Scientific Program

Scientific Program

Event 1: Joint Research Symposium of XJTLU-Taylor’s-MFU

Agenda - 17 October 2025, Friday

07:30 – 08:45	Registration
08:45 – 09:00	Welcome and Introduction Lee Wei Lim (Main-Chair, XJTLU) John Moraros (Dean of the School of Science, XJTLU) Luqi Zhou & Yiran Li (Co-Chairs of the Local Organizing Committee)

Keynote Session Chairs: Siau Hui Mah (Taylor’s University) & Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong (MFU)
09:00 – 09:25	Annonaceae: Phytochemistry and Biological Activities.	Surat Laphookhieo (Mae Fah Luang University)
09:25 – 09:50	Peptides: From Food to Function.	Lye Yee Chew (Taylor’s University)
09:50 – 10:15	Deep Learning on Medical Image Analysis.	Shuihua Wang (XJTLU)
10:15 – 10:25	Discussion
10:25 – 10:45	Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:15	Student Oral Presentation Chairs by Students: Ketsuda Pawong (MFU), Xiaocong Fu (Taylor’s), and Luqi Zhou (XJTLU)
10:45 – 11:00	Synthesis of Nitroolefins: An approach towards development of Phosphorous-based C2-symmetrical Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMPs) inhibitors.	Palmer Imbenzi (XJTLU)
11:00 – 11:15	The effect of Cordyceps militaris extract on the proliferation of human dermal fibroblast cells in vitro study.	Kanjana Soodpakdee (MFU)
11:15 – 11:30	Monkey B virus entry depends exclusively on nectin-1 and is regulated by a complex glycoprotein interaction network.	Ling Yan Yang (XJTLU)
11:30 – 11:45	Microbial Succession and Volatile Profile Evolution in Ma and Le Bamboo Shoots Fermentation Using 16S rRNA Sequencing and SPME-SBSE/GC-MS.	Lu Yan Yan (Taylor’s)
11:45 – 12:00	Urban wild bee well-being revealed by gut metagenome data: A mason bee model.	Yiran Li (XJTLU)
12:00 – 12:15	Proteomics and Physiologic Analysis Reveal Different Response Strategies to Cadmium Stress in Lentinula edodes.	Yansha Wu (Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
	Judges: Siau Hui Mah (Taylor’s); Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong (MFU); Kevin Chun Chan (XJTLU); Acharavadee Pansanit (MFU); Yin Quan Tang (Taylor’s); Yongtao Zhu (XJTLU); Chuleeporn Thanomsilp (MFU); Zhiliang Lu (XJTLU); and Victor Perez (XJTLU).
	Coordinators: Yongtao Zhu (XJTLU) & Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong (MFU)

12:15 – 14:00

Lunch at Gangyu Restaurant 港玉东厅 (XJTLU South Campus)

