Sixteenth "Science in
Japan" Forum Held
in Washington DC
On 21 June 2011, the 16th "Science in Japan" Forum was
held at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. The topic this
year was "Immune System and Cancer."
The Forum opened with remarks by Dr. Richard Krause,
senior Investigator (retied) of NIH, who is US co-organizer
and also strong supporter of this Forum. After the remarks
from Mr. Takashi Inutsuka, Science Counselor of the Embassy
of Japan and Dr. Hirotaka Sugawara, JSPS Washington Office
director, Dr. Hiroo Imura, President of Foundation for
Biomedical Research and Innovation, who is this forum's
Japanese co-organizer explained why "Immue System and
Cancer" was chosen as its theme this year.
The morning session was started by Dr. Louis Staudt of
NIH, who introduced the speakers as convener. The first
session proceeded with presentations by Dr. Tasuku Honjo,
Kyoto University who gave the talk by the title of "Dilemma
of AID: infection or cancer"; and Dr. Michel Nussenzweig,
Rockefeller University. All two gave interesting talks. The
second session of the morning began with Dr. Osamu Takeuchi,
Osaka University; followed by Dr. Kenya Honda, The
University of Tokyo who talked "Microbiotal influence on T
cell subset development". The DC audience was absorbed in
their talks and appreciated the useful detail of their
presentation.
The afternoon session's convener was Dr. Tasuku Honjo.
The first speaker for the afternoonwas Dr. Hiroyoshi
Nishikawa, Osaka University, who gave the talk "Regulatory T
cells for tumor immunity"; followed by Dr. Louis Staudt with
his talk on "Malignant Pirates of the Immune System". And
the second session of the afternoon began with Dr. Nagahiro
Minato of Kyoto university; followed by Dr. Hiroshi Shiku,
Mie University, who both spoke about cancer immunotherapy.
Listening attentively, the audience of specialists and
science administrators showed keen interest via their
questions and comments to the speakers.
The Forum assembled some 100 government administrators,
university researchers and others interested individuals,
whose animated interchange with the speakers and among each
other highlighted the success of the event.
- JSPS Washington Office
Agenda
and Presentations
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