PROGRAM PROGRAM
PROGRAM

Schedule

(Updated as of June 14, 2023)
Important notes:

1. Unauthorized recording of any session is prohibited.
2. Please obtain the consent from the speaker concerned for any adaptation/sharing of his/her presentation materials.
 
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Venue: Kaisa Group Lecture Theater (IAS LT), G/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
June 14, 2023 (Wed)
Time
Event
16:00 - 16:30 Registration
Session #01
Chair: Jiguang WANG (HKUST) & David J.H. SHIH (The University of Hong Kong)
16:30 - 16:35 Opening Remarks
Tim CHENG (Vice-President for Research and Development , HKUST)
16:35 - 17:15 Precision Drug Discovery and Clinical Practice [Abstract]
Dohyun NAM (Samsung Medical Center)
17:15 - 17:55 What are the Issues in the Pathological Diagnosis of IDH Mutant Gliomas? [Abstract]
Ho-Keung NG (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
17:55 - 18:35 Computing the Role of Splicing Dysregulation by SF3B1-SUGP1-DHX15 Axis in Human Cancer [Abstract]
Zhaoqi LIU (Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))
18:40 - 20:30 Dinner (By Invitation only; Venue: Sai Kung)
*Coach departs from Lo Ka Chung Building at 18:40 and returns at 20:30

 

June 15, 2023 (Thu)
Time
Event
Session #02
Chair: Zhaoqi LIU (Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)) & Li-sheng ZHANG (HKUST)
09:00 - 09:40 Some Mysteries About Viruses and Cancer
Raul RABADAN (Columbia University; HKUST Red Bird Visiting Scholar)
09:40 - 10:20 RNA m6A Modification and Antitumor Immunity [Abstract]
Dali HAN (Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break (Venue: IAS Lobby, G/F)
Session #03
Chair: Xiaomeng LI (HKUST) & Qian ZHAO (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
10:40 - 11:20 Generative AI for Clinical Research [Abstract]
Yike GUO (HKUST)
11:20 - 12:00 Maximizing Multi-dimensional Big Data to Explore Risk and Benefit Ratio of Immunotherapy [Abstract]
Ying JING (Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine)
12:00 - 12:40 A Unified Approach for Integrating Spatial and Single-cell Transcriptomics Data Using Deep Generative Models [Abstract]
Can YANG (HKUST)
12:40 - 14:10 Lunch (By Invitation; Venue: UniBistro, Lo Ka Chung University Center)
Session #04
Chair: Can YANG (HKUST) & Ying JING (Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine)
14:10 - 14:50 Statistical Modelling of Spatial Transcriptomics for Gene Imputation and Cellular Communication [Abstract]
Yuanhua HUANG (The University of Hong Kong)
14:50 - 15:30 PhyloVelo Integrates Single-cell Transcriptomics and Lineage Tracing for Cell-fate Mapping [Abstract]
Zheng HU (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))
15:30 - 16:10 Overcoming Bioinformatic Challenges in the Genomic Characterization of Metastatic and Recurrent Cancers [Abstract]
David J. H. SHIH (The University of Hong Kong)
16:10 - 16:30 Coffee Break (Venue: IAS Lobby, G/F)
Session #05
Chair: Yuanhua HUANG (The University of Hong Kong) & Zheng HU (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))
16:30 - 17:10 Into Uncharted Water: The Small Open Reading Frame-encoded Peptidome [Abstract]
Qian ZHAO (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
17:10 - 17:30 A Distinct Class of Pan-cancer Susceptibility Genes Revealed by Alternative Polyadenylation Transcriptome-wide Association Study
Li LEI (Shenzhen Bay Laboratory)
17:30 - 17:50 Tracking Early Predictors of Glioma Evolution
Quanhua MU (HKUST)
17:50 - 18:10 Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Primary and Metastatic Tumor Ecosystems in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Baifeng ZHANG (The University of Hong Kong)
18:10 - 18:30 Single-cell Dissection of Cellular and Molecular Features in Human Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Yingxi YANG (HKUST)
18:30 - 20:30 Dinner (By Invitation only; Venue: Tseung Kwan O)
*Coach departs from Lo Ka Chung Building at 18:30

 

Jun 16, 2023 (Fri)
Time
Event
Session #06
Chair: Dali HAN (Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)) & Hao CHEN (HKUST)
09:00 - 09:40 Quantitative Base-resolution Sequencing Strategies to Investigate RNA Modifications [Abstract]
Li-sheng ZHANG (HKUST)
09:40 - 10:20 Foundation Models in Medicine
Shaoting ZHANG (Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory)
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break (Venue: IAS Lobby, G/F)
Session #07
Chair: Angela WU (HKUST) & Jiguang WANG (HKUST)
10:40 - 11:20 Trustworthy Deep Learning for Medical Imaging and Analysis [Abstract]
Hao CHEN (HKUST)
11:20 - 12:00 Multi-scale Geospatial Characterizations of the Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Molecular Subtyping [Abstract]
Xin WANG (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
12:00 - 12:40 scONE-seq: A Versatile Single-cell Multi-omics Method for Simultaneous Dissection of Phenotype and Genotype Heterogeneity from Frozen Tumors [Abstract]
Angela WU (HKUST)
12:40 Concluding Remarks
12:40 - 14:10 Lunch (By Invitation only; Venue: China Garden)