Epoch Ritsumei 21, Biwako-Kusatsu Campus, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
December 7th-9th, 2007
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Most recent update: Dec. 27th, 2007
Sponsored by
Institute of Science and Engineering, Rtisumeikan University
"Academic Frontier" Project for Private Universities: matching fund subsidy from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Japanese Government, 2003-2007, "Structural and Functional Analyses of Complexes on a Molecular Level and Construction of Complex Materials"
Supported by
Forum on Photochemistry and Photofunction of Molecular Complex Systems
Invitation
International Symposium on Biosynthesis of Tetrapyrroles (BSTP07) will be held on December 7th-9th, 2007 at Epoch Ritsumei 21 in Biwako-Kusatsu Campus, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. This symposium focuses on various aspects of "Biosynthesis of Tetrapyrroles".
Program
The timetable and the program are fixed (as follows).
Schedule (Timetable) [PDF format, 165KB]
Program (Oral / Poster session) [PDF format, 22KB]
Plenary Lectures
Prof. Dr. Samuel I. Beale (USA)
"Chlorophyll Biosynthesis and its Regulation"
Prof. Dr. Hugo Scheer (Germany)
"Phycobiliprotein biosynthesis: the last steps"
Invited Lectures
Mr. Md. Rafiqule Islam (Hyogo Univ.)
"slr1923 of Synechocystis 6803 is inevitable for conversion of 3,8-divinylchlorophyll(ide) to 3-vinylchlorophyll(ide)"
Dr. Hirozo Oh-oka (Osaka Univ.)
"Primary and secondary acceptors in green sulfur and heliobacterial reaction centers"
Dr. Masahiro Kasahara (Ritsumeikan Univ.)
"Phototropin and LOV proteins"
Dr. Koichi Kobayashi (Univ. Tokyo)
"An essential role of galactolipids on chlorophyll accumulation and functional chloroplast biogenesis"
Dr. Masakazu Sugishima (Kurume Univ.)
"How phycobilins are synthesized from heme ? - View from the crystal structure -"
Dr. Ayumi Tanaka (Hokkaido Univ.)
"Strategies for the identification of chlorohyll metabolic enzymes"
Mr. Jiro Nomata (Nagoya Univ.)
"Characterization of the catalytic component of dark-operative protochlorophyllide reductase from Rhodobacter capsulatus"
Dr. Shinji Masuda (Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
"Blue-light control of bacterial photosystem synthesis"
Dr. Nobuyoshi Mochizuki (Kyoto Univ.)
"Plastid signaling and tetrapyrrole intermediates"
Call for Papers
Authors who wish to present papers in poster session are encouraged to submit title and authors. Please see the application form. All the oral presentations are invited by the organizer due to the limited schedule.
After receiving the acceptance from the program committee, please prepare and submit your abstract according to the guide.
Poster Size: 90 cm wide / 120
cm height
Schedule of Deadlines
Presentation Application: November 22th
Abstract Submission: November 30th
General Information
Venue
Epoch Ritsumei 21, Biwako-Kusatsu Campus, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
Official Language
English.
Registration
Please see the registration form.
Important: Please register in advance (by November 30th) because the number of on-site registration is limited.
Deadlines
Presentation Application: November 22th
Abstract Submission: November 30th
Registration: November 30th
The Conference Fee: Free
Hotel Information
Please contact to Creotech (saeki@creotech.co.jp).
Useful URL
Access guide to Epoch Ritsumei 21 (Conference site): http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/eng/profile/visit_rits/index.shtml#bkc
Letters of Invitation
Upon request, a personal invitation to participate in the conference will be sent. Such an invitation is meant only to help attendees raise travel funds or obtain a visa and does not represent commitment on the part of the organizers to provide financial support.
Contact to Us
Those who are interested in attending the conference and presenting a paper (oral or poster), please contact us.
Prof. Dr. Tamiaki, Hitoshi
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Ritsumeikan University
Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577
Japan
Fax: +81-77-561-2659
E-Mail: tamiaki@se.ritsumei.ac.jp
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