Meetings & Events

As seen in the 26 June issue of Science:

The 7th Okazaki Biology Conference

“The Evolution of Symbiotic Systems”

Kakegawa, Japan, January 11-14, 2010

The Okazaki Biology Conferences (OBC) hosted by the National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), one of Japan’s leaders in promoting international cooperation in the field of biology, are international conferences dedicated to providing opportunities to create new international networks of scientists as well as to facilitate the development of future areas of research in the biological sciences. They accomplish these goals by providing both a forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research and an opportunity to discuss and map out the future direction of the field with researchers from around the world. The conferences are held in relaxing intimate settings that allow participants to get the most out of the time spent.

The theme of the 7th OBC will be “The Evolution of Symbiotic Systems”. Symbiosis is a biological phenomenon involving -dynamic changes of the genome, metabolism, and signaling network, and a unified comprehension of these interactions is required when studying symbiotic organisms. In the Conference, we will explore a new direction of the fundamental science “Symbiotic systems” using a great variety of living species and bridge the gap between scientists studying various examples of these systems. Organized by Masayoshi Kawaguchi (NIBB).

NIBB is calling for speakers to contribute to this conference. Traveling and lodging expenses will be provided for those selected.

For more information please see the link to the 7th OBC homepage below.

Registration Process and Deadline: Please use the link below to download the application form and email the completed form to obc7@nibb.ac.jp by August 10th, 2009.

National Institute for Basic Biology

TEL: +81 (0)564-55-7596

E-mail: obc7@nibb.ac.jp

URL: http://www.nibb.ac.jp/obc/7th/

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