DAY 1, MONDAY, 11TH MAY 2015

Time Theme/Presenter Venue

08:30-09:00 Arrival of delegates and registration TJ Danaraj

09:00-09:30 Opening and welcome speech TJ Danaraj

09:30-10:30 Plenary Lecture

Gautam Sethi, Associate Professor, National University of SingaporeTargeting STAT3 signaling pathway in cancer: Pharmacological inhibitors and clinical implications

TJ Danaraj

10:30-11:00 Tea Break The Cube & Synapse

11:00-12:30 Symposium: Drug Discovery

Ivy Chung, Associate Professor, University of MalayaHarnessing tumor-stromal cell interaction for cancer drug discovery

Looi Chung Yeng, Senior Researcher, University of MalayaCan we rely on natural products for cancer prevention and therapy?

Rozana Othman, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaModels posing for drug discovery

TJ Danaraj

12:30-14:00 Sponsored Lunch Talk

Chee Wai Fong, Director of Lifescience Technology, Applications & Lab Services Advanced Genomic Technologies for Integrative DNA/RNA Cancer Analysis

Alex Luan, APAC Marketing and Application Manager, Seahorse BioscienceCurrent research progress in metabolism switch: a new hallmark of cancer

The Cube & TJ Danaraj

14:00-17:00 Workshops

1. Looi Chung Yeng, Senior Researcher, University of Malaya

Quantitative measurement of oxidative stress in cancer cells using Cellomics High Content Screening (HCS) reader

2. Shaik Nyamathulla, Riyanto Teguh Widodo, Senior Lecturers, University of Malaya

Hands-on pilot scale tablet manufacturing process: Powder to Pill – Session 1

Poster Viewing & Judging

Booth Exhibition

Cover Art Competition

Drug Discovery Lab, Dept. of Pharma-cology

Dept. of Pharmacy

Centre Point

DAY 2, TUESDAY, 12TH MAY 2015Time Theme/Presenter Venue

09:00-10:00 Plenary Lecture

Kozo Takayama, Professor, Hoshi University, JapanVisualization of tableting process based on self-organizing map and finite element analyses

TJ Danaraj

10:00-10:30 Tea Break The Cube

10:30-12:30 Symposium: Drug Formulation and Delivery

Kiew Lik Voon, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaPolymer conjugate as nanosized medicine in anticancer therapy

James Kah Chen Yong, Assisstant Professor, National University of SingaporeThe nano-biointerface to probe and modulate biological processes

Amrahi Buang, Deputy Director(Professional), University Malaya Medical CentreHalal pharmaceutical

Tan Choo Hock, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaSnake venom: The bite that kills and heals

TJ Danaraj

12:30-14:00 Sponsored Lunch Talk Pharmaniaga

TJ Danaraj & The Cube

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

14:00-17:00

14:00-14:30

14:30-17:00

Workshop

Pre-workshop TalkVijayapandi Pandy, Associate Professor, University of MalayaDo’s and don’ts in animal behavioural studies

Vijayapandi Pandy, Associate Professor, University of MalayaHands-on: Basic behavioural techniques in preclinical neuropsychopharmacology

Poster Viewing & Judging

Booth Exhibition

Cover Art Contest

Bio- technology Lab

Multi-Displinary Labs 1

Centre Point

DAY 4, THURSDAY, 14TH May, 2015Time Theme/Presenter Venue

09:00-10:00 Plenary lecture

Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, Professor, Malaysian Institute for Graduates and Training Interrupting the renin angiotensin aldosterone system; the good, not so good and the dicey

TJ Danaraj

10:00-10:30 Tea Break The Cube

10:30-12:30 Symposium: Pharmacy Practice

Yvonne Khoo, National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau, Ministry of HealthResearch activities in biological product development

Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaWhen economic evaluations meet health care decision-makers: where do patient outcomes stand?

Nur Lisa Zaharan, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaA statin a day to keep the cardiologist away. Lessons from clinical trials and observational studies

Ms. Sameerah Shaik Abdul Rahman, the Deputy Director, Centre for Post-Registration of Products, National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau.Why pharmacovigilance?

TJ Danaraj

12:30-14:00 Sponsored Lunch Talk A/P Ibrahim

Mohamed Ibrahim bin Noordin, Associate Professor & CEO, iPharmTaking research to commercialisation

TJ Danaraj & The Cube

14:00-17:00 Workshop

Zoriah Aziz, Associate Professor, University of MalayaWeiya Zhang, Associate Professor & Reader, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Basics of Scientific Writing

Dept. of Pharmacy

DAY 5, 15TH MAY, 2015Time Theme/Presenter Venue

09:00-10.00 Plenary Lecture

Weiya Zhang, Associate Professor & Reader, University of Nottingham, United KingdomContextual effect of treatment

TJ Danaraj

10:00-10.30 Tea Break The Cube

10:30-11.30 Forum

Steps and bumps on the road to becoming a researcher

Dato’ Christopher Boey Chiong Meng, Professor & Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Panel members

Fariz Abdul Rani, Head of Scientific Affairs, Sanofi-aventis (Malaysia) Pharmaceuticals

Nur Akmarina Mohd Said, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya

Shamsul Mohd Zain, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Malaya

Nayiar Shahid, PhD Student, University of Malaya

Putri Narrima Mohd Fauzi, Master Student, University Malaya

TJ Danaraj

11:30-12:00 Awards and Closing Ceremony TJ Danaraj

14:00-17:00 Workshops

1. Shaik Nyamathulla, Riyanto Teguh Widodo, Senior Lecturers, University of Malaya

Hands-on pilot scale tablet manufacturing process: powder to pill – Session 2

2. Zamri Chik, Senior Lecturer,University of Malaya

Bioequivalence study

Poster Viewing & Judging

Booth Exhibition

Cover Art Competition

Dept. Of Pharmacy

Pharmacol-ogy lecture hall, Suxces Lab

Centre Point

DAY 3, WEDNESDAY, 13TH MAY 2015Time Theme/Presenter Venue

09:00-10:00 Plenary Lecture

Paul Vanhoutte, Professor, University of Hong KongBiased activity of soluble guanylyl cyclase and vasospasm

TJ Danaraj

10:00-10:30 Tea Break The Cube

10:30-12:30 Symposium: Metabolic Syndrome

Mohammed AbdullahMahdi Alshawsh, Associate Professor, University of MalayaPotential anti-obesity assessment of selected medicinal plants in animal model of obesity

Batoul Sadat Haerian, Associate Professor, University of MalayaGenetic and epigenetic mechanisms linking diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease

Dharmani Devi Murugan, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaEndoplasmic reticulum stress: Its importance in metabolic related diseases

Aditya Arya, Senior Lecturer, University of MalayaSynergistic effects of flavonoids in experimental diabetes

TJ Danaraj

12:30-14:00 Sponsored Lunch Talk Novartis

TJ Danaraj & The Cube