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On 15-16 March, JSPS and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) convened the third China-Japan Science Forum in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. This Forum, on the theme “Diseases Prevention and Control,” was implemented by the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Leading the dialogue were Dr. Tatsuo Miyamura, director-general, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, on the Japanese side, and Prof. Yumei Wen, academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and chief director, Institute of Pathogen, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, on the Chinese side. Altogether, about 120 people attended the Forum, including researchers laboring on the frontlines against infectious diseases in the two countries, university graduate students, and staffs of research-funding agencies. The Forum was led off with opening messages from JSPS Beijing Office director Prof. Hiroshi Fukunishi; Dr. Yinglan Zhang, professor and division director, Bureau of International Cooperation, NSFC; Ms. Weiping Chen, senior program director, Bureau of International Co-operation, CAS; and Dr. Xinwen Chen, director, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS. They each stressed the importance of scientific cooperation between Japan and China. Prof. Wen delivered a keynote address on the latest results of research on Hepatitis B in China, and Dr. Miyamura reported on collaborative initiatives being taken between Japan, China and other Asian countries in fields of infectious disease research. Their addresses were followed by sessions on hepatitis, tuberculosis, influenza, HIV/AIDS, and the bacteria genome. All evoked brisk discussions. - JSPS Beijing Office  |
