BIT’s 3rd Annual World Congress of World DNA and Genome Day - WDD-2012 (Xi’an, China)

BIT's 3rd World DNA and Genome Day - WDD-2012

Theme: Milestones of the Great Bioindustry

Time: April 25-28, 2012

Venue: Xi’an, China

Website: http://www.dnaday.com

 

Invitation Letter

 

Dear Nitin Patel,

 

It is truly an honor to welcome you to attend and give a speech at the BIT’s 3rd World DNA and Genome Day (WDD-2012), which will be held on April 25th – 28th, 2012 in Xi’an, China.

 

WDD-2012 is expected to bring together bioscientists, industrial leaders and decision makers from all over the world in a great range of fields to celebrate the recent breaking researches through cluster conferences, expositions, excellent lectures, tech tours and training programs. WDD-2012 consists of six cluster conferences:

 

-BIT's 2nd Annual World World Congress of Bioenergy (wcbe2012)

-BIT´s 3rd Annual World Congress of Petromicrobiology (wcp2012)

-BIT's 3rd Inaugural Symposium on Enzymes & Biocatalysis-2012 (seb2012)

-BIT’s 3rd Annual World Congress of Well Stimulation and EOR (wseor2012)

-BIT's 5th Annual Congress of Industrial Biotechnology (ibio2012)

-BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Biodiversity 2012 (Biodiversity 2012)

 

These conferences will bring again the grand celebration of the discovery of the structure of DNA and new wave of biotechnology in various of industrial areas, particularly in the condition of life sciences and stage of 'white wave'. As we all know, today's advancement in the field of science may not have been possible without the great discovery and its developed breakthroughs. Based upon the mission of World DNA and Genome Day, we not only to provide a worldwide platform across cultural information exchanges and education/training program in life Sciences for next generation, but also hope to bring together representatives of the scientific community, economic life and general public as well as high-level decision makers to examine biotechnological opportunities and challenges both in the developing and developed world.

 

I hope our invitation would meet with your favorable agreement and join us in making WDD-2012 a success. A reply at your earliest convenience would be much appreciated as we want to move on, as soon as possible, to the next step of forming the Program. I look forward to welcoming you to Xi’ an, China and to WDD-2012.

 

Best Regards,

 

Xiaodan Mei, Ph.D.

Executive Chair of WDD-2012

Ms. Jessica Tong

East Area, F11, Building 1, Dalian Ascendas IT Park, 1 Hui Xian Yuan,

Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone, LN 116025, China

Tel: 0086-411-84799609-833 Fax: 0086-411-84799629

Email: Jessica@dnaday.com

 

Hosting Organizations

Information Research Center of International Talent, SAFEA

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Xi'an Sub-Council

 

Operating Organization

BIT Congress Inc.,Foreign Experts Databank of SAFEA-Dalian Biotechnological and Medical Experts Subdivision

 

Highlights of the Conference

      •  A Rare Platform to Dialogue with Nobel Laureates in Life Sciences Directly
      •  Oral Presentations Given by Distinguished Scientists and Industrial Leaders from all over the World 
      •  Network with Foreign Attendees and Local participants Including Decision and Policy Makers, Distinguished Scientists, Industrial Leaders, Business Executives, Investors, Manufacturers and Young Scientists 
      •  Wonderful Opportunity to Experience Fantastic Chinese Cultural and Historical Interests in Romantic Xi’an

Program at a Glance

 

        •  Track 1: Breaking Genomics Research and Technology 
        •  Track 2: System Biology 
        •   Track 3: RNA Biology 
        •  Track 4: Genome-based Drug Discovery and Gene Therapy 
        •  Track 5: Human Genetics, Genome and Diseases 
        •  Track 6: Human Genomics and Personalized Medicine 
        •  Track 7: Other Omics and Applications 
        •  Track 8: Non-Human Functional Genomics and Beyond 
        •  Young Scientist Forum

 

Nobel Prize Laureates

 

Dr. J. Robin Warren, Pathologist, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia, Nobel laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2005

Dr. George F. Smoot (To be confirmed), Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Nobel laureate in physics 2006

Dr. Richard Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, New England, Biolabs, USA, Nobel Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 1993

