2nd International & 9th Annual
Convention and Scientific Meeting
A Decade of Commitment to Education, Research, and Innovation in Cell Biology
Central Laboratory, University of Santo Tomas, Manila
October 22-23, 2018
The Philippine Society for Cell Biology welcomes fellow scientists to the 2nd International and 9th Annual Convention of the organization, in cooperation with the University of Santo Tomas. We highly encourage you to join us in listening to the lectures of our local and international speakers, as well as our young researchers, featuring topics that capture A Decade of Commitment to Education, Research, and Innovation in Cell Biology. In addition to this, stay tuned for a FREE post-conference workshop brought to you by the society, in partnership with CORNING® to tackle the advancements and applications of 3D & Organoid Cell Structure.
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SPEAKERS
Esperanza Cabrera, Ph.D.
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Professor, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang, Ph.D.
Professor, Temasek Polytechnic University, Singapore
Clyde Dapat, Ph.D.
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Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Virology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Romulo S. de Villa, M.D., Ph.D.
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National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Taku Demura, Ph.D.
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Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Ruth Marian G. Genuino, Ph.D. (Cand.)
University of South Australia
John D. Hayball, Ph.D.
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Professor and Head of the Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, UniSA Cancer Research Institute, University of South Australia
Shan He, Ph.D.
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Professor, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, People’s Republic of China
Paul Mark B. Medina, M.D., DPDS ............
University of the Philippines, Manila
C. Benjamin Naman, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Marine Science, Li Dak Sum Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Filipinas Natividad, Ph.D.
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Chair, National Ethics Committee, President/COO, Rainiers Contract Research Services, Inc.
Joonho Park, Ph.D.
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Professor, Department of Fine Chemistry, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Yi-Fang Tsay, Ph.D.
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Distinguished Research Fellow and Professor, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Krasimir Vasilev, Ph.D., FRSC.
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Professor and NHMRC and Humboldt Fellow, School of Engineering, Future Industries Institute (affiliated Professor), Mawson Lakes Campus, University of South Australia
Emmerson Gale S. Vista, M.D., DPDS
Active Consultant and Assistant Residency Training Officer at St. Luke's Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Quezon & Global City
Active Consultant and head of STI Unit at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Muntinlupa City
Active Consultant at Vista Medical Clinic, Noveleta Cavite
KC Han Chin Wang, Ph.D.
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Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Division Director, Institutional Research Division, Office of Research and Development, National Chen Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
YOUNG SCIENTIST FORUM
Arjelle Agupitan, M.Sc. (Cand.)
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National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Jan Vincent Arafiles, Ph.D. (Cand.) ........
Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Charles Jourdan F. Reyes, M.Sc. ........
Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
Angelo Victoria, M.Sc.
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Institute of Biology, University of the Philipines, Diliman
3D & Organoid Cell Structure Seminar
(Post-Conference Event in Partnership with CORNING®)
Mandell Hall, Trinity University of Asia
October 24, 2018
The use of 3D cell cultures has been rising sharply in recent years from its initial introduction, over two decades ago. Evidence strongly suggests that 3D cell cultures establish physiological cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions, and, as a result, they can mimic the specificity of native tissue with greater physiological relevance than conventional 2D cultures. This is particularly evident in applications such as stem cell culture and differentiation, organoid generation, cancer biology, drug and toxicity screening, and tissue engineering.
In addition, many 3D cultures are amenable to large-scale drug screens for rapid detection of phenotypic or genetic changes associated with therapeutic compounds—an approach that opens the door for the use of 3D culture as an integral part of personalized medicine.
This seminar focused on:
Trends in 3D and organoid cell culture
Scaffold-based and scaffold-free techniques for 3D cell culture
New high throughput methods for 3D cell phenotypic screening of multicellular tumor spheroids
How 3D and organoid assays are helping researchers in understanding the intricacies of ailments such as cancer
Olive Zhou
Field Application Scientist - Greater Asia
She focuses on Scientific Applications support for Corning reagents and media product lines, particularly in the emerging area of Cell Therapy. She graduated from Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and majored in Immunology. She has previous experience in Technical support and R&D in various companies, with a strong background in cell culture and immunological techniques
Roxana Ghadessy
Technical Marketing Manager - Asia Pacific
She is responsible for product awareness and education activities to highlight Corning's workflow solutions in Cell Culture, Drug Discovery, and other differentiated applications. Roxana has held previous roles in Corning as a Product Support Manager and Sales Manager for the South-East Asia Region. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology from the University of Bristol and has previously with Tocris and BD Biosciences.
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