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Programme

Day 1 (Wednesday, 15 October)
08:30 — 09:00
Registration and welcome coffee
09:00 — 09:20
Welcome and opening remarks
  • 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM: Welcome and Introduction by Professor Gao Zhang (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • 9:05 AM - 9:10 AM: Address by Professor Lijian Jin, Acting Dean of Faculty of Dentistry (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • 9:10 AM - 9:20 AM: Address by Croucher Foundation Executive Director - David Foster: Introduction to the Croucher Foundation (Croucher Foundation)
09:20 — 10:20
Session 1: Unveiling Cancer Heterogeneity at Single-Cell Resolution
  • Session Chair: Professor Yuanhua Huang (School of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Fan Bai, Ph.D. (Peking University Biomedical Innovation Center; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Genomic Diagnostics; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences)
    • Title: Whole Genome Analysis of Chinese Cancers
10:20 — 10:50
Coffee break and poster session
10:50 — 11:50
Session 2: Computational Oncology & Precision Medicine
  • Session Chair: Professor Junwen Wang (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Eytan Ruppin, M.D., Ph.D. (Cancer Data Science Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA)
    • Title: Towards Fast and Accessible Precision Oncology
11:50 — 13:05
Lunch
13:05 — 14:05
Session 3: AI in Dermatological Oncology
  • Session Chair: Professor Richard Yuxiong Su (Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Titus J. Brinker, Ph.D. (German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ); University of Heidelberg)
    • Title: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Diagnosis of Skin Cancer
14:05 — 14:50
Session 4: Big Data, AI and Precision Oncology
  • Type: Panel Discussion & Q&A
  • Session Co-chairs: Professor Junwen Wang (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong); Professor Yuanhua Huang (School of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Panelists:
    • Eytan Ruppin, M.D., Ph.D. (Cancer Data Science Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA)
    • Fan Bai, Ph.D. (Peking University Biomedical Innovation Center; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Genomic Diagnostics; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences)
    • Titus J. Brinker, Ph.D. (German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ); University of Heidelberg)
14:50 — 15:50
Session 5: Decoding CNS Solitary Fibrous Tumors
  • Session Chair: Professor Richard Yuxiong Su (Division of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of HongKong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Wang Jia, M.D. (Department of Neurosurgery,  Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China)
    • Title: Molecular Landscape, Subtypes, and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of Central Nervous System Solitary Fibrous Tumors
15:50 — 16:05
Transition / Break
16:05 — 16:15
Day 1 Closing Remarks
16:15 — 18:00
Break
18:00 — 20:30
Welcoming Dinner
Day 2 (Thursday, 16 October)
09:00 — 09:15
Welcome coffee
09:15 — 10:15
Session 6: Innovations in Thoracic Surgical Oncology
  • Session Chair: Professor David C. L. Lam (Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Queen Mary Hospital; HKU-Shenzhen Hospital)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Lunxu Liu, M.D. (Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University)
    • Title: Precision Lung Cancer Surgery
10:15 — 10:45
Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 — 11:45
Session 7: Addressing Challenges in CNS Tumors
  • Session Chair: Professor Gilberto Ka-Kit Leung (Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Yudan Chi, Ph.D. (Institute for Translational Brain Research and Research Institute of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University)
    • Title: Brain Tumor Epileptic Hub
11:45 — 13:00
Lunch
13:00 — 14:00
Session 8: Optimizing Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer
  • Session Chair: Professor David C. L. Lam (Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Queen Mary Hospital; HKU-Shenzhen Hospital)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Yongchang Zhang, M.D. (Department of Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Xiangya, Central South University; Hunan Provincial Cancer Hospital)
    • Title: Timing for Immunotherapy in Lung CancerTiming for Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer
14:00 — 14:45
Session 9: Panel Discussion & Q&A: The Future Outlook for Precision Therapies and Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer
  • Chair/Moderator: Professor David C. L. Lam (Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Queen Mary Hospital; HKU-Shenzhen Hospital)
  • Panelists:
    • Lunxu Liu, M.D. (Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University)
    • Yongchang Zhang, M.D. (Department of Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Xiangya, Central South University; Hunan Provincial Cancer Hospital)
14:45 — 15:30
Session 10: Panel Discussion & Q&A: CNS Malignancies
  • Chair/Moderator: Professor Gilberto Ka-Kit Leung (Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong 
  • Panelists:
    • Lunxu Liu, M.D. (Institute of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University)
    • Yudan Chi, Ph.D. (Institute for Translational Brain Research and Research Institute of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University)
    • Yongchang Zhang, M.D. (Department of Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Xiangya, Central South University; Hunan Provincial Cancer Hospital)
    • Wang Jia, Ph.D. (Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China)
15:30 — 15:45
Day 2 Closing Remarks (for main sessions)
15:45 — 16:15
Poster View & Networking Session
Day 3 (Friday, 17 October)
09:00 — 09:15
Welcome & Recap
09:15 — 10:15
Session 11: Myeloid Cells and Immune Suppression
  • Session Chair: Professor Gao Zhang (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Dmitry Gabrilovich, M.D., Ph.D. (AstraZeneca, USA)
    • Title: Immune Suppressive Myeloid Cells: From Biology to Therapeutic Targeting
10:15 — 10:45
Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 — 11:45
Session 12: Advanced Therapies and Biomarkers for Melanoma
  • Session Chair: Professor Martin Chi Hang Cheung (School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Xiaowei (George) Xu, M.D., Ph.D. (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania)
    • Title: Beyond Checkpoints: Engineered CAR T-Cell and Extracellular Vesicle Therapies for Melanoma
11:45 — 13:00
Lunch
13:00 — 14:00
Session 13: Targeting Key Signaling Pathways in Cancer - Part I
  • Session Chair: Professor Ui Soon Khoo (Department of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Patrick Casey, Ph.D. (Cancer & Stem Cell Biology Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, USA)
    • Title: Involvement of GNA12/13 Signaling in Cancer Cell Invasion and Survival
14:00 — 15:00
Session 14: Targeting Key Signaling Pathways in Cancer - Part II
  • Session Chair: Professor Shi Huang (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Talk:
    • Speaker: Mei Wang, Ph.D. (Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School)
    • Title: The Path of Targeting ICMT in Cancer Therapy
15:00 — 15:15
Short Break / Transition
15:15 — 16:15
Session 15: Flash Talks by Selected Participants
  • Session Chair: Professor Gao Zhang (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Description: Selected participant presentations (10 minutes per talk)
16:15 — 16:30
Closing Ceremony, Certificate Presentation & Future Directions
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