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Tentative

22/7/2026 (WEDNESDAY) 0800 - 0830 Registration
0830 - 0915 Opening & Officiation
0915 - 1015 K Pratap Memorial Lecture: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells - Two Decades after the Breakthrough
Speaker: Academician Emeritus Prof. Dr. Cheong Soon Keng (UTAR)
Moderator: Professor Dr Rosline Hassan
1015 - 1045 Photography Session & Tea Break
1045 - 1130 Plenary Lecture 1:  Anatomic Pathology/Forensic: Unravelling the Molecular Landscape of CNS Tumors: From Histopathology to Precision Diagnosis
Speaker: Prof Shanop Shuangshoti (Thailand)
Moderator: AP Dr Anani Aila
1130 – 1215 Plenary Lecture 2:  Building the Future: Strategic Planning and Implementation of an Advanced Molecular Hematology Laboratory Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Precision Diagnostics
Speaker:  Professor Suthat Fucharoen (Thailand)
Moderator: Assoc Prof Dr Rosnah Bahar
1215 – 1245 Poster Viewing/ Booth Visit
1245 - 1400 Break
  Breakout Symposium
Breakout room 1 Breakout room 2 Breakout room 3 Breakout room 4
 
1400 – 1430 Biomarker-Based Tools and Rapid Testing in Leptospirosis Prognosis and Diagnosis : From Bench to Bedside Laboratory Automation and Big Data: Transforming the Chemical Pathology Workflow Flow Cytometric Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in T-ALL: Enhancing Precision in Prognosis and Therapy Topic: CNS Pathology
Speaker : Dr. Murnihayati binti Hassan (KKM) Speaker: Dr Dian Nasriana TBC (PPUKM) Speaker : Dr Shafini Mohamed Yusoff (USM) Speaker: AP Dr Anani Aila Mat Zin (USM)
Moderator : Dr. Zeti Norfidiyati binti Salmuna@Ayub Moderator: AJK Moderator 1 Moderator : Dr Haidi Mohamad
1430 – 1500 Breaking Diagnostic Boundaries: Next- Gen Tools to Detect and Combat HIV Drug Resistance Genomic medicine in oncology Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing: Enhancing Rapid Decision-Making in Hemostasis Management   Topic: CNS Pathology
 Speaker: Dr. Nurul Izzah Bt. Md Din@Mohamad (KKM) Speaker: Dr. Fatimah Azman (KKM) Speaker : Prof. Dr Wan Zaidah Abdullah (USM) Speaker: Prof Shanop Shuangshoti (Thailand)
 Moderator : Dr. Zeti Norfidiyati binti Salmuna@Ayub Moderator: Dr. Wan Nur Amalina Zakaria Moderator 1 Moderator : Dr Haidi Mohamad
1500 – 1515 Q&A
1515 – 1630 Oral Presentation - Grand Ballroom
1630 – 1700 Evening Tea/ Poster Viewing/ Booth Visit 
1700 End of Day 1
23/7/2026 (THURSDAY) 0830 – 0915 Plenary Lecture 3:    Medical Genetic Pathology/ Chemical Pathology
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Zilfalil Alwi (USM)
Moderator: Dr. Cheng Yi-Ting
0915 - 1000 Plenary Lecture 4:   Molecular virology
Speaker: Professor Dr. Jamal I-Ching Sam (UMMC)
Moderator: Dr. Zeti Norfidiyati binti Salmuna@Ayub
1000 – 1030 Tea Break & Poster Viewing/ Booth Visit
  Breakout Symposium
       
