Program

The 2nd International Symposium on Transformative Bio-Molecules 2014 (ISTbM-2)

Noyori Conference Hall

May 12, 2014

9:00–9:10       Opening Remarks: Michinari Hamaguchi (President, Nagoya Univ.)

9:10–9:25       Speech: Toshio Kuroki (WPI Program Director, JSPS)

9:25–9:55       Introduction of ITbM: Kenichiro Itami (Director, WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

 

             Chair: Tetsuya Higashiyama

9:55–10:40     Robert E. Campbell (Univ. of Alberta, Canada)

          “A New Generation of Optogenetic Reporters to Illuminate Neuronal Activity”

 

 

10:40–10:55   Short Break

 

 

             Chair: Stephan Irle & Keiko Torii

10:55–11:20   Daisuke Yokogawa (WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

          “Development of Solvation Theories for the Collaboration Work in ITbM”

 

11:20–11:45   Naoyuki Uchida (WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

          “Regulation of Plant Growth and Morphogenesis by Receptor Signaling”

 

11:45–12:30   David C. Nelson (Univ. of Georgia, USA)

          “Strigolactone and Karrikin Signaling Mechanisms in Arabidopsis and Parasitic

           Weeds: New Avenues for Controlling Plant Growth?”

 

 

12:30–13:45   Lunch

 

 

             Chair: Jeffrey W. Bode & Toshinori Kinoshita

13:45–14:30   David J. Craik (Univ. of Queensland, Australia)

          “Discovery and Applications of Naturally Occurring Cyclic Peptides”

 

14:30–14:55   Norihito Nakamichi (WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

          “Synthetic Molecules Controlling Plant Circadian Rhythms”

 

14:55–15:20   Tsuyoshi Hirota (WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

          “Chemical Genetic Dissection of the Circadian Clock System”

 

 

15:20–15:40   Coffee Break

 

 

             Chair: Takashi Ooi & Cathleen M. Crudden

15:40–16:25   Sukbok Chang (KAIST, Korea)

          “Development of Metal-catalyzed Direct C-H Amination Reactions”

 

16:25–16:50   Kohsuke Ohmatsu (WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

          “Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Small Molecules Containing Contiguous

           All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters”

 

16:50–17:35   Hisashi Yamamoto (Univ. of Chicago, USA / Chubu Univ., Japan)

          “Asymmetric Oxidation Reaction. Metal and Non-metal Approaches”

 

17:35–17:45   Closing Remarks: Shigehiro Yamaguchi (Vice Director, WPI-ITbM, Nagoya Univ.)

 

17:45–18:00   Photo Session (in the conference room)

 

18:00–20:00   Party (1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall)

 

 

Copyright : 2014    Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, All rights reserved.