TMU Chen Wei-Tien Research Center of Thoracic Medicine
2026 International Symposium on Respiratory Medicine
2026 胸腔醫學國際研討會
Date: Sunday, Aug 16, 2026
Time: 08:00-16:30
Venue: International Conference Hall, 16F Comprehensive Medical Building (Rear Building), Taipei Medical University (Xinyi Campus)
The sign-on deadline is August 5, 2026
Agenda / 大會議程
13:45-14:00
Novel Immunogenesis in T2-Low Severe Asthma
Assis. Prof. Kuan-Yuan Chen
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan
15:15-15:30
Unraveling How ITIH4 Alleviates Particulate Matter -Mediated Lung Injury Towards to Innovative Targeted Treatment for COPD
Assoc. Prof. Sheng-Ming Wu
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan
Time
Topic
Speaker
08:00-08:30
Registration
08:30-08:50
Chair: Assis.Prof. Cheng-Yu Tasi, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
Welcome Remark
Trustee, Chien-Huang Lin, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
Vice President, Kang-Yun Lee, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
08:50-09:00
Group photo
Session 1
Moderator: Prof. Hao-Chien Wang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
09:00-09:30
Keynote Speech
Biologic Therapies in Asthma and COPD: What Have We Learn About Mechanisms?
Prof. Kian Fan Chung
National Heart & Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
09:30-09:45
Fate Decisions of Airway Basal Cells in Asthma and Single Cell Insights into Airway Remodeling
Assis. Prof. Wun-Hao Cheng
School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
09:45-10:00
IL-6 Trans-signaling-induced Epithelial Dysfunction in Severe Asthma: The Role of SERPIN B3/4
Assoc. Prof. Chih-Ming Weng
School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
10:00-10:20
Panel Dicussion
Session 2
Moderator: Assis. Prof. Po-Jui Chang
Head of Division of Airway Disease, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Session 3
Moderator: Prof. Bin-Gui Fu
Division of Clinical Research, Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Session 4
Moderator: Prof. Kuang-Yao Yang
Department of Chest Medical, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Po-Hao Feng
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Pai-Chien Chou
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Moderator: Prof. Chih-Hsin Lee
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
10:20-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:10
Keynote Speech
From Bench to Breath: Translating Innovation into Next-Generation Therapies for COPD and Asthma
Prof. Kazuhiro Ito
National Heart & Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
11:10-11:25
Phenotyping Circulating Eosinophils in Severe Eosinophil Asthma with and without Meplizumab
Dr. Pankaj Bhavsar
National Heart & Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
11:25-11:40
Integrative Serum Proteomic and Metabolomic Insight into the Stratification of Acute Exacerbation COPD
Assoc. Prof. Chia-Li Han
Master and PH.D. Program in Clinical Genomics and Proteomics, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
11:40-12:00
Panel Dicussion
12:00-13:30
Lunch Time
13:30-13:45
CT Imaging in COPD and Asthma: From Research Findings Toward Clinical Implications
Dr. Naoya Tanabe
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
14:20-15:00
Coffee Break
14:00-14:20
Panel Dicussion
15:00-15:15
The Impact of Air Pollution on COPD
Prof. Chin-Kook Rhee
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
Moderator: Prof. Hsiao-Chi Chuang
School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
15:30-15:50
Panel Dicussion
15:50-16:30
Summary and Closing Remark