International Student Workshop

International Student Workshop 2009 - Goal -

Workshop goal

Based on an agreement of three institutes from Japan (NAIST-BS; Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology), USA (UCD-CBS; College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis), and China (CAS-IGDB; Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), NAIST will invite US and Chinese students to participate in an International Student Workshop, a one-week student exchange program to be held once a year from 2007 to 2011. About ten graduate students will be selected each from CAS IGDB, UC Davis and NAIST based on a specific scientific field ("Environmental adaptation" for the 2009 workshop), and will stay together for three days in the same accommodation. Participating students are responsible for on-site organization of the workshop, and will present and discuss their current research activities. All programs will be carried out in English. We hope that in-depth discussion in a closed environment, together with a day trip to neighboring cities, will promote international scientific and cultural exchanges at the personal level, and will facilitate practical communication among young scientists through a common language, English.

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International Student Workshop 2009 - Program -

Nov. 9 2009 ( Mon )
08:50 - Opening remarks
Dean, Prof. Hisaji Maki (BS-NAIST)
Session 1, Chairperson: Harry Christman
09:00 - Phillip Conklin UCD
Developmental regulation of DNA damage response in Arabidopsis
09:20 - Cory Ellison UCD
Analysis of the role of XCT in regulation phytohormone pathways and the circadian clock in Arabidopsis thaliana
09:40 - Yunfeng Liu IGDB-CAS
OsSIK1, a receptor-like kinase that functions in drought and salt tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa)
10:00 - Takashi Nobusawa BS-NAIST
Synthesis of very long chain fatty acids controls cell proliferationin in Arabidopsis
10:20 - Coffee break
Session 2, Chairperson: Yunfeng Liu
11:00 - Akira Nishimura BS-NAIST
Novel anti-oxidative mechanism of N-acetyltransferase Mpr1 found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Σ1278b strain: The oxidative stress-induced arginine/NO synthesis and its physiological role
11:20 - Satoshi Hamada BS-NAIST
Analysis of the OsRac1 complex (Defensome) involved in rice innate immunity
11:40 - Yiping Wang IGDB-CAS
Cloning and functional analysis of mil2, a negative regulator of defense response in Arabidopsis
12:00 - Bo Zhang IGDB-CAS
Roles of a protein kinase gene in plant ethylene response and stress responses in Arabidopsis
Session 3, Chairperson: Satoshi Hamada
14:00 - Tao Wang IGDB-CAS
Characterization and functional analysis of STS1, a regulator in response to ABA and ionic stress
14:20 - Harry Christman UCD
Global transcription profiles of nitrogen starved Nostoc punctiforme reveal similarities in heterocyst and hormogonium differentiation
14:40 - Xianzhong Huang IGDB-CAS
Natural variation at the DEP1 locus enhances grain yield in rice
15:00 - Hongmei Li IGDB-CAS
The Arabidopsis RING finger E3 ligase RHA2a is a novel positive regulator of ABA signaling during seed germination and early seeding development
15:20 - Chen Wang UCD
Deleting the 14-3-3 protein Bmh1 extends life span in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by increasing stress response
15:40 - Coffee break
Session 4, Chairperson: Bo Zhang
16:20 - Yongzhe Ren IGDB-CAS
Fine mapping a major locus regulating root morphology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at seeding stage
16:40 - Onuma Chumsakul BS-NAIST
Study on the regulatory role of the transition state regulator, AbrB and its paralog, Abh in Bacillus subtilis
17:00 - Diana Burkart-Waco UCD
The genetic basis of dosage-dependant hybrid inviability in Arabidopsis
17:20 - Hsia-Yin Lin UCD
Identifying specificity determinants within the Nar Dual two-component regulatory systems in Escherichia coli K-12
17:50 - Guidance for cultural visits on Nov. 11
18:40 - Welcome party
Nov. 10 2009 ( Tue )
Session 5, Chairperson: Sayoko Shinya
9:00 - Kenichi Kanai BS-NAIST
Regulation of transactivator and non-transactivator functions of MafA by SUMOylation and phosphorylation in oncogenic transformation
9:20 - Yanping Yang IGDB-CAS
Functional analysis of TaRLK receptor-like kinase gene family in wheat
9:40 - Mizuho Sato BS-NAIST
Identification and functional analysis of tyrosine phosphorylation sites of Abi-1 by c-Abl
10:00 - Takanori Nagano BS-NAIST
Involvement of GPR56 in self-renewal and proliferation of neural progenitor cells
10:20 - Coffee break
Session 6, Chairperson: Hongmei Li
11:00 - Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert UCD
Sex-specific germline surveillance mechanisms
11:20 - Eisuke Shimokita BS-NAIST
Secondary neurulation: a novel model to study tubulogenesis
11:40 - Keita Tsujimura BS-NAIST
Neuronal differentiation mediated by methyl-CpG binding protein MeCP2 and its therapeutic application to CNS injury
12:00 - Dan Warren UCD
How mechanistic studies of adaptation can inform the development of environmental niche models for use in evolutionary and ecological studies
12:30 - Lunch
Session 7, Chairperson: Cory Ellison
14:00 - Natthawut Wiriyathanawudhiwong BS-NAIST
Molecular mechanism of growth inhibition of Escherichia coli by L-cysteine
14:20 - Zhenxian Gao IGDB-CAS
Cloning and functional analysis of the gene TaSOS1 in wheat
14:40 - Kristina M. Mahan UCD
Oxidation and detoxification of man-made chemicals by nitrobenzene dioxygenase
15:00 - Toshiya Sasaki BS-NAIST
Role of the HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligase Rsp5 in the regulation of proline permease activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
15:20 - Xilinqiqige Bao BS-NAIST
Functional analysis of acid sphingomyelinase in osteoclastogenesis
15:40 - Coffee break
Session 8, Chairperson: Diana Burkart-Waco
16:20 - Dai Kanagawa BS-NAIST
Environmental enrichment enhances mRNA of proteases and cell adhesion molecules in the hippocampus
16:40 - Sayoko Shinya BS-NAIST
Analysis of XBP1 mRNA splicing reaction in ER stress response
17:00 - Yinan Wang IGDB-CAS
Genome wide study on alternative isoforms expressed under various stress conditions in Arabidopsis
17:20 - Hsuan-Chung Ho UCD
Checkpoint-surveillance mechanisms govern both outcomes of recombination and genome integrity during meiosis in budding yeast
17:50 - Closing remarks/comments/discussion etc.
18:30 - Dinner
Nov. 11 2009 ( Wed )
08:00 - Check-out and departure to NAIST
08:30 - Arrival at NAIST
09:30 - Cultural Visits to Nara, Kyoto or Osaka
Nov. 12 2009 ( Thu )
09:30 - Arrangement of posters in the Millennium Hall
10:00 - Lab. Visit
13:00 - GCOE International Symposium at the Millennium Hall
18:00 - Mixer
Nov. 13 2009 ( Fri )
10:00 - GCOE International Symposium at the Millennium Hall
13:00 - Poster session by the participants of the Intl Student WS + students from the University of Minnesota
14:30 - GCOE International Symposium at the Millennium Hall

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