Keynote Speakers
Prof. Da-Zhi Wang
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital
Topic: Studying the heart with your heart
Prof. Wang received his undergraduate education from Sichuan University and his Master of Science (MS) from Peking University in China. He then received his Ph.D. from the Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Iowa. After the postdoctoral research at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, he continued the research in cardiology. Prof. Wang was awarded the AHA Established Investigator award in 2008 and was elected Fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA) in 2013. Prof. Wang is a recognized leader in the research of cardiac function and cardiovascular disease.
Prof. Wang and his team.
Research area:
1. Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of gene expression in the cardiovascular system
2. microRNAs in cardiac development, cardiac function and cardiomyopathy
3. The roles of miRNAs and epigenetic regulators in skeletal muscle biology
4. Novel lncRNAs in cardiovascular biology and disease
5. Molecular mechanisms of cardiac remodeling and stress-induced cardiac defects
Prof. Stefan Kins
Human Biology and Human Genetics,
Department of Biology, University Kaiserslautern
Topic: Beyond Amyloid: Amyloid precursor protein physiological functions
Prof. Kins received his Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institut für Hirnforschung. After the postdoctoral research at University of Zurich and The Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), he continued the research in neuroscience. Prof. Kins was then become the Project Group Leader at ZMBH. Prof. Kins is a recognized leader in the research of neuroscience and Alzheimer disease (AD).
Research area:
1. Neuroscience of Alzheimer disease (AD)
2. Molecular basis of anterograde and retrograde transport of APP
3. Functional studies in APP/APLPs and pathogenic consequences of APP/APLPs malfunction