[Meetings and Other Activities]

ACABS Scientific and Research Seminar 2008

1:00 – 8.00 pm, 6 April, 2008

7^th Floor, Baker Tower, Baker Heart Research Institute

Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct

Commercial Road, Prahran 3181 (close to St. Kilda Road)

Pre-seminar drinks at 1:00 pm

Seminar Programs 1.30 pm – 5.40 pm

Time	Speaker	Institution	Chairperson	Topic
1:30 pm	Dr. Qihan Dong	University of Sydney	A/Prof. Jun-Ping Liu	Lipid modifying enzymes in prostate cancer
2:00 pm	Dr. Li Wu	Walter Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research	Dr. Hui-Hua Zhang	Characterization of dendritic cells
2:25 pm	Dr. Yifan Zhan	Walter Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research	Dr. Die Wang	Development of T regulatory cells: regulating the  regulators
2:50 pm	A/Prof. Weisan Chen	Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research	Dr. Hongxin Wang	Tumour cells express FoxP3--a master transcription factor normally expressed by regulatory T cells
3:15 pm	Dr. Yuanhang Yang	Monash University	Dr. Ming Li	The role of annexin-1 in the regulation of  inflammation
3:40 pm	Coffee break
4:00 pm	A/Prof. Shufeng Zhuo	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University	A/Prof. Wei Duan	Anticancer drugs and herbal medicines
4:25 pm	Dr. Bixia Ke	Murdoch Institute of Medical Research	Ms. Chengxue Qin	Menkes disease, a rare genetic disease with copper deficiency
4:50 pm	Dr. Xiao-Jun Du	Baker Heart Research Institute	A/Prof. Chunguang Li	Current directions of cardiovascular research
5:15 pm	Prof. Chen Chen	University of Queensland	Dr. Ruchong Ou	Research Progress in the University of Queensland

 

Post-seminar gathering and dinner 6 – 8 pm

巴国布衣著名川菜馆, Toorak Road, Toorak, Melbourne.