The 64th International Community on the Bioscience of Lipids, hosted at the National Biotechnology Research Park in the vibrant heart of East Asia.
Following more than three years of planning, Taipei welcomed the ICBL community in October 2024 for the 64th edition of the conference — the first time ICBL was held in Taiwan. Hosted by the National Biotechnology Research Park, the National Health Research Institutes and National Taiwan University Center of Biotechnology and College of Life Sciences, the meeting brought together 249 attendees from 31 countries for four days of science.
Dates
15 – 18 October 2024
Venue
National Biotechnology Research Park, Taipei, Taiwan
Conveners
Dr. Hsinyu Lee · Dr. Tang-Long Shen National Taiwan University
Van Deenen Lecture
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz (Ashburn, VA, USA) — "Emerging imaging technologies to study subcellular architecture, dynamics and function"
By the numbers
249
Attendees
31
Countries
93
Faculty
156
Students
1
Van Deenen Lecture
3
Keynote Lectures
12
Invited Speakers
23
Short Talks
87
Submitted Abstracts
80
Posters
Scientific programme
The conference presented a diverse range of topics across basic, translational and clinical lipid research. Six main scientific sessions were complemented by a special workshop and a satellite event in collaboration with the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Southeast Asia Region.
Six main sessions
Advances in Lipidomics
From Lipids to Biomarkers
Disorders in Lipid Metabolism — Mechanisms and Solutions
Lipid Diversity and Evolution
Lipids in Clinical and Translational Research
Lipids in Immunology and Aging
Special programmes
Special Workshop — Emerging Insights in Lipid Research · Workshop Keynote: Dr. Mendel Chu-Huang Chen (Texas Heart Institute)
Lipidomics in Nutrition — satellite event with ILSI Southeast Asia Region · 4 talks + discussion
Keynote speakers
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz (HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA) — Van Deenen Lecturer
Dr. Edward A. Dennis (UC San Diego, USA) — returning Van Deenen Lecturer (2023)
Dr. Mendel Chu-Huang Chen (Texas Heart Institute, USA) — Workshop Keynote
Dr. Russell Debose-Boyd (UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA)
Dr. Kenneth Wu (National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan) — Closing Keynote
Prof. Hsinyu Lee (National Taiwan University) — Keynote Lecture
Award presentation on the conference stage — Taipei skyline backdrop.
Programme outline
Day 1 · Tue 15 Oct
09:00 Registration
10:00 ICBL 2024 Opening
10:10 Workshop: Emerging Insights in Lipid Research Keynote — Dr. Mendel Chu-Huang Chen
10:40 Technical Talks (6 short talks)
11:40 Luncheon · 12:30 Poster Session S1, S4
13:30 Lipidomics in Nutrition (4 talks + discussion)
16:00 Van Deenen Lecture — Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
17:00 Welcome Banquet
Day 2 · Wed 16 Oct
09:30 Session 1 (2 invited + 3 short talks)
11:00 Luncheon · 12:00 Poster Session S3, S6
13:00 Keynote — Prof. Hsinyu Lee
13:30 Session 2 (2 invited + 3 short talks)
15:30 Session 3 (2 invited + 3 short talks)
17:00 ICBL Steering Committee Regular Meeting
17:00 Cocktail Night
Day 3 · Thu 17 Oct
09:30 Session 4 (2 invited + 4 short talks)
11:00 Luncheon · 12:00 Poster Session S2, S5
13:00 Session 5 (2 invited + 3 short talks)
14:30 Depart on city tour
15:00 City Tour — National Palace Museum, Bao-an & Confucius Temple
18:30 Gala Dinner — Grande Luxe Banquet, Nangang
Day 4 · Fri 18 Oct
09:30 Session 6 (2 invited + 3 short talks)
11:00 Closing Keynote — Dr. Kenneth Wu
11:30 Award Ceremony
12:00 ICBL 2025 Introduction
12:10 ICBL 2024 Closing
12:20 Box lunch provided
Award winners
ICBL Poster Awards (one per session)
Session 1
Chia-Hsin Liu
School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan
Session 2
Yu-Feng Xu
Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Session 3
Yu-Chun Lin
Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Session 4
Yutaro Kuwashima
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University, Japan
Session 5
Derek Norman
Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA
Session 6
Izumi Tsukayama
Department of Nutrition Science, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan
MDPI Metabolites Outstanding Poster Awards
Outstanding Poster
Chen-Yu Chang
Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
Outstanding Poster
You-Liang Cheng
Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
ICBL Short Talk & Young Researcher Awards
Short Talk Award
Stephen Ruiz
Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, USA
Young Researcher Award
Karim Pérez-Romero
Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Spain
Social programme & excursion
The traditional ICBL excursion took delegates on a Thursday-afternoon tour of the National Palace Museum and the Bao-an / Confucius temples — a UNESCO-designated intangible heritage site — followed by the gala dinner at the Grande Luxe Banquet in Nangang.
Gala dinner — Grande Luxe Banquet, NangangCity tour — guided museum visit
Local Organising Committee
Conveners: Dr. Hsinyu Lee & Dr. Tang-Long Shen — both at National Taiwan University.
Members: Dr. Chau-Ti Ting (NTU), Dr. Maurice Ke (Kaohsiung Medical University), Dr. Wen-Lung Ma (China Medical University), Dr. I-Chen Peng (NCKU), Dr. Hsiang-Chun Lee (KMU Hospital), Dr. Kuan-Hung Lin (Academia Sinica), Dr. Jun-Yang Liou (NHRI), Dr. Hung-Yu Sun (NCKU), Dr. Shing-Hwa Liu (NTU), Dr. Mark Huang (Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Dr. Kung-Chia Young (NCKU), Dr. Hai-Yen Wang (NSYSU), Dr. Ming-Hsi Hsiao (Taiwan Metabolomics Society), Dr. Yun-Wen Chen (NCKU), Dr. Chih-Chiang Chan (NTU College of Medicine).
Co-organised by the National Biotechnology Research Park, the National Health Research Institutes, and the National Taiwan University Center of Biotechnology and College of Life Sciences. Event support by MedQCare.
