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On 15 March, a joint UCL-Tohoku University Symposium was held on the theme “From Cell/Developmental Biology to Neuroscience” by JSPS’s London Office, Tohoku University and the University College London (UCL). Tohoku University had been selected as one of the grant recipients under JSPS’s Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits. The symposium was held as a kickoff event for collaboration between it and UCL. The organizer on the UCL side was Prof. Shin-ichi Ohnuma, Institute of Ophthalmology. Seven researchers, led by Prof. Harukazu Nakamura, Graduate School of Life Sciences, came to London from Tohoku University to participate in the symposium.
Lecture by Dr. Yukiko Goda, UCL |
The opening remarks were led off by Prof. Derek Tocher, pro-provost for East and Southeast Asia, UCL, followed by presentations on theme-related cutting-edge research from the two universities’ researchers. The London Office gave a briefing on JSPS’s researcher exchange, joint research and other programs that could be of merit in advancing collaboration between the universities. The event enjoyed great success with the participation of about 100 people.
On the following day, Prof. Ohnuma took the Tohoku University researchers on a tour of UCL’s laboratories, offering a good chance for the researchers of the two universities to consider possibilities of initiating joint projects.
- JSPS London Office
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