International Congress of
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pathology & Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Diagnostic and Patient Care
Highlights:
Shangri-La, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21-23 July 2025
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Welcome Message From President of ICPALM 2025
Dr Roziana Ariffin
I am proud to say ICPALM 2025 was a culmination of intense collaborative effort among many groups and individuals and we are delighted to reunite our pathology family, clinical and scientific colleagues, our medical consultants, and affiliates after two years of being away. For this year we are excited to report attendees from various countries all over the world. This conference is also graced and supported by numbers of sponsors and exhibitors stemming from various companies and stakeholders from all over Malaysia and abroad. This event was the culmination of a great deal of collective work and collaboration by many in the college of Pathology and of course our smart partnership with our companion diagnostic partners.
Welcome Message From President of The College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
Emeritus Professor Dr. Cheong Soon Keng
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the International Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2025 (ICPaLM2025). This conference is organised by the College of Pathology, Academy of Medicine Malaysia.ICPaLM 2025 is a multi-disciplinary conference that aims to bring together various stakeholders from Anatomical Pathology, Hematology, Microbiology, Chemical Pathology, Genetic Pathology, Forensics and Clinical Research to present their clinical data and state-of-art knowledge.
The objective of this conference is to explore the advances in the various fields of pathology, not only to improve diagnosis but also to improve overall patient care. ICPaLM 2025 features esteemed local and international speakers. This event targets to bring together the interest of various stakeholders in all the fields of pathology to share knowledge and experience in pathology and artificial intelligence. We are hoping that the conference will offer immense opportunity for experts and industrial partners alike as well as other stakeholders, from around the globe to exchange ideas and share their knowledge that will drive new paradigm shifts in pathology and laboratory medicine.
50th CPath Anniversary Keynote Lecture
Invited speaker:
Prof. Dr. Kwang-Hyun Cho
Professor, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Title: Cancer reversion: A new therapeutic approach from systems biology
Abstract: Current cancer treatments predominantly rely on inducing cancer cell death. However, from an evolutionary perspective, this approach inherently leads to limitations such as drug resistance, recurrence, and adverse side effects. What if cancer cells could be reprogrammed to revert to a state resembling normal cells instead of being destroyed? In this talk, I will introduce a concept of ‘cancer reversion’, a novel therapeutic strategy that aims to reverse cancer cells to a non-malignant state from a systems biology perspective. Furthermore, our recent research findings will be discussed, highlighting how this approach has the potential to overcome the fundamental limitations of current anticancer therapies and provide an eventual cure of cancer while maintaining the quality of life of patients.
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CPD points will be provided Accepted abstracts will be published in The Malaysian Journal of Pathology (MJPath) Abstract Submission closing extended to 31 May 2025Early birds extended to 31 May 2025
Speakers
Meet Our Distinguished Speakers
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- International
- Local
Prof. Dr. Kwang-Hyun Cho
Professor in the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) & Director of the Laboratory for Systems Biology and Bio-inspired Engineering
Prof. Dr. Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP
President, College of American Pathologists & Professor and Immediate Past Chair of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center
Prof. Dr. David Amor
Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Clinician Scientist, Galli Chair in Developmental Medicine at the University of Melbourne
Dr. Suzy Lishman CBE
Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners, The Royal College of Pathologists & President of The Association of Clinical Pathologists
Prof. Dr. Dilani Lokuhetty
Head of WHO Classification of Tumours Programme, WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer
Emeritus Prof. Dr. Jane Dahlstrom OAM
Anatomical Pathologist at ACT Pathology for Canberra Health Services & Emeritus Professor in the School of Medicine and Psychology, the Australian National University (ANU) College of Science and Medicine.
