Pre-Conference Workshop Day 1 (24 Nov 2025)
Parallel Workshop 1: Pharmacometrics Title: Nonlinear Mixed Effects Modeling Workflows Using Pumas (Day 1) Venue: Bilik Seminar 4, HSAAS UPM Time: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm Max Participants: 40 Speakers: 1. Sharath Kumar H J (Scientist, PumasAI Inc) 2. Saugandhika Minnikanti, PhD (Scientist, PumasAI Inc) Click for more details |
Pre-Conference Workshop Day 2 (25 Nov 2025)
Parallel Workshop 1: Pharmacometrics Title: Nonlinear Mixed Effects Modeling Workflows Using Pumas (Day 2) Venue: Bilik Seminar 4, HSAAS UPM Time: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm Max Participants: 40 Speakers: 1. Sharath Kumar H J (Scientist, PumasAI Inc) 2. Saugandhika Minnikanti, PhD (Scientist, PumasAI Inc) Click for more details |
Parallel Workshop 2: Conducting Clinical Trials Venue: Mini Auditorium, HSAAS UPM Time: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm Max Participants: No Limit Speakers: 1. Mr Chew Chun Keat (Technical Head, Institute for Clinical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia) 2. Ms Cheah Kit Yee (Clinical Trial Pharmacist, Institute for Clinical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia) 3. Dr Sharon Ng (Clinical Investigator, Hospital Ampang) Click for more details |
Parallel Workshop 3: AI and Machine Learning in Drug Discovery Title: From Target Identification to Personalized Medicine Venue: Main Auditorium, HSAAS UPM Time: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm Max Participants: No Limit Speaker: 1. Prof. Dr Vannajan Sanghiran Lee (Department of Chemistry, Centre of Excellence in Quantum Information Science and Technology (UMQIST), Faculty of Science, University of Malaya) Click for more details |
Parallel Workshop 4: Network Pharmacology Title: Network Pharmacology in Drug Discovery: From Molecules to Mechanism Prediction Venue: Bilik Seminar 1, HSAAS UPM Time: 9.00 am – 12.45 pm Max Participants: 20 Speakers: 1. Dr. AKM Moyeenul Huq (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) 2. Mr. Roney Miah (PhD Candidate, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia) Click for more details |
ICDDTM’25 DAY 1 (26 Nov 2025)
Main Auditorium
| 0800 Registration |
| 0900 Welcome & Opening Address |
| Cancer Track |
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| 0930 Special Plenary Session: Translational Medicine in Drug Discovery Speaker: Prof. Chas Bountra (University of Oxford, England) Title: Global partnerships to accelerate and scale innovation: an urgent need to improve peoples lives and our planet Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1015 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing, Judging and Networking |
| 1045 Invited Talk 1 Speaker: Dr Muthukkumaran Thiagarajan (Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Title: Evolving First-Line Treatment Strategies in EGFR-Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1105 Invited Talk 2 Speaker: Prof. Dr Claire Wells (King’s College, London, United Kingdom) Title: Targeting the tumour microenvironment to suppress pancreatic cancer progression Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1125 Invited Talk 3 Speaker: Prof. Dr Amedeo Amedei (University of Florence, Italy) Title: The role of microbiome-immunity axis in colorectal cancer Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1145 Q&A Session 1 |
| 12.00 Plenary Session 1 Speaker: Prof. Dr Christopher Twelves (Leeds University, United Kingdom) Title: Achievements and new directions in cancer care: A 40-year personal view Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1245 Lunch Talk by Agilent Technologies |
| 1345 Forum: International Networking Panelists: – Prof. Dr Amedeo Amedei (University of Florence, Italy) – Prof. Dr Claire Wells (King’s College London, United KIngdom) – Prof. Dr Karolien De Bosscher (Ghent University, Belgium) – Prof. Dr Roger Chun Man Ho (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Moderator: Dr Leroy Lowe (The Halifax Institute, Canada) |
| 1445 Parallel Oral Presentation Cancer (Auditorium) Inflammatory & Metabolic Diseases (Mini Auditorium) Infectious Diseases (Seminar Room 1 & 2) Mental Health/Neurodegenerative Diseases (Seminar Room 4) |
| 1545 Coffee Break and Networking |
| Inflammatory & Metabolic Diseases Track |
