NAIST Bio International Student Workshop 2012 Program
Place:

I&I Land, Osaka
NAIST campus, Nara

Participating Institutions:・Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology [NAIST-BS]
・College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis [UCD-CBS]・Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences [CAS-IGDB]
Sponsorship: ・Graduate School of Biological Sciences, NAIST・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology of Japan (MEXT)
Global Initiatives Program: Promoting overseas collaborative research toward graduate
education in biological sciences, nano science, and information technology
・Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Student Exchange Support Program:
Scholarship for short-term study in Japan

November 11 (Sunday)
11:50 UCD group arrives at Kansai International Airport (KIX)
12:40 CAS group arrives at KIX
15:00 Move to I&I Land by chartered bus from KIX
17:00 Check-in
17:30 - 18:30 Meeting - Self-introductions
18:30 - 19:00 Overview of the program
19:00 - 19:30 Administrative procedures
19:30 - 20:30 Dinner
After dinner Preparation for the lecture and sessions

November 12 (Monday)
07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 09:30 Opening remarks

Main Hall

09:30 - 12:30 Ice-breaking activity

Room 1, 2

12:30 - 12:40 Group photos
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Special LectureMain Hall
Ted POWERS (UCD)
Integration of cell growth and stress signals by the TOR (Target ofRapamycin) signaling network.

15:20 - 18:10 Sessions I
Group 1Room 1
Discussion leaders:Ariadne VLAHAKIS, Shangming TANG, Nancy VILLA

15:20 - 15:50 (G1-01) Ariadne VLAHAKIS (UCD)

A novel regulation of autophagy via Rapamycin-insensitive TORC2
signaling network15:50 - 16:20 (G1-02) Tomoyuki HATANO (NAIST)

Molecular organization of insulin and growth factor responsive protein
complex, TOR complex 2
Break
16:40 - 17:10 (G1-03) Nancy VILLA (UCD)

The roles of eIF4G and eIF3 in mRNA recruitment to the humanribosome
17:10 - 17:40 (G1-04) Thanh Sy Le NGUYEN (NAIST)

Direct regulation of a zinc-ion transporter Zrg17 by Ire1 under ER stresscondition
17:40 - 18:10 (G1-05) Shangming TANG (UCD)

Mechanism and regulation of joint molecule resolution mediated bySgs1, Exo1 and MutLγGroup 2

Room 2
Discussion leaders:
Mallorie TAYLOR-TEEPLES, Hitoshi ENDO15:20 - 15:50 (G2-01) Mallorie TAYLOR-TEEPLES (UCD)

Mapping the Arabidopsis root xylem specification and differentiation generegulatory network
15:50 - 16:20 (G2-02) Hitoshi ENDO (NAIST)

Elucidation of expression mechanism of master gene for xylem vesselformation
Break
16:40 - 17:10 (G2-03) Norihito SAKAMOTO (NAIST)

MAB4 family genes regulate various auxin-dependent processes throughthe control of PIN localization.
17:10 - 17:40 (G2-04) Ryo YONEHARA (NAIST)

MAB2/AtMED13 is a novel factor involved in bract suppression inArabidopsis thaliana
17:40 - 18:10 (G2-05) Qianhua DONG (CAS)Histone phosphorylation and chromosome orientation in plant meiosis
Group 3

Room 3
Discussion leaders:Samuel FAILOR, Yuan LIU

15:20 - 15:50 (G3-01) Samuel FAILOR (UCD)

Spontaneous retinal activity is critical for establishing the anatomical andfunctional organization of the lateral geniculate nucleus in the absence ofeye-specific segregation
15:50 - 16:20 (G3-02) Jie BAI (NAIST)

Random insertional mutagenesis of transcriptionally silent genes inmouse embryonic stem cells
Break
16:40 - 17:10 (G3-03) Yuan LIU (CAS)

CdsA coordinates Drosophila lipid homeostasis with ecdysone
biosynthesis

17:10 - 17:40 (G3-04) Tomomi KOTOKU (NAIST)

Analysis of the BTB-zinc finger protein CIBZ in embryonic stem celldifferentiation
17:40 - 18:10 (G3-05) MD. Zobaer HASAN (NAIST)

Roles of HtrA1 and HtrA3 in the development of mouse placenta

18:20 - 18:50 Guidance for cultural visits on November 16 　 　 　 　  　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　Main Hall
19:00 - 20:30 Welcome party

November 13 (Tuesday)
07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 12:20 Sessions IIGroup 1Room 1
Discussion leaders:Shangming TANG, Ariadne VLAHAKIS, Nancy VILLA