13:00 – 14:00	Student Poster Presentation Judges: Siau Hui Mah (Taylor’s); Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong (MFU); Min Tang (XJTLU); Chuleeporn Thanomsilp (MFU); Lye Yee Chew (Taylor’s); Yongtao Zhu (XJTLU); Yin Quan Tang (Taylor’s); Anant Eungwanichayapant (MFU); Zhiliang Lu (XJTLU); Victor Perez (XJTLU); Prapassorn Eungwanichayapant (MFU); Magdalini Matziari (XJTLU); Anant Eungwanichayapant (MFU); Francesco Zonta (XJTLU); Acharavadee Pansanit (MFU); and Victor Perez (XJTLU). Coordinators: Kevin Chun Chan (XJTLU) & Yin Quan Tang (Taylor’s)
14:00 – 15:30	Student Oral Presentation Chairs by Students: Lu Yan Yan (Taylor’s), Kanjana Soodpakdee (MFU), and Yiran Li (XJTLU)
14:00 – 14:15	Comparave genomics and phenotypic evaluation of lactic acid bacteria isolated from sour bamboo shoots as potential starter cultures.	Xin Fang (Taylor’s)
14:15 – 14:30	Harnessing Bacteroidota: A natural solution for aquaculture disease control.	Yuying Xun (XJTLU)
14:30 – 14:45	Rapid nanomolar detection of Boron ions using portable fluorescent LDR sensors in soil samples.	Ketsuda Pawong (MFU)
14:45 – 15:00	Prelimbic cortical stimulation ameliorates depressive-like behaviors through corticosterone mediated hippocampal neuroprotective and neurotransmission mechanisms.	Luqi Zhou (XJTLU)
15:00 – 15:15	Fecal Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) as a biomarker for colorectal cancer detected by GC-MS.	Weiyu Xiao (XJTLU)
15:15 – 15:30	Profiling the transcriptome that initiates the organ formation in mouse embryo.	Rui Song (XJTLU)
	Judges: Anant Eungwanichayapant (MFU); Lye Yee Chew (Taylor’s); Magdalini Matziari (XJTLU); Min Tang (XJTLU); Siau Hui Mah (Taylor’s); Prapassorn Eungwanichayapant (MFU); Kanchana Watla-iad (MFU); Allan Kalueff (XJTLU); and Francesco Zonta (XJTLU).
	Coordinators: Magdalini Matziari (XJTLU) & Siau Hui Mah (Taylor’s)
15:30 – 15:50	Coffee Break

Keynote Session Chairs: Lye Yee Chew (Taylor’s) & Zhiliang Lu (XJTLU)
15:50 – 16:15	From Bean to Sting: Discovering Nature’s Peptides for Cancer Precision Therapy.	Yin Quan Tang (Taylor’s University)
16:15 – 16:40	Coffee Value Addition and Waste Management.	Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong (MFU)
16:40 – 17:05	Glutamine synthetase limits b-catenin-mutated liver cancer growth by maintaining nitrogen homeostasis and suppressing mTORC1.	Weiwei Dai (XJTLU)
17:05 – 17:15	Discussion

Plenary Session Chairs: Elena Moro (Grenoble University, France) & Allan Kalueff (XJTLU)
17:15 – 18:00	The Discovery of STN Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease.	Abdelhamid Benazzouz (Bordeaux University, France)
18:00 – 18:10	Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks Surat Laphookhieo (Dean of the School of Science, MFU) John Moraros (Dean of the School of Science, XJTLU) Li Yang (Assoc. Dean of the School of Science, XJTLU)
19:00 – 21:00	Gala Dinner (For Invited Faculty Only) Four Points Hotel by Sheraton Suzhou – Room VIP2 苏州福朋喜来登酒店 – 贵宾厅2

Event 2: Deep Brain Stimulation Symposium

Agenda - 18 October 2025, Saturday

07:30 – 08:45	Registration
08:45 – 09:10	Welcome and Introduction Lee Wei Lim (Chair of the Local Organizing Committee) John Moraros (Dean of the School of Science, XJTLU) Abdelhamid Benazzouz (President of the DBS Society)
09:10 – 09:50	Inaugural Plenary Lecture From the concept to the clinic: The history of the DBS revolution Abdelhamid Benazzouz (Bordeaux, France) Chair: Yasin Temel (Maastricht, The Netherlands) & Bomin Sun 孙伯民 (Shanghai)
09:50 – 10:05	Coffee Break

Session 1: Updates in DBS for Parkinson’s disease Chairs: Huifang Shang 商慧芳 (Sichuan) & Wei Luo 罗巍 (Zhejiang)
10:05 – 10:30	The state-of-the-art of DBS in PD	Elena Moro (Grenoble, France)
10:30 – 10:55	Motor outcome of DBS in PD	Huifang Shang 商慧芳 (Sichuan)
10:55 – 11:20	Neuropsychological and affective outcomes of STN DBS in PD	Jianjun Wu 邬剑军 (Shanghai)
11:20 – 11:45	STN vs GPi DBS in the management of gait and axial symptoms	Chengjie Mao 毛成洁 (Suzhou)
11:45 – 11:55	Discussion
11:55 – 12:45	Lunch at Gangyu Restaurant 港玉东厅 (XJTLU South Campus) & Poster Session

