KIIDD Symposium 2026
October 12–14, 2026

Agenda

Schedule may be subject to change. Please refer to the final program on-site.

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Day 1 · Monday, October 12, 2026

Morning Session
  1. 08:00–08:30
    Registration & Check-in
  2. 08:30–08:35
    Dean of MED
    Welcome Address
  3. 08:35–08:40
    Brian Kobilka
    Symposium Opening Address
    Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2012
  4. 08:40–09:20
    Alice Ting
    Enzyme-based technologies for mapping and manipulating signaling networks in living cells
    Stanford University
    Host: Goran Stjepanovic
  5. 09:20–10:00
    Eric Xu
    First Principles-Based Drug Design: A Pulsatile FXR Activator as a First-in-Class Treatment for Bile Acid-Related Liver Diseases and Obesity
    Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Host: Goran Stjepanovic
  6. 10:00–10:40
    Qiang Su
    Unveiling the Hidden World of Immunoreceptors Through the Structures of Their Transmembrane Domains
    Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
    Host: Goran Stjepanovic
  7. 10:40–10:50
    Tea Break
  8. 10:50–11:30
    Yung Hou Wong
    Functional Dissection of Receptor-G Protein Promiscuity via Acute Gα Subunit Expression Perturbation
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Host: Guodong He
  9. 11:30–12:10
    Peng Chen
    Targeted protein degradation in the transmembrane and extracellular space
    Shenzhen Bay Laboratory / Peking University
    Host: Guodong He
  10. 12:10–12:40
    Richard Ye
    GPCR regulation of innate immunity and inflammation
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · Kobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery
    Host: Guodong He
  11. 12:40–13:25
    Lunch & Poster session
Afternoon Session
  1. 13:25–13:30
    Session Opening
  2. 13:30–14:10
    Hideaki Kato
    Structure, Function, and Physiology of Vasopressin-to-Oxytocin Crosstalk
    The University of Tokyo
    Host: Hongli Hu
  3. 14:10–14:50
    Jiang Xia
    Phase-Separated Molecular Coacervates for Cytosolic Delivery and Immunotherapies
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Host: Hongli Hu
  4. 14:50–15:30
    Zhou-Feng Chen
    The role of GPCRs in somatosensation
    Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
    Host: Hongli Hu
  5. 15:30–15:40
    Tea Break
  6. 15:40–16:20
    Chang-Yu Hsieh
    Generative AI for Intelligent Drug Design
    Zhejiang University
    Host: Xue Guo
  7. 16:20–17:00
    Shujia Zhu
    Atomic Insights into Native NMDA Receptor Diversity in the Brain
    Southern University of Science and Technology
    Host: Xue Guo
  8. 17:00–17:30
    Yang Du
    Drug Discovery on human alpha2A adrenergic receptor
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · Kobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery
    Host: Xue Guo

Day 2 · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Morning Session
  1. 08:25–08:30
    Session Opening
  2. 08:30–09:10
    Grégory Scherrer
    Functional Organization of GPCR Signaling in Pain and Addiction Neural Circuits
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Host: Bing Cao
  3. 09:10–09:50
    Xiaojing Pan
    From structure to therapy: targeting the substrate-binding pocket of GLUT9 for anti-hyperuricemia drug discovery
    Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
    Host: Bing Cao
  4. 09:50–10:30
    Zhen Yan
    Unlocking the Gateway to Chloroplast Protein Import
    Westlake University
    Host: Bing Cao
  5. 10:30–10:40
    Tea Break
  6. 10:40–11:20
    Ruobing Ren
    Targeting S1P signaling for endothelial protection
    Fudan University
    Host: Xue Guo
  7. 11:20–12:00
    Jian Huang
    Structural Pharmacology of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
    Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
    Host: Xue Guo
  8. 12:00–12:30
    Goran Stjepanovic
    Structural basis for regulation of endosomal actin polymerization by the WASH complex
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · Kobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery
    Host: Xue Guo
  9. 12:30–13:25
    Lunch & Poster session
Afternoon Session
  1. 13:25–13:30
    Session Opening
  2. 13:30–14:10
    TBD
    TBD
    Host: Yang Du
  3. 14:10–14:50
    Long Gui
    Visualizing the in situ Architecture of Macromolecules from patients' tissues
    Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
    Host: Yang Du
  4. 14:50–15:30
    Ye Xiang
    Engineering viral glycoproteins for vaccine development
    Tsinghua University
    Host: Yang Du
  5. 15:30–15:40
    Tea Break
  6. 15:40–16:20
    Hee-Jung Choi
    Structure-guided design of peptide ligands with NPY receptor subtype selectivity
    Seoul National University
    Host: Bing Cao
  7. 16:20–17:00
    Jian Yang
    TCM-based ion channel drug discovery
    Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
    Host: Bing Cao
  8. 17:00–17:30
    Guodong He
    A TM7 conformational switch governs GPCR transducer selectivity
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · Kobilka Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery
    Host: Bing Cao

Day 3 · Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Morning Session
  1. 08:25–08:30
    Session Opening
  2. 08:30–09:10
    Asuka Inoue
    GPCR signaling regulation by membrane nanodomains
    Kyoto University
    Host: Hongli Hu
  3. 09:10–09:50
    Jun Xu
    Allosteric Regulation of GPCR Signaling by Ligand-Stabilized Homodimerization
    Southern University of Science and Technology
    Host: Hongli Hu
  4. 09:50–10:30
    Peilong Lu
    De novo design of functional transmembrane proteins for signal sensing and response
    Westlake University
    Host: Hongli Hu
  5. 10:30–10:40
    Tea Break
  6. 10:40–11:20
    Peter Gmeiner
    Structure-based development of functionally selective GPCR agonists
    Friedrich-Alexander University
    Host: Richard Ye
  7. 11:20–12:00
    Xiangyu Liu
    Towards Understanding of GPCR Biased Signaling
    Tsinghua University
    Host: Richard Ye
  8. 12:00–12:40
    Brian Kobilka
    The role of protein dynamics in GPCR signaling
    Stanford University
    Host: Richard Ye