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Date February 13, 2006
2005 CAS-JSPS Asian Science Seminar Recent Developments in the Control of Infectious Diseases : from Fundamental Understanding to Application
Over the past few years various countries in Asia have faced disease outbreaks such as SARS and Avian Influenza that threaten our way of life with immeasurable societal and economic damage. Meanwhile, the number of patients contracting reemerging diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria are not decreasing, and it is greatly hoped that relevant research could be speeded up. Today's youngest scientists will be the ones to face these emerging and reemerging threats in the coming era. To equip them for this vital task, we must furnish our young scientists with opportunities for wide studies starting from fundamentals and touching on the latest trends.
From December 20, 2005 through December 23, 2005 (4 days)
See attach (Please see the separate sheets)
TEDA International Hotel & Club
No.8 The 2nd Avenue,
Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area (TEDA)
Tianjin, China
Tel: +86-(0)22-2532-6000
Fax: +86-(0)22-2532-6216/6217
1)Japan Side
Name in full | Aikichi Iwamoto |
Affiliation and position | Professor The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo |
2)China Side
Name in full | Zihe Rao |
Affiliation and position | Director Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Name in full | George F. Gao |
Affiliation and position | Director Institute of Microviology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
1) Number of Persons
Lecturers | Participants | Total | |
Japan side | 14 | 15 | 29 |
China side | 8 | 25 | 33 |
Third parties | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Total | 23 | 44 | 67 |
2) Lecturers
Please describe rationale for selecting lecturers, and the need for and role of their lectures in the seminar.
The organizers (two each from the Japanese and Chinese sides) first put forward a list of 30 candidate scientists whose studies had pushed back the frontiers of science in bacteriology, virology, parasitology or immunology as these relate to infectious diseases. Next, this pool of talented scientists was screened based upon the criteria of their ability to evoke excitement and enthusiasm from doctoral and post-doctoral level researchers in Asia by providing introductory lectures on the latest developments in the control of infectious diseases. In the end, 23 highly qualified individuals were chosen as chairmen and lecturers.
B.List
Name in full | Institution/Affiliation/Position | Nationality | Remark |
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-Japan side | |||
Tadashi Yamamoto | The University of Tokyo / The Institute of Medical Science (IMSUT) / Dean | Japan | * |
Aikichi Iwamoto | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Chihiro Sasakawa | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Hiroshi Kiyono | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Chieko Kai | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Yoichiro Iwakura | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Hideo Iba | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Kensuke Miyake | The University of Tokyo / IMSUT / Professor | Japan | * |
Taroh Kinoshita | Osaka University / Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD) / Director | Japan | * |
Toshihiro Horii | Osaka University / RIMD / Professor | Japan | * |
Takeshi Honda | Osaka University / RIMD / Professor | Japan | * |
Tatsuo Shioda | Osaka University / RIMD / Professor | Japan | * |
Yoshiharu Matsuura | Osaka University / RIMD / Professor | Japan | * |
Hiroki Nagai | Osaka University / RIMD / Specially Appointed Associate Professor | Japan | * |
-China side | |||
Zihe Rao | Chinese Academy of Sciences / Institute of Biophysics (IBCAS) / Director | China | |
George Fu Gao | Chinese Academy of Sciences / Institute of Microbiology (IMCAS) / Director | China | |
Xiyun Yan | Chinese Academy of Sciences / IBCAS / Professor | China | |
Guangxia Gao | Chinese Academy of Sciences / IBCAS / Professor | China | |
Honkui Deng | Peking University / The College of Life Sciences / Professor | China | |
Chunzheng Yang | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Institute of Hematology / Professor | China | |
Fusheng Wang | Beijing 302 Hospital / Research Center of Biological Therapy / Director | China | |
Zhihai Qin | Chinese Academy of Sciences / IBCAS / Professor | China | |
-Other persons | |||
Ramon Flick | The University of Texas Medical Branch / Assistant Professor | Germany | * |
Place a check [*] in the Remark Column for those who will participate using JSPS's seminar funding.
3) Participants
A.Please describe how you recruited participants and why they were selected.
We established a web page dedicated to this seminar, and posted the most important recruiting points on the public web pages of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo and the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University. In addition, we publicized the course by distributing leaflets at the “The Awaji International Forum on Infection and Immunity”. Moreover, word was spread via personal contacts relying on the current and former members of the labs of all the lecturers, as well as their collaborators in various Asian countries. Recruitment of Chinese student participants was left up to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The written applications to participate in the seminar requested information such as institutional affiliations, academic backgrounds, and job titles, and based upon that information, the organizing committee held consultations and selected those who should be invited to participate. Selection of Chinese student participants was entrusted to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As the final step, the list of prospective student participants was presented to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for final approval.