Dr. Craig C. Mello(To be confirmed), Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Massachusetts, USA,Nobel laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2006

Dr. Hartmut Michel, Professor, Max Planck Institute, Germany, Nobel laureate in Chemistry 1988

Dr. Johann Deisenhofer, Professor, The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Germany,Nobel laureate in Chemistry 1988

Dr. Thomas Steitz (To be confirmed), Professor, Yale University, USA, Nobel laureate in Chemistry 2009

Dr. Peter Mansfield, Professor, University of Nottingham, UK, Nobel laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2003

Dr. Martin J. Evans (To be confirmed), Cardiff University, UK, Nobel laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2007

Dr. Daniel Shechtman, Iowa State University, Israel, Nobel laureate in Chemistry 2011

Dr. David J. Gross, University of California, USA, Nobel laureate in physics 2004

Dr. Albert Fert (To be confirmed), Nobel laureate in physics 2007

 

Day one April 25th, 2012
09:00 – 09:40 am	Opening Ceremony and Welcome Remarks
10:00 – 12:30 am	Keynote Forum Ⅰ
01:30 – 05:30 pm	Keynote Forum Ⅱ
06:00 – 08:30 pm	Welcome Banquet and Performance

WDD 1-1: Human Genomic Variation Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title:TBD Dr.Serafim Batzoglou, Associate Professor,Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, USA
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr. Samy L Habib, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
09:45-10:10	Speech Opportunity Available
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: TBD Dr. Pengbo Zhou, Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, USA
10:55-11:20	Title: TBD Dr. Bryan Young, Professor, Deputy Director of Medical Oncology Unit, Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, UK
11:20-11:45	Title: Congenital DNA repair deficiency results in protection against renal ischemia reperfusion injury in mice Dr. Ron W F de Bruin, Associate Professor, Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands
11:45-12:10	Speech Opportunity Available

 

WDD 1-2: Genome Sequencing and Disease Gene Identification Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title:Principles of Dynamic Gene Regulation in Mammals Dr. Ido Amit, Senior Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr. OGINO Hidetaka, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan
09:45-10:10	Title: Challenges in Whole Exome Sequencing: an Example from Hereditary Deafness Dr. Yvonne JK Edwards, Research Assistant Professor, Director of Bioinformatics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Speech Opportunity Available
10:55-11:20	Title: TBD Dr. Alistair Pagnamenta, Researcher, University of Oxford, UK
11:20-11:45	Title: A Large-Scale Public Reference Set of Complete Human Genome Sequences for Biological Interpretation of Human Genomes Dr. Richard Tearle, Senior Field Applications Scientist, Complete Genomics, USA
11:45-12:10	Speech Opportunity Available

 

WDD 1-3: Structural Biology and Functional Genomics Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Dr. Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen, Professor, La Trobe University, Australia
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: Interval-based Distance Function for Identifying RNA Structure Candidates Dr. Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen, Professor, La Trobe University, Australia
14:20-14:45	Title: TBD Dr.Manju Bansal, Professor, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Inst of Science, USA
14:45-15:10	Title: Role Of Heme Oxygenase -1 in Endothelial and Muscle Cells: Lesson From Promoter Allelic Variants Dr. Alicja Jozkowicz, Professor, Jagiellonian University, Poland
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Title: Prediction of Novel Microrna Genes in Cancer-Associated Genomic Regions and Prediction of Their Gene Targets—A Combined Computational and Experimental Approach Dr. Kriton Kalantidis, Associate Professor, University of Crete, Greece
15:55-16:20	Title: TBD Dr. Hideaki Sugawara, Professor Emeritus, National Institute of Genetics, Japan
16:20-16:’45	Speech Opportunity Available
16:45-17:10	Title: A Network Approach to the Complex Structure of DNA Dr. Astero Provata, Research Director, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos", Greece

 

WDD 1-4: Comparative Functional Genomics Time: April 26, 2012, Thursday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: Y chromosome genomics: a comparison between the human, mouse and bovine Y chromosome Dr. Wansheng Liu, Associate Professor, Penn State University, USA
14:20-14:45	Speech Opportunity Available
14:45-15:10	Title: TBD Dr. Alasdair MacKenzie, Reader, University of Aberdeen, UK
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break