Prof. Dr. Chonlaphat Sukasem
President, College of Pharmacogenomics and Precision Pharmacy, The Royal College of Pharmacy of Thailand
Prof. Dr. Damien Gruson
Head of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc in Brussels
Dr. Bernard Lewis Croal
President of the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) in the United Kingdom
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimitry Gerostamoulos
Head of Forensic Sciences and Chief Toxicologist at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Dr. Pattarachai Kiratisin
Chairman of the Department of Microbiology (2012-2017), Director of the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (2017-2021) and Vice President for Research (2021-2024) at Mahidol University
Prof. Dr. Deborah Marriot
Senior Specialist in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales and Adjunct Professor, University of Technology, Sydney.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Soo Yong
Associate Professor and Senior Consultant in the Department of Pathology, National University of Singapore
Dr. Lia G. Partakusuma
Medical Director at Indonesia Health Care Corporation (IHC)
Prof. Dr. Annie NY Cheung
Laurence LT Hou in Anatomical Molecular Pathology Professor, Clinical Professor
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Linda Elizabeth Iles
Forensic Pathologist, Head of Forensic Pathology Services, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
Prof. Dr. Ralph Bouhaidar
Chair of Forensic Pathology, University of Edinburgh Consultant Forensic Pathologist, NHS Lothian Associate Postgraduate Dean for Diagnostics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cornelis L Harteveld
Clinical Laboratory Geneticist at the Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kenneth Lee
Anatomical Pathologist at Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Sonic Healthcare, in New South Wales, Australia.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. David Westerman
Head of Haematopathology at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Dr. Sachin Jain
Hematopathologist and Founding Director of Geneflow Labs
Prof. Dr. John Rasko
Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Dr. Mahesh Choolani
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Prof. Dr. Wang Xiaomei
Chairman of Global AI Inclusive Networks, Founder & CEO at PathoAI
Mr. Andrew Coleman
Technical Product Manager Automation, Informatics and Workflow at Siemens Healthineers
Dr. Roziana Ariffin
Consultant Genetics Pathologist at Pantai Premier Pathology and Sunway Medical Centre. President of Chapter of Genetic Pathology, College of Pathology, Academy of Medicine Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Zilfalil Alwi
Professor and senior consultant in Paediatrics and Medical Genetics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Dr. Chandroth Navin Pankajakshan
Forensic Pathologist, Department of Forensic Medicine, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Dr. Grace Wong Yi-Li
Forensic Radiologist, Medical lecturer, University of Malaysia Sarawak
Dr. Jessie Hiu
Consultant Forensic Pathologist, Department of Forensic Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Dr. Mohd Suhani Mohd Noor
Senior Consultant Forensic Pathologist
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adawiyah Jamil
Associate Professor & Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
Dr. Noraida Khalid
Consultant Anatomic Pathologist and Head of Pathology Department, Hospital Sultanah Aminah
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuan Salwani Tuan Ismail
Head of Department, Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Chew Boon How
Professor of Family Medicine, Clinical Researcher, Digital Health & AI Advocate, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Dr. Rebecca Tay Sook Hui
CEO of Global Precision Diagnostics, Beacon Precision Diagnostics (Precision Dx)
Dr Lailatul Hadziyah Mohd Pauzy
Pathologist in the Specialised Hemostasis Unit, Department of Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz
Prof. Dr. Roseline Hassan
Fellow Academy of Medicine, Malaysia & Deputy Dean Research, School of Medical Sciences
Dr. Mohamed Saleem
Executive Officer and Laboratory Director at Cytogenomix Laboratory in Penang
Dr. Mohammad Masrin bin Md Zahrin
Director, National Blood Centre (Pusat Darah Negara)
Dr. Zalina binti Mahmood
Transfusion Medicine Consultant National Blood Centre (Pusat Darah Negara)
Dr. Nor Amiza binti Mat Ami
Transfusion Medicine Consultant, Head of Department of Transfusion Medicine, Hospital Melaka
Prof. Dr. Zamberi Sekawi
Professor of Medical Microbiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia & Senior Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
Prof. Dr. Syafinaz binti Amin Nordin
Professor of Medical Microbiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
Prof Dr. Lim Soo Kun
Professor of Medicine and Senior Consultant Nephrologist, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)
Dr. Rozainanee binti Mohd Zain
Consultant Clinical Virologist, Virology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDRC), Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ding Chuan Hun
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Dr. Roslinda Jaafar
Consultant Pathologist (Medical Microbiology), Head of Unit at Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
Prof Dr. Jamal I-Ching
Professor and Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya,
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Lim Ai Lian
Professor of Parasitology, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International), Universiti Malaya
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adli Ali
Consultant in General Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology & Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Dr. Nurul Khaiza Yahya
"Senior Immunopathologist at Hospital Pakar Universiti Sains Malaysia (HPUSM) Member of the Immunology Interest Group of MSIDC"
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leslie Than Thian Lung
Associate Professor (Medical Mycology), Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Dr. Shahawiah Abdul Wahab
Specialist in Anatomic Pathology based in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang Selangor.
