Tsukuba Global Science Week 2013













Schedule

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Spiritual and Physical Exercises in Eastern and Western Philosophies (Sep 28 (Sun), Meeting Room 3)

Chair Yoshinori Tsuzaki University of Tsukuba
13:30-13:40 Yoshinori Tsuzaki University of Tsukuba Prospectus for the Session Spiritual and Physical Exercises in Eastern and Western Philosophies
13:40-14:10 Leonard Willem Johannes van der Kuijp Harvard University The Spiritual Teacher in Tibet: 'Gos Lo ts? ba Gzhon nu dpal's (1392-1481) Assessment of His Master Vanaratna (1384-1468)
14:10-14:40 Yoshitsugu Igawa University of Tsukuba Chinese Theory of Mind's Transformation and Gottlieb Spizel's De re literaria Sinensium commentarius
14:40-15:10 Martin Delhey University of Hamburg On the Place of Knowledge in Ancient Indian Buddhist Spiritual Practice
15:10-15:30 Break
Chair Chizuko Yoshimizu University of Tsukuba
15:30-16:00 Michael Zimmermann University of Hamburg Practicing Ethics and Purifying the Mind: the 'Four Immeasurables' - an Early Buddhist Spiritual Exercise
16:00-16:30 Yoko Ito University of Tsukuba Thomas Aquinas and Dionysius the Areopagite - The Relationship between the Creator and the Creature -
16:30-17:00 Akio Kikai University of Tsukuba Diaries, Religious Experience, and Philosophical Change of Ludwig Wittgenstein
17:00-17:10 Break
17:10-17:20 Naoki Kuwabara University of Tsukuba General Remark
17:20-17:50 Closing Discussion

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Colloid and Interface in Bio-resources and Environment (Sep 28 (Sun), Special Conference Room)

Chair Wengfeng Tan Huazhong Agricultural University
11:00-11:20 Yasuhisa Adachi University of Tsukuba Flocculation dynamics of PSL particles with polyelectrolytes - Bridging vs. charge neutralization-
11:20-11:40 Munehide Ishiguro Hokkaido University Surfactant Adsorption and Transport in a Humic Soil
11:40-12:00 Yuji Yamashita University of Tsukuba Colloidal properties of humic substances
12:00-12:15 Tien Duc Pham University of Tsukuba Adsorption of polyanion and anionic surfactant onto large alpha alumina beads with positively charged surface
12:15-12:30 Wan Khairunnisa Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology The Effect of Extraction Process on the Effectiveness of Moringa oleifera as a Coagulant
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Chair Munehide Ishiguro Hokkaido University
13:30-14:15 Alexander Zezin Moscow State University Interpolyelectrolyte complexes for ecology
14:15-14:35 Noriyuki Kumazawa Ibaraki University Development of the radioactive decontamination techniques using polymer materials
14:35-14:55 Motoyoshi Kobayashi University of Tsukuba Aggregation and deposition kinetics of model colloidal particles under the influence of attractive electric double layer force
14:55-15:10 Kenta Yamada University of Tsukuba Amendment Effect of Polyion Complex against Raindrop Erosion
15:10-15:30 Coffee Break
Chair Yasuhisa Adachi University of Tsukuba
15:30-16:00 Alexander Yaroslavov Moscow State University Complexes of cationic polymers with anionic liposomes
16:00-16:20 Sosaku Ichikawa University of Tsukuba Layer-by-layer multi-coating of large oil droplets by polyelectrolytic dietary fibers for the stability control
16:20-16:40 Kazuyoshi Ogawa University of Tsukuba Intermolecular Interaction observed in Polyelectrolyte Complex Formation Using Microgel
16:40-17:00 Wenfeng Tan Huazhong Agricultural University The complexation of protein and Humic substances
17:00-17:30 Hiroyuki Ohshima Tokyo University of Science Electrostatic interaction between soft particles
17:30-17:50 Floor discussion

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Opening Session: Global Initiatives in Higher Education and Research (Sep 28 (Sun), Hall)

9:00-9:05 Yasuo Miake University of Tsukuba Opening Remark
9:05-9:20 Kyosuke Nagata University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba:
A Bold Action Plan for the Next Decade on a Tradition of Innovation
9:20-9:40 Pan-Chyr Yang National Taiwan University Translational Research and Precision Cancer Therapy in Taiwan
9:40-10:00 Vincent Dousset University of Bordeaux The 2014 Launch of the University of Bordeaux
10:00-10:20 Jacob E. Levin University of California, Irvine Leveraging Global Partnerships in the Face of an Uncertain Future
10:20-10:40 Arthur (J. A. A) Stockwin Formerly Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies, University of Oxford The Progress of Japanese Studies with Particular Reference to the UK and Australia

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Joint Faculty Conference of UT and NTU―Synergy, Alliance and a better Future II― (Sep 28 (Sun), Hall)

