Time

Programme

0800 - 0830

Registration

0830 - 0840

Welcome and Introduction

0840 - 1000

Session I: Clinical and Genomic Resources
Chairperson: Prof Khek-Yu Ho

0840 - 0900

Clinical Studies in SGCC
A/Prof Khay-Guan Yeoh

0900 - 0915

The Search for Gastric Cancer Genes in the Post-Genomic Era: Epidemiological Approach
Prof Kee-Seng Chia

0915 - 0945

Genomic Resources in Gastric Cancer Research
A/Prof Patrick Tan

0945 - 1000

Discussion

1000 - 1030

Tea Break

1030 - 1200

Session II: Epidemiology and Risk Prediction
Chairpersons: A/Prof Khay-Guan Yeoh, Prof Kee-Seng Chia

1030 - 1100

Research on Gastric Cancer in Taiwan
Prof Jaw-Town Lin

1100 - 1120

Predictive Model for Risk of Gastric Cancer with Biological Markers
Prof Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen

1120 - 1140

Is Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori Sufficient to Prevent Gastric Cancer?
Dr Yi-Chia Lee

1140 - 1200

Discussion

1200 - 1300

Lunch

1300 - 1430

Session III: Biomarker I
Chairperson: Dr Jeffrey Hill

1300 - 1315

Oncoproteomics in Gastric Cancer Biomarker Discovery
A/Prof Maxey Chung

1315 - 1330

Phosphoproteomics and Biomarker Discovery
Dr Yoon-Pin Lim

1330 - 1400

Biomarker Investigation by Mass Spectrometry: Requirements, Tools, and Methods
Dr Manfred Raida

1400 - 1430

Discussion

1430 - 1545

Session IV: Biomarker II
Chairperson: A/Prof Patrick Tan

1430 - 1445

Genomic Panels for Gastric Cancer Risk
A/Prof Richie Soong

1445 - 1500

Molecular Gene Expression Signature Patterns for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis
Dr Daniel Yap

1500 - 1530

Epigenetic Field Defect for Gastric Cancers by Helicobacter Pylori Infection, and Its Use as a Cancer Risk Marker
Prof Toshikazu Ushijima

1530 - 1545

Discussion

1545 - 1600

Tea Break

1600 - 1715

Session V: New Endoscopic Imaging Technology
Chairpersons: A/Prof Jimmy So, Dr Christopher Khor

1600 - 1615

Raman Endoscopy for Early Diagnosis of Gastric Precancer and Cancer
Dr Zhi-Wei Huang

1615 - 1630

Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in the Early Diagnosis of Gastric Cancers
Prof Khek-Yu Ho

1630 - 1645

A Flexible Robotic System for Endoscopic Removal of Early Gastric Cancer
Dr Louis Phee

1645 - 1700

Nodal Dissection Clinical Trial for Gastric Cancer Surgery
Prof Chew-Wun Wu

1700 - 1715

Discussion

1715

END OF DAY 1

Time

Programme

0830 - 1015

Session VI: Molecular Genetics of Gastric Cancer I
Chairperson: Prof Yoshiaki Ito

0830 - 0900

Roles of Tumor Suppressor RUNX3 in Gastric Cancer
Prof Yoshiaki Ito

0900 - 0930

Identification and Isolation of Putative Cancer Stem Cells from Gastric Tumor: Research Plans and Preliminary Observations
Dr Shing-Leng Chan

0930 - 0945

Evaluating Candidate Cytoskeletal Proteins that Contribute to the Spread of Gastric Cancer
Dr Celestial Yap

0945 - 1015

Discussion

1015 - 1030

Tea Break

1030 - 1200

Session VII: Molecular Genetics of Gastric Cancer II
Chairperson: A/Prof Richie Soong

1030 - 1045

Epigenetics and Gastric Cancer
A/Prof Richie Soong

1045 - 1100

Mapping the Structure Variations in Gastric Cancer Genome by Using Paired End diTags Sequencing Approach
Dr Chia-Lin Wei

1100 - 1130

Insights Into Cancer Using Genomic Analysis of Gastric Cancer
A/Prof Alex Boussioutas

1130 - 1200

Discussion

1200 - 1300

Lunch

1300 - 1430

Session VIII: Clinical Trials and Molecular Profiling of Tumors
Chairperson: A/Prof Manuel Salto-Tellez

1300 - 1330

Clinical Trial Infrastructure & Personalized Therapeutics in Gastric Cancer
Dr Wei-Peng Yong

1330 - 1400

Molecular Pathology – An Essential Component of Multidisciplinary Translational Research in Gastric Cancer
Dr Heike Grabsch

1400 - 1430

Discussion

1430 - 1445

Tea Break

1445 - 1615

Session IX: Therapeutics and Biomarkers
Chairperson: Dr Wei-Peng Yong

1445 - 1500

Expression of Candidate Biomarkers at the mRNA Level in a Panel of Gastric Cancer Cell Lines
Prof Boon-Huat Bay

1500 - 1515

Impact of Standard Chemotherapy on the Interactions Between Tumor and Stromal Immune Cells in Gastric Cancer
Dr Khoon-Lin Ling

1515 - 1530

Regulations of TGFb Signaling by N-CoR in Gastric Cancer Cells
Dr Matiullah Khan

1530 - 1545

Individualizing CPT-11 Chemotherapy Dosages Using Raltegravir and Midazolam as a Probe Drug
Dr Lawrence Lee

1545 - 1600

Pharmacogenomic Biomarker Development in Gastric Cancer
Dr Sun-Young Rha

1600 - 1615

Discussion

1615

END OF DAY 2