Special Programs Lunch-time Mini Symposium
1. Gender Equality Program: Lunch-time Mini Symposium (MS2-J)
(Supported by "Nadeshiko Program" companies)
| Date and Time | Thursday, September 15, 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Venue | Room J (313＋314) |
| Theme | Foster the development and career advancement of women scientists |
| Co-hosted | Japan L'Oreal. Co-sponsored and other "Nadeshiko Program" companies |
| Chairpersons | Yoichi Oda (Nagoya University) Makoto Tominaga (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience) |
| Speakers | 1．Judy Illes (University of British Columbia, Canada) 2．Uta Frith（University College London） |
2.Special Program of the Japan Earthquake: Lunch-time Mini Symposium (MS3-B)
| Date and Time | Friday, September 16, 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Venue | Room B (501) |
| Theme | Beyond the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster: Safe Message from Japanese Neuroscience |
| Chairperson | Shin Fukudo (Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku UniversityGraduate School of Medicine) |
| Speakers | 1．Experience of Young Neuroscientists in Sendai Ji Zhigan (Department of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences) 2．European View of Disaster and Collaboration in Japan Mehedi Masud (Division of Cyclotron Nuclear Medicine Cyclotron Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University) |
3. Young Career Path Program: Lunch-time Mini Symposium (MS3-C) *In Japanese
(Supported by“ Wakaba Program” companies)
| Date and Time | Friday, September 16, 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Venue | Room C (502) |
| Theme | Beyond the Ph.D. |
| Co-hosted | Society for Young Researchers on Neuroscience / "Wakaba Program" companies |
| Coordinators | Taisuke Mizuguchi (University of Tokyo) Kentaro Tao (University of Tokyo) |
| Speakers | 1．Shintaro Sengoku (Kyoto University) 2. Akira Yoshida (National Institute for Physiological Sciences) |
| outline | The situation surrounding graduate students and young researchers within the society is rapidly changing. In such situation, what is expected for us? What should we expect? In this seminar, we have invited two speakers who have been engaged in industry, government, and academia. We will be thinking about career path, focusing on how a person who obtained Ph.D. in the eld of neuroscience can be involved in the society. |
4. Special Program of the Patient Groups: Lunch-time Mini Symposium (MS3-H) *In Japanese
| Date and Time | Friday, September 16, 12:00 - 13:00 |
| Venue | Room H (304) |
| Theme | From“neuroscience research”to“therapeutic drugs”: 20-years effort before HGF has become medicine |
| Organizer | Masashi Aoki (Department of Neurology, Tohoku University) |
| Speakers | 1．Hideyuki Okano (Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine) 2.Masashi Aoki (Department of Neurology, Tohoku University) |
| Coordinator for Panel Discussion | Mitsuru Miyata (Nikkei BP) |
| Specified Remarks | Japan Spinal Cord Foundation The Japan ALS Association |