11:00-11:20 Benton F. Caroline University of Tsukuba Transforming Higher Education in an Increasingly Globalized World
11:20-11:40 Bennett Fu National Taiwan University To be announced
11:40-12:00 Toshiyuki Inagaki University of Tsukuba Automated Driving: Where Are We Headed?
12:00-12:20 To be announced

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The Second Research University Symposium - Leading-edge Researches and System/Research-ethics to Support Trusted Ones - (Sep 28 (Sun), Hall)

13:30-13:40 Yasuo Miake University of Tsukuba Introductory
Part I: Introduction of Leading-edge Researches in University of Tsukuba
13:40-14:20 Masashi Yanagisawa University of Tsukuba Solving the mystery of sleep
14:20-15:00 Hiroyuki Kusaka University of Tsukuba Computational sciences empowering heat island research
15:00-15:15 Break
Part II: How to support "Trusted Researches"?
15:15-15:45 Tokie Tani Design Division, Japan Patent Office Protection of intellectual property right - Focusing on design examination system -
15:45-16:15 Kaori Yamaguchi University of Tsukuba Coaching with integrity
16:15-16:45 Koji Okabayashi University of Tsukuba Research management and academic integrity
16:45-17:15 Shinya Uji National Institute for Materials Science How can research be trusted?
17:15-17:45 Hajime Nagahara ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION An example; R&D management in industry
17:45 Tadashi Baba University of Tsukuba Closing

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Poster Display (Students Presentations, CGAT Global Aging Center)(Sep 28 (Sun), 29 (Mon), Exchange Hall)

P-1 Min Li The effect of different soil utilizition on the RIP of 137Cs contaminated soil from northern Japan
P-2 Anna Ignatochkina Function characterization of a second and novel mRNA capping apparatus in Trypanosoma brucei
P-3 Yoshimi Harada The genetic compatibility among influenza virus polymerase subunits for the generation of reassortant viruses
P-4 Tomomi Fukuda A Cullin‐related protein regulates posttranslational modification of PML
P-5 Tatsuya Komura-Kawa A novel transcriptional regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster
P-6 Yuto Masuda The budding yeast AMPK ortholog Snf1 negatively regulates endoplasmic reticulum stress response
P-7 Hitomi Takei Challenges for sustainable tomato production: Isolation of a novel tomato mutant with enhanced fruit set efficiency and candidate gene approaches by Next Generation Sequencing
P-8 Takumi Chinen Construction of genetic analysis available multidrug sensitive yeast strain by both the disruption of drug efflux system and the conditional repression of membrane barrier system
P-9 Taito Miyachi Involvement of the small GTPase Arf6 in PDGF-induced dorsal ruffling
P-10 Ngo Thai Bich Van Tumor-infiltrating CD8 T lymphocytes are decreased in Phospholipase D2 knockout mice
P-11 Ling Zheng Role of THG-1 in tumor angiogenesis through stabilization of HIF-1a in normoxic condition
P-12 Kazuya Ito Dormant cancer cells have high reserved antioxidant capacity that may promote their radioresistance
P-13 Shota Sakaguchi Non-invasive in vivo near-infrared fluorescent imaging of tumors with iRFP
P-14 Miki Shimbo Chondrodysplasia in mice lacking both chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-1 and -2
P-15 Zeinab Kosibaty MafB regulates macrophage-osteoclast progenitor cell function
P-16 Ahmed Abdellatif MafK overexpression impairs pancreatic β-cells development in vivo
P-17 Yunshin Jung The role of large maf transcription factors in the β-like cell conversion from mouse liver
P-18 Jian-Huang Lin NPM1 functions as a subunit of enhanceosome for NF-kB-mediated transcription
P-19 Yu Ishikawa Involvement of oviductal peristalsis in fertilization of the mouse
P-20 Kouta Niizuma Identification and characterization of human CD300H, the eighth member of the CD300-family receptors
P-21 Eri Takenaka DNAM-1 (CD226) plays an important role in antigen presentation by small peritoneal macrophages
P-22 Haruka Miki The role of CD300a (MAIR-I) in allergic airway inflammation
P-23 Tran B. Nguyen Somatic mosaic mutations in TET2 and DNMT3A in a case of peripheral T-cell lymphoma
P-24 Yuki Hachiya Association of leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor A3 (LILRA3) deletion polymorphism with systemic sclerosis
P-25 Misaki Hidaka Association of TRIM21 (RO52) polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Japanese population
P-26 Miki Kagami Temperature during pregnancy influences birth size
P-27 Tomoko Suga The intervention research on Domestic Violence prevention program for high school students

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Optimization and Design of Medical Services (Sep 28 (Sun), International Conference Room)

