| Date | : | Nov. 8th and 9th, 2010 |
| Target | : | Persons Interested in "Bioscience and Biotechnology for the Promotion of Agriculture and Food Production" |
| Venue | : | Sohyo Kaikan, 203 Meeting Room (2nd Fl.) |
| Organized by | : | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation (MINCyT) |
| Supported by | : | Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) |
| Language | : | English |
| Charge | : | Free |
(Last updated: December 13, 2010)
Monday 8th November
| 10:00-10:30 | Registration |
| 10:30-10:35 | Opening Remarks Mr. Akira Takamatsu, Executive Director, JST |
| 10:35-10:40 | Remarks Prof. Akinori Ohta, the University of Tokyo, Vice-President of JSBBA |
| 10:40-10:45 | Opening Remarks Dr. Alejandro Mentaberry, Head of Argentine Delegation, Advisor of the Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation |
| 10:45-10:50 | Greetings from Argentine Embassy H.E. Ms. Marta Gabrieloni, Minister and Charge of Affairs A.I. of the Embassy |
| 10:50-11:10 | Overview of Science and Technology policy in Japan and JST activities Mr. Akira Takamatsu, Executive Director, JST |
| 11:10-11:30 | Overview of MINCYT/ DNRI (National Directorate for International Relations) Dr. Alejandro Mentaberry, Advisor, MINCyT |
| First Session: | Area: Food Science |
| 11:30-12:00 | Increasing the social acceptability of soybean-based functional foods Prof. Silvina Drago, National University of Litoral 
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| 12:00-12:30 | Acceptance of soybean food products in Japan - From traditional foods to functional foods - Prof. Yasuki Matsumura, Kyoto University
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| 12:30-14:30 | LUNCH (*) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Advances in the study of pseudocereals and future challenges Dr. Cristina Añón, CIDCA-CONICET
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| 15:00-15:30 | Production of hypoallergenic wheat flour for clinical use Associate Prof. Soichi Tanabe, Hiroshima University
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| 15:30-16:00 | Searching for new functional properties in traditional foods of Argentina and Japan. Dr. Rosana Filip, University of Buenos Aires
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| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20-16:50 | Searching for new functional properties in traditional foods of Japan and South America Prof. Kazuki Kanazawa, Kobe University
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| 16:50-17:20 | Stress regulation by inhalation of (R)-(-)-linalool as seen from blood gene expression analysis Dr. Nakamura Akio, Hasegawa Co, Ltd.
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| End of the 1st day session | |
Tuesday 9th November
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration |
| Second Session: | Area: Microbiology |
| 10:00-10:30 | Toxic metals - Microbial Diversity - Bioremediation Dr. Faustino Siñeriz, CONICET
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| 10:30-11:00 | Carbon fixation and bioremediation by fusion of microbial and plant functions Prof. Yasuyoshi Sakai, Kyoto University
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| 11:00-11:30 | Enzymes in extremophiles with various applications Dr. Faustino Siñeriz, CONICET
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| 11:30-11:50 | Coffee Break |
| 11:50-12:20 | Novel enzyme discovery and metabolic engineering in hyperthermophiles Prof. Haruyuki Atomi, Kyoto University
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| 12:20-12:50 | Biotechnological production and characterization of biomolecules from microbial origin with actual or potential biomedical applications Dr. Guillermo Castro, CINDEFI
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| 12:50-14:30 | LUNCH (*) |
| 14:30-15:00 | The novel hair dyeing technology by using melanin precursor prepared by an Aspergillus Tyrosinase applications Dr. Kenzo Koike, Kao Corporation
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| Third Session: | Area: Plant Biotechnology |
| 15:00-15:30 | Development of plant resistance to abiotic stresses Dr. Alejandro Mentaberry
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| 15:30-16:00 | Development of plants resistant to DNA viruses Associate Prof. Takashi Sera, Kyoto University
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| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20-16:50 | Breeding fast-growing tree for higher-value wood Eng. Martín Marcó, INTA
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| 16:50-17:20 | Approach to improve woody biomass qualitatively and quantitatively Dr. Taku Demura, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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| 17:20-17:30 | Closing Remarks by the Japanese Science Coordinator Prof. Emeritus Keiko Abe, the University of Tokyo, JSBBA |
| 17:30-17:40 | Closing Remarks by the Argentine Science Coordinator Dr. Alejandro Mentaberry |
| End of the workshop | |
(*) Lunch will not be provided.
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