09:00 - 09:30 (G1-06) Takeshi NAKATANI (NAIST)

Thiosulfate-selective utilization for L-cysteine biosynthesis in Escherichia
coli: thiosulfate repression (TSR)
09:30 - 10:00 (G1-07) Wataru NOMURA (NAIST)

Construction and systematic analysis of comprehensive small RNA
deletion libraries in E. coli
10:00 - 10:30 (G1-08) Indah WIJAYANTI (NAIST)Engineering of the yeast ubiquitin ligase Rsp5 for improvement of theenzymatic functions
Break
10:50 - 11:20 (G1-09) Han Tek YONG (NAIST)

Establishment of genetic interaction analysis involving essential genes inE. coli K-12
11:20 - 11:50 (G1-10) Haixi SUN (CAS)

Evolution and functional analysis of a conserved microRNA cluster inanimals
11:50 - 12:20 (G1-11) Kenji MANABE (NAIST)High production of industrial enzymes using Bacillus subtilis reducedgenome strain
Group 2

Room 2
Discussion leaders:
Marta BJORNSON, Mai TSUKAHARA

09:00 - 09:30 (G2-06) Marta BJORNSON (UCD)

Dissection of primary stress response pathways in plants
09:30 - 10:00 (G2-07) Kiyotaka UEDA (NAIST)

Translational regulation in response to abiotic stress
10:00 - 10:30 (G2-08) Po-Yu CHEN (NAIST)

Functional analysis of R1R2R3-Myb proteins in genotoxic stress responseBreak10:50 - 11:20 (G2-09) Jiyan QI (CAS)The dorsiventrality of leaf primordia
11:20 - 11:50 (G2-10) Thu Thi DANG (NAIST)

Characterization of constitutively active OsRac1 (CA-gOsRac1) transgenic
rice plants generated by gene targeting
11:50 - 12:20 (G2-11) Lei LI (CAS)

Cleavage of BAK1 by a Pseudomonas syringae effector
Group 3

Room 3
Discussion leaders:Yuan LIU, Samuel FAILOR

09:00 - 09:30 (G3-06) Taito MATSUDA (NAIST)TLR9-mediated regulation of neurogenesis in the adult mouse
hippocampus
09:30 - 10:00 (G3-07) Hiroko KATSUNO (NAIST)

Slow axonal transport driven by directional actin polymerization
10:00 - 10:30 (G3-08) Hiromi FUJIOKA (NAIST)DCLK1 phosphorylates the microtubule-associated protein MAP7D1 topromote axonal elongation
Break
10:50 - 11:20 (G3-09) Yanan YU (CAS)Nezha anchors the non-centrosomal microtubules in cytoplasm
11:20 - 11:50 (G3-10) Muh Chyi CHAI (NAIST)

Identification of HDAC-mediated mechanisms for neurogenesis duringcortical development
11:50 - 12:20 (G3-11) Nunung YUNIARTI (NAIST)

Antenatal exposure to an HDAC inhibitor SAHA promotes neurogenesis
but disturbs corticogenesis in the developing brain
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Free time
15:30 - 17:50 Sessions III
Group 1Room 1
Discussion leaders:Shannamar DEWEY, Marissa HIRST

15:30 - 16:00 (G1-12) Shannamar DEWEY (UCD)

Dynamic perturbations within the ubiquitin proteasome system indiabetic cardiomyopathy associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus
16:00 - 16:30 (G1-13) Yuichi HAYASHI (NAIST)

Unveiling a stochastic basis of human disease
Break
16:50 - 17:20 (G1-14) Motoaki MURAKOSHI (NAIST)

Metabolic reprogramming in fibroblast serves as a novel therapeutictarget for myocardial infarction
17:20 - 17:50 (G1-15) Yoichi SATO (NAIST)

Synthetic approach to cell biology: Searching for the essential physicalparameters for controlling the cell divisionGroup 2

Room 2Discussion leaders:
Mai TSUKAHARA, Marta BJORNSON

15:30 - 16:00 (G2-12) Mai TSUKAHARA (NAIST)

Molecular mechanism for S-RNase-based self-incompatibility in Petunia
16:00 - 16:30 (G2-13) Asami TSURU (NAIST)

Studies on epigenetic regulations in plant reproductive cells
Break
16:50 - 17:20 (G2-14) Li-Yu CHEN (CAS)The Arabidopsis in vivo POLLEN TUBE DEFFECT 1 gene encodes analkaline ceramidase that is important for pollen tube growth in pistil
17:20 - 17:50 (G2-15) Xiangbin CHEN (CAS)HY5 protein acts as mobile signal shining light on root underground
Group 3

