Program
Tohoku University Seiryo Auditorium
| Sep 9-11 | |
| Sep 11-12 | |
| Sep 12-14 | The Environmental Response V /17th JBS Biofrontier Symposium |
STINT: The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education
JSPS: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The Environmental Response V /17th JBS Biofrontier Symposium
| Sep 11 | Sep 12 | Sep 13 | Sep 14 | |
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| AM | STINT-JSPS Joint Symposium |
Session | Session | |
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| PM | ToMMo Tour 1 (90 min) |
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| STINT-JSPS Joint Symposium |
ToMMo Tour 2 (90 min) |
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| Night | Round-Table Discussion for all participants |
Reception for all participants |
Dinner for invited speakers only |
( 2019.09.06 )
Session (tentative)
The Environmental Response V /17th JBS Biofrontier Symposium SessionsOpening Remark & Introduction
Sep 12th 10:55-11:40
Masayuki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
Keynote Lecture
Sep 13th 10:45-11:30
John D. Hayes (University of Dundee)
Session 1: Molecular Mechanism1
Sep 12th 13:00-15:00
S1-1: Donna Zhang (The University of Arizona)
S1-2: Yoshito Kumagai (University of Tsukuba)
S1-3: Keith Blackwell (Joslin Diabetes Center)
S1-4: Akira Kobayashi (Doshisha University)
Session 2: Molecular Mechanism2
Sep 12th 16:50-18:30
S2-1: Michael B. Major (Washington University)
S2-2: Takafumi Suzuki (Tohoku University)
S2-3: Aikseng Ooi (University of Arizona)
S2-4: Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova (University of Dundee)
Session 3: Cancers1
Sep 13th 9:00-10:30
S3-1: David J. Harrison (University of St Andrews)
S3-2: Young-Joon Surh (Seoul National University)
S3-3: Amedeo Columbano (University of Cagliari)
Session 4: Metabolism & Neurology
Sep 13th 13:00-15:20
S4-1: Antonio Cuadrado (Autonomous University of Madrid)
S4-2: Gerasimos Sykiotis (Lausanne University Hospital)
S4-3: Anna-Liisa Levonen (University of Eastern Finland)
S4-4: Akira Uruno (Tohoku University)
S4-5: Jingbo Pi (China Medical University)
Session 5: Inflammation & Aging
Sep 13th 17:00-18:10
S5-1: Keiko Taguchi (Tohoku University)
S5-2: Lalitha Madhavan (University of Arizona)
S5-3: Ken Itoh (Hirosaki University)
Session 6: Cancers2
Sep 14th 9:00-10:25
S6-1: Hozumi Motohashi (Tohoku University)
S6-2: Thales Papagiannakopoulos (NYU Medical School)
S6-3: Hideaki Ogiwara (National Cancer Center Research Institute)
Session 7: Cancers3
Sep 14th 10:40-11:40
S7-1: Gina M. DeNicola (Moffitt Cancer Center)
S7-2: Mi-Kyoung Kwak (The Catholic University of Korea)
Session 8: Therapy & Related Research
Sep 14th 12:30-14:50
S8-1: Karen T. Liby (Michigan State University)
S8-2: Terry W. Moore (University of Illinois at Chicago)
S8-3: Ian M. Copple (University of Liverpool)
S8-4: Eli Chapman (The University of Arizona)
S8-5: Thomas W. Kensler (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
Selected Poster Session
Session 1: Sep 12th 15:15-16:39
Session 2: Sep 13th 15:35-16:47
Poster Session
ODD number: Sep 12th 11:40-13:00
EVEN number: Sep 13th 11:40-13:00
Poster Award / Closing Remark
Sep 14th 14:50-15:05
Speakers
| Keith Blackwell | Joslin Diabetes Center |
| Eli Chapman | The University of Arizona |
| Amedeo Columbano | University of Cagliari |
| Ian Copple | University of Liverpool |
| Antonio Cuadrado | Autonomous University of Madrid |
| Gina DeNicola | Moffitt Cancer Center |
| Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova | University of Dundee |
| David J. Harrison | University of St Andrews |
| John D. Hayes | University of Dundee |
| Ken Itoh | Hirosaki University |
| Thomas W. Kensler | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| Akira Kobayashi | Doshisha University |
| Yoshito Kumagai | University of Tsukuba |
| Mi-Kyoung Kwak | The Catholic University of Korea |
| Anna-Liisa Levonen | University of Eastern Finland |
| Karen Liby | Michigan State University |
| Lalitha Madhavan | University of Arizona |
| Michael B. Major | Washington University |
| Terry Moore | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Hozumi Motohashi | Tohoku University |
| Hideaki Ogiwara | National Cancer Center Research Institute |
| Aikseng Ooi | University of Arizona |
| Thales Papagiannakopoulos | NYU Medical School |
| Jingbo Pi | China Medical University |
| Young-Joon Surh | Seoul National University |
| Gerasimos Sykiotis | Lausanne University Hospital |
| Masayuki Yamamoto | Tohoku University |
| Donna D. Zhang | The University of Arizona |
ToMMo Tour
Tour 1 in Sep 11th Wed 13:00-14:30 (90min)Tour 2 in Sep 14th Sat 15:40-17:10 (90min)
*Tour 1 and 2 is the same program. Please choose either date which you can attend.
We look forward to welcoming you to a quick lab tour of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo).
Check out the details of our facilities.
https://www.megabank.tohoku.ac.jp/english/research/facilities/
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