International Symposium on Assisted Reproductive Technology & Extracellular Vesicle Science
Innovation and Insights to IVF & EV
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23-25 October 2025

Waterfront Hotel, Kuching

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Symposium Day 1
23 October 2025 (Thursday)
Session: 0830-1430
TIME PROGRAM SPEAKER MODERATOR POSTER & EXHIBITION
0800-0830 Registration
0830-0845 Welcome Remarks by the Organising Chairs
Prof Dr Awi anak Idi & Prof Dr Sim Siong Fong
 Dr Abigail Rembui Anak Jerip
0845-0915 Horizon Europe:
Advancing Global Collaboration in Research and Innovation
Dr Radu Ionescu
Estonian University of Life Sciences
0915-0945 Keynote Address
YB Dato Sri Hajjah Fatimah Abdullah
Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development
0945-1015 Plenary 1:
Challenges and Limitations in an IVF Center
Dr Tham Seong Wai
Head of Reproductive Medicine,
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
1015-1030 Refreshment
1030-1045 Tea Symposium: Gold Sponsor 1
1045-1115 Plenary 2:
Establishing IVF Centre of Excellence
Dr Wong Pak Seng
Reproductive Medicine Specialist,
Director of Sunfert Medical Centre, Malaysia
 Dr Abigail Rembui Anak Jerip
1115-1145 Plenary 3:
Reshaping the Maternal-Embryonic Crosstalk Through Extracellular Vesicles
Prof Islam M. Saadeldin
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
1145-1215 Plenary 4:
MySEV and EV Research in Malaysia
Ts Dr Norhayati Liaqat Ali Khan
Universiti Teknologi MARA
1215-1245 Plenary 5:
TBA
Prof Dr Ahmad Hata bin Rasit
1245-1345 Lunch Symposium: Platinum Sponsor 1
Session: 1400-2200
TIME BREAKOUT ROOM 1 BREAKOUT ROOM 2 BREAKOUT ROOM 3 POSTER & EXHIBITION
Moderator:
Dr Natalie Neo Wen Ting		    
1400-1420 Breakout 1.1:
Improving Access to ART through Collaboration between Private and Public Sector
Dr Haris Njoo Suharjono
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,
Reproductive Medicine Specialist,
Sunfert Medical Centre, Malaysia
 Breakout 2.1:
From Basic Science to Biomedical Applications of Extracellular Vesicles
Prof Dr Hang Hubert Yin
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University
 Breakout 3.1:
Wildlife Reproductive Biotechnology Programme
Donny Yawah
1420-1440 Breakout 1.2:
Genetic Causes and Clinical Management of Male Infertility with Abnormal Sperm Parameters
Dr Kanappan Palaniappan
Consultant Obstetrian and Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist,
Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
 Breakout 2.2
Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) as Non-Invasive Markers: Potential, Challenges and the Way Forward
Dr Lee Wai Leng
 Breakout 3.2
Investigating the Improvement of Bull In Vitro Fertility Through Seminal Plasma Extracellular Vesicles
Dr Monika Nõmm
Estonian University of Life Sciences
1440-1500 Breakout 1.3:
Oncofertility Experience in Malaysia
Associate Professor Dr Mohd Faizal
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Oncofertility Specialist, University Kebangsaan Malaysia
 Breakout 2.3
Improving EVs biological performance via modulating their protein corona
Prof Dr Khuloud Aljamal
Hong Kong University
Breakout 3.3
Unlockign the Futures: The Potential of IVF and EMbryo Transfer in the Malaysian Cattle Industry
Dr Zainal Zahari Zainuddin
Bringing Back Our Rare Animals, Sabah
1500-1520 Breakout 1.4:
Oncofertility Sharing Experience from Hong Kong
Dr Karen Ng
Associate Consultant,
Reproductive Specialist,
Head of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology,
Chinese University of Hong Kong
 Breakout 2.4:
Metabolomics Approach for Extracellular Vesciles Study: A Focus on Volatile Organic Compounds
Dr Rosamaria Capuano
University of Tor Vergata
Rome, Italy
 Breakout 3.4:
Harnessing the Potential of IVF and EVs for a One Health Approach to Veterinary Reproductive Medicine
Dr Laura-Madalina Lixandru
Estonian University of Life Sciences
1520-1540 Afternoon Tea Break and Booth Visit
TIME BREAKOUT ROOM 1 BREAKOUT ROOM 2 BREAKOUT ROOM 3
Moderator:
Dr Shasheila Mohd Daud		    
1540 - 1600 Breakout 1.5:
A Closer Look at Male Infertiltity
Dr Lim Yee Cherng
Reproductive Medicine Specialist, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Malaysia
 Breakout 2.5:
MSCs derived EVs: Novel Frontiers in Regeneration and Immunomodulation
Prof Sujata Mohanty
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
 Breakout 3.5
Breakthrough in In Vitro Maturation (IVM) Using Immature Monkey Oocytes: The Latest Achievement from IIUM Frozen Zoo
Prof Ts Dr Muhammad Lokman Md Isa
International Islamic University Malaysia
1600-1620 Breakout 1.6:
Early Pregnancy Complication and ART
Dr Rafaie Amin
Head of O&G Services Sarawak,
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist,
Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia
 Breakout 2.6:
Extracellular Vesicles of Malaria Parasites
Carmenza Spadafora
 Breakout 3.6
Volatile Organic Profile from Bovine Embryos
Prof Dr Sim Siong Fong
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
1620-1640 Breakout 1.7:
Experience Sharing in Managing Obesity
Dr Yau May Yann
Specialist in Sport Medicine, Sarawak General Hospital
 Breakout 2.7
Deciphering the role of exosomes in brain metastasis patients pre and post radiotherapy treatment
Dr Afsheen Arif
Pakistan
 Breakout 3.7
Artificial Insemination as a technology to improve calving rate among beef cattle in oil palm plantations in Sarawak
Dr Sajem Jinim
Livestock Controller with Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA)
1640-1700 Breakout 1.8:
Counselling Services on Pre, During and Post ART Treatment
Mr C. T. Ong
Fertility Treatment Counsellor Sunfert Medical Centre
 Breakout 2.8
It’s in the blood: EV miRNA biomarkers associated with neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Lesley Cheng Sim, PhD
La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe University, Australia
  