B.List
Name in full | Institution/Affiliation/Position | Nationality | Remark |
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-Japan side | |||
Amadu Jalloh | Nagoya University / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D4) | Sierra Leone | * |
Uamporn Siripanyaphinyo | Osaka University / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D4) | Thailand | * |
Yeonchul Hong | Osaka University / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D4) | Korea | * |
Hiroe Onishi | Osaka University / Research Institute for Microbial Diseases / Project Researcher | Japan | * |
Yingji Jin | Okayama University / Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences / Graduate student (D3) | China | * |
Masayuki Miyazawa | Osaka University / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D3) | Japan | * |
Kiyoshi Okado | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Graduate student (D1) | Japan | * |
Tokiyasu Teramoto | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Postdoctoral Fellow | Japan | * |
Hiroka Aonuma | Osaka University / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D3) | Japan | * |
Toshio Tando | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D2) | Japan | * |
Maki Kiso | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D3) | Japan | * |
Seiya Yamayoshi | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D2) | Japan | * |
Akiko Makino | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D1) | Japan | * |
Satoshi Kakugawa | The University of Tokyo / Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate student (D1) | Japan | * |
Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto | The University of Tokyo / The Institute of Medical Science / Project Research Assistant | Japan | |
Mozhi Jia | Osaka University / Research Institute for Microbial Diseases / Research Fellow | China | observer |
-China side | |||
Youjia Cao | Nankai University / College of Life Sciences / Graduate student | China | |
Yue Wang | Nankail University / Department of Immunology College of Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Weiyun Li | Tianjin Changzheng Hospital / Dermatology and Venereology / Graduate student | China | |
Li Li | Tianjin Pulmonology Hospital / Tuberculosis / Graduate student | China | |
Yong Fan | Tianjin Pulmonology Hospital / Medical Imageology / Graduate student | China | |
Maoti Wei | Medical College of Chinese Armed Police Forces / Molecular Epidemiology / Graduate student | China | |
Shuhua Cao | Tinjin 1st centre hospital / Critical Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Zhilun Zhang | Tianjin centre of Disease Control / Disease Control / Graduate student | China | |
Fengshan Wang | Tianjin centre of Disease Control / Disease Control / Graduate student | China | |
Shanglun Li | Tianjin centre of Disease Control / Disease Control(TB) / Graduate student | China | |
Bin Gao | Tianjin hospital of Infectious Diseases / Infectious Disease / Graduate student | China | |
Zhenyu Wang | Tianjin hospital of Infectious Diseases / Infectious Disease / Graduate student | China | |
Pingjun Zhang | Key laboratory of TCM pharmacology / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Yanjun Zhang | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Shiduo Song | The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University / Institute of Infectiou Diseases / Graduate student | China | |
Wei Qi | The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University / Institute of Infectiou Diseases / Graduate student | China | |
Xiaomian Li | Tianjin Medical University / Microbiology / Graduate student | China | |
Mei Li | Tianjin Medical University / Microbiology / Graduate student | China | |
Jianhua Wang | School of Public, Tianjin Medical University / Epidemiology / Graduate student | China | |
Min Wang | Tianjin Biochip Corporation / Microbiology / | China | observer |
Rengang Zhang | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Xiaojuan Geng | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Yaping Zhu | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Jun Wang | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Mixia Zhang | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
Jing Wang | Tianjin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine / Graduate student | China | |
-Other persons | |||
Aamir Ali | National Institute for biotechnology and Genetic Engineering / Typhoid Research Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division / Graduate student (D2) | Pakistan | * |
Chairul Anwar Nidom | Airlangga University / Tropical Disease Centre / Senior Researcher | Indonesia | * |
Nguyen Thanh Thuy | National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology / Resercher | Viet Nam | * |
Vu Thi Kim Lien | National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology / Resercher | Viet Nam | * |
Place a check [*] in the Remark Column for those who will participate using JSPS's seminar funding.
Under the theme of infectious diseases as a problem mankind must conquer together, young scientists from across Asia gathered together to communicate, laying the foundation for the creation of an infectious diseases research network. In the future it is hoped that such a network can catalyze the development of infectious disease research in Asia as well as transmit Asia's cutting edge research findings. All of this will enhance Asia's contribution to the world.
Yes, the seminar ran extremely effectively. The Chinese Academy of Sciences headquarters carried out their part, and the personnel from the Institute of Biophysics and the Institute of Microbiology carried out the planning and management with great enthusiasm so that we were able to pull off an entirely worthwhile seminar.
We received great understanding and cooperation for the nurturing of young Asian infectious disease scientists from the people of The Science & Technology Commission of Tianjin Municipal People's Government, and they contributed greatly to the running of the seminar. Also, the participation of six lecturers from the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University was a key to success. It can be said that the seminar succeeded through the very great efforts and enthusiasm of all involved.
<Impressions of Participants>
The lecturing scientists approached us at the close of the seminar telling us how happy they had been to have had the valuable opportunity to personally participate in this unique project bringing together scientists from such varied infectious disease fields. Furthermore, many voiced the opinion that if this sort of opportunity came again, they would most definitely wish to participate, so we should please call on them again.
We passed out a questionnaire concerning the seminar and obtained replies from 38 people. The results were overall positive, with many adding that if this sort of opportunity were to come again, they would definitely want to participate. Among the items mentioned was the wish the abstracts booklet had been distributed in advance, requests for the printouts of ppt files used for the lectures, and requests for a contact list of all participants.
<Views and Comments on Program>
We think that the Asian Science Seminar Program is making an enormous contribution to the training of young Asian Scientists. We actually collected many wishes from young scientists that we create more opportunities to participate in seminars like this. It is wished that seminars inviting even more participants might be held in various countries and various fields.
•Questionnaire for the Seminar Participants [PDF]