The 12th Asian conference on lactic acid bacteria

Evidence-based
Lactic Acid Bacteria:
Advances, Opportunities
and Challenges

  • BORNEO CONVENTION CENTRE KUCHING (BCCK), SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
  • 10th - 13th OCTOBER 2022
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Welcoming Address

President of the Asian Federation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (AFSLAB) Professor Dr. Sung-Sik Yoon / South Korea
Hello, Dearest Colleagues and Friends in Asian Lactic acid Bacteria Societies!

As a current president of Asian Federations of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria (AFSLAB), I would like to thank the organizing committee and volunteers for their constant effort to make the ACLAB12 successful. Also, my sincere gratitude goes toward the Malaysian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria, led by Prof. Dr. Hooi-Ling Foo, who is in charge of the ACLAB12 organising committee despite the Covid-19 pandemic across the world. The international conference will be held at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, in the most beautiful place, in October 2022.
AFSLAB has successfully held the ACLAB conferences annually to encourage research, communication, and education in LAB-related sciences for more than twenty years. The main objectives are enhancing the communication and interaction between Asian scientists interested in LAB and the related subjects and facilitating discussion and dissemination of the Science of LAB through conferences, symposia, meetings, and report publications. In that context, we all have gathered to discuss LAB's forefront knowledge and their prodigious probiotic functions. This ceaseless effort has allowed us to consider many traditional fermented foods, microbial biodiversity, and human health in Asia. I am sure the ACLAB12 conference will be fruitful and successful via the active involvement of Asian scientists and students working in LAB.
Finally, I will strongly encourage all of you to come and join the ACLAB12 to learn and enjoy all the sessions at the international event in Malaysia. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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Prof Sung-Sik Yoon
Dr Foo

Message from
The CHAIRPERSON of ACLAB12

Vice President of the Asian Federation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (AFSLAB)
President of the Malaysian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria (MSLAB)
Professor Dr. Hooi Ling Foo
Asian Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria (ACLAB) is an annual scientific meeting organised rotatably by the consortium countries of the Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid bacteria (AFSLAB), which has members from all over Asia such as China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. The Malaysian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria is given the great honour to organise the ACLAB12 in 2022.
Over the past couple of years, we have been enveloped by the pandemic threat of Covid-19. We have learned to live in a new norm in all aspects of our life, whereby almost all seminars/conferences have been held virtually. It has been great as it has connected people from all over the world with just a “click”. However, humans are never meant to live remotely, so physical presence is greatly missed, whether with family and friends, schools, or work settings. Therefore, I am pleased to announce that the ACLAB12 will be organised as an in-person scientific meeting on the 10 - 13 of October 2022 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
We wish to welcome you to Kuching, Sarawak, with the greatest pride. Kuching is the capital city of Sarawak, located on the exotic Borneo island, rich in the biodiversity of flora and fauna. The city takes pride in its diverse cultures and foods, national parks, rainforests, and colonial history. We cordially invite you to discover more about the beauty of Sarawak in addition to the advanced knowledge and applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria
The conference theme of ACLAB12 is “Evidence-based LAB: Advances, Opportunities & Challenges” in response to the fast development of lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-based research and applications in various avenues over the past few decades. ACLAB12 will feature 2 full days of scientific sharing sessions and a day of technical visits. We look forward to bringing together researchers, academicians and industry representatives from all over the world to participate in this highly anticipated annual event of AFSLAB. We hope that ACLAB12 will continue to be the primary platform to showcase the latest scientific advances and applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, I take great pleasure and honour to meet you at the exciting event of ACLAB12.
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ACLAB12 is organised by

https://mslabmy.wixsite.com/mslab
http://afslab.asia/index.php

The Malaysian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria (MSLAB) is proud to host the 12th Asian Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria (ACLAB12) under the auspices of the Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria (AFSLAB). The main objective of ACLAB12 is to disseminate cutting edge developments of LAB. The conference theme of ACLAB12: “Evidence-based LAB: advances, opportunities and challenges” will encompass 8 tracks of scientific sessions. The 12th ACLAB will continue to be the primary platform to showcase the fast development of LAB-based research and technologies that will facilitate networking and collaborations with various stakeholders. We look forward to meet researchers, academicians, students and industry representatives to participate in this highly anticipated event.

Organising Committee

Organising Committee for the 12th Asian Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria 2022 (ACLAB12)

Patrons

Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman

Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohamad Kadim Suaidi

Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Advisors

Prof. Sung-Sik Yoon

President, Asian Federation of Societies for Lactic Acid Bacteria, Yonsei University, Korea.

