International Bio Seminar
We are providing the following International Bio Seminar as doctoral course programs to train young scientists who will be able to perform leadership in international society.
International Bio Seminar A / B (A curriculum for students enrolled in and before 2009)
These courses aim to train communication skills required to perform research activities at laboratories in English speaking countries. We would send NAIST students to our partner institutions abroad. In the laboratories, they will have opportunities to contribute to a joint research, to learn experimental techniques, and to participate in educational activities for a period of one month (International Bio Seminar A) or 1~2 weeks (International Bio Seminar B). In order to take this course, students are required to submit the activity plans to receive permissions from the main research advisors and the academic affairs committee.
International Bio Seminar (International Bio Semiar C for students enrolled in and before 2009)
This course aims to improve students communication and presentation skills in English. We will invite several teaching staff from UCD-BS to NAIST, where they will give a scientific lecture for two days and lead discussions with students. Students are requested to read several references prior to the class to learn the keywords and the context of the lecture. Each class consists of small number of students, and they are expected to discuss and exchange ideas aggressively in English.
Future International Bio Seminar
International Bio Seminar FY2011
| International Bio Seminar I |
| Date |
2011/11/17, 18 |
| Lecturer |
Robert P. Fuchs, , Research Director Exceptional Class, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Genome Instability and Carcinogenesis |
| Theme |
Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis |
| International Bio Seminar II |
| Date |
2012/02/15, 16 |
| Lecturer |
Karen Zito, University of California-Davis |
| Theme |
Lecture 1. Experience-dependent plasticity in the mammalian brain.
Lecture 2. Advantages and applications of two-photon microscopy in neuroscience.
Lecture 3. Protein synthesis and degradation in synaptic plasticity. |
| International Bio Seminar III |
| Date |
2012/02/28, 29 |
| Lecturer |
Neelima Sinha, Department of Plant Biology, University of California-Davis |
| Theme |
Lecture 1. Leaf development - structure, homologies, morphogenesis
Lecture 2. The theoretical, molecular and genetic basis of leaf development
Lecture 3. Leaf evolution of development |
History of International Bio Seminar
International Bio Seminar FY2010
| Date |
2010/05/24, 25 |
| Lecturer |
Julin Maloof, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis |
| Theme |
Lecture 1. Light regulated development in plants.
Lecture 2. Quantitative genetics and genomics.
Lecture 3. Short read sequencing methods and application. |
| Date |
2010/11/01, 02 |
| Lecturer |
Robert P. Fuchs, Research Director Exceptional Class, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Genome Instability and Carcinogenesis |
| Theme |
Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis |
| Date |
2011/01/17, 18 |
| Lecturer |
Bruce W. Draper, Assistant Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of California-Davis |
| Theme |
Lecture 1: Introduction to zebrafish
Lecture 2: Zebrafish germline development and sex determination
Lecture 3: Germline stem cells in invertebrates and vertebrates |
International Bio Seminar C FY2009
| Date |
2009/11/18, 19 |
| Lecturer |
Robert P. Fuchs, Genome Instability and Carcinogenesis, CNRS MARSEILLE (France) |
| Theme |
Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis |
| Date |
2009/11/24, 25 |
| Lecturer |
Peggy Farnham, Associate Director of Genomics and Professor of Pharmacology, University of California-Davis |
| Theme |
Transcriptional Regulation of the Human Genome |
| Date |
2009/12/14, 15 |
| Lecturer |
Kenneth Kaplan , Molecular & Cellular Biology, UC Davis |
| Theme |
Mitotic Fidelity and Cell Fate Instability in Early Colorectal Cancer |
International Bio Seminar C FY2008
| Date |
2009/01/29, 30 |
| Lecturer |
Thomas N. Sato, Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Host : Kenji Kohno) |
| Theme |
Secreted Frizzled-related proteins: Versatile regulators in development and disease |
| Date |
2009/02/04, 05 |
| Lecturer |
David J. Segal, Genome Center/Pharmacology, UC Davis (Host: Ken Kitano) |
| Theme |
How Genes Control You and How You Can Control Them |
| Date |
2009/03/30, 31 |
| Lecturer |
Stacey Harmer, Plant Biology, UC Davis (Host : Miyo Morita) |
| Theme |
The plant clock and its outputs |
International Bio Seminar C FY2007
| Date |
2007/10/23, 24 |
| Lecturer |
Carol A. Erickson, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Host: Yoshiko Takahashi) |
| Theme |
Principles of development, patterning, and cell signaling |
| Date |
2007/10/31, 11/1 |
| Lecturer |
Bo Liu, Section of Plant Biology (Host: Takashi Hashimoto) |
| Theme |
Plant cytoskeleton, and motor proteins |
| Date |
2008/02/05, 06 |
| Lecturer |
Kazuhiro Shiozaki, Section of Microbiology (Host: Hisaji Maki) |
| Theme |
Genetic dissection of biochemical pathways |
| Date |
2008/03/11, 12 |
| Lecturer |
William Lucas, Section of Plant Biology (Host: Masao Tasaka) |
| Theme |
Plant vascular system, and cell-to-cell communication |
