan YIN
Director and Professor, Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University

Talk Title: gdT Cells, from Basic to Clinic


16:35-16:55

Prof. Nan CAO
Professor, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University

Talk Title: Cell Fate Reprogramming and Heart Repair


16:55-17:15

Prof. Jianhong ZHU
Deputy Director and Distinghished Professor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University

Talk Title: Synthetic biotechnology of engineering customized cell and targeting cell therapy


17:15-17:35

Prof. Xi HUANG
Academic Director and Professor, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Talk Title: TREM-2 is a sensor and activator of T cell response in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Session 5: Youth Forum
Panel Chairs

Prof. Yunlu DAI
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Prof. Qiang CHEN
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau
Invited Speakers

17:35-17:50

Dr. Ji DONG
Investigator, Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou

Talk Title: Decoding Ultrasound Perception of Mammalian Auditory Cortex by Cross-species Comparison


17:50-18:05

Prof. Chunming WANG
Associate Professor, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau

Talk Title: Engineering Approaches for Modulating Macrophages to Promote Tissue Repair


18:05-18:20

Prof. Qiang CHEN
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Talk Title: BRCA1 Deficiency Leads to Imbalance in Mitochondrial Dynamics and Remodel the Tumor Microenvironment


18:20-18:35

Prof. Yunlu DAI
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau

Talk Title: Metal-Phenolic Networks (MPN) Biomaterial for Combination Cancer Therapy

Awards and Closing Ceremony
18:35-18:50 Announcement of Best Poster Award and Best Image Award result

18:50-19:00
Closing Remarks

Prof. Ren-He XU
Associate Dean (Research) and Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau
19:00 End of the conference