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BioVisionAlexandria 2012 22–25 April Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Booklet Organizing Committee 2012 Ismail Serageldin Bibliotheca Alexandrina Director and Conference Chair Program Committee El-Faham, Mohamed El-Wakil, Marwa Halim, Yehia Madkour, Magdy Soliman, Salah Nobel Laureates Committee Ernst, Richard Kroto, Sir Harold (Chemistry 1991) (Chemistry, 1996) Lehn, Jean Marie Roberts, Richard (Chemistry, 1987) ( Physiology or Medicine, 1993) Soyinka, Wole Varmus, Harold ( Literature, 1986) (Physiology or Medicine, 1989) Zewail, Ahmed (Chemistry, 1999) BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria International Scientific Committee Alberts, Bruce (USA) Berg, Robert (USA) Daar, Abdallah (Canada) Desmarescaux, Philippe (France) Elbaz, Farouk (Egypt) Elliott, Malcolm (UK) Gros, Francois (France) Hassan, Mohamed (Sudan) 2 Massoud, Ehsan (UK) McConnell, David (Ireland) Merton, Robert (USA) Murenzi, Romain (Rwanda) Omi, Koji (Japan) Rabbinge, Roelof (Netherlands) 2012 Rangel-Aldao, Rafael (Venezuela) Singer, Peter (Canada) Suojanen, Christian (Switzerland) Van Montagu, Marc (Belgium) Yang, Huanming (China) Zerhouni, Elias (USA) BA Steering/Scientific Committee Abdelhady, Layla Darwish, Omneya El-Beltagy, Adel El-Faham, Mohamed El-Mallakh, Lara El-Wakil, Marwa Halim, Yehia Kattab, Riham Madkour, Magdy Maram, Heba Nakhla, Rafik Roushdy, Marian Shafie, Mohsen Soliman, Asmaa Soliman, Salah Technical and Logistics Committee BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria Abd Eltawab, Omnia Abdel-Latif, Inas Abdel-Hamid, Riham Abd Elrassoul, Marwa Abdelrazek, Hanan Abdelwahab, Hala Abou Elela, Dina Afifi, Nada Ali, Esraa Allam, Mohamed Amin, Marwa Amr, Sara Azab, Khaled Azzam, Cherouk Badr Eldine, Sara 3 Bahaa, Nahed Bayoumi, Cherine Belal, Yomna Beltagy, Suzanne El-Amir, Radwa El-Badry, Dalia Elbahtimi, Rania El-Fadaly, Shaimaa El-Fayoumi, Israa 2012 El-Habak, Mohamed El-Kordy, Khaled El-Mallakh, Lara El-Nagar, Shady El-Saadany, Aly El-Sammak, Mohamed El-Shazly, Eman El-Shirawi, Magui El-Shobaky, Sara Essalmawi, Hala Fahmy, Perihan Farouk, Mustafa Fathy, Hend Gaber, Ehab Gad, Mohamed Gafour, Olfat Ghazal, May Gomaa, Mohamed Hamdy, Heba Hany, Mina Hassan, Chaymaa Helmy, Mona Kamal, Islam Khalil, Magdy Khattab, Riham Konsowa, Nevine Maamoun, Yasmine Mabrouk, Mamdouh Magdy, Doha Magdy, Sally Mahdy, Ashraf Mahdy, Khaled Mahdy, Marwa Mahdy, Nehad Merzeban, Faten Mohamed, AlShaimaa Morsy, Tasneem Moussad, Khaled Mounir, Hanan Moustafa, Passant Nabeel, Ghada Nabil, Mirette Nafea, Bassema Nafea, Mohamed Nashaat, Karim BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria Nassar, Hadeer Negm, Mirhan Noaman, Reem Nofal, Khaled Omar, Noha Ossama, Nehal Ragab, Esraa Ragab, Hassan Radwan, Yassin Riad, Mina Riad, Sherif Roushdy, Marian Saad, Ashraf Said, Kholoud Sakr, Ashraf 4 Salah, Mohamed Saleh, Ayman Salib, Mariam Samir, Yasmine Sobeih, Yousra Sobhy, Peter Soliman, Asmaa Wassef, Mayada Youssef, Mary 2012 Youssef, Yasmine Zaki, Iman International Steering Committee Amman, Klaus (Netherlands) Andreson, Walter Truett (USA) Anhoury, Pierre (France) Catley-Carlson Margaret (Canada) Derhak, Dianna (USA) Elnokrashy, Hany (Germany) Fedoroff, Nina (USA) Greenfield, Baroness Susan (UK) Kent, Alastair (UK) Khush, Gurdev (USA) Kourilsky, Philippe (France) Laporte, Ronald (USA) Martin, Jacques-François (France) Marton-Lefèvre, Julia (Switzerland) Omenn, Gilbert (USA) Patell, Villoo (India) Potrykus, Ingo (Switzerland) Solh, Mahmoud (Syria) Suojanen, Christian (Switzerland) Uphoff, Norman (USA) Warwick, Kevin (UK) BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria 5 Alexandria, 22 April 2012 2012 Dear Participant, Two years have passed since our last BVA, two very exciting and eventful years. Egypt and many other Arab countries have entered a new era where societies rise up demanding their right to a life free of poverty, hunger and inequality in all its forms. Here, Science in general, and the New Life Sciences in particular have much to say. As the study of life and of the technology that deals with living creatures with their complex biological systems, fascinating details and endless potential, the New Life Sciences can play a tremendous role in ensuring public welfare. This role can be particularly effectual when scientific research is coupled with wise policies and decision-making. In the 6th edition of BVA, we would like to tackle some fundamental questions: What can the New Life Sciences offer to society? How should both scientific advances and policy-making be tailored to equally fit the needs of the rich and the poor; the young and the elderly; the healthy and the sick; the powerful and the marginalized. The program will feature a kaleidoscope of sessions revolving around the latest scientific breakthroughs in science, policy, bioethics, business and the hot issues pertaining to the fields of health, food and agriculture, and environment. So, welcome to Alexandria, welcome to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria and welcome to BVA 2012. I hope that like its ancient namesake, the BA will serve as a place for communication, dialogue, science and intellect, and that the conference will be an enlightening experience for all. I wish you a memorable stay in Alexandria. Ismail Serageldin 6 Librarian of Alexandria Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Index 2012 1. Provisional Program .......................................................................... 