Agenda

May 6 (Friday)
Time
Topic
Speaker
Moderator
09:00~09:10 Opening Li-Jiuan Shen, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
09:10~09:40 Novel Bacterial Topoisomerase Inhibitors Targeting MRSA Mark Mitton-Fry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University, USA		 Ling-Wei Hsin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
09:40~10:10 Structure-Antitumor Activity Relationship of Hybrid Molecules of Annonaceous Acetogenins and Insecticides Naoto Kojima, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan
10:10~10:40 Development and Clinical Application of Molecular Imaging Probes Targeting Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Hiroyuki Kimura, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan
10:40~11:10 Discovery and Development of Selective HDAC Inhibitors as Therapeutic Agents Chao-Wu Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
11:10-11:20 Break
11:20~11:50 Pharmacogenetics and Biomarkers of Cancer Treatment Toxicity Daniel Hertz, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The University of Michigan, USA		 Yen-Ming Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
11:50~12:20 Leveraging Real-World Data to Improve Patient Care and Medication Use: My Experiences in Cardiovascular Disease Fang-Ju Irene Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
12:20-13:30 Lunch
13:30~14:00 Enabling Technologies for Targeting RNA-Protein Interactions Amanda Garner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The University of Michigan, USA		 Jih-Hwa Guh, Ph.D.
Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
14:00~14:30 The Development of Novel Medical Countermeasures to Organophosphorus Pesticides and Nerve Agents Craig A. McElroy, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University, USA
14:30~15:00 Structure and Functionality of Bioactive Non-Protein Macromolecules from Traditional Chinese Medicine Chia-Chuan Chang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
15:00-15:10 Break
15:10-15:40 Synthetic Viral-Like Structures for Potential Antiviral Vaccines Wei Cheng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The University of Michigan, USA		 Lin-Chau Chang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
15:40-16:10 From Bench to Bedside: Targeting Solute Carriers to Ameliorate Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Shuiying Hu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University, USA
16:10-16:40 L-Serine-Modified Polymers as Highly Potent of Kidney-Targeting Drug Carriers for the Treatment of Kidney Diseases Hidemasa Katsumi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan
16:40-17:10 New Particle Engineering Platform: Formulation and Characterization of Inhalable Spray-Dried Crystalline Lactose with Hydrophobic Drugs Wei-Ren (William) Ke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
17:10~17:20 Conclusion Remarks
May 7 (Saturday)
Time
Topic
Speaker
Moderator
07:30~07:40 Opening Li-Jiuan Shen, Ph.D.
07:40~08:00 Optimization of the Preparation Protocol for More Comprehensive Evaluation of the Hematocrit Effect on Dried Blood Spots Chih-Ning Cheng
National Taiwan University, Taiwan		 Wan-Tseng Hsu, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
08:00~08:20 Investigation of the Roles of ENT2 in the Pathogenesis of R6/2 Transgenic Mice of Huntington’s Disease Ching-Ya Chen
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
08:20~08:40 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Polatuzumab Vedotin in Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Yu-Hua Fu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
08:40~09:00 Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Medication Management Program at a Medical Center in Taiwan Kuan-Lin Chen
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
09:00~09:10 Group Photo & Coffee Break
Time
Topic
Participant
Moderator
09:10~09:40 Panel Discussion I:
Medicinal Chemistry/ Pharmacognosy/ Analytical Chemistry		 All Speakers and Guests Ling-Wei Hsin, Ph.D.
09:40~10:00 Panel Discussion II:
Clinical Pharmacy/ Social Pharmacy		 Yen-Ming Huang, Ph.D.
10:00~10:30 Panel Discussion III:
Medicinal Chemistry/ Pharmacognosy/ Analytical Chemistry		 Jih-Hwa Guh, Ph.D.
10:30~11:00 Panel Discussion IV:
Pharmaceutical Sciences/ Translational Medicine		 Lin-Chau Chang, Ph.D.
11:00~11:10 Break
Time
Topic
Speaker
Moderator
11:10~11:50 Transforming the Standard of Care for Age-Related Macular Degeneration to Address Unmet Medical Needs Diane Tang-Liu, Ph.D., FAAPS, FCP
CEO & President, AiViva BioPharma, Inc.		 Li-Jiuan Shen, Ph.D.
11:50~13:00 Lunch
13:00~16:00 Poster Session
13:00~14:00 Drug Discovery
14:00~15:00 Pharmaceutical Technology & Medicinal Biotechnology
15:00~16:00 Clinical Pharmacy
16:00~16:30 Coffee Break and Score Calculation
16:30~17:00 Award Presentation and Closing Remarks
  • Organizer:
    • National Taiwan University School of Pharmacy
  • Sponsors:
    • XinChen Foundation
    • Professor Chen, Russel Rhei-Long Memorial Award - Elite Scholarly Fund
    • Ministry of Science and Technology Research Promotion Center of Life Sciences