AIBBC 2021 Conference will provide a multidisciplinary platform for sharing latest research findings in biomedical, biotechnology and life sciences. Opportunities for oral and poster presentations will be available.
A list of confirmed speakers and conference program is available below. Please note that changes will be made without notice.
Confirmed speakers
 | Prof. Drew Weissman University of Pennsylvania, USA |  | Prof. Shingo Inoue Nagasaki University, Japan |
 | Prof. Phillip Low Purdue University, USA |  | Prof. Roderic I. Pettigrew Texas A&M University, USA |
 | Dr. Hiroko Hanzawa Hitachi Center for Exploratory Research, Research & Development Group, Hitachi Ltd |  | Prof. J. Paul Robinson Purdue University, USA |
 | Dr. Sara Suliman UCSF at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, USA |  | Prof. Chuck Henry Colorado State University, USA |
 | Prof. Akira Kaneko Osaka City University, Japan & Karolinska Institute, Sweden |  | Prof. Masood Kamali-Moghaddam Uppsala University, Sweden |
 | Prof. Evans Chidi Egwim Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria |  | Prof. Masahiro Hiratsuka Tohoku University, Japan |
 | Prof. Nicole Pamme Stockholm University, Sweden |  | Prof. Aman Russom Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
 | Dr. Josiah Kuja Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya |  | Dr. Wataru Kagaya Osaka City University, Japan |
 | Dr. Jacqueline C. Linnes Purdue University, USA |  | Dr. Jesse Gitaka Mount Kenya University, Kenya |
 | Dr. Christopher K. Kariuki Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |  | Prof. Douglas J. Perkins Center for Global Health, University of New Mexico, USA |
 | Dr. Daisuke Kawashima Chiba University, Japan |
We welcome high quality research presentations on the following thematic areas (other relevant topics will be considered).
- Assessment of Covid-19 impact on health in Africa
- Molecular and cellular basis of communicable and non-communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, cancer, malaria, TB, NTDs)
- Cytometry for life sciences and clinical applications
- Genomics, proteomics and their clinical applications
- Advances in detection, diagnostic and therapeutic technologies
- Drug resistance and antimicrobial stewardship
- Point-of-care technologies for low resource settings
- Strategies toward scientific and technological empowerment
- Bioinformatics for risk mapping and surveillance of infectious diseases
- Networking with industry (industry-sponsored talks, lectures, demos etc.)
Day 1 – Thursday , 11 November , 2021
Please note that time indicated here is EAST AFRICA TIME (UTC +3)
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Welcome remarks and announcements Vice Cancellor, Maseno University, Kisumu County Official, Kenya |
| Session I – INVITED TALKS | |
| 09:00 – 09:25 | Elevated SARS-CoV-2 viremia in different ethnic groups: relationship with increased COVID-19 disease severity Douglas J. Perkins – Center for Global Health, University of New Mexico, USA |
| 09:25 – 09:50 | An integrated strategy for sustainable freedom from malaria Akira Kaneko – Osaka City University, Japan & Karolinska Institute, Sweden |
| 09:50 – 10:05 | Integration of genetic and transcriptional profiles of innate cells to decipher mechanisms of TB susceptibility Sara Suliman – UCSF at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, USA |
| 10:05 – 10:20 | Genomics: a resilient approach to climate change, disease epidemiology and conservation of threatened biodiversity Josiah Kuja – Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya |
| 10:20 – 10:35 | Application of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy and Tomography to Cell Measurement and Evaluation Daisuke Kawashima – Chiba University, Japan |
| 10:35 – 11:05 | Coffee break – Meet the exibitors |
| Session II – INVITED TALKS | |
| 11:05 – 11:30 | Advanced molecular tools for detection and characterization of exosomes and viruses Masood Kamali-Moghaddam – Uppsala University, Sweden |
| 11:35 – 11:55 | Biohacking for the Global South: toward self-sufficiency in molecular biology research and training in Africa Christopher K. Kariuki – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |
| 11:55 – 12:20 | Exploring the biodiversity of Wetland ecology for sustainable African bioeconomy Evans Chidi Egwim – Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | Cell culture innovation for regenerative medicine Hiroko Hanzawa – Hitachi Kobe Laboratory, Center for Exploratory Research, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Sponsor Presentation – Africa Biosystems Ltd |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch break / Meet the exhibitors |
| 13:45 – 15:00 | POSTER SESSION |
| PLENARY LECTURES | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Development and evaluation of point of care tests for Rift Valley Fever diagnosis Shingo Inoue – Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break – Meet the exibitors (30 min) |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Development of a new therapy for P. falciparum malaria Philip Low – Purdue University, USA |
| Session III – INVITED TALKS | |
| 17:30 – 17:55 | Recent advances in microfluidic paper-based analytical devices Chuck Henry – Colorado State University, USA |
| 17:55 – 18:20 | Preliminary findings on virucidal activities of extracts of selected Nigerian vegetables with potentials for use as Covid-19 therapy Dickson A. Musa – Trans-Saharan Disease Research Centre, IBB University, Nigeria |
| 18:20 – 18:55 | ENMED: shifting the paradigm in medical education through blending of engineering and medicine Michael R. Moreno – Texas A&M University, USA |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Dinner – Panel discussion |
Day 2 – Friday , 12 November , 2021
Please note that time indicated here is EAST AFRICA TIME (UTC +3)
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Announcements |
| Session IV – INVITED TALKS | |
| 09:00 – 09:25 | Point of care Isothermal Nucleic Acid amplification Platform for Covid-19 Diagnostics designed to meet the needs at resource limited settings Aman Russom – Royal Institute of Technology KTH, Sweden |
| 09:25 – 09:50 | CYP2D6 genotyping analysis and functional characterization of novel allelic variants in a Kenyan and Ni-Vanuatu population Masahiro Hiratsuka – Tohoku University, Japan |
| 09:50 – 10:15 | Impact of IRS on malaria prevalence in the Lake Victoria basin, Homa Bay, Kenya Wataru Kagaya – Osaka City University, Japan |
| 10:15 – 10:40 | Microfluidic devices for analysis in resource-limited settings Nicole Pamme – Stockholm University, Sweden |
| 10:40 – 11:05 | Coffee break – Meet the exibitors (25 min) |
| 11:05 – 11:20 | Sponsor presentation – HITACHI Dr. Shinji Nishimura, Center for Exploratory Research, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan |
| Early career investigators | |
| 11:20 – 13:10 | 9 speakers selected from outstanding abstracts (10 min presentation + 2 min Q&A) |
| 13:10 – 13:55 | Lunch break / Meet the exhibitors |
| 13:55 – 15:00 | POSTER SESSION |
| PLENARY LECTURES | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Nucleoside-modified mRNA-LNP therapeutics Drew Weissman – University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break – Meet the exibitors |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Engineering medicine for a global society Roderic I. Pettigrew – Texas A&M University, USA |
| Session V – INVITED TALKS | |
| 17:30 – 17:55 | Development of point of care end game diagnostics for Africa Jesse Gitaka – Mount Kenya University, Kenya |
| 17:55 – 18:20 | Nanoparticle-based point-of-care molecular diagnostics Jacqueline C. Linnes – Purdue University, USA |
| 18:20 – 19:00 | Cytometry for Life: engaging and enabling science – CLOSING REMARKS J. Paul Robinson – Purdue University, USA |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | AWARD CEREMONY / Banquet |
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