Chair Morimitsu Kurino University of Tsukuba
10:45-11:00 Morimitsu Kurino University of Tsukuba Introduction
11:00-11:20 Tayfun Sonmez Boston College Living Donor Lobar Liver/Lung Exchange
11:20-11:40 Takahiro Oto Okayama University Current status of lung transplantation in Japan
11:40-12:00 Utku Unver Boston College Efficiency and Equity Consequences of Live-Donor Organ Exchange Policies: The Case for Kidneys and Livers
12:00-12:20 Takahito Yagi Okayama University Liver transplantation for liver cancer in Japan -Differences between adults and children-
12:20-12:40 Kenji Yuzawa Mito Medical Center Present status of organ transplantation in Japan

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Optimization and Design of Medical Services (Panel Discussion) (Sep 28 (Sun), Multimedia Room)

14:15-15:45 Panel Discussion
15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

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Frontier Studies of Policy and Planning Sciences (Students Presentations)(Sep 28 (Sun), Multimedia Room)

Chair Stephen Turnbull University of Tsukuba
16:00-16:15 Berdymyrat Ovezmyradov University of Tsukuba Traditional Turkmen Textiles: Consumer Properties and Market
16:15-16:30 Kotohumi Inaba University of Tsukuba A Lagrangian Relaxation Algorithm for Modularity Maximization Problem
16:30-16:45 Kouhei Moriyama University of Tsukuba Packing: Distributed TDMA MAC protocol with Spatial Reuse? for Wireless Sensor Networks
16:45-17:00 Michio Matsubayashi University of Tsukuba Using BIM for Conversion of Design Documents into Electronic Form
17:00-17:15 Taohong Zou University of Tsukuba Forest cover change detection using multi-source data analysis in Daxing’anling Mountain during 2000 to 2010
17:15-17:30 Xindi Zhang University of Tsukuba Considerations about the Strategy that cut down the cost to maintain sideway trees’ function
17:30-17:45 Benyan Jiang University of Tsukuba Beautiful city image: suggestions from the constructions of green spaces in Qingdao (1898-1938)
17:45-18:00 Melissa Wanjiru University of Tsukuba Restoration of Nairobi River Basin and Creation of a Vibrant Riverfront Development Zone
Lessons from Tokyo’s Sumida River

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Japan and the World after 3.11 (Sep 28 (Sun), 5C216)

Chair Takafumi Ohtomo University of Tsukuba
13:00-13:10 Yutaka Tsujinaka University of Tsukuba Introduction
Takafumi Ohtomo University of Tsukuba
13:10-13:30 Arthur (J. A. A) Stockwin Formerly Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies, University of Oxford The Impact of the 3/11 Disasters on Domestic Japanese Politics
13:30-13:50 Kiyoshi Kurokawa National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (TBA) Japan after the Great Earthquake: Views from the former Chairman, The Secretariat of the National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission
13:50-14:10 Makoto Iokibe Prefectural University of Kumamoto (TBA) Japan after the Great Earthquake: Views from the former Chairman, The Reconstruction Design Council in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake
14:10-14:30 Yutaka Tsujinaka University of Tsukuba Japan after the Great Earthquake: Exploring Public Decision Making
14:30-16:00 Dicussion, Q&A
Chair Remy Magnier-Watanabe University of Tsukuba
16:00-16:05 Remy Magnier-Watanabe University of Tsukuba Introduction
16:05-16:30 Caroline Tan University of Tsukuba Yoshinoya and It’s Cause-Related Marketing Initiative post-3.11: When Risk and Trust Affect Consumer Behavior
16:30-16:55 Jean-Claude Maswana University of Tsukuba Foreign exchange and market value of Japanese firms: a threshold co-integration estimation
16:55-17:20 Hirohisa Nagai University of Tsukuba Developing Next Generation of the Global Leaders
?-Endeavor for Creating a New Global Education Program-
17:20-17:30 Short Break
17:30-18:00 Panel Discussion

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Risk, Agent x, Science & Technology(Sep 29 (Mon), Meeting Room 5)

Chair Yasushi Uchiyamada University of Tsukuba
9:00-9:10 Yasushi Uchiyamada University of Tsukuba Introduction
Session 1
9:10-9:40 Paul Hansen University of Tsukuba Indexing Risk: Hearing More-than-human Publics in Japan
9:40-10:10 Robin O'Day University of Tsukuba Anti-Nuclear Activism and the Rise of Japan’s “Invisible” Civil Society
10:10-10:25 Dan White University of Hosei Discussant
10:25-10:40 TBA Discussant
10:40-10:55 Discussion
11:00-12:00 Poster Session: Risk, Technology and Anthropology (Multimedia Room)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session 2
13:30-14:00 Hiroki Fukagawa Kyoto University Curse of Uncertainty: Healing Ritual and Multiple Causes of Misfortune
14:00-14:30 Sophie Chave-Dartoen Unversity of Bordeaux Uncertainty, Risks, Catastrophes and Agency
14:30-14:45 Keiji Maegawa University of Tsukuba Discussant
14:45-15:00 TBA Discussant
15:00-15:15 Discussion
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
Session 3
15:30-16:00 Sebastien Guigner Sciences Po Bordeaux
16:00-16:30 Shuhei Kimura University of Tsukuba Technologies to make future
16:30-17:00 Yasushi Uchiyamada University of Tsukuba Agent x in the perceived world: a case of invisible uncanny in Fukushima
17:00-17:20 TBA Discussant
17:20-17:40 TBA Discussant
17:40-18:00 Discussion

