Author: Khansiri Atorn

International Online Seminar on “Genomic and Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis: A Focus on Southeast Asias”

Date: 26 Oct 2022,
08.00-15.30 hr (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia)
09.00-16.30 hr (Malaysia, Singapore)

Organized by
The Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology (CeRIDB), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Terengganu, Malaysia Pornchai Matangkasombut Center for Microbial Genomics, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand

Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant health problem all over the world. Southeast Asia (SEA) is a hotspot of TB, having more than a million new cases per year. SEA is also home of diverse groups of people, speaking thousands of languages belonging to more than five language families. With the advance of DNA sequencing technology, the vast diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in SEA has also been appreciated. This online meeting aims to provide the update of recent findings on the genomic and molecular epidemiology of TB in SEA, presented by leading scientists in various countries. The information is hoped to provide insights on the population structure and the transmission dynamics of MTB as well as to suggest for further research, development and control of TB in the region.

Location: Online via Cisco Webex
(Cisco Webex can be downloaded from https://www.webex.com/downloads.html)

Program

Time (GMT+7)	Program	Speakers
08.00 – 08.15	Opening Remarks	Prof. Chew Chieng Yeo The Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia
08.15-08.30	The scope of genomics studies of TB	Prof. Prasit Palittapongarnpim CENMIG, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand
08.30-09.00	Human genetics approach to tuberculosis	Prof. Katsushi Tokunaga Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
09.00 – 09.30	Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Sabah, Malaysia	Prof. Kamruddin Ahmed Department of Pathology and Microbiology, and Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
09.30 – 10.00	Genomics of MTB: Updates on Species Diversity, AMR Variants and Challenges in MTBC Research in Peninsular Malaysia	Dr. Mohd Nur Fakhruzzaman Noorizhab Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
10.00 – 10.30	BREAK
10.30 – 11.00	Genomic epidemiology of TB in Vietnam	MS. Nguyen Thi Le Hang Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)- Bach Mai Hospital (BMH) Medical Collaboration Center, Vietnam
11.00 – 11.30	Genomic epidemiology of TB in the Philippines	Dr. Jaime Montoya College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Pedro Gil St., Ermita, Philippines
11.30 – 12.00	Genomic epidemiology of TB in Indonesia	Dr. Lidya Chaidir Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.
12.00 – 13.00	LUNCH BREAK
13.30 – 14.00	Genomic Studies of MTB in Chiangrai: Results of data from two decades	Prof. Prasit Palittapongarnpim CENMIG, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand
14.00 – 14.30	The role of genomics in TB vaccine development	Prof. Norazmi Bin Mohd Nor School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
14.30 – 15.10	Recent major advancement in genomics of TB	Dr. Inaki Comas Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, CSIC, Spain
15.10 – 16.00	Group discussion: The future of genomics of TB (and other EID) in ASEAN	Prof. Chew Chieng Yeo (Chair) The Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia

Registration: https://meeting-nstda.webex.com/meeting-nstda/j.php?RGID=re887881992b596bfdca3c98b6d1779e8
(Free Registration, Registration at least 7 days prior attend seminar is need)

Meeting Link: https://meeting-nstda.webex.com/meeting-nstda/j.php?MTID=m0c68e66ad2e0057e734c90930643634e

Meeting number: 2515 065 5134 Password: GenomicsTB

For further information, contact:
Prof. Chew Chieng Yeo (chewchieng@gmail.com)
Prof. Prasit Palittapongarnpim (Prasit.pal@mahidol.ac.th)
NSTDA webex support team:
Monta@nstda.or.th (Monta), Chompunoot.Kap@nstda.or.th (Chompunoot)