The 2nd International Symposium of Innovative BioProduction Kobe (iBioK)

Dates January 21 - 22, 2010
Place Kobe University IDEMITSU SAZO
Memorial Rokkodai Auditorium
Fee Free （Banquet 7,000 JPY）
Contact Naomi Ootani
Secretary
Innovative BioProduction, Kobe
Kobe University
TEL/FAX: +81-78-803-6192
E-mail:
⇒http://www.org.kobe-u.ac.jp/bioproduction/en/index.html

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