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Global Aging: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities -CGAT Oral Session- (Sep 29 (Mon), Special Conference Room)

Chair Nanako Tamiya University of Tsukuba
9:00-12:30 Peter Lloyd-Sherlock University of East Anglia Long term care for older people in Latin America: a growing challenge
Gerhard Igl University of Kiel
Public Oral Presentation

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Global Aging: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities (Sep 30 (Tue), Special Conference Room)

Chair Masao Ichikawa University of Tsukuba
9:00-9:30 Chang-Chuan Chan National Taiwan University Political and social determinants of life expectancy in less developed countries: a longitudinal study
9:30-9:50 Marlene J. Egger University of Utah Continuous quality improvement of primary care in an aging world: the University of Utah Family Medicine Resident CQI Program
9:50-10:10 Yue?Leon Guo National Taiwan University Effects of climate and air pollutants on human health: Multinational studies
10:10-10:30 Yasushi Honda University of Tsukuba Population aging and climate change impact on heat-related mortality
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:20 Holli A. DeVon University of Illinois at Chicago Effects of Aging on Coronary Heart Disease in the United States
11:20-11:40 Tomoko Sankai University of Tsukuba Characteristics of Circulatory Diseases in Japan: Based on the Circulatory Risk in Communitiesy Study (CIRCS)
11:40-12:00 Judith SC Shiao National Taiwan University The Nurse Occupational Stressor Scale (NOSS) Development and Mental Health Investigation
12:00-12:20 Tomoyo Sasahara University of Tsukuba Development and dissemination of End-of-Life Care Nursing Education Consortium-Japan (ELNEC-J)

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Universe Evolution and Matter Origins (Sep 29 (Mon), Special Conference Room)

Chair Tatsuya Chujo University of Tsukuba
13:00-13:30 William Trischuk University of Toronto The Discovery of the Higgs Boson with the ATLAS Experiment at CERN
13:30-14:00 Yves Schutz CERN ALICE at LHC: the thermodynamics of strongly interacting matter
14:00-14:30 Marco van Leeuwen Utrecht University Jet Physics in Heavy Ion Collisions: Hard probes of the Quark Gluon Plasma
14:30-14:50 Hideki Okawa Univesity of Tsukuba Search for invisible decays of a Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson in ATLAS
14:50-15:00 Daisuke Watanabe Univesity of Tsukuba Jet azimuthal distributions with high pT neutral pion triggers in pp collisions √s = 7 TeV from LHC-ALICE
15:00-15:10 Sanshiro Mizuno Univesity of Tsukuba Measurement of direct photon collective flow in √sNN =200GeV AuAu collisions at RHIC-PHENIX experiment
15:10-15:20 Break
Chair Fumihiko Ukegawa University of Tsukuba
15:30-16:00 Soo-Bong Kim Seoul National Univesity Current Results and Future Perspectives of Reactor Neutrino Experiments
16:00-16:40 Ricardo Finger University of Chile Chile, the capital of Observational Astronomy
16:40-17:00 Yuji Takeuchi Univesity of Tsukuba Experimental search for the cosmic background neutrino decay in the cosmic far-infrared background
17:00-17:20 Dragan Salak Univesity of Tsukuba Bursts of star formation and gas outflows in galaxies
17:20-17:35 Hsi-Yu Schive National Taiwan University Cosmic structure as the quantum interference of a coherent dark wave
17:35-17:45 Kenji Kiuchi Univesity of Tsukuba Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson decaying to a bottom-quark pair with the ATLAS detector
17:45-17:55 Takuya Okudaira Univesity of Tsukuba Development of Superconducting Tunnel Junction Photon Detector with? SOI Preamplifier Board to Search for Radiative decays of Cosmic Background Neutrino
17:55-18:00 Shinhong Kim Univesity of Tsukuba Closing statement

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Student Presentations -The 9th Tsukuba Medical Science Research Meeting- (Sep 29 (Mon), International Conference Room)

