PROGRAM
2007.08.13 (Mon.) First Day Time:08:15~16:30 |
08:15~09:00 |
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09:00~09:10 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks / International conference hall
Hsu-Mei Hsu, Taiwan |
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Medical Genetics (MG) section / 1st Conference Room /
Chairman:Ding-Shinn Chen,Taiwan
Panel 1:Medical Research and Biobank I |
09:10~10:00 |
UK Biobank: from concept to reality
Tim Sprosen, UK |
10:00~10:15 |
Coffee Break |
10:15~11:10 |
The Kadoorie Study: a large biobank project in 0.5M adult Chinese
Zheng-Ming Chen, UK |
11:10~12:00 |
Genomic Medicine Research in Taiwan: Toward Personalized Medicine
Yuan-Tsong Chen, Taiwan |
12:00~13:30 |
Lunch
Place: 4F Lounge |
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MG section / 1st Conference Room / Chairman:Chen-Yang Shen, Taiwan
Panel 2:Medical Research
and Biobank II |
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Bio-IT section / 2nd Conference Room / Chairman:Gwo-Jiunn Huang, Taiwan
Panel 1:Current and Future Challenges of Biobank Information Technology |
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13:30~14:20 |
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Biobank Information Management System for the 21st century Biobanking
Jan-Eric Litton, Sweden |
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14:20~15:10 |
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Karolinska Institutet Biobank: enabling infrastructure for public population projects
Gunnel Tybring, Sweden |
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From Biobanks to Biomarkers: The role of IT in the transformation of Life Sciences and Healthcare
Michael Hehenberger, USA |
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15:10~15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30~16:30 |
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The Estonian Genome Project as a population based biobank.
Andres Metspalu, Estonia |
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Developing IT Infrastructure of Taiwan Biobank - from Public Health Informatics Initiative
Belinda Chen, Taiwan |
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2007.08.14 (Tue.) Second Day Time:08:30~17:30 |
08:30~09:00 |
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MG section / 1st Conference Room / Chairman: Ling-Ling Hsieh & Chen-Yang Shen, Taiwan
Panel 3:Medical Research and Biobank III |
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Industrial Development (ID) section / 2nd Conference Room Chairman:Ming-Ki Wu, Taiwan
Panel 1:The prospect of biobank applications in terms of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical development value chain |
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09:00~09:40 |
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The Strengths to Explore Genetic Susceptibility to Chronic Diseases in Taiwan
Chen-Yang Shen, Taiwan |
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Drug Discovery Journey with the Automated Ligand Identification System (ALIS): From High Throughput Screening to Hit-to-Lead Optimization
Cheng-Chi Chuang, USA |
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09:40~10:20 |
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Genetic risk assessment for common complex diseases: experience of Two-township Study (CVDFACTS) and implications to Taiwan Biobank
Wen-Harn Pan, Taiwan |
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10:20~10:30 |
Coffee Break |
10:30~11:00 |
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Access and Intellectual Property Rights in UK Biobank: What are the Challenges and Options?
Graeme Laurie , UK |
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11:00~11:30 |
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Pharmacogenomics in New Drug Development and Clinical Research
Albert Liou, Taiwan |
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11:30~13:00 |
Lunch
Place: 4F Lounge
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ELSI section / 1st Conference Room / Chairman:Michael Cheng-tek Tai, Taiwan
Panel 1:Ethics in Biobanking |
13:00~13:30 |
Bioethics of Biobank ELSI Issues in a Post-Sequence Era
Ryuich Ida, Japan |
13:30~14:00 |
Ethics and Regulatory Frameworks for Biobanks: Safeguarding Altruism and Trust
Alastair V Campbell, Singapore |
14:00~14:40 |
What kind of Trust do we need for Biobanking?
Shui-Chuen Lee, Taiwan |
14:40~15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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ELSI section / 1st Conference Room / Chairman:Chang-fa Lo, Taiwan
Panel 2:Legislative Policy and Its Implementation |
15:00~15:30 |
The Legislative Initiative for Taiwan BiobanK
Chien-Te Fan, Taiwan |
15:30~16:00 |
Bioethics Concerns of Human DNA Collections:The National Laboratory for the Genetics of Israeli Populations
* David Gurwitz, Israel |
16:00~16:30 |
The Legal Policy of Taiwan Biobank: Considerations and Reflections Chung-His Lee, Taiwan |
16:40~17:30 |
Round Table Conference |
* the presentation will be made via telephone |

2007.08.15(Wed.) Third Day Time:08:30~12:00 |
08:30~09:00 |
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Bio-IT section / 1st Conference Room / Chairman:Ellson Chen, Taiwan
Panel 2:Leveraging Biobank Data in Medical Research |
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ELSI section / 2nd Conference Room / Chairman:Shuh-Ming Wu, Taiwan
Panel 3:Social Consensus & Public Trust |
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09:00~09:40 |
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Statistical Analysis of Biobank Longitudinal Data: Non-Susceptibility and Incidence of Chronic Diseases Related to Gene-Environment Interations
Chen-Hsin Chen, Taiwan |
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Ethical aspects of biobanking and biobank research – a Swedish perspective
Gert Helgesson, Sweden |
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09:40~10:20 |
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Gene mapping using cross-section and longitudinal biobank data: studies in
atherosclerosis and myopia
Suh-Hang Hank Juo, Taiwan |
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A Critical Reflection on Biomedical Technology Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice among People Living in Southern Taiwan
Linda Gail Arrigo, USA
Duujian Tsai, Taiwan |
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10:20~10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Bio-IT section / 1st Conference Room / Chairman:Ellson Chen, Taiwan
Panel 3:Leveraging Biobank Data in Bioinformatics Research |
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ELSI section / 2nd Conference Room /
Chairman:Shuh-Ming Wu, Taiwan
Panel 4:ELSI General Discussing |
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10:30~11:10 |
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The Implication and Opportunity created by Biobank for Bioinformatics Research
Lin SF Huang, UK |
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11:10~11:50 |
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Integration of bioinformatics and medical informatics : a catalyst for translational medicine
Ueng-Cheng Yang, Taiwan |
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Closing |
** Tentative arrangement |
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