9:00 – 10:00 | Registration

10:00 – 11:00 | Opening Remarks

A speech by one of the organizers — Dr. Ghalia Abo-Alchamat

Introduction to Technocrats — Dr. Charles Malek

President of Damascus University — Prof. Dr. Mustafa Saem Al-Daher

Minister of Higher Education — Prof. Dr. Marwan Alhalabi

11:00 – 11:30 | Break

Session 1: Immuno-Oncology and Precision Medicine
11:30 – 12:30
Session Chair: Dr. Sobhi Al Bahri

11:30 – 12:00 | Dr. Charles Malek
From PI3KC2β Inhibition to a First-in-Class Stroke Therapy: Translating Molecular Biology into Biotechnology Innovation

12:00 – 12:30 | Dr. Mohamad Toutounji
Beyond Mutation Count: Predicting Individual Response to Personalized Cancer Vaccines

12:30 – 12:45 | Break

Session 2: Emerging Approaches in Biomedical and Translational Research
12:45 – 14:00
Session Chair: Dr. Hind Al Zein

12:45 – 13:15 | Dr. Hussam Murad
Diagnostic methods of Cancers in Syrian Patients

13:15 – 13:30 | Selected Talk — Wissam Dahi
Teriflunomide Exhibits Additive Anti-Cancer Activity with Tamoxifen and Attenuates Its Antagonism with Vitamin D3 in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells

13:30 – 13:45 | Selected Talk — Taoufik Allababidi
Development of antibodies targeting ROS1 fusion proteins for the diagnosis and treatment research of non-small cell lung cancer

13:45 – 14:00 | Selected Talk — Bayan Zoatier
Development of Potent Type V MAPK Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Benzothiazole Derivatives Targeting p38α MAPK in Breast Cancer Cells

14:00 – 14:30 | Break

14:30 – 15:00 | Poster Session

15:00 – 16:00 | Workshop I
Gene editing using CRISPR
Dr. Mohamad Toutounji

16:00 – 18:00 | Workshop II
Bioinformatics
Dr. Aya Twair and Dr. Abd Alkader Obady

Session 1: Molecular Medicine, Clinical Genetics & Biotechnology
9:00 – 11:30
Session Chair: Dr. Charles Malek

9:00 – 9:30 | Dr. Bassam Janji — Online
Cancer Immunotherapy: Where Do We Stand Today and What Is Coming Next?

9:30 – 10:00 | Dr. Carolyne Barakat — Online
The New Frontier of Cancer Treatment: Engineering T Cells to Fight Cancer

10:00 – 10:15 | Break

Session Chair: Dr. Mohammad Yasser Abji

10:15 – 10:45 | Dr. Buthayna Alamm
Molecular Diagnostics and Biomedical Science: A Strategic Step Toward Advancing Healthcare in Syria Through the Launch of the First National Cervical Cancer Prevention Program

10:45 – 11:00 | Selected Talk — Dr. Lina Alhaddad
FLASH Radiotherapy: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Benefits, and Clinical Translation Obstacles in Oncology

11:00 – 11:15 | Selected Talk — Hala Akkad
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Recovery Duration in Bell’s Palsy Patients, Validated Through Molecular Pathophysiology

11:15 – 11:30 | Selected Talk — Aline Batch
Cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic effects of Conium maculatum L. Methanolic extracts in HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells: Association with antioxidant activity

11:30 – 11:45 | Break

Session 2: Molecular Diagnostics and Clinical Genetics
11:45 – 13:45
Session Chair: Dr. Ahlam Hamid

11:45 – 12:15 | Dr. Rami Jarjour
Genetic Testing at the Laboratories of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

12:15 – 12:45 | Dr. Mohammad Yasser Abji
Molecular diagnosis and epidemiological aspects of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Aleppo: Current status

12:45 – 13:15 | Dr. Ali Ajlouni
Microdeletion and Contiguous Gene Syndromes: Clinical Manifestations in Patients Diagnosed at Damascus University Children’s Hospital

13:15 – 13:45 | Dr. Abdul Qader Mima
The Pivotal Role of the ISCN 2024 System in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hematological Malignancies

13:45 – 14:15 | Break

Session 3: Biotechnology
14:15 – 16:15
Session Chair: Dr. Rami Jarjour

14:15 – 14:45 | Dr. Abd Alkader Obady
Radio biotechnology

14:45 – 15:15 | Dr. Joseph George Shenekji
Biotechnology Research in Resource-Limited Settings

15:15 – 15:45 | Dr. Nawal Ibrahim Daod
Decoding the Molecular Architecture of Antimicrobial Resistance: Pathways of Next Generation Therapeutics

15:45 – 16:15 | Dr. Aya Twair
Biotechnology for applied biological material production

16:15 – 16:30 | Poster Prizes

16:30 – 18:00 | Workshop III
Bioinformatics
Dr. Aya Twair and Dr. Abd Alkader Obady

9:00 – 17:00 | Selected Students

BioTherapeutics Research Center