9:00-9:05 Introduction
9:05-9:18 Haojun Xu University of Tsukuba Assessment of drug therapy efficacy for pregnancy-induced hypertension using genetically modified mouse model
9:18-9:31 Takato Honda University of Tsukuba Induction of associative olfactory memory by targeted activation of the memory circuits in Drosophila larvae
9:31-9:44 Daiki Nakatsuka University of Tsukuba The pontomedullary tegmentum GABAergic neurons regulate the states of sleep and wakefulness
9:44-9:57 Imke Jenniches University of Bonn Cannabinoid signaling in stress and depression: the role of DAGLα
9:57-10:10 Tomotsune Ameku University of Tsukuba Mating controls female germline stem cell proliferation via steroid hormone biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster
10:10-10:23 Yuri Ushijima University of Tsukuba Ferroxidase activity of staphylococcal MrgA is essential for oxidative stress resistance
10:23-10:40 Coffee Break
10:40-10:53 Girish Mali University of Edinburgh Multisystem functional characterisation of motile ciliopathy genes HEATR2 and ZMYND10
10:53-11:06 Jaehyun Kim University of Tsukuba USP15 regulates neuromuscular functions mediated by the control of RNA splicing
11:06-11:19 Daniel Quang Unviersity of California, Irvine Motif signatures in stretch enhancers
11:19-11:32 Yen-Yun Chen Unviersity of California, Irvine The role of NIPBL in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
11:32-11:45 Keisuke Yoshida University of Tsukuba Marine-derived antiviral compound eudistomin C is a protein translation inhibitor
11:45-11:58 Nathana Barbosa Lopes University of Sao Paulo Floral fluorescent dyes and derivatives for cell staining
11:58-12:11 Eszter Nemeth University of Szeged Redesign of the colicin E7 nuclease domain into a controlled and specific artificial enzyme
12:11-13:40 Break
13:40-14:15 2-min presentation P-1 to P-14
14:15-14:25 Coffee Break
14:25-14:38 Tomokazu Kimura University of Tsukuba GPNMB impacts to invasive properties of bladder cancer
14:38-14:51 Thanh Thao Vo Nguyen University of Tsukuba Cooperative expression of transmembrane prostate androgen induced protein ?TMEPAI by TGF-β and EGF signaling
14:51-15:04 Yihao Li Leiden University Genetic depletion and pharmacological targeting of αv integrin in breast cancer cells impairs metastasis in zebrafish and mouse xenograft models
15:04-15:17 Antoniana Batsivari University of Edinburgh Analysis of proliferation in hematopoietic stem cell development
15:17-15:30 Pei-Han Tai National Taiwan University SIK2 controls dynamics of insulin production in pancreatic b cells
15:30-15:43 Tran Thi Nhu Mai University of Tsukuba MafB deficiency impairs the apoptotic cell clearance of macrophages
15:43-15:55 Coffee Break
15:55-16:30 2-min presentation P-15 to P-27
16:30-17:20 Poster Session (Exchange Hall)
17:20-17:33 Mizuho Fukushige University of Edinburgh A meta-analysis of experimental studies of radiation attenuated schistosome vaccines in the animal model
17:33-17:46 Xerxes Seposo University of Tsukuba The effect of temperature on all-cause mortality in the three metropolitan cities in the Philippines, 2006-2010
17:46-17:59 Md. Harunor Rashid University of Tsukuba The early marriage and maternal health care utilization in rural Bangladesh: Analysis of Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey
17:59-18:12 Keiko Yamaguchi University of Tsukuba Relationships of family function, QOL and family empowerment of the family rearing a child with severe motor and intellectual disabilities at home
18:12-18:25 Hiromi Tobe University of Tsukuba How a group-based anger-management parenting program changed mothers’ cognition, attitude and behavior

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Broadening your horizons international collaboration in the life sciences (Sep 29 (Mon), International Conference Room )

12:30-12:40 Hideki Mizuma Human Frontier Science Program Broadening your horizons international collaboration in the life sciences
12:40-13:30 Goeff Rechards Human Frontier Science Program

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Aging Sciences (Sep 28 (Sun), International Conference Room )

Chair Mamiko Sakata University of Tsukuba
Chair Takahiro Kojima Univeristy of Tsukuba
13:10-13:35 Daniel S. Peeper Netherlands Cancer Institute In vivo RNAi dropout screens for cancer drug target discovery
13:35-14:00 Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto University of Tsukuba Premalignant and disease-specific mutations in age-related hematologic malignancies
14:00-14:25 Liran Shlush University Health Network Preleukemia clonal hematopoiesis and the aging bone marrow
14:25-14:50 Yukio Nagasaki University of Tsukuba Development of redox polymer nanomedicine for anti-aging treatments
14:50-15:15 Naoki Yoshimura University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Age-related urinary bladder dysfunction: involvement of the angiotensin II receptor system
15:15-15:40 Hiromitsu Negoro Kyoto University Coordination of day-night changes in urination by the circadian clock
15:40-15:55 Coffee Break
Chair Yu Hayashi University of Tsukuba
Chair Kaspar Vogt University of Tsukuba
15:55-16:20 Joseph S. Takahashi University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Molecular architecture to the circadian clock in mammals
16:20-16:45 Joseph Bass Northwestern University Epigenetic regulation by the molecular clock-sirtuin pathway
16:45-17:10 Yu Hayashi University of Tsukuba How the brain generates REM sleep
17:10-17:35 Emmanuel Mignot Stanford University Narcolepsy and genetic predisposition
17:35-18:00 Ravi Allada Northwestern University A conserved bicycle model for circadian clock control of membrane excitability

