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On 21-23 June, the JSPS Stockholm Office sponsored a colloquium entitled “Microbes at Work,” held at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala and in outlying Krusenberg. Focused on biochemistry, the colloquium was planned around the leadership of SLU professor Dr. Johan Schnürer.
Heightened expectation is being placed in microorganisms to solve complex issues associated with such things as climate change, population explosion, food supply, soil contamination, and use of bio-energy. This colloquium sought to contribute to the solution of these globally challenging issues through an exchange of knowledge and experience between Swedish and Japanese researchers and the amplifier effect exerted by such interchange on advancing related research. Open to the public, the first day of the colloquium at SLU was attended by about 50 people. Over the next two days, it was venued in Krusenberg amidst a beautiful natural setting some distance from the city of Uppsala. Lodging together, the participants gave presentations and engaged each other in intensive discussions. Giving the attending young researchers an opportunity to report on their studies, the colloquium also acted as a catalyst in fostering the next generation of researchers who will advance the use of microorganisms as “green chemists.” The event created a platform for sustained collaboration between the two countries in this vital field of biochemistry. - JSPS Stockholm Office  |