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| 1605 Plenary Session 2 Speaker: Prof. Dr Karolien de Bosscher (Ghent University, Belgium) Title: Nuclear receptor crosstalk mechanisms against chronic inflammation, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseases and cancer Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1645 Invited Talk 5 Speaker: Prof. Dr Hasniza Zaman Huri (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia) Title: Next-generation therapeutics in type 2 diabetes: Bridging omics technologies and natural compounds in precision medicine Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1705 Invited Talk 6 Speaker: Prof. Dr Lee Ling Lim (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia) Title: Inflammation as the Common Soil: Linking Adipose Tissue Dysfunction to Metabolic Diseases Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1725 Q&A Session 2 |
| 1730 Networking |
| 1830 Gala Dinner at Rebung, Putrajaya (Location Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iJaBdT5yQWvefHak7) |
ICDDTM’25 DAY 2 (27 Nov 2025)
Main Auditorium
| Infectious Disease Track |
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| 0900 Plenary Session 3 Speaker: Prof. Dr K. Miraz Rahman, (King’s College, London, United Kingdom) Title: Innovations in developing antimicrobials in the age of antimicrobial resistance Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 0945 Forum: Academic Entrepreneurship Panelists: – Prof. Chas Bountra (University of Oxford, England) – Prof. Dr K. Miraz Rahman (King’s College London, United Kingdom) – Prof. Dr Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia) – Dr Vijay Ivaturi (PumasAI Inc, USA) Moderator: Dr Jonathan Lim (Universiti Putra Malaysia) |
| 1045 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing, Judging and Networking |
| 1115 Invited Talk 7 Speaker: Dr Vijay Ivaturi (PumasAI Inc, USA) Title: Artificial Intelligence in Infectious Disease Therapy Optimization: The Next Frontier in MIDD Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1135 Invited Talk 8 Speaker: Prof. Dr Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia) Title: Aerosolized immunoliposomes: A next-generation therapeutic strategy against SARS-CoV-2 Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1155 Invited Talk 9 Speaker: Prof. Dr Zamberi Sekawi (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia) Title: From bench to bedside: Translating leptospirosis research into clinical and public health interventions Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1215 Q&A Session 3 |
| 1230 Parallel Oral Presentation Cancer (Auditorium) Inflammatory & Metabolic Diseases A (Mini Auditorium) Inflammatory & Metabolic Diseases B (Seminar Room 1 & 2) Working Group Discussion (by Invitation Only) – Neglected Non-communicable Diseases in Asia (Group A) – Makmal Simulasi & Kemahiran Klinikal – Neglected Non-communicable Diseases in Asia (Group B) – Bilik Mesyuarat Pengarah – Neglected Communicable Diseases in Asia – Bilik Seminar 4 – Drug Delivery for Neglected Diseases in Asia – Bilik Mesyuarat Farmasi – Pharmacogenomics & Pharmacogenetics – Bilik Mesyuarat Utama |
| 1330 Lunch |
| Neurodegeneration/Mental Health Track |
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| 1430 Plenary Session 4 Speaker: Prof. Dr Roger Chun Man Ho (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Title: The application of functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and artificial intelligence (AI) in establishing the diagnosis of major depressive disorder Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1515 Invited Talk 10 Speaker: Prof. Dr Chi-Lui Ho (Monash University, Malaysia) Title: Metabolic signatures of drug-resistant epilepsy: Insights from capillary vs venous dried blood spots via GC-MS Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1535 Invited Talk 11 Speaker: Dr Lin Kooi Ong (University of Southern Queensland, Australia) Title: Post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia: Mechanisms and emerging therapeutic frontiers Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1555 Invited Talk 12 Speaker: Prof. Dr Shen-Yang Lim (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia) Title: Clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease Click here for Speaker’s Profile |
| 1615 Q&A Session 3 |
| 1630 Travel Grant Award Recipients (sharing session) |
| 1650 Closing & Award Ceremony |
| 1720 Coffee Break and Networking |
