October 6, 2025
Welcome Remarks from SLMC
Dr. Anthony Perez, MD
Senior Vice President and Medical Director, St. Luke’s Medical Center
Welcome Remarks from DOST
Honorable Dr. Renato Solidum, Jr.
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
Welcome Remarks from DOH
Honorable Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa
Secretary, Department of Health
13th Joven R. Cuanang Symposium
Introduction of the JRC Lecture and Speaker
Dr. Lina Laxamana
Administrative Head, St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City
Brain Research in the Philippines
Dr. Jaime Montoya
Executive Director, DOST-PCHRD
Welcoming Remarks from Brain Connects and Introduction
Dr. Jacqueline Dominguez
Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines
Review Talk
Twelve Years’ Challenge of BrainConnects
Toshiharu Nakai
Graduate School of Osaka University, Suita, Japan, BrainConnects Coordinator
Keynote Lecture
Science of Learning for Brain Health
Prof. Annabel Chen
Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE), Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
Session 1: Importance of Brain Health R&D
Brain Research in Southeast Asian Countries: Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Subapriya Suppiah
Centre for Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Panel Discussion
Supporting Neuroscience R&D
Moderator: Dr. Sarah Jane Jimenez, S&T Fellow, Brain and Mental Health R&D Program
Panelist: Prof. Annabel Chen, Prof. Dr. Subapriya Suppiah, Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, Prof. Tomohisa Okada
Session 2: Neuroimaging
Biophysical Generative Mechanism of Scalp-Recorded EEG
Prof. Makoto Miyakoshi
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA
Different Types of Neuroimaging and Neuroscience Methods, and How to Use it for Research (Virtual Presentation)
Prof. Hannah Lu
Chinese University of Hongkong, Hongkong SAR
Nuclear Medicine and Neuroimaging in Dementia: Pearls of Diagnostics and Beyond
Prof. Dr. Subapriya Suppiah
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Voxel Based Morphometry (Virtual Presentation)
Prof. Gloria Fan-Pei Pang
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Tractography in Neurosurgery: Philippine Experience
Dr. Ibet Sih
Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines
7T Neuroimaging: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Prof. Tomohisa Okada
RIKEN CBS, Japan
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Pain: Translating Evidence Into Practice
Dr. Ludwig Damian
Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines
Transcranial Direct Stimulation (Virtual Presentation)
Dr. Sagarika Bhattacharjee
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
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