DrPouya Hassandarvish Senior LecturerUniversiti Malaya

Pouya Hassandarvish is a Senior Lecturer at TIDREC@UM. His expertise is studying potential antiviral drugs against arboviruses ( DENV, JEV, CHIKV, ZIKA) and airborne viruses (H1N1, SARS-CoV-2). His passion lies in screening potential drugs and natural compounds to combat these viral threats, while also delving into the intricate mechanisms and actions of these therapeutic agents.

Day 2 - 30th September 2025

Time	Session

10:00 10:15	Breakfast Symposium by Quantabio LLC Bringing DNA Library Preparation In-House: Rapid and Efficient Workflows for Illumina Sequencing DrPouya Hassandarvish Moderator Malaysia DrIshna Mallinson Speaker United Kingdom Andaman Grand Ballroom
14:00 15:30	Symposium Session by TIDREC From Surveillance To Vaccines: Towards A Holistic And Strategic Approach In Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness (Con't) DrSiti Nurzawani Rosli Moderator Malaysia Investigating Cross-Reactive Immunity and Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) for Improved Vaccine Development DrNurhafiza binti Zainal Speaker Malaysia Proteome Profiling and Pathway Analysis of Longitudinal Adaptive Immune Response DrHasmawati binti Yahaya (Hasmy) Speaker Malaysia Microbial Community Profiling Across Hosts Using Genomic Approaches DrTan Kim Kee Speaker Malaysia Development of Molecular Detection Tools for Flaviviruses and Alphaviruses DrTeoh Boon Teong Speaker Malaysia Pandemic Readiness: Multiplatform Therapeutic Screening Strategy DrPouya Hassandarvish Speaker Malaysia DrRafidah binti Lani Speaker Malaysia Q&A Jintan 1
15:30 15:45	Tea Symposium by New England Biolabs RNA Vaccines: Template to Transcript DrPouya Hassandarvish Moderator Malaysia DrGavian Lua Speaker Singapore Andaman Grand Ballroom