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Aging Sciences (Sep 29 (Mon), Hall)

Chair Hisashi Oishi University of Tsukuba
9:00-9:25 Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba Generation of genetically modified mice by using CRISPR/Cas9 system
9:25-9:50 Hiroaki Nakano University of Tsukuba Strange and simple placozoans- ‘biologically immortal’ animals?
9:50-10:15 Alexander Medvinsky University of Edinburgh Mechanisms of haematopoietic stem cell development in mouse and human
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
Chair Hiroyuki Suzuki University of Tsukuba
Chair Peter ten Dijke Leiden University Medical Center
10:30-10:55 Peter ten Dijke Leiden University Medical Center TGF-β receptor signaling in breast cancer cell invasion and metastasis
10:55-11:20 Auro Nomizo University of Sao Paulo The role of the thymus in modulating gd T cell suppressor activity during experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection
11:20-11:45 Aristidis Moustakas Uppsala University Regulation of cancer stem cell potential by HMGA2, a chromatin regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and biological aging
11:45-12:10 Shu-Chun Teng National Taiwan University Telomerase activation in yeast and cancer cells

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Aging Sciences (Sep 30 (Tue), International Conference Room )

Chair Ryusuke Niwa University of Tsukuba
Chair Yuko Shimada University of Tsukuba
9:00-9:25 Ryusuke Niwa University of Tsukuba Steroid hormones and aging: lesson from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
9:25-9:50 Klaus Hartfelder University of Sao Paulo Long live the queen ? the molecular and endocrine underpinnings of the reproduction/lifespan paradox in social insects
9:50-10:15 Yuko Shimada-Niwa University of Tsukuba Nutrient-dependent regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis in the puberty of fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
10:15-10:40 Pierre Trifilieff University of Bordeaux Impact of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency on mesoaccumbens dopaminergic transmission and motivation: relevance for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
10:40-10:55 Coffee Break
Chair Masayuki Matsumoto University of Tsukuba
Chair Jacques Micheau University of Bordeaux
10:55-11:20 Andreas Zimmer University of Bonn Δ9-THC restores age-related changes in the brain
11:20-11:45 Jacques Micheau University of Bordeaux Effects of acute stress on memory processes
11:45-12:10 Masayuki Matsumoto University of Tsukuba Midbrain dopamine neurons are divided into anatomical subgroups encoding distinct signals
12:10-12:35 Vincent Dousset University of Bordeaux Imaging of iatrogenic dysimmunity
12:35-13:00 Elena Avignone University of Bordeaux Activation of microglia impacts their directional motility

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Aging Sciences (Sep 30 (Tue), International Conference Room )

Chair Emiko Noguchi University of Tsukua
Chair Bela Gyurcsik University of Szeged
13:30-13:55 Renata Rosito Tonelli Federal University of Sao Paulo Post-translatinal modification by small ubiquitin-modifier SUMO in the cell biology of Giardia lamblia
13:55-14:20 Michael Kann University of Bordeaux Interaction of small viral capsids with the nuclear pore - they are no classical cargo
14:20-14:45 Bela Gyurcsik University of Szeged Novel ‘in situ’ preparation of zinc finger nucleases based on Ni(II)-induced specific hydrolysis of proteins
14:45-15:10 Kyoko Yokomori University of California, Irvine Real time analyses of the DNA damage response in mammalian cells
15:10-15:35 Emiko Noguchi Univerity of Tsukuba Identification of disease-casing variants using next generation sequencing
15:35-15:50 Coffee Break
Chair Takashi Mizuhiki University of Tsukuba
Chair Erick L. Bastos University of Sao Paulo
15:50-16:15 Erick Leite Bastos University of Sao Paulo Biocompatible antiradicals inspired by fluorescent flowers
16:15-16:40 Frank Herbert Quina University of Sao Paulo The Anthocyanins: plant pigments with multiple functions in nature
16:40-17:05 Ali Mortazavi University of California, Irvine Genome-wide remodeling of long-range interactions during skeletal muscle differentiation
17:05-17:30 Fernando B. Da Costa University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Metabolomics and in silico tools in the search of natural compounds from plants with anti-inflammatory potential
17:30-17:55 Arthur D. Lander University of California, Irvine Design principles of biological growth control