1700-1730 Tea Symposium: Gold Sponsor 2
1900-2200 Conference Dinner + Opening Ceremony
Symposium Day 2
24 October 2025 (Friday)
TIME PROGRAM SPEAKER MODERATOR
0800-0830 Plenary 6:
Robotic Surgery in Endometriosis
Dr Angeline Wong
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,
Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia
 Dr Lee Poh Ching
0830-0900 Plenary 7:
V-NOTES - a new technique for fertility preserving surgery
Dr Tomonori Hada
Minimally Invasive Gynaecology Surgeon,
Director of Gynaecology,
Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan
0900-0930 Plenary 8:
Microwave Ablation (MVA) and Fertility
Dato Dr Krishna Kumar
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist,
Thomson Hospital, Malaysia
 Dr Linah Nadarajah
0930-1000 Plenary 9:
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation for Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Patients
Prof Dr Seido Takae
Reproductive Medicine Specialist,
St. Marianna University School of Medicine,
Kawasaki, Japan
1000-1020 Tea Symposium: Gold Sponsor 3
1020-1040 Plenary 10:
Optimizing Fertility Outcomes: Case-Based Learning on Treatment and Genetic Screening
Dr Hoo Mei Lin
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,
Fertility Specialist,
Sunway Medical Center
  
1040-1100 Plenary 11:
Optimizing Fertility Outcomes: Case-Based Learning on Treatment and Genetic Screening
Dr Farah Leong Rahman
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,
Fertility Specialist,
Sunway Medical Center
1100-1120 Plenary 12:
Congenital Mullerian Anomaly
Dr Lee Poh Ching
Reproductive Medicine Specialist,
Paediatric Adolescent and Gynaecology Specialist,
Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia
Oral Presentations
1120 - 1140 Oral Speaker 1a Oral Speaker 1b
1140 - 1200 Oral Speaker 2a Oral Speaker 2b
1200 - 1220 Oral Speaker 3a Oral Speaker 3b
1220 - 1240 Oral Speaker 4a Oral Speaker 4b
1240 - 1300 Oral Speaker 5a Oral Speaker 5b
1300-1400 Lunch Symposium: Platinum Sponsor 2
1400-1420 Oral Speaker 6a Oral Speaker 6b  
1420-1440 Oral Speaker 7a Oral Speaker 7b
1440-1500 Oral Speaker 8a Oral Speaker 8b
1500-1520 Oral Speaker 9a Oral Speaker 9b
1520-1540 Oral Speaker 10a Oral Speaker 10b
1540-1600 Refreshment & Booth Visit
1600-1630 Tea Symposium: Gold Sponsor 4
1630-1700 Closing Ceromony with Best Poster + Best Oral Presentation prize giving ceremony.
  End of Conference
Intrauterine Insemination Seminar
Bovine Ovarian Tissue Freezing Hands-on Seminar Workshop
25 October 2025 (Saturday)
TIME PROGRAM SPEAKER
0800-0820 Ethical Consideration & Patient Counselling in IUI
SN Lim Kim Li
Sunfert Fertility Kuching
0820-0840 IUI laboratory setup- necessary equipment and procedures
Khai Boon
Embryologist, Sunway Fertility Center
0840-0900 Sperm preparation for IUI (Various methods)
Dzuriaty
Andrologist, UNIMAS
0900-0920 Emerging microfluidic technologies for sperm sorting
Fiona
Embryologist, Sunway Fertility Center
0920-0940 Trouble shooting and Improving success rate in IUI
Dr Mardiana
Consultant Reproductive Medicine Specialist,
Sunway Fertility Center
0940-1000 Tea-break
1000-1020 Practical Aspects in Transportation and Manipulation of Human Ovarian Tissue: From Surgery Room to Cryopreservation.
Prof Dr Seido Takae
Reproductive Medicine Specialist,
St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki Japan
1000-1020

Risk of Malignant Cell Contamination - Minimal Residual Disease / Measurable residual disease
Associate Professor Dr Mohd Faizal
Oncofertility Specialist,
University Kebangsaan Malaysia
1020-1400

Workshop: Hands-on training with bovine ovarian tissue freezing

  
1400-1420 Lunch Break

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