2018 [癌症治療和預防的開創性研究] 科技研討會（10/20）
San Diego Chinese American Science and Engineering Association
聖地牙哥中華科工聯誼會
2018 Tech Forum:
Pioneering Research in Cancer Treatment and Prevention
[癌症治療和預防的開創性研究] 科技研討會
October 20, 2018 (Saturday), 9:00am – 4:20pm
Location: Qualcomm Q Auditorium, 6455 Lusk Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121
Free Registration. RSVP required before 10/15/2018.
Registration Website: https://goo.gl/forms/x8A7XK4KWS7e52mg1
SDCASEA will provide free lunch boxes and SDCASEA Power-Bank souvenirs for all participants (easy-recharging your phones or smart devices).
Agenda:
9:00am – 9:30am Opening Remarks (President of SDCASEA: Prof. Ming-Hsiang Tsou, San Diego State University, Co-Host: Prof. Shu Chien, UC-San Diego, Sponsor: TECO Science and Technology Division Director: Richard Chang).
Morning Sessions: (Chair/Moderator: Prof. Yu-Hwa Lo, UC-San Diego)
9:30am – 10:30am Session-1: (each speaker 25 mins + 5 mins Q&A)
• Chih-Ming Ho何志明, PhD., Distinguished Research Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles. “AI Based Personalized Theranostics” (Opening Keynote Speaker).
• Eric T. Ahrens, PhD, Professor of Radiology, UC-San Diego. “Next-generation medical imaging tools for non-invasive visualization of immune cells in the body.”
10:30am – 10:45am Coffee Break (15 mins)
10:45am – 11:45am Session-2 (each speaker 25 mins + 5 mins Q&A)
• Yun-Ming Wang 王雲銘, PhD, Professor and Dean, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, ” Diagnostic and therapeutic application of nanoparticles “.
• Muh Hwa Yang 楊慕華, MD. PhD, Professor, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan. “Understanding the motile nature of metastatic cancers”.
11:45am – 12:15pm Panel Discussion (30 mins).
• Panelists: Drs. Chih-Ming Ho, Eric T. Ahrens, Yun-Ming Wang, Muh Hwa Yang. Discussion Questions: What are the current Challenges and Obstacles in Cancer Research?
12:15pm – 1: 30pm Lunch Break (lunch boxes will be provided onsite).
Afternoon Session: (Chair/Moderator: Dr. Shaoyang Yeh, Cell Culture/Bioprocess Scientist at BioLegend)
1:30pm – 2:30pm Session-3 (each speaker: 25 mins + 5 mins Q&A)
• Jin Zhang, PhD, Professor, Departments of Pharmacology, Bioengineering and Chemistry & Biochemistry, UC-San Diego. “Illuminating Cell Signaling for Treating Cancer”.
• Mitchell Gross, MD. PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine and the Research Director of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute, University of Southern California. “Genomically Informed Therapy to Improve Cancer Outcomes”.
2:30pm – 2:40pm Coffee Break (10 mins)
2:40pm – 3:40pm Session-4 (each speaker: 25 mins + 5 mins Q&A)
• Huan-You Wang, MD. PhD, Director, Hematopathology Fellowship, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego Health System, “Role of Next Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematolymphoid Malignancies”.
• Ming-Hsiang Tsou 鄒明祥, PhD, Professor and Director of the Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, San Diego State University. “Mapping Cancer Disparities in Population Science using Geographic Information Systems”.
3:40 pm – 4:10pm Panel Discussion (30 mins)
• Panelists: Drs. Jin Zhang, Mitchell Gross, Huan-You Wang, Ming-Hsiang Tsou. Discussion Questions: What Are the Opportunities of Transdisciplinary Cancer Research Collaboration in the Near Future (Next Ten Years)?
4:10pm – 4:20pm Closing Remark
Co-hosts:
• The Institute of Engineering in Medicine (IEM) at University of California, San Diego and Professor Shu Chien, UCSD.
• The Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age (HDMA), San Diego State University.
Sponsor:
• Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan中華民國科技部
• Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles 駐洛杉磯台北經濟文化辦事處科技組