Prof. Datuk Wira Dr. Raha Abdul Rahim

Ex-Officio, Malaysian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria, Universiti Putra Malaysia

see all advisors / committee members

Programme

  • PRE-CONFERENCE
    10th Oct 2022
  • Conference Day 1
    11th Oct 2022
  • Conference Day 2
    12th Oct 2022
  • TECHNICAL VISIT
    13th Oct 2022

Pre- registration will start from 3:00pm – 8:00pm at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK)

TIME

EVENTS

  • 08:00am

Registration

  • 08:30am

Welcome & Opening Address

  • 09:00am

Keynote 1 (Lab and host interactions)

  • 09:40am

Morning Tea Break | Poster Viewing | Networking

Invited talks (Parallel sessions)

LAB and Host Interactions
(3 Invited Talks)

LAB and Host Interactions
(3 Invited Talks)

  • 11:10am

Rapid presentations (Parallel sessions)

7 rapid presentations

7 rapid presentations

  • 01:00pm

Lunch | Poster Viewing | Networking

  • 02:00pm

Keynote 2 (Next-generation and innovation of LAB)

Plenary talks (Parallel sessions)

  • 02:40pm

Plenary Session 1
(Next-generation and innovation of LAB)

Plenary Session 2
(LAB and host interactions)

  • 03:10pm

Invited talks (Parallel sessions)

  • 04:30pm

Next-generation and innovation of LAB
(3 invited talks)

LAB and host interactions
(3 invited talks)

Rapid presentations (Parallel sessions)

  • 05:30pm

4 rapid presentations

4 rapid presentations

  • 05:30pm

Afternoon Tea | Poster Viewing | Networking

  • 07:30pm

Conference Dinner

TIME

EVENTS

  • 08:30am

Plenary talks (Parallel sessions)

Plenary Session 3
(Food and agriculture-based LAB)

Plenary Session 4
(Molecular Genetics of LAB/Taxonomy of LAB)

  • 09:00am

Plenary Session 5
(Metabolism of LAB)

Plenary Session 6
(Industrial and regulatory approval of probiotics)

  • 09:30am

Morning Tea Break | Poster Viewing | Networking

Invited talks (Parallel sessions)

Food and agriculture-based LAB
(5 invited talks)

Industrial and regulatory approval of probiotics
(5 invited talks)

  • 11:40am

Rapid presentations (Parallel sessions)

5 rapid presentations

5 rapid presentations

  • 01:00pm

Lunch | Poster Viewing | Networking

  • 04:00pm

Invited talks (Parallel sessions)

Metabolism of LAB
(6 invited talks)

Molecular Genetics of LAB
(6 invited talks)

Keynote 3 (Next-generation and innovation of LAB)

  • 04:40pm

Closing and Award Ceremony

  • 05:00pm

Afternoon Tea | Networking

COMING SOON

Themes

Industrial and regulatory approval of probiotics

Scope: Clinical trials, design and guidelines, quality control of manufacturing, regulatory approval of probiotics

Next-generation and innovation of LAB

Scope: New preparation and innovation of LAB

Metabolism of LAB

Scope: Biochemistry and fermentation process of LAB

Molecular genetics of LAB

Scope: Genetics and genomics analysis of LAB

Food and agriculture-based LAB

Scope: Role of probiotics in food and agriculture productivity

LAB and host interactions 

Scope: LAB interaction in gut and beyond

Taxonomy of LAB

Scope: Identification and classification

Terms and Conditions of Registration:

  1. All fees are to be paid in full upon registration. The fees will cover the two full-day conference from 11 – 12 October 2022.  
  2. Any data collected from the participants will be used by the organiser only during the period of this event, unless prior consent has been given by the participant.
  3. Please refer to the cancellation policy for any cancellation inquiries.
  4. Substitutions can be made at any time throughout this event
  5. The organiser reserves the right to make alterations, changes, and postponements to the programme, venue & timings.
  6. The organiser shall not be held responsible for views expressed by speakers, sponsors, and/or exhibitors.
  7. The organiser will not be held liable for any loss during the conference.

Registration Refund and Return Policy

  1. Please email the secretariat at [email protected] for cancellation request.
  2. Registration cancelled before 1st August 2022 will be refunded 50% of the registration fee. Refund is subject to a 10% administrative fee.
  3. Registration cancelled after 1st August 2022 is not eligible for a refund. Registration fee may be transferred to another individual; payment invoice for the new registration will be revised to reflect the new registrant.
  4. ACLAB12 reserves the right to cancel, postpone or reschedule events due to government restrictions or unforeseen circumstances. In case of cancellation of ACLAB12, full refund will be made within 14 days via the same method payment was made unless requested otherwise

Important Dates

18th March 2022Opening of registration and abstract submission
31st July 2022Closing of abstract submission
Closing of the application for the Young Investigator Award
Before 1st August 2022Registration cancelled before 1st August 2022 will be refunded 50% of the registration fee. Refund is subject to a 10% administrative fee.
After 1st August 2022Registration cancelled after 1st August is not eligible for a refund.
Registration fee may be transferred to another individual; payment invoice for the new registration will be revised to reflect the new registrant
31st August 2022Notification of the decision for the Young Investigator Award
30th September 2022Closing of registration and payment

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Sponsor opportunities

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