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Symposium for Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture (Sep 29 (Mon), 5C216)

13:30-13:40 Miyako Kusano University of Tsukuba Brief Introdution
Chair Miyako Kusano University of Tsukuba
13:40-14:10 Nicolas Schauer Metabolomic Discoveries GmbH Comprehensive Metabolomics to Study Flavour in Natural Food
14:10-14:40 Yee-yung Charng Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica Exploring thermotolerance diversity in plants in the context of global warming
14:40-15:10 Satoko Yoshida RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Molecular and genomic analyses of the witchweed Striga
15:10-16:00 Alain Blanchard University of Bordeaux Building minimal cellular chassis using synthetic biology
16:00-16:20 Coffee Break
Chair Yasuhiro Ishiga University of Tsukuba
16:20-16:35 Kimiyo Matsukura University of Tsukuba Distribution of Rhytismataceous fungi on Camellia japonica leaves in Japan
16:35-16:50 Syariful Mubarok University of Tsukuba Characterization and evaluation of F1 hybrid lines with SlETR1 mutant alleles
16:50-17:05 Yuho Ando University of Tsukuba Molecular phylogenetic and morphological approach for species level taxonomy of the Grosmannia piceiperda complex
17:05-17:20 Takuya Uehara University of Tsukuba Identification of novel sex pheromone component in Lepidoptera
17:20-17:30 Yuichi Yamaoka University of Tsukuba Closing Statement

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Initiatives of Research, Preservation and Management for Granting UNESCO World Heritage Status at the Pyu and Bagan Monument (Sep 30 (Tue), Meeting Room 5)

Moderator Junko Okahashi University of Tsukuba
9:00-9:05 Junko Okahashi University of Tsukuba Brief Introduction
9:05-10:05 U Win Kyaing Field School of Archaeology (Pyay) Challenges for the future at the World Heritage inscribe site, Pyu Ancient Cities
10:05-11:05 Kai Weise UNESCO Issues on the safeguarding of Bagan monuments
11:05-11:35 Ichita Shimoda University of Tsukuba Conservation of the architectural heritages in the Southeast Asia
11:35-12:05 Discussion U Win Kyaing, Kai Weise, Nobuko Inaba, Ichita Shimoda
12:00-12:20 Questions from the floor
12:20-12:25 Nobuko Inaba University of Tsukuba Summary

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Information Schools in Asia-Pacific and their Collaboration(Sep 30 (Tue), Meeting Room 5)

Chair Shigeo Sugimoto University of Tsukuba
13:30-13:35 Shigeo Sugimoto University of Tsukuba Introduction
13:35-14:00 Li Guangjian Peking University Development of Library and Information Science Major in China: Status and Trends
14:00-14:25 Kulthida Tuamsuk Khon Kaen University Information Schools in Thailand and Southeast Asia
14:25-14:50 Andrew B. Wertheimer University of Hawaii Studying Information as a Way to Promote Peace and Sustainability
14:50-15:15 Emi Ishita Kyushu University Educating Information Professionals in the Department of Library Science at Kyushu University, Japan
15:15-15:25 Discussion
15:25-15:30 Shigeo Sugimoto University of Tsukuba Closing statement

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Life and Medical Sciences in South East Asia (Sep 29 (Mon), Meeting Room 6)

Chair Koji Hisatake University of Tsukuba
13:30-13:55 Hoang Nghia Son Animal Biotechnology Department, Institute of Tropical Biology, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology
13:55-14:20 Binh Nguyen Quoc Biotechnology Center of Hochiminh City, Vietnam
14:20-14:45 Septelia Inawati Wanandi Universitas Indonesia Biomedical Sciences in Indonesia: A cutting-edge knowledge in
the era of globalization
14:45 -15:00 Tea Break
Chair Hoang Nghia Son Institute of Tropical Biology
15:00-15:25 Amarila Malik Universitas Indonesia Exploiting the microorganism diversity from Indonesia’s
biosphere for potential applications in health, pharmaceutical
and nutrition: a mini review
15:25-15:50 Dang Thi Phuong Thao University of Science, Vietnam National University Hochiminh City
15:50-16:15 Koji Hisatake University of Tsukuba
16:15-16:30 Tea Break
Chair Septelia Inawati Wanandi Universitas Indonesia
16:30-16:50 Rina Mutiara Willy Universitas Indonesia
16:50-17:10 Resda Akhra Syahrani Universitas Indonesia The sensitivity of breast cancer stem cells to doxorubicin
modulated by oxidative stress
17:10-17:30 University of Science,
Vietnam National University Hochiminh City
17:30-17:50 Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
17:50 Koji Hisatake University of Tsukuba Closing statement

