Nagoya University

Graduate Program of Transformative Chem-Bio Research

Activity Report

GTR kick-off symposium held in January, 2019

Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Place: Noyori Conference Hall

Program

9:00 - 9:10 Opening address: Seiichi Matsuo, President, Nagoya University
9:10 - 9:40 Brief explanation of the program
Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University
9:40 - 10:50 Short poster presentations
11:00 - 13:00 Poster presentations by GTR students
14:00 - 15:00 Lectures by company researchers:

Hiroshi Kita, Konica Minolta Corporation
"Ideal Profiles of Doctors Sought by Companies - What qualities are required to provide values to the super-smart society?"

Naoki Takemori, Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT)
"Work in a Company"

15:00 - 16:45 Introduction to research works by collaborating institutions:
Kazuo Shinozaki, Masami Hirai, Yoichi Yamada, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
Shuji Akiyama, Institute for Molecular Science
Kazuhiro Aoki, National Institute for Basic Biology
17:00 - 19:00 Social gathering

The GTR kick-off symposium, held at Noyori Conference Hall on the Nagoya University Higashiyama Campus, was attended by approximately 330 persons including students, teachers, and people from outside collaborating institutions. GTR students made short presentations and poster presentations aimed at exploring the potential of interdisciplinary research, encouraging lively discussions among students and instructors.


Opening address by Seiichi Matsuo, President, Nagoya University

Brief explanation of the GTR by Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Program Coordinator

Short presentation

Poster presentation

Social gathering