Programme Day 2

Day 2 - 30th September 2025

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	Registration
09:00 09:30	Keynote 2 Exploring the Cutaneous Interface of Tick-Borne Rickettsia: What We Know and What We Don't Na Jia Speaker China Andaman Grand Ballroom
09:30 10:00	Plenary 3 From Maps to Mathematics: Modelling Approaches to Bridge Knowledge Gaps in Rickettsial Diseases SARASWATI Speaker Indonesia Andaman Grand Ballroom
10:00 10:15	Breakfast Symposium by Quantabio LLC Bringing DNA Library Preparation In-House: Rapid and Efficient Workflows for Illumina Sequencing Ishna Mallinson Speaker United Kingdom Andaman Grand Ballroom
10:15 10:30	Morning Tea Break + Poster Display Foyer
10:30 11:00	Plenary 4 The Role of Tick and Insect Cell Lines in Research on Arthropod-borne Bacterial Pathogens and Symbionts Lesley Bell-Sakyi Speaker United Kingdom Andaman Grand Ballroom
11:00 12:30	APRC4 Andaman Grand Ballroom	From Surveillance To Vaccines: Towards A Holistic And Strategic Approach In Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness Predict, Detect Response: Towards Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonoses for Pandemic Preparedness - Development of Oral Vaccines Sazaly Abu Bakar Speaker Malaysia Integrated Animal Pathogen Biosurveillance in Malaysia: A Protocol for One Health Surveillance and Pandemic Preparedness Zubaidah Ya'cob Speaker Malaysia Hematophagous Arthropod Vectors: DNA Barcodes, Pathogens and Cell Line Establishment Van Lun Low Speaker Malaysia Surveillance and Etiological Insights into Vector-Borne and Febrile Illnesses (VIBES) Norhidayu Sahimin Speaker Malaysia Q&A Jintan 1
12:30 13:30	Lunch Cinnamon Asian Kitchen
13:30 14:00	Plenary 5 Ecology of Chigger Mites and Orientia Infection in Southern Chile Gerardo Acosta-Jamett Speaker Chile Andaman Grand Ballroom
14:00 15:30	APRC4 Andaman Grand Ballroom	From Surveillance To Vaccines: Towards A Holistic And Strategic Approach In Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness (Con't) Investigating Cross-Reactive Immunity and Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) for Improved Vaccine Development Nurhafiza Zainal Speaker Malaysia Proteome Profiling and Pathway Analysis of Longitudinal Adaptive Immune Response Hasmawati Yahaya Speaker Malaysia Pathogen Discovery and Integrated Genomic Database Tan Kim Kee Speaker Malaysia Development of Molecular Detection Tools for Flaviviruses and Alphaviruses Teoh Boon Teong Speaker Malaysia Pandemic Readiness: Multiplatform Therapeutic Screening Strategy Pouya Hassandarvish Speaker Iran Rafidah binti Lani Speaker Malaysia Q&A Jintan 1
15:30 15:45	Tea Symposium by New England Biolabs Andaman Grand Ballroom
15:45 16:00	Afternoon Tea Break + Poster Display Foyer
16:00 17:30	APRC4 Andaman Grand Ballroom	From Surveillance To Vaccines: Towards A Holistic And Strategic Approach In Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness (Con't) Veterinary Vaccine Development for Emerging Arboviral Threats Sam Sing Sin Speaker Malaysia The Emerging Extracellular Vesicles-Based Vaccine Modality Wong Pooi Fong Speaker Malaysia Optimizing Vaccine Development to Distribution: Strategies towards Strengthening Preparedness and Sustainability Lee Hai Yen Speaker Malaysia Combating Airborne Pathogens: Establishing Aerobiology Capacity for Pandemic Preparedness Tiong Vunjia Speaker Malaysia Q&A Jintan 1