 

WDD 1-5: Evolutionary Genomics of Indigenous Populations Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: TBD Dr. Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Professor, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland
09:20-09:45	Speech Opportunity Available
09:45-10:10	Title: From Genes to Languages - Mapping the Human Colonization of the Globe Dr. Quentin Atkinson, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, New Zealand
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Speech Opportunity Available
10:55-11:20	Title: TBD Dr. Jayati Mullick, National Institute of Virology, India
11:20-11:45	Speech Opportunity Available
11:45-12:10	Speech Opportunity Availabl

 

WDD 1-6: Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: Supervised and Unsupervised Models for the Analysis of Human Epigenetics Data Dr. Duygu Ucar, Researcher, University of Iowa, USA
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr.Sweta Sneha, Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University, USA
09:45-10:10	Speech Opportunity Available
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: TBD Dr. Mario Cannataro, Professor, University of Catanzaro, Italy
10:55-11:20	Speech Opportunity Available
11:20-11:45	Title: TBD Dr. Joseph M. Miano, Associate Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
11:45-12:10	Speech Opportunity Available

 

WDD 1-7: Data Analysis and Visualization in Genomics and Proteomics Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: Combinatorics in RNA Secondary Structures Representations Dr. Athanasios Alexiou, Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Plateia, Greece
14:20-14:45	Title: A Novel Construction of Genome Space with Biological Geometry Dr. Stephen S.-T. Yau, Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
14:45-15:10	Title: TBD Dr. Hong-Jian Zhu, Department of Surgery (RMH&WH), University of Melbourne, Australia
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Speech Opportunity Available
15:55-16:20	Speech Opportunity Available
16:20-16:45	Title: Prediction of Thermostability from Amino Acid Attributes by Combination ofClustering with Attribute Weighting: A New Vista in Engineering Enzymes Dr. Esmaeil Ebrahimie, Adjunct Lecturer,  School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide, Australia
16:45-17:10	Title: Development in DNA Sequencing by Recognition Tunneling Technology Dr. Peiming Zhang, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, USA

 

WDD 1-8: Developmental Genomics Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: TBD Dr. Scott Barolo, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, USA
14:20-14:45	Title: TBD Dr. Undraga Schagdarsurengin, Senior Research Fellow, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
14:45-15:10	Speech Opportunity Available
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break

 

WDD 1-9: SNP, Gene Expression Microarrays and Novel Amplification Technologies Time: April 27, 2012, Friday, 13:30-17:10 Place: Xi’ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:55	Speech Opportunity Available
13:55-14:20	Title: TBD Dr. Paolo Fortina, Director, Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Kimmel Cancer Center, USA
14:20-14:45	Speech Opportunity Available
14:45-15:10	Title: TBD Dr. Richard T. Scott, Director, Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, USA
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Speech Opportunity Available
15:55-16:20	Title: Padlock-based improved SNP detection and signal amplification on DNA microarrays Dr.Dietmar Blohm, Professor, Center for Enviromental Research and Technology, Germany
16:20-16:’45	Speech Opportunity Available
16:45-17:10	Title: TBD Dr. Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas, Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

  

 

WDD 1-10: LC-MS in Functional Genomics Research Time: April 28, 2012, Saturday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: TBD Dr. Yong Eui Choi, Professor, Division of Forest Resources, College of Forest Sciences, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr. Opher Gileadi, Principal Investigator, University of Oxford, UK
09:45-10:10	Title: Identification Avian Influenza Resistant Using 3 Primers Mx Gene at Merawang Chicken from South Sumatera Island, Indonesia. Dr. Tike Sartika, Researcher, IRIAP/Indonesian Research Institute for Animal Production, Indonesia
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break

 

 

WDD 1-11: Clinical Genomics, Functional Genes and Biomarker Discovery Time: April 28, 2012, Saturday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Speech Opportunity Available
08:55-09:20	Title: Exploration of Biomarkers and Molecular Targets for Cancer Treatment Dr. Yoshimasa Maniwa, Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr. Rong Chen, Bioinformatics Specialist, Stanford University, USA
09:45-10:10	Title:Innovative molecular biomarkers: from clinical research to the clinic, a long and difficult road. Dr.Jean Gabert, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine,  Université de la Méditerranée, France
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: Using Subtracted Diversity Arrays for fingerprinting medicianl plants Dr. Nitin Mantri, Research Fellow, RMIT University, Australia
10:55-11:20	Title: TBD Dr. Per Kogner, Professor, Karolinska Institute, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
11:20-11:45	Speech Opportunity Available
11:45-12:10	Title: Andem Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics, Protein Characterization And Biomarker Discovery In Human Pathogens Dr. Haroun N. Shah, Professor, Health Protection Agency, UK

