2025 Agenda

2025 International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases
May 2, 2025
TIME SPEAKER TOPIC
8:30 9:00 Registration
9:00 9:15 Opening Remark
9:15 9:20 Group Photo
9:20 10:00 Dr. Ikuo Shoji
Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Japan
International Speaker Lecture (I)
International collaboration on Norovirus and Rotavirus between Kobe University and Airlangga University, Indonesia
10:00 10:40 Dr. Arunee Thitithanyanont
Department of Microbiology, Mahidol University, Thailand
International Speaker Lecture (II)
Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Mpox and H5N1 as Case Studies for Antiviral Readiness
10:40 10:50 Coffee Break
10:50 11:30 Dr. Chun-Hong Chen
National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Why Is Aedes aegypti the Primary Vector in Kaohsiung?
11:30 12:10 Dr. Raul V. Destura
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, National Institutes of Health, Philippines
International Speaker Lecture (III)
Dengue Evolution & Transmission Dynamics: Current Advances in Clinical Diagnostic Trends for Disease Severity and Management
12:10 13:40 Lunch (Poster section)
13:40 14:20 Dr. Day-Yu Chao
Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
How immune imprinting shapes the antibody response after repeated exposure of different orthoflaviviruses
14:20 15:00 Dr. Tzong-Shiann Ho
Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan
From Immunopathogenesis to Clinical Outcomes: Exploring the Drivers of Dengue
15:00 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 16:00 Dr. Wanchai Assavalapsakul
Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
International Speaker Lecture (IV)
Interactions Between Dengue Virus, MicroRNA, and HEK293T Cells: Insights and Implications
16:00 16:40 Dr. Yu-Ting Kao
Master’s Program in Tropical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
ZIKV: from pathogenic to therapeutic
16:40 16:50 Poster Awards
16:50 16:55 Snap for the Best Poster
16:55 17:00 Closing Remarks (Group photo)
17:00 18:10 Roundtable Discussion (All)
18:30 21:00 Farewell Banquet (Invited guests)