Registration

Opening Remark

Chung Y. Hsu (Taiwan), Conference Chair of 2 nd ASMRM

Plenary Lecture I

Moderator: Chung Y. Hsu

Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress as Determinants for Neuronal Death After Stroke and Neurodegeneration

Pak H. Chan (U.S.A.)

Special Lecture I

Moderator: Yau-Huei Wei

Role of Mitochondria in Thrifty Phenotype Hypothesis

Hong Kyu Lee (Korea)

Session 1

Mitochondria and Mitochondrial Disease

Moderator: Hong Kyu Lee & Horng Mo Lee

  MELAS and tRNA Leu(UUR) Mutations

Yu-ichi Goto (Japan)

The Effect of HOGG1 and Glutathione-S-Transferase M1 Genotypes on Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

May-Yuan Yen (Taiwan)

Coffee Break & Poster Session

Session 2

Mitochondrial Genome Integrity

Moderator: Lee-Jun C. Wong & Yau-Huei Wei

  Functional Differences among Human Mitochondrial Subhaplogroups

Masashi Tanaka (Japan)

  Evolution Analysis in Determining Pathogenic versus Nonpathogenic Mutation of ATPase6 in Human Mitochondriopathy

Chin-Yuan Tzen (Taiwan)

Analysis of Proteome Bound to Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Region by DNA-Linked Affinity Chromatograph and Lc/Ms/Ms

Youngmi Kim Pak (Korea)

Lunch & Poster session

Plenary Lecture II

Moderator: Chuang Chin Chiueh

Recent Developments in Free Radical and Antioxidant Research

Barry Halliwell (Singapore)

Session 3

Mitochondria, Free Radicals, and Aging

Moderator: Barry Halliwell &Chuang Chin Chiueh

Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake and ROS Generation Play Significant Roles in Mitochondrial Dysfunction and The Resultant Apoptosis in Cybrids with MtDNA 4977 Base Pair Deletion.

Tsung-I Peng (Taiwan)

Functional Defects and Morphological Change of Mitochondrial during Cellular Senescence

Gyesoon Yoon (Korea)

Coffee Break & Poster session

Review of Posters for Poster Awards by Judges

Special Lecture II

Moderator: Masashi Tanaka

Roles of Cytosolic and Mitochondrial Thioredoxins in Cellular Defense against Oxidative Stress Awaken by Preconditioning Tolerance

Chuang Chin Chiueh (U.S.A.)

Session 4

Mitochondrial Function and Biogenesis

Moderator: Masashi Tanaka & Chii-Ruey Tzeng

Photo-Irradiation and Photodynamic Effect Induced Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Single Intact Rat Brain Astrocytes

Mei-Jie Jou (Taiwan)

 The Majority of Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A (TFAM) Molecules are Required for Maintenance of Mitochondrial DNA and A Minority for Transcription: The TFAM-Titration Model

Dongchon Kang (Japan)

  Restoration of Mitochondrial Function in Cells with Complex Deficiency

Yidong Bai (USA)

Dinner Party

Keynote Lecture

Moderator: Chuang Chin Chiueh

The Role of Free Radicals In Neurodegenerative Disorders and Cell Signaling

P. Boon Chock (USA)

Plenary Lecture III

Moderator: Dongchon Kang

09:00 – 09:40

Syndromic Hearing Loss Due to Mitochondrial DNA Defects

Lee-Jun C. Wong (USA)

Session 5

Mitochondrial DNA and Cancer

Moderator: Dongchon Kang & Chin-Yuan Tzen

09:40 – 10:40

Mitochondrial DNA Depletion and Instability In Human Cancers

Hsin-Chen Lee (Taiwan)

Microsatellite Instability in Mitochondrial Genome of Common Female Cancers

Vincent W.S. Liu (Hong Kong, China)

The Contribution of Mutations in the Mitochondrial Genome to the Promotion of Cancer

Shigeo Ohta (Japan)

Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:10

Special Lecture III

Moderator: Chin-Yuan Tzen

11:10 – 11:40

Oxidative Stress Response of Human Cells Harboring Pathogenic Mitochondrial DNA Mutations

Yau-Huei Wei (Taiwan)

Poster Awards

Hong Kyu Lee (Korea), President of ASMRM

11:40 – 11:55

Closing Ceremony

Yau-Huei Wei (Taiwan)

2005 Japan Local Chair

11:55 – 12:10

Social Activity