 

WDD 1-12: Human Genome and Molecular Diagnosis Time: April 28, 2012, Saturday, 08:30- 12:10 Place: Xi‘ an, China
Chair	Call for Host
Co-Chair	Call for Co-Host
08:30-08:55	Keynote Speech: Title: DNA Databases and the Genetics of Innocence: An Analysis of 195 DNA Exonerations, including Amanda Knox. Dr. Greg Hampikian, Professor, Boise State University, USA
08:55-09:20	Title: The Genetics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma Dr. Dwight E. Stambolian, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA
09:20-09:45	Title: TBD Dr. Wong LJ, Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, USA
09:45-10:10	Title: TBD Dr. Rob Bencher, Director of Sales, Eastern Region, Rules-Based Medicine, Inc, USA
10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Speech Opportunity Available
10:55-11:20	Title: TBD Dr. Lorraine Potocki, Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
11:20-11:45	Title: Molecular Phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dr. Saeed Zakerbostanabad, Associate Professor, Islamic Azad University, parand branch, Iran
11:45-12:10	Title: TBD Dr. M. Fernanda Sabato, Operations Manager, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Exhibition

 

Why Attend

The Exhibition provides a unique place where many organizations, institutes, biotechnology companies, and medias can exhibit their projects, products, technologies and services to the captive audience of WDD-2012.

·  Position your products, services, and technologies in front of decision-makers

·  Maintain your competitive advantage within the scientific community

·  Meet over 800 prospective customers/clients.

·  Receive a discount on conference registration

·  Have access to the post-event mailing list through a third party vendor

·  BIT Life Sciences will conduct strong branding and marketing campaigns to promote your participation

Exhibitor Benefits:

·  One (3m X 2m) booth space.

·  Company listing in conference proceedings distributed to approximately 10,000 researchers worldwide.

·  Link to your corporate web site on the Congress Website.

·  Company listing in the Program Guide & Event Directory including contact information and description.

·  Company listing including contact information and 100-word description (Please forward the details to kim@bitlifesciences.com before Feb. 20, 2012)

·  One delegate registration with full access to all conference sessions.

·  Lunch during the Exhibition & admission to the Reception Banquet (for one person).

·  One "Booth Only" Registration (no access to conference sessions).

·  Discount for additional delegate conference registrations.

·  Post-conference mailing opportunity.

·  Company promotional materials placed in conference bag given to all delegates.

·  Co-operative promotional mailing offering a discount on conference registration to your customers! You provide the list; we will mail the offer to the customers.

Booth Reservation Procedures

1. Please register and email us: kim@bitlifesciences.com. We will reply as soon as possible to assist you in selecting a booth location. The earlier one applies and pays the fee, the earlier the booth will be assigned assuring a premium location.
2. After filling out the Exhibition Contract, please stamp it with an authoritative seal, then fax or mail it to the Organizing Committee of WDD-2012. Written confirmation will be made by fax or mail when the application is accepted.
3. Upon confirmation, the exhibition fee shall be paid to the Organizing Committee within 3 working days. Please also fax your remitting bill for checking. The booth shall not be reserved until the fee has been received.
4. Deadline for booth application is April 25, 2012

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made before April 24, 2012 will result in the forfeiture of 50% of the full booth price. For cancellations made after April 24, 2012, the organizing committee reserves the right to retain the full booth price, not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages to re-sell or re-assign the booth space.

Ms. Kim Ding
BIT Congress Inc.
East Wing, 11F, Dalian Ascendas IT Park,
No. 1 Hui Xian Yuan, Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone, LN 116025, P.R.China
Tel: 0086-411-84799609-827
Fax: 0086-411-84795469
Email: kim@bitlifesciences.com