Room 3
Discussion leaders:
Stephanie PULFORD, Yoong Wearn LIM

15:30 - 16:00 (G3-12) Stephanie PULFORD (UCD)

Modeling the migrating cell
16:00 - 16:30 (G3-13) Tatsuro MATTA (NAIST)

Cell clustering required for proper organogenesis
Break16:50 - 17:20 (G3-14) Shoichiro TSUGE (NAIST)

Quantitative analysis of PSM cell migration during somite boundary
formation
17:20 - 17:50 (G3-15) Kenta TAKAMI (NAIST)

Analysis of Ric-8 which is involved in Drosophila gastrulation
18:20 - 19:20 Dinner

November 14 (Wednesday)
07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast
08:30 - 08:45 Check-out
09:00 - 09:30 Sessions IVGroup 1

Room 1
Discussion leaders:Marissa HIRST, Shannamar DEWEY

09:00 - 09:30 (G1-16) Takanori YANO (NAIST)

Biochemical analysis of CO2 fixation reactions in the extremely
oligotrophic bacterium, Rhodococcus erythropolis N9T-4
09:30 - 10:00 (G1-17) Marissa HIRST (UCD)

Ecology and evolution of endosymbiotic methanogens associated withanaerobic rumen ciliates
Break10:20 - 10:50 (G1-18) Yawen WANG (CAS)The magnitude of the effect of air pollution on sunshine hours in China
Group 2

Room 2Discussion leaders:Hitoshi ENDO, Mallorie TAYLOR-TEEPLES

09:00 - 09:30 (G2-16) Takunari KONO (NAIST)

Analysis of the pre-Calvin cycle in methanogenic archaeon
Methanospirillum hungatei.
09:30 - 10:00 (G2-17) Haiyang XU (CAS)

Branched short-chain fatty acid: CoA ligase, a critical missing link
between branched chain amino acid degradation and bitter acidbiosynthesis in hop (Humulus lupulus)
Break
10:20 - 10:50 (G2-18) Naoya NAKAMURA (NAIST)

Promotion of cyclic electron transport around photosystem I during theevolution of NADP-malic enzyme type C4 photosynthesis in the genus
Flaveria
10:50 - 11:20 (G2-19) Seddon TEOH (NAIST)

Reconstitution of putative nicotine biosynthesis enzymes in yeast
Group 3

Room 3
Discussion leaders:Yoong Wearn LIM, Stephanie PULFORD

09:00 - 09:30 (G3-16) Yoong Wearn LIM (UCD)

Excessive R-loop formation triggers genetic and epigenetic deregulation
in autoimmune disorder Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome
09:30 - 10:00 (G3-17) Akane KAWAGUCHI (NAIST)The H3K27 demethylase, JMJD3, is essential for Xenopus eye
development
Break
10:20 - 10:50 (G3-18) Yasuhide NITANDA (NAIST)

Robust mechanism in mouse somite genesis
10:50 - 11:20 (G3-19) Shigeki KITAGAMI (NAIST)New mechanism for somite formation by posttranscriptional regulation
11:30 - 12:00 Selection of speakers and chairpersons for Final Session
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
Break
13:50 - 17:40 Final Session

Main Hall

14:00 - 14:20

Speaker 1

14:20 - 14:40

Speaker 2

14:40 - 15:00

Speaker 3

Break
15:10 - 15:30

Speaker 4

15:30 - 15:50

Speaker 5

15:50 - 16:10Speaker 6

Break
16:20 - 17:00

Speaker 7

17:00 - 17:20

Speaker 8

17:20 - 17:40

Speaker 918:00 - 18:30 Concluding remarks
18:40 - 19:40 Dinner
20:00 Departure to NAIST
20:30 Arrival at NAIST
UCD & CAS participants check in at the Guesthouse Sentan

November 15 (Thursday)- 12:00 Lab visits

Bio building
Interdisciplinary Frontier Research Complex No.2
Kenshu Hall (研修ホール)

12:00 - 13:00 Posters should be put up
13:00 - 14:00 Poster Session (odd numbers)
Break
14:30 - 15:30 Poster Session (even numbers)
15:30 Posters should be taken down
Carry poster panels from the hall to storage

November 16 (Friday)
All day Cultural visits

November 17 (Saturday)
08:45 Participants from UCD and CAS leave NAIST on a chartered bus to KIX
11:00 Arrival at KIX
12:55 UCD group departure KIX
13:50 CAS group departure KIX