Keynote Presentation

“Recent Biotechnology Initiatives and the US-Taiwan Collaborative Projects”
Dr. Lawrence C. Mahan, Acting Executive Director. Maryland Biotechnology Center

Special Presentation  Section I: Biotechnology

“Recent Development in Genomics and Personalized Medicine” 「基因體學與個人化醫療之進展」
Dr. Chia-Chien Chiang (江嘉倩), Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Human Genome Sciences Inc.

“Decoding the Cancer Genomes: Cancer Genome Projects in US and Taiwan” 「癌症基因體解碼: 美國及台灣的癌症基因體計畫」
Dr. Bi-Dar Wang (王必達),Senior Research Scientist,The GW Cancer Institute

Special Presentation Section II: Economics

Section Introduction
Moderator: Dr. Liu-hsiung Chuang (莊六雄),Advisor, TASTA

“East Asian Integration: Taiwan’s Options and U.S. Challenges” 「東亞區域整合: 台灣的選項與美國的挑戰」
Dr. Peter Chow (周鉅原), Professor, Department of Economics, The City College and Graduate Center, City University of New York