Assoc. Prof. Datuk Seri Dr. Bhupinder Singh
Senior Consultant Forensic Pathologist, Adjunct Professor at AIMST University
Dr. Chin Loi Khim
Consultant Pathologist, National Head of Genetic Pathology Discipline & Head of Genetic Diagnostic Unit, Hospital Tunku Azizah
Dr. Muthukkumaran Thiagarajan
Clinical Oncologist, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Dr. Anil Philip Kunnath
Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, International Medical University (IMU)
Dr. Mardziah Mohamad
Head of Haematology, Cytogenetics and Molecular Unit, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)
Dr. Norizal Mohd Noor
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, Universiti Teknologi MARA
Assoc. Prof Dr. Razuin Rahimi
Associate Professor & Consultant Forensic Pathologist Head of Department, Department of Forensic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine & Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah UiTM
Dr. Sophia Rasheeqa binti Ismail
Head of the Cardiovascular Unit, Institute for Medical Research
Dr. Afzan Adam
Senior Lecturer in the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Dr. Ikmal Hisyam Bakrin
Pathologist, Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur
Prof. Dr. Noraidah Masir
Prince Court Medical Centre
Mr. Hareef Mohamad
Chief Executive Officer, Premier Integrated Labs
Dr. Mohd Jamsani Mat Salleh
Chemical Pathologist at Seberang Jaya Hospital in Penang
Dr. Saraswathy Apparow
Biochemistry & Genomic Research Centre (BGRC) Institute for Medical Research
Ts. Dr. Amirul Ridzuan Bin Abu Bakar
Senior Lecturer, Industrial Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chin Siok Fong
Deputy Director, UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute
Prof. Dr. Felicia Chung
Programme Leader of BSc (Hons) Medical Biotechnology
Mr. Sayyidi Hamzi
Senior Manager of Premier Integrated Labs
Datin Kalmizah Salleh
State Prosecution Director, Prosecution Unit, Selangor Legal Advisor Offices
Dr. Siew Sheue Feng
Forensic Pathologist, National Institute of Forensic Medicine Kuala Lumpur
Dr. Masita Arip
Consultant Pathologist for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, and the Head of Allergy & Immunology Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research (IMR), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Dr. Asmawiza Awang
Anatomic Pathologist, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Rafeah Tumian
Consultant Clinical Haematologist & senior lecturer at the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wang Shir Li
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Malaysia
Programme
| Registration | 8.00 am - 8.30 am |
| K Prathap Memorial Lecture Topic: Digital Pathology - a personal perspective | Speaker: Dr. Suzy Lishman (ILLP) (President, Association of Clinical Pathogist, UK) | Chairperson: Academician Prof. Ulung Datuk Dr. Looi Lai Meng | 8.30 am - 9.15 am |
| 50th CPath Anniversary Keynote LectureTopic: Cancer reversion: A new therapeutic approach from systems biology | Speaker: Prof Dr. Kwang-Hyun Cho (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) | Chairperson: Academician Emeritus Prof. Dr. Cheong Soon Keng | 9.15 am - 10.00 am |
| Morning tea break | 10.00 am - 10.15 am |
| Plenary 1 (Forensic Pathology)Topic: Imaging Modalities Integration in Forensic Neuropathology Practice | Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Linda Iles (Australia) | Chairperson: Dr. Chng Kay Ly | 10.15 am - 11.00 am |
| Opening ceremonyby Dato Indera Dr. Nor Azmi Yunus (Deputy Director General of Health (Medicine), Ministry of Health, Malaysia) & Performance by the Children of KIWANIS Down Syndrome Foundation & Conferment of CPath AMM Lifetime Achievement Prize Award Ceremony | 11.00 am - 12.50 pm |
| VIP visit to exhibition booths/Lunch Break/Poster and Exhibition Booth Viewing/Networking | 12.50 pm to 2.00 pm |
| Diamond Symposium I Topic: Diagnosing Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma and Importance of CD30 Expression | Speaker: Prof. Dr. Noraidah Masir (Malaysia) | Chairperson: Dr. Badrul Iskandar Abdul Wahab - Sponsored by Takeda Malaysia | 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm |
