Program Layout

Opening Ceremony

Keynote Forum: Frontier of Protein and Peptide Innovations

Nexus 1: Philosophy of Life's Carriers

-The Birth and Death of Proteins
Nexus 1-1: Novel Protein Expression Systems
Nexus 1-2: Impacts of Protein Post Translational Modifications
Nexus 1-3: Frontiers of Protein Structures, Self-Assembly and Functions
Nexus 1-4: Protein-Protein, Protein-DNA/RNA Interactions

Nexus 2: Rediscovering History of Proteins

-Roles of Proteins in Reproductions, Evolution, Development and Aging
Nexus 2-1: Secrets of Proteins in Reproductions and Evolution
Nexus 2-2: Deciphering Proteins and Development toward Aging

Nexus 3: The Nature Is a Pharmacist or a Doctor

-Protein and Peptide in Drug Discovery and Medicine
Nexus 3-1: New Proteins-based Drug Targets
Nexus 3-2: Long lasting Fusion Protein Drugs
Nexus 3-3: Recombinant Plasma Protein Therapeutics
Nexus 3-4: Oral Protein and Peptide Drugs
Nexus 3-5: Protein as Biomarkers for Diagnostics
Nexus 3-6: Protein Therapy for Cancer & Hematological Disorders

Nexus 4: Art of Constructing Living Molecules

-Mastering Protein Design and Engineering
Nexus 4-1: CAD and Rational Protein Designs
Nexus 4-2: Screening, Selection Assays and Directed Evolution
Nexus 4-3: Emerging Therapeutic Fusion Protein Engineering
Nexus 4-4: Optimizing Expression and Protein Purification

Nexus 5: New Paths to Life Science Breakthroughs

-Re-recognizing Proteins at Systematic levels
Nexus 5-1: Breakthroughs of New Functional Proteins and Proteomics
Nexus 5-2: Discovery of Protein's Functions at Cellular Level
Nexus 5-3: Decoding Protein Roles at Tissue Level
Nexus 5-4: Understanding Proteins at Organ Level

Nexus 6: Deep Mining the Treasure of Proteins and Peptides

-Top 8 Thrilling Disruptive Technologies in Discovering Functional Proteins and Peptides
Nexus 6-1: Signaling Protein Discovery Technologies
Nexus 6-2: Next-generation Peptide and Protein Sequencing
Nexus 6-3: Protein/Peptide Chips and Microarrays
Nexus 6-4: Protein Nanotechnology
Nexus 6-5: Disordered Proteins as Undruggable Drug Targets
Nexus 6-6: Next-Generation Protein Analysis and Detection

Nexus 7: Full House of Peptide Members

- Versatile Stars in Life Science Industries
Nexus 7-1: Frontier of Peptide Chemistry and Biology
Nexus 7-2: Emerging Peptide-based Technologies
Nexus 7-3: Bioactive Cyclic Peptide Design and Synthesis
Nexus 7-4: Peptides Therapeutics R & D