Transcript Chair’s Address

Chair’s Address
Mary Anne Lim-Abrahan, MD
Chair
8th Symposium on Molecular Diabetology in Asia
Renaissance Makati City Hotel
Makati, Philippines
To: Researchers and
Clinicians
All over the world
Diabetes mellitus affecting 190 million
people worldwide
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Asia
varies from 1 to 30%
Beginnings
The First Board Meeting of the Study Group of
Molecular Diabetology
May 22, 1998
Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Wakayama
PrefectuRe
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Growth
The 1st Symposium on Molecular Diabetology
in Asia
Osaka, Japan
To answer important questions
on the development of
diabetes and its
complications
To promote mutual
enlightenment on molecular
diabetology in Asia
To provide opportunities to
build networks for the
investigation of diabetes
among Asian ethnic groups
To: Participants from China,
Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea,
Philippines, Taiwan,
Thailand
Seoul, Korea
The 2nd Symposium on Molecular Diabetology in Asia
Seoul, Korea
Evidence for the mitochondrial
hypothesis of insulin
resistance and its clinical
implications
Lecture by Prof Hong Kyu Lee
From:
The Seoul National
University Hospital
Seoul, Korea
Shanghai, China
The 4th Symposium on
Molecular Diabetology in Asia
Shanghai, China
Polymorphisms in fat-expressed
PPAR- and sequence
variations in APM1 gene
coding for adiponectin, and
involvement in the transition
between obesity and type 2
diabetes
Lecture by Dr Philippe Froguel
From:
The Park Hotel
Shanghai, China
Taipei,
Taiwan
The 6th Symposium on Molecular Diabetology in Asia
Taipei, Taiwan
Evidence supporting the relation
of genes involved in
adipogenesis and the
development of insulin
resistance and the metabolic
syndrome
Lecture by Prof Lee-Ming Chuang
From:
The Grand Hotel
Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong
The 7th Symposium on Molecular Diabetology in Asia
Taipei, Taiwan
Challenge: Applying new
knowledge on the genomics of
diabetes for the benefit of the
community
Lecture by Prof Juliana C N Chan
From:
The Regal Airport Hotel
Hong Kong, SAR
The Philippines
The 8th Symposium on
Molecular Diabetology
in Asia
Welcome to the
Philippines!
From:
The Organizing Committee
The Renaissance Makati City
Hotel
Makati, Philippines