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Symposium for Expanding Application of New Power Semiconductor Devices(Sep 30 (Tue), Meeting Room 6)

Chair Noriyuki Iwamuro University of Tsukuba
13:00-14:30 Marta Molinas Norwegian University of Science and Technology Power Electronics in the Modern Power System
Jon Are Suul Norwegian University of Science and Technology Challenges for Operation and Control of Grid Connected Power Converters
14:30-15:00 Discussion
Hiroshi Tadano University of Tsukuba Closing statement

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Innovative Approaches to Natural Resources for Development of North African and Mediterranean Regions (Sep 30 (Tue), Special Conference Room)

Chair Kennichi Kashiwagi University of Tsukuba
Hiroko Isoda ARENA, University of Tsukuba Introduction
13:40-14:20 Ismaili Alaoui Mustapha IAV Hassan II Application of Biotransformation as Lever of Development of Vegetable Biomasses
14:20-15:00 Brahim Bessais Research and Technology Centre of Energy BP. Tunisia Energetic transition in Tunisia:
Impacts on research activities and capacity buildings
15:00-15:20 Coffee Break
15:20-16:00 Majed Abu-Zreig German-Jordanian University Control of Agricultural Land Erosion in Jordan with Polyacrylamide
16:00-16:40 Mohammed Abdulla Al-Sadiq University of Bahrain, Bahrain. Oil and Gulf Economies within a Changing Regional Environment
16:40 Mitsutoshi Nakajima ARENA, University of Tsukuba Closing statement

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G30 Joint Seminar Borderless Challenge Towards Global Aging by Young Power: Comparative Analysis of Long Term Care in the World (Sep 30 (Tue), Annex Hall)

Chair Miyoko Motozawa University of Tsukuba
Chair Nanako Tamiya University of Tsukuba
13:00-13:40 Gerhard Igl University of Kiel Introduction
Nanako Tamiya University of Tsukuba
13:40-13:55 Jason Thompson University of Tsukuba Aging and long term care in U.S.A
13:55-14:10 Issei Watanabe University of Tsukuba Aging and long term care in Japan
14:10-14:25 DaEun Ariana Han University of Tsukuba Aging and long term care in South Korea
14:25-14:40 Eric Adjepong Kwarteng University of Tsukuba Aging and long term care in Ghana
14:40-14:55 Drauna Adi Miriama University of Tsukuba Aging and long term care in Fiji
14:55-15:10 Josephine Laker University of Tsukuba Aging and long term care in South Africa
15:10-15:25 Comments
15:25-15:45 Gerhard Igl University of Kiel Closing statement
Nanako Tamiya University of Tsukuba

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Symposium on Health and Sport Sciences (Sep 30 (Tue), 5C216)

9:00-9:05 Michiyoshi Ae University of Tsukuba Opening statement
(1) Biomechanics / Sports Technology
Chair Michiyoshi Ae University of Tsukuba
9:05-9:40 Jill L. Mcnitt-Gray University of Southern California Improving the Biomechanics of Aerial Skills performed by Olympic Athletes
9:40-10:15 Takeshi Asai University of Tsukuba Research and Development of Sport Equipments at the University of Tsukuba
10:15-10:50 Andy Harland Loughborough University Sports technology and performance; how athletes of all standards can benefit
10:50-11:10 Coffee Break
(2) Health Science
Chair Seiji Maeda University of Tsukuba
11:10-11:45 Tomohiro Okura University of Tsukuba A novel fall- and dementia-exercise program for successful aging of older adults
11:45-12:20 Hyon Park Kyung Hee University Application of Korean Red Ginseng or Some Specific Ginsenosides
as a Nutritional Ergogenic
12:20-12:25 Akira Nakagawa University of Tsukuba Closing statement

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Symposium for International Collaboration of Science & Technology, and Innovative Development in Central and East Asia

(1) International Collaboration of Science & Technology, and Innovative Development in Central and East Asia: PART1
Chair Kenji Tamura University of Tsukuba
13:30-14:30 Mamadsho Ilolov Science Academy of the Republic of Tajikistan <Keynote Speech>
Innovative development of the Republic of Tajikistan
14:30-15:10 Ubaidulloev Zubaidullo University of Tsukuba <Contribution Speech>
15:10-15:30 Discussion
15:30-15:50 Coffee Break
(2) International Collaboration of Science & Technology, and Innovative Development in Central and East Asia: PART2
Chair Kenji Tamura University of Tsukuba
15:50-16:20 Xiaohui Wang Dalian Nationalities University <Keynote Speech>
International Exchange and Cooperation of Science & Technology, Sports, & Arts- between China and Japan
16:20-16:50 Wuyunna Dalian Nationalities University <Keynote Speech>
International Collaboration for Conservation of Asian Steppe Grassland
16:50-17:20 <Contribution Speech>
17:20-17:50 Discussion

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