1030 – 1100 Recent advances in antimicrobial resistance diagnostics and strategies Diagnostic Challenges in Structural Chromosomal Abnormalities: From Karyotyping to Optical Genome Mapping Breaking Genetic Barriers: Evolving Diagnostic Algorithms in Hemoglobinopathy Screening Topic: GUT Pathology
Speaker : Professor Dr. Zakuan Zainy Deris (USM) Speaker: Dr Rose Adzrianee Adnan (UiTM) Speaker: Prof Dr Suthat Fucharoen (Thailand) Speaker: Dr Haidi Mohamad (KKM)
Moderator : Dr Chua Wei Chuan Moderator: Dr Hidayati Husainy Hasbullah Moderator 2 Moderator : Dr Asmah Hanim
1100 – 1130 Breaking diagnostic boundaries in outbreak detection and surveillance Thyroidomics: Integrating Genomics and Proteomics for Better Thyroid Disease Diagnostics Molecular Pathology in the Age of Genomics: Revolutionizing Acute Leukaemia Detection Topic: GUT Pathology
Speaker : Dr. Syarifah Aisyah binti Sayed Hitam (KKM) Speaker: TBC (UNISZA) Speaker: Professor Dr Rosline Hassan (USM) Speaker: Dr Suhaila  Abdullah (KKM)
Moderator : Dr Chua Wei Chuan Moderator :AJK Moderator 2 Moderator : Dr Asmah Hanim
1130 – 1200 Elucidating the mechanism of diagnostic escape in HBsAg mutants MyGenom (Full topic to be finalized soon) Precision in Platelet Transfusion: Addressing Function, Compatibility, and Refractoriness Topic: Renal Pathology
Speaker : Dr. Nik Haszroel Hysham Nik Hashim (USM) Speaker: Prof. Madya Dr. Syahrilnizam Bin Abdullah (MGVI) Speaker: Professor Dr Veera Sekaran Nadarajan (UTAR) Speaker: Dr Fauzah Abd Ghani (UPM) / Dr Haidi Mohamad
Moderator : Dr Siti Hafsyah Mohd Hariri Moderator : Dr. Wan Nur Amalina Zakaria Moderator 3 Moderator : Dr Asmah Hanim
1200 – 1215 Q&A
1215 – 130 Poster Viewing/ Booth Visit
1300 - 1400 Break
  Breakout Symposium
       
1400 – 1430 Malaysian TB strain: unpacking the epidemiology and clinical relevance of M.tuberculosis SIT745/EAI1-MSY Breaking Barriers in Diabetes Complication Testing: New Markers for Risk Stratification  Precision Transfusion: Integrating Genomics and Molecular Typing into Routine Blood Bank Practice Topic: Molecular Pathology
Speaker : Dr. Nik Zuraina binti Nik Mohd Noor (USM) Speaker: Dr Busadee, TBC (Thailand) Speaker: Dr Nor Hafizah Binti Ahmad (KKM) Speaker: Dr Sayyidi Hamzi Abdul Raub - TBC (Private KL)
Moderator : Dr. Siti Hafsyah Mohd Hariri Moderator :AJK Moderator 3 Moderator :Dr Haidi Mohamad
1430 – 1500 Terminology and definition of 'antinuclear antibodies': history and current debate KFRE: Breaking Boundaries in Risk Prediction for Chronic Kidney Disease Quality by Design: Applying ISO 15189 to Strengthen Transfusion Safety and Reliability Topic: Forensic Pathology
Prof. Madya Dr Asrul bin Abdul Wahab (PPUKM) Speaker: Assoc Prof Dr Pavai Sthaneshwar (UM)  Speaker:Professor Veera Sekaran Nadarajan  (UTAR) Speaker: Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi (KKM)
Moderator : Dr Nur Diyana Mohd Shukri Moderator :AJK Moderator 4 Moderator : Dr Asmah Hanim
1500 - 1530 Myositis in the Molecular Era : The Role of Autoantibody Profiling Bridging Gaps: IEM Screening in Low-Resource Settings. From Uncertainty to Precision: Advancing Diagnostics and Transfusion Strategies in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anaemia Topic: Forensic Pathology
To' Puan Dr Fatimah Haslina Binti Abdullah (KKM) Speaker: Dr Rowani Mohd Rowi (USM) Speaker: Dr Nor Hafizah Binti Ahmad (KKM) Speaker: AP Dr Md Salzihan TBC (USM)
Moderator: Dr Syazwani Mohd Tajudin Moderator :AJK Moderator 4 Moderator : AP Dr Nur Asyilla
1530- 1545 Q&A
1545 - 1630 Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony
1630 - 1700 Evening Tea & Adjourn