Since its foundation in 2006, Protein Society of Thailand (PST) has arranged annual symposia for protein researchers and students to exchange their knowledge, experience and expertise among participants. This year, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University collaborates with the Protein Society of Thailand to organize the 16th annual symposium as a virtual conference titled "16th International Online Mini-Symposium of the Protein Society of Thailand." The theme "Advanced Protein Research in the Pandemic Era" is used for the symposium to demonstrate that advanced research can still be carried on albeit difficulties the pandemic has brought about to all researchers. Most of the invited speakers are rising young scientists conducting frontier research on protein and/or related fields. Participants also have opportunities to present and exchange their research through poster and/or oral presentation with an option to publish a proceeding. Research proceedings submitted to this online mini symposium will be as critically reviewed with the same quality standard as any of the preceding PST conferences in previous years.
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Session
09:15 – 09:45
Invited Lecture 1 – Dr. Erik Procko
Topic : Engineered decoy receptors as potent neutralizers of SARS-CoV-2 variants and therapeutic candidates for the treatment of COVID
09:45 – 10:15
Invited Lecture 2 – Dr. Kittikhun Wangkanont
Topic : Inhibitor discovery and a novel inhibitor binding assay for SARS-CoV-2 main protease
10:15 – 10:45
Invited Lecture 3 – Dr. Bunyarit Meksiriporn
Topic : An engineered survival selection strategy for synthetic binding proteins against difficult-to-drug targets
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 11:30
Invited Lecture 4 – Dr. Sakonwan Kuhaudomlarp
Topic : Development of inhibitors targeting pathogenic sugar binding proteins
11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00
PST Annual Meeting / Poster Session
14:00 – 15:00
Poster Session (continued)
15:00 – 15:30
Invited Lecture 5 – Dr. Patompon Wongtrakoongate
Topic : Science and translation toward prevention and treatment of COVID-19
15:30 – 16:00
Invited Lecture 6 – Dr. Somchai Chutipongtanate
Topic : Breast Milk, BigMAC and Crab Cracker: My Research on Therapeutic Peptides
09:00 – 09:30
Invited Lecture 7 – Dr. Waranyoo Phoolcharoen
Topic : Towards clinical trial phase I of plant-based COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand
09:30 – 10:00
Invited Lecture 8 – Dr. Vimvara Vacharathit
Topic : Antibody and cytokine responses in COVID-19 patients and vaccines
10:00 – 10:30
Invited Lecture 9 – Dr. Waradon Sungnak
Topic : Cellular immune response to COVID-19 deciphered by single-cell multi-omics
10:30 – 10:50
Break
10:50 – 11:10
Oral Presentation 1 – Ms. Kankamol Kerdkumthong
Topic : Proteomic analysis of 5-Fluorouracil resistant cholangiocarcinoma cell line
11:10 – 11:30
Oral Presentation 2 – Ms. Wichuda Phothichaisri
Topic : Host-derived cell-wall-binding domain of phage endolysin CD16/50L anchors to the surface polysaccharide of Clostridioides difficile to preserve neighboring host cells and ensure progeny expansion
11:30 – 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:30
Waters Academic Talk – Dr. Dhaval Patel
Topic : How LC-MS can support our fight against Covid-19
13:30 – 15:00
Poster Session (continued)
15:00 - 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:00
Closing Session
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
