6th World DNA and Genome Day-2015 (WDD2015)

Hosting Organization

Information Research Center of International Talent, China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China

Operating Organization

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Nanjing Sub-Council
Foreign Experts Databank of SAFEA-Dalian Biotechnological and Medical Experts Subdivision
BIT Congress Inc., China

Executive Chair
Dr. Xiaodan Mei, President, BIT Congress, Inc., China

Program Coordinators of BIT Congress Inc.
Ms. Monica Shao, Ms. Rebecca Chen

Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Hsien-Jue Steve Chu, Vice President, Ceva Sante Animale, USA
Dr. William Cunningham, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Dr. Jonathan L. Heeney, Professor; Head, Lab of Viral Zoonotics, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Ratna B. Ray, Professor, Saint Louis University, USA
Dr. Jorge Blanco, President, SIGMOVIR Biosystems, Inc, USA
Dr. Nicholas Jackson, Associate Vice President; Head of R&D for the Dengue Vaccine, Sanofi Pasteur, USA
Dr. John T. Patton, Chief, Rotavirus Molecular Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
Dr. Ali Azizi,Scientist and Adjunct Professor, Analytical Research and Development, Sanofi Pasteur, Canada
Dr. C. Fordham von Reyn, Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, USA
Dr. Steven J Czinn, Professor and Chair, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Dr. Louis H. Miller, Head, Malaria Cell Biology Section, NIAID, NIH, USA
Dr. Edward Wu, Program Project Manager, PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), USA
Dr. Gareth W. Peters, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Science, University College London (UCL), UK
Dr. Howard A. Liddle, Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
Dr. K Flanagan, Head of Infectious Diseases Services, LGH Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Monash University, Australia
Dr. Tzyy Choou Wu, Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Dr. Mazhar Khan, Professor, University of Connecticut, USA
Dr. Nobuo Sakai, General Manager, DENKA SEIKEN CO.,LTD., Japan
Dr. Yasmin Thanavala, Professor, Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA
Dr. Robert M. Grant, Professor, University of California, San Francisco; Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology; San Francisco AIDS Foundation, USA
Dr. Hong Qin, Assistant Professor, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma , The University of Texas, USA
Dr. Peter Billingsley, Vice President International Projects and Strategy, Sanaria Inc., USA

Conference Venue: Nanjing International Expo Center Jinling Convention Center

As an important part of Nanjing International Expo Center, it’s a comprehensive convention center with advanced supporting facilities, integrating convention, exhibition, hotel, banquet and performance.

Jinling Convention Center is located in the key position of the International Expo Center. It takes up 80,000 square-meters. There are 5,000 square-meters multifunctional Hall, 2,000 square-meters auditorium hall, 1,300 square-meters ballroom, 20 well equipped meeting rooms and 19provate banquet rooms, as well as one four-star international hotel. The Jinling Conference Center integrates with the exhibition hall. It can greatly promote the Nanjing convention and Exhibition economic level and the whole image. It also can enrich the connotation of the convention and exhibition.

Located in the heart of Nanjing, the Nanjing International Expo Center was built with aim to host the World Urban Forum, and it opened its doors to the public at the end of the year 2008. A total of 8 exhibition halls make up this vast expo center, which is set across a 30,000 square meters, where a considerable number of outdoor events have already been organized over the years. Being located just under 20 minutes from the heart of Nanjing by subway, Nanjing International Expo Center is also easily accessible from the international travelers who can get to the destination by taking a flight to the Lukou International Airport. A number of intercity highways also link this city to the rest of the country.