YAMANASHI

Date: 14 February 2006
Dr. Christopher Noble (UK)
Host institute: Teikyo University of Science & Technology
"Using Self-feeders in Fish Biology"

This was the fifth lecture to be held at Tsuru High School. Though listening attentively, the students initially had a hard time understanding what was being said in English. With repeated sessions, however, they became better able to understand both the English and the content of the lectures. This spurred them on to being more active in asking questions. Now, they even surrounded Dr. Noble after his lectures and engaged him in conversation. The program has, thus, produced very meaningful results in both elevating the students' interest in science and deepening their international understanding.

CHIBA

Date: 8 March 2006
Dr. Jason P. Webb (USA)
Host institute: The University of Tokyo
"Foreign Countries and My Country"

This was the first lecture under the Science Dialogue Program to be delivered at a school for the handicapped. It was Dr. Webb's wish to address the students of the School for the Deaf. His lecture, given in Japanese, was interpreted into sign language by a teacher of the school. Following the lecture, there was a session titled "Communication Activity," in which each student asked Dr. Webb questions they had prepared in advance. He was careful to answer their questions in such a way as to be easily understood and to promote communication with the group.

	Stockholm Office	The 7th JSPS Colloquium "Frontiers of Genome Science and Challenge to Medical Applications" The Nobel Forum, Stockholm, 30 August 2006
	Strasbourg Office	French Academy of Sciences-JSPS Workshop "Translational Research from Genome-based Sciences to Clinical Medicine" Insutitut de France, Paris, 5 September 2006
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