A One-Day Biotech Forum

MetaboAsia 2026

A convergence of clinicians, scientists, and industry leaders advancing discovery in cardiometabolic, vascular, muscle and adipose biology — from bench-side breakthroughs to translational reality.

Date
8 July 2026
Venue
NUS Medicine, LT 35, MD6
Format
One-day in-person symposium
Hosted by
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
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Programme

— 01 / Schedule
12:30 – 12:50

Opening Addresses

Opening Address (10 min each)
  • Asst. Prof. Ng Cheng Han — Academia & Biotech: Overview of Metabolic Disease
  • Dr. Asad Abu Bakar Ali — Big Pharma: Overview of Metabolic Disease
Opening
12:50 – 14:00

Liver

Clinical Forum Panel Discussion
  • Prof. Mark Muthiah (moderator)
  • Prof. Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Asst. Prof. Vincent Chen
  • Prof. Arun J. Sanyal
  • Dr. Tsubasa Tsutsumi
Translational Discussion (10 min each)
  • Prof. Arun J. Sanyal — Current Therapeutics of MASH
  • Mr. Damien Chua — Discordance Between In Vivo and Human Models
  • Assoc. Prof. Torsten Wuestefeld — siRNA Therapy as a Modality for MASH
Biotech Discussion
  • Sissi Lin
Track I
14:00 – 15:20

Heart & Vessels

Clinical Forum Panel Discussion
  • Dr. Huang Weiting (moderator)
  • Prof. Elisa Liehn
  • Prof. Yeo Khung Keong
  • Prof. Roger Foo
Translational Discussion (10 min each)
  • Asst. Prof. Kazuyuki Kasahara — Gut Microbiome in CVD for Translation
  • Assoc. Prof. Christine Cheung — Targeting Endothelial Cells as a Therapeutic Node for Metabolic Disorders
  • Asst. Prof. Ching Jianhong — Metabolomics and the Potential for Translation
  • Asst. Prof. Federico Tesio Torta — Lipidomics and the Potential for Translation
Biotech Discussion
  • Federico Oldoni
Track II
15:20 – 15:35

Industry Sharing by Genewiz

Interlude
15:40 – 16:50

Muscle & Adipose

Clinical Forum Panel Discussion
  • Asst. Prof. Ng Cheng Han (moderator)
  • Asst. Prof. Joon Ho Moon
  • Dr. Hun Jee Choe
  • Dr. Lim Mei Chin
  • Dr. Tsubasa Tsutsumi
Translational Discussion (10 min each)
  • Dr. Hannes Hentze — Challenges in Translating in Obesity and Sarcopenia
  • Asst. Prof. Tsai Shihyin — Challenges in Translating for Sarcopenia Therapeutics
  • Assoc. Prof. Sunny Wong — Therapeutic Potential of the Microbiome in Obesity
Biotech Discussion
  • Dr. U-Ming Lim
Track III

Speakers

— 02 / Faculty
Liver
Ng Cheng Han
Ng Cheng Han
Assistant Professor
National University of Singapore
Liver
Mark Dinesh Muthiah
Mark Dinesh Muthiah
Professor
NUHS, Singapore
Liver
Vincent Chen
Vincent Chen
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Liver
Hirokazu Takahashi
Hirokazu Takahashi
Professor
Saga University
Liver
Torsten Wuestefeld
Torsten Wuestefeld
Associate Professor
Nanyang Technological University
Liver
Arun J. Sanyal
Arun J. Sanyal
Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Liver
Damien Chua
Damien Chua
Researcher
Nanyang Technological University
Heart
Yeo Khung Keong
Yeo Khung Keong
CEO
National Heart Centre Singapore
Heart
Roger Foo
Roger Foo
Professor
NUHS, Singapore
Heart
Huang Weiting
Huang Weiting
Doctor
National Heart Centre Singapore
Heart
Elisa Liehn
Elisa Liehn
Professor
National Heart Centre Singapore
Heart
Kazuyuki Kasahara
Kazuyuki Kasahara
Assistant Professor
Nanyang Technological University
Heart
Christine Cheung
Christine Cheung
Associate Professor
Nanyang Technological University
Heart
Ching Jianhong
Ching Jianhong
Assistant Professor
Duke-NUS Medical School
Heart
Federico Tesio Torta
Federico Tesio Torta
Assistant Professor
Duke-NUS Medical School
Muscle
Joon Ho Moon
Joon Ho Moon
Assistant Professor
Seoul National University
Muscle
Hun Jee Choe
Hun Jee Choe
Doctor
Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
Muscle
Lim Mei Chin
Lim Mei Chin
Doctor — Diagnostic Imaging
NUHS, Singapore
Muscle
Tsubasa Tsutsumi
Tsubasa Tsutsumi
Doctor
Kurume University
Muscle
Hannes Hentze
Hannes Hentze
Founder
Hebe Biotech (Startup)
Muscle
Tsai Shihyin
Tsai Shihyin
Assistant Professor
National University of Singapore
Muscle
Sunny Wong
Sunny Wong
Associate Professor
Nanyang Technological University
Biotech
Asad Abu Bakar Ali
Asad Abu Bakar Ali
Director
Merck & Co.
Biotech
Federico Oldoni
Federico Oldoni
Heinz Ventures & Ex-Amgen Scientist
Biotech
Sissi Lin
Sissi Lin
Biotech Veteran
Biotech
U-Ming Lim
U-Ming Lim
Associate Principal Scientist
Merck & Co.

Official Sponsors

— 03 / Partners