A Mini Symposium

From Embryogenesis to Stem Cells: Epigenetic Mechanisms

Organized by the Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, CAS, and Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore and A*Star, of Singapore

9：00 am to Noon,  July 28th, 2011, in GIBH

Conference Room I (A430)

9:00-9:10 am　　　　Opening  Address:  Prof. Duanqing Pei, Director GIBH

9:15 - 9:30　　　　 Barbara Knowles, Institute of Medical Biology in Singapore

　　　　　　　　　  Maternal Mechanism of Early Development

9:35 - 9:50　　　　 Qiang Wu, National University of Singapore

　　　　　　　　　  Epigenetic Regulation of ES cells

9:55 - 10:10　　　 Xin-Yuan Fu, National University of Singapore

　　　　　　　　　 The STAT signaling pathway and Development

10:15- 10: 40 　   Huck-Hui Ng, Genome Institute of Singapore

　　　　　　  　　 The Mechanisms of Embryonic Stem Cell Programming

10: 45- 11:10 　   Davor Solter, Institute of Medical Biology

　　　　　　　　　 History of Stem Cells (tentative)

11:10-11:25  　　  Coffee break

11:25 - 12:25　　  Panel Discussion / Meeting with Students and PIs of GIBH

12:30   pm　　　　 Lunch and touring GIBM

1:30　　　　　　   Leaving for SCBA Meeting