7 2. List of Speakers ................................................................................. 29 3. Nobel Laureates ................................................................................ 45 4. Speakers` Biographies ....................................................................... 49 5. Partners, Sponsors and Exhibitors ..................................................... 103 6. Exhibition Guide............................................................................... 130 BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria 7 In this publication, you will find all documents and useful information that you may need for the BioVisionAlexandria 2012 Conference. It is prepared by the conference organizing committee to accompany you during your stay in Alexandria. BioVisionAlexandria April 2012 2012 Provisional Program BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria 9 Provisional Program 2012 BVA 2012 Program at a Glance Subject to Change 12:00 Registration (During all days of the conference) Day 1 Sunday, 17:00-19:00 Conference Opening Session 22 April 2012 08:30 Registration (During all days of the conference) Nobel Session 9:00-11:00 Science’s Quest for a Better Future 11:00-12:00 Keynote Address 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break Plenary Session 1 13:00-15:00 The Many Wonders of Science 15:00-15:30 Networking Break Track 1 Partners in Research – Partners in Day 2 Transformation: Plenary Session 2 How can Life BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria 15:30- 17:00 The New Life Sciences: Understanding the Sciences and Essentials of Life International Monday, 23 April 2012 (Science Celebration Day) Cooperation in Research Support the Transformation Process in Egypt 17:00-17:30 Networking Break Track 2 Fostering Plenary Session 3 Science and 10 17:30-19:00 Access to Food: Access to Life Technology in the Middle East and Africa BioVisionAlexandria April 2012 08:30 Registration (During all days of the conference) 2012 Plenary Panel A-1: Panel B-1: Panel C-1: Session 4 Global Issues on MDG 1: A Genomes, Science and Healthcare Roadmap to Metagenomes, Policy Serving (Health) Agricultural and Microbiomes: 09:00-10:30 Society Development New Life (Food and Sciences for a Agriculture) New Millennium (Environment) 10:30-11:00 Networking Break Roundtable: Panel A-2: Panel B-2: Panel C-2: Science and Fighting Towards Sustaining the Policy Serving Infections: Global Food Environment: Society Vaccines in Security: The Rights and 11:00-12:30 Focus 21st Century Responsibilities (Health) Challenge (Environment) (Food and Agriculture) Day 3 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break Panel A-3: Plenary Session 5 Tuesday, 24 April 2012 The Mysteries of Biorobotics: Making the Best of Man and 13:30-15:00 the Brain and the Machine I Secrets of Ageing (Health) 15:00-15:30 Networking Break Plenary Session 6 15:30-17:00 Biorobotics: Making the Best of Man and Machine II BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria 17:00-17:30 Networking Break Track 3 Research 17:30-19:00 Evening Event: CEO Panel Development and Innovation Programme- RDI 11 Provisional Program 08:30 Registration (During all days of the conference) 2012 Plenary Session 7 Track 4: 09:00-10:30 Biotech: Waging War on Hunger Atlas Project 10:30-11:00 Networking Break Panel A-4: Panel B-3: Panel C-3: Track 5: Breakthroughs World’s Seed Education for From Science to in Life Sciences: Banks: Future Sustainable Business Making a Threats and Development Plenum 1: 11:00-12:30 Difference Challenges Beyond the Fostering in Society (Food and Campus- Innovation in (Health) Agriculture) EduCamp Biotechnology (Environment) 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break Plenary Panel B-4: Panel C-4: Track 5: Session 8 The Art of The From Science to Science Manipulating Psychology Business 13:30-15:00 Day 4 Supercourse Genes of Climate Plenum 2: (Food and Change Marketing Agriculture) (Environment) Science Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:00-15:30 Networking Break Track 5: From Science to Plenary Session 9 Business 15:30-17:00 Urban and Rural Development: Plenum 3: Humanizing BioVisionAlexandria BioVisionAlexandria Sustainability for All Science: Beyond Mere Profit 17:00-17:30 Networking Break Plenary Session 10 17:30-18:30 Reporting