| Plenary 2 (Chemical Pathology)Topic: The Clinical Value of Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory Medicine: Current Applications and Emerging Frontiers | Speaker: Prof. Dr. Damien Gruson (Belgium) | Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Intan Nureslyna Samsudin | 3.00 pm - 3.45 pm |
| Platinum Symposium ITopic: Clinical Impact of Rapid NGS Molecular Profiling | Speaker: Dr. Daphne Goh (Singapore) | Chairperson: Dr. Norafiza Yassin Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ion Torrent) & BioMed Global (Molecular Division) | 3.45 pm - 4.15 pm |
| Symposium 1A-F | 4.15 pm - 5.45 pm |
| Evening tea/ Poster viewing | 5.45 pm - 6.30 pm |
| Plenary 3 (Anatomy Pathology)Plenary 3 (Anatomy Pathology) Topic: The Challenges and Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Extranodal Extension in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers | Speaker: Emeritus Prof. Dr. Jane Dahlstrom OAM (Australia) | Chairperson: Dr Mardiana Abdul Aziz | 8.30 am - 9.15 am |
| Platinum Symposium IITopic: Next Generation Sequencing Solutions for Clinical Oncology | Speaker: Dr. Aarti Gokhale (India) | Chairperson: Dr. Wan Norizzati Wan Mohamad Zamri - Sponsored by IDT and Apical Scientific | 9.15 am - 9.45 am |
| Symposium 2A-F | 9.45 am - 11.15 am |
| Morning tea break/Poster viewing | 11.15 am - 11.45 am |
| Plenary 4 (Microbiology)Topic: Embracing the Future of Laboratory Automation: Strategies for Success. | Speaker: Prof. Dr. Deborah Marriot | Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fadzilah Mohd Nor @ Ghazali | 11.45 am - 12.30 pm |
| Diamond Symposium II Topic: EBV as a biomarker in NPC: current status and perspectives from Malaysia | Speaker: Prof. Dr. Yap Lee Fah (Malaysia) | Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Syafinaz Amin Nordin - Sponsored by AutoBio and Bioyuan | 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm |
| Lunch Break/Poster viewing & Exhibition/Networking | 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm |
| Platinum Symposium IIITopic: EBV Serology in NPC Screening: Boon or Bane | Speaker: Dr. Nada Syazana Zulkifli (Malaysia) | Chairperson: Dr. M. Nazri Aziz - Sponsored by SNIBE Diagnostic, Shenzen China | 2.30 pm - 3.00 pm |
| Symposium 3A-F | 3.00 pm - 4.30 pm |
| Oral Presentations (Best Posters/Free Papers) | 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm |
| Evening tea/ Poster viewing/ Lucky Draw Session 1 | 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm |
| ICPaLM 2025 Gala Dinner | 8.00 pm - 11.00 pm |
| Plenary 5 (Haematology)Topic: Hemoglobinopathies, molecular disease mechanisms and diagnostics | Speaker: Dr. Cornelis L. Harteveld (Netherland) | Chairperson : Assoc Prof Dr Nurasyikin Yusof | 8.30 am - 9.15 am |
| Platinum Symposium IVTopic: Advancing Molecular Pathology through Next Generation Sequencing Innovation | Speaker: Dr. Chonglei Bi (Singapore) | Chairperson: Dr Cheng Yi-Ting - Sponsored by Science Vision Sdn Bhd/Illumina | 9.15 am - 9.45 am |
| Symposium 4A-F | 9.45 am - 11.15 am |
| Morning Tea/Poster viewing | 11.15 am - 11.45 am |
| Plenary 6 (Genetic Pathology)Topic: Genetics Loves Diversity: Hidden Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression | Speaker: Prof. Dr. John Rasko (Australia) | Chairperson: Roziana Ariffin | 11.45 am - 12.30 pm |
| Oral Presentations (Best Posters/Free Papers) | 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm |
| Lunch Break/Poster viewing & Exhibition/Networking | 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm |
| Symposium 5A-F | 2.30 pm - 4.00 pm |
| Announcement of Winners of Poster and Oral Presentations | Lucky Draw Session 2 | 4.00 pm - 4.30 pm |
| Closing & Evening Tea Break | 4.30 pm - 5.00 pm |
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Contact Us
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Makmal Genetik, Jabatan Patologi, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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