• Gastro-intestinal Models for the Study of Probiotics and Prebiotics
• Bacteriocins, Antimicrobial Proteins and Peptides
• Bacillus Subtilis and Sporeformers

The symposia will take place as introductory events to the International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics – IPC2010.

Co-sponsored by:
the American Chemical Society, the Chemical Society of Japan, the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the Chinese Chemical Society, the Korean Chemical Society, the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

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Organizers: University of Bologna

Past Recipients: 2002-2009

Purpose of the Award

The Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize stimulates research and honors outstanding accomplishments in the field of biotechnology by young scientists in Asia other than Japan.
 

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must be actively engaged in research in the field of biotechnology as a staff of a private or governmental organization in Asian countries other than Japan, and must have their research work published in the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering in the past 5 years. The candidate must be 45 years old or younger as of January 1, 2010.

Selection

One recipient shall be granted annually by the board committee of the Society, upon the recommendation of the prize selection committee.

Prize

The prize laureate shall be presented with a certificate and a plaque during the Annual Meeting at Phoenix Seagaia Resort  in  Miyazaki, Japan from  October 27 to 29, 2010, where the laureate delivers the Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize Lecture. Travel expenses to the Meeting shall be borne by the Society. 

Nominations

A member of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan may submit one nomination. Nominations must be received by March 12 (Fri.), 2010. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations must consist of the following:

• Nomination form containing a description of scientific accomplishments on which the nomination is based.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications.
• Reprints/Copies of 5 major publications including at least one article published in the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (JBB).

Nomination materials will not be returned.

How to Submit Nominations      

To expedite the nomination procedure, first e-mail the completed Nomination Form (MS Word) to the Society Business Office ().
All the prize nomination materials (Nomination Form, CV, and reprints) should be submitted to the address below via airmail.

Committee on Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize
The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
c/o Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
 

Inquiries

For further information concerning the Prize program or nomination process, contact:

Committee on Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize
The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
c/o Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Phone: +81-6-6876-2731
Fax: +81-6-6879-2034

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Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering during the break will be processed after January 4, 2010. The review process might take longer for those submissions but the journal makes every effort to minimize delay.

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The European Science Foundation (ESF), in partnership with European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), is organising the following conference:

Dates	20 - 25 June, 2010
Venue	Hotel Villa del Mare, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy
Deadline for application	28 March, 2010
URL	http://www.esf.org/conferences/10330
Chaired by	Jan Olafsen  (University of Tromsø, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Norway) Adrianna Ianora (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohm, Napoli, Italy)
Organising Committee	Jan-Bart Calewaert (Marine Board-ESF, Belgium) Amos Tandler (Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Israel)

Program

9:30-　Opening Ceremony　

Symposium

• 9:50-10:50　　Prof. Hiroyuki Itami (Tokyo University of Science)
  　　　 　　　　"Chemicalization of Japan’s industries"
   
• 10:50-11:50　Prof. Alexis T. Bell (University of California, Berkeley)
  　　　　　　　 "Catalysts- The Key to Producing Fuels from Sustainable Energy Resources"
  
  
• 13:20-14:20　Dr. Suzanne Davison (Technology Vice President, Aromatics & Acetyls,
  　　　　　　　　　BP Chemicals Ltd.,UK)　
   　　　　　　　"Advancing our lead through chemistry and engineering
  　　　　　　　　in BPs chemical businesses"
  
  
• 14:20-15:20 　Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang
  　　　　　　　　(Senior Vice President, PTT Chemical Public Co. Ltd., Thailand)
  　　　　　　　　　"PTT Chemical －Innovation Driven Company"
   

Panel Discussion -"Energy and Carbon Resources"　（15:40-17:10）　

[Coordinator] 　

• Itaru Yasui (President, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE))

[Panelists]

• Keikou Terui (Director-General for Technology Policy Coordination, METI)
• Makoto Konagai (Professor, Dept. of Physical Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
• Yoshio Nishi (Executive Alumnus, Sony Corp.)　
• Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation)　　　

17:10-　Closing Ceremony　

17:20-19:00　Reception　　

Program

[January 21 (Thu)]

13:20　 Opening Address　…………President Prof. Hideki Fukuda (Kobe University, Japan)

Session 1: New-Era Bio-Ethanol Production Strategy

• 13:30 　Prof. Akihiko Kondo (Kobe University, Japan)
  　　　 　"Innovative Bioproduction in Kobe (iBioK):
  　　　　　Bio-based Fuels and Chemicals Production by Arming Technology"
   
• 14:00　 Dr. Blake A. Simmons (Joint BioEnergy Institute, USA)
  　　　　 "Beyond Ethanol: Development of Advanced Biofuels at the Joint BioEnergy Institute"
   
• 14:40 　Dr. Jun Kikuchi (RIKEN, Japan)
  　　 　　"Application of -omics Approach for Biomass Engineering
  　　　　　　 -Anabolism and Catabolism from Inorganics to Macromolecules"
  
• 15:10 　Prof. Tomohisa Hasunuma (Kobe University, Japan)
  　　　 　"A Synthetic Biology Approach for Efficient Production of Cellulosic Ethanol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
  

Session 2: Enzymatic Biomass Conversion

• 16:00 　Prof. Chiaki Ogino (Kobe University, Japan)
  　　　 　"Utilization of Ionic Liquid on Enzymatic Biomass Conversion"
  
  
• 16:20 　Dr. Mahabubur Rahman Talukder (Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore)
  　　　　　"Biomass Oil to Fuel Additives and Chemicals"
  
  
• 16:40 　Prof. J.H. David Wu (University of Rochester, USA)
  　　 　　"The Clostridium thermocellum Cellulosome:
  　　　　　　　A Molecular Machine for Biomass Degradation"

Plenary Lecture

17:10 　Prof. Chris Somerville (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
　　　　  "The Development of Cellulosic Biofuels"

18:30　 Welcome Reception & Banquet

[January 22 (Fri)]

Session 3: Bio-Based Chemicals Production

• 10:00 　Prof. Colin Webb (The University of Manchester, UK)
  　　　　 "Utilisation of Waste Food Products for The Bioproduction of Chemicals and Fuels"
   
• 10:45 　Prof. Jochen Buechs (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
  　　　　 "Aspects of Tailor Made Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass"
   
• 11:15 　Prof. Jo-Shu Chang (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
  　　　　 "Carbon Dioxide-free Bioenergy Production from Cellulosic and Microalgal Feedstock"
   

Session 4:  New Insights on Human Health Biotechnology

• 13:30 　Prof. Kevin Croft (University of Western Australia, Australia)
  　　　 　"Cardiovascular Health Effects of Plant Polyphenols"
  
  
• 14:15 　Prof. Hitoshi Ashida (Kobe University, Japan)
  　　　 　"Regulation of Glucose Uptake by Food Factors in Skeletal Muscle Cells"
  
  
• 14:45 　Prof. Ro Osawa (Kobe University, Japan)
  　　　 　"Development of Tailor-made Probiotics with Host Specific Bifidobacteria"
  
  
• 15:15 　Prof. Hiroshi Kiyono (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
  　　　 　"New Prospect for Mucosal vaccine development:
  　　　　　　MucoRiceTM for Refrigeration- and Needle/Shringe-free vaccine"

16:00 　Closing Remarks