Session 2: Advances in clinical DBS Chairs: Ling Chen 陈玲 (Guangzhou) & Kezhong Zhang 张克忠 (Nanjing)
12:45 – 13:10	When to perform DBS surgery for PD? Early or late?	Ling Chen 陈玲 (Guangzhou)
13:10 – 13:35	How useful are LFPs in DBS for PD?	Michael Wing Yan Lee 李永恩 (Hong Kong)
13:35 – 14:00	Thalamic DBS in Pain	Shangchen Xu许尚臣 (Shandong)
14:00 – 14:10	Discussion

Session 3: Updates in DBS for psychiatric disorders and epilepsy Chairs: Shangchen Xu许尚臣 (Shandong) & Ersoy Kocabicak (Istanbul, Turkey)
14:10 – 14:35	The state-of-the-art of DBS in psychiatry	Bomin Sun 孙伯民 (Shanghai)
14:35 – 15:00	DBS of the central median nucleus of the thalamus in epilepsy	Huajie Liu 刘华杰 (Shandong)
15:00 – 15:25	ANT DBS in epilepsy	Yasin Temel (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
15:25 – 15:50	Discussion
15:50 – 16:10	Coffee Break

Session 4: Advances in neurotechnology for DBS Chairs: Mohamad Sawan (Zhejiang) & Shouyan Wang王守岩 (Shanghai)
16:10 – 16:35	Brain-machine interactive DBS with edge AI computing	Shouyan Wang 王守岩 (Shanghai)
16:35 – 17:00	Closed-loop technology in DBS for PD	Fei Su 苏斐 (Shandong)
17:00 – 17:25	Challenges and future technology trends in wearable closed-loop neuromodulation	Mohamad Sawan (Zhejiang)
17:25 – 17:50	DBS and brain computer interfacing	Hemmings Wu 吳承瀚 (Zhejiang)
17:50 – 18:00	Discussion
19:00 – 21:00	Gala Dinner (For Invited Faculty Only)

Event 2: Deep Brain Stimulation Symposium

Agenda - 19 October 2025, Sunday

Session 5: Updates in DBS for specific movement disorders Chairs: Elena Moro (Grenoble, France) & Yiwen Wu 吴逸雯 (Shanghai)
08:45 – 09:10	DBS treatment for tremor	Yiwen Wu 吴逸雯 (Shanghai)
09:10 – 09:35	Outcomes of DBS in early-onset PD with monogenic mutation	Yiming Liu 刘艺鸣 (Jinan)
09:35 – 10:00	STN DBS on PD genetic risk factors and causes	Wei Luo 罗巍 (Zhejiang)
10:00 – 10:25	STN-DBS for Meige syndrome: Clinical outcomes and underlying mechanisms	Hutao Xie 解虎涛 (Beijing)
10:25 – 10:50	LFPs and DBS for other neurological disorders: Potentials and pitfalls	Germaine Hiu-Fai Chan 陈晓晖 (Hong Kong)
10:50 – 11:00	Discussion
11:00 – 11:20	Coffee Break

Session 6: Advances in preclinical DBS Chairs: Abdelhamid Benazzouz (Bordeaux, France) & Yasin Temel (Maastricht, Netherlands)
11:20 – 11:45	Nanoparticle-based DBS in animal models	Yasin Temel (Maastricht)
11:45 – 12:10	DBS in animal models of depression and dementia	Lee Wei Lim 林礼伟 (Suzhou, Maastricht, Istanbul)
12:10 – 12:20	Discussion
12:20 – 13:00	Foundation & Election of Board Members for the Sino-DBS Society (Election of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Council Members)
13:00 – 13:15	Closing Remarks Abdelhamid Benazzouz (Bordeaux, France)