Events 2019

Dec. 19, 2019 15:00-16:00: CSRS Seminar
"Bridging the gap between selective autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum quality control pathways"
Speaker: Dr. Yasin Dagdas
(Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna Biocenter, Austria)
Venue: Sustainable Resource Science Bldg S110, Wako campus
Contact: Molecular Bioregulation Research Team
Dec. 19, 2019 15:00-16:00: iSYM Seminar
"Characterisation of the regulatory interplay between the plant microbiome and root endodermal cell wall diffusion barriers"
Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Castrillo
(University of Nottingham, Sutton-Bonington, UK)
Venue: C210/212, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
Dec. 19, 2019 14:00-15:00: CSRS Seminar
"Tricky Parasites: How nematodes steal their vitamins from plants !"
Speaker: Dr. Shahid Siddique (University of California, Davis, USA)
Venue: C210/212, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
Dec. 18, 2019 14:00-15:00: iSYM Seminar
"The origins of karrikin and strigolactone signaling in plants"
Speaker: Dr. David Nelson (University of California, Riverside, USA)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
Dec. 17, 2019 15:00-16:00: CSRS Seminar
"Robustness of polyploid plants in natura: from Arabidopsis to wheat"
Speaker: Prof. Kentaro K. Shimizu
(University of Zurich, Switzerland / Yokohama City University)
Venue: C218/220, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Genomic Network Research Team
Dec. 17, 2019 14:00-15:30: RIKEN Seminar
"Toward understanding fundamentals of electrocatalytic kinetics"
Speaker: Prof. Jianping Xiao
(State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Venue: Sustainable Resource Science Bldg S110, Wako campus
Contact: Biofunctional Catalyst Research Team
Nov. 21, 2019 13:00-14:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Peptide-based Approach for Modulation of Microtubules from Inside"
Speaker: Dr. Hiroshi Inaba
(Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University)
Venue: 435/437, Main Research Bldg., Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Nov. 8, 2019 16:00-17:30: RIKEN Seminar
"Reactions Enabled by Alkyl Peroxides"
Speaker: Prof. Hongli Bao
(Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Green Nanocatalysis Research Team
Nov. 8, 2019 16:00-17:00: CSRS Seminar
"Signaling pathways involved in Ralstonia solanacearum virulence
-Quorum sensing and Mushroom-type biofilms-"
Speaker: Prof. Yasufumi Hikichi
(Laboratory of Plant Pathology & Biotechnology, Kochi University)
Venue: C214/216, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
Nov. 5, 2019 15:00-16:00: CSRS Seminar
"Genome editing in Vietnam - Current status and prospects - and collaboration between AGI and Japan"
Speaker: Dr. Pham Xuan Hoi
(Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), VAAS, Vietnam)
Venue: C218/220, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Genomic Network Research Team
oct. 30, 2019 10:30-11:30: CSRS Seminar
"A connecTOR integrating carbon partitioning and demand in plants"
Speaker: Dr. Camila Caldana
(Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant
Physiology, Germany)
Venue: C214/216, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Metabolomics Research Group / Metabolic Systems Research Team
oct. 23, 2019 15:00-16:30: CSRS Seminar
"New Organometallic Transformations of Pentafulvenes and Benzofulvenes: from Regioselective Hydroalumination to C-F bond Activation"
Speaker: Dr. Florian Jaroschik
(CNRS, Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, France)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
oct. 21, 2019 16:00-17:30: RIKEN Seminar
"Molecular Design and Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry, Biology and Medicine -Targeting fatty acid metabolism for controlling pain and cancer-"
Speaker: Prof. Iwao Ojima (Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, USA)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Catalysis and Integrated Research Group
oct. 16, 2019 13:30-14:30: CSRS Seminar
"How to prepare your manuscript for publication and what happens after you submit it"
Speaker: Dr. Mary Williams
(Features Editor, The Plant Cell, American Society of Plant Biologists)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
oct. 8, 2019 14:00-15:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Applications of carbon nanotubes coated with functionalized gel layer"
Speaker: Dr. Tsuyohiko Fujigaya
(Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Venue: 535/537, Main Research Bldg., Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
oct. 1, 2019 13:30-14:30: CSRS Seminar
"Next 4 Billion Lessons Learned and Future Directions in Ag R&D"
Speaker: Dr. Manabu Ishitani
(Agrobiodiversity Research Area, International Center for Tropical Agriculture)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Gene Discovery Research Group
Sep. 17, 2019 13:00-14:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Cell-free assembly and amplification of large circular DNA"
Speaker: Dr. Masayuki Suetsugu
(Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University)
Venue: 535/537, Main Research Bldg., Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Sep. 12, 2019 13:30-14:30: CSRS Seminar
"Evolutionary insights into plant sexual reproduction revealed by studying the model bryophyte, Marchantia polymorpha"
Speaker: Dr. Tetsuya Hisanaga
(Nara Institute of Science and Technology / Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI))
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Aug. 30, 2019 15:00-16:30: RIKEN Seminar
"Total Synthesis for Better and New Function: From Enabling Synthetic Methodology and Strategy to Novel Disease Target"
Speaker: Prof.Mingji Dai
(Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, USA)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
Aug. 9, 2019 14:00-15:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Mechanical Behaviour of the Natural Silk Reinforced Bio-composite Materials"
Speaker: Prof. Su Jun Wu
(Department of Materials Science, Beihang University, China)
Venue: S110, Sustainable Resource Science Building, Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Jul. 25, 2019 15:00-16:00: CSRS Seminar
"N-glycan decorations and function of KORRIGAN1 in plant secretory system"
Speaker: Prof. Hisashi Koiwa
(Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Genomic Network Research Team
Jul. 25, 2019 11:00-12:00: CSRS Seminar
"An Editorial Perspective on Publishing High-Impact Research"
Speaker: Dr. Dominique Morneau (Nature Research Group)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Jul. 19, 2019 15:00-16:00: CSRS Seminar
"Synthetic biology of plant vascular stem cells"
Speaker: Dr. Yuki Kondo (The University of Tokyo)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Jul. 19, 2019 14:00-15:00: RIKEN Seminar
"High-speed molecular vibration imaging with stimulated Raman scattering"
Speaker: Dr. Yasuyuki Ozeki
(Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyoy)
Venue: 435/437, Main Research Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Jul. 19, 2019 13:00-14:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Running and regulation of photosynthetic turbocharger engine in green alga"
Speaker: Dr. Takashi Yamano
(Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University)
Venue: 435/437, Main Research Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Jul. 16, 2019 16:00-17:00: Interdisciplinary Seminar
"Search for New Metabolites from Microorganisms by using “Physicochemical Screening”"
Speaker: Dr. Takuji Nakashima
(Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University)
Venue: S110, Sustainable Resource Science Building, Wako campus
Contact: CSRS Wako seminar series organizers (Natural Product Biosynthesis Research Unit)
Jul. 11, 2019 14:00-15:00: CSRS Seminar
"A localized phospho-signaling module activates spatially restricted ROS production in sub-micrometer order"
Speaker: Dr. Satoshi Fujita (National Institute for Genetics)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Jul. 11, 2019 13:00-14:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Impact of the stringent response for controlling photosynthesis and chloroplast function"
Speaker: Dr. Shinji Masuda
(Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Venue: Sustainable Resource Science Bldg S110, Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Jul. 11, 2019 10:30-11:30: RIKEN Seminar
"De Novo Design of Protein and Peptide Catalysts"
Speaker: Dr. Ivan V. Korendovych
(Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, USA)
Venue: Sustainable Resource Science Bldg S110, Wako campus
Contact: Biofunctional Catalyst Research Team
Jul. 8, 2019 11:00-12:00: CSRS Seminar
"Old questions, new models: exploring regeneration in a crustacean"
Speaker: Dr. Michalis Averof
(Institut de génomique fonctionnelle de Lyon, France)
Venue: E215/217, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Jul. 3, 2019 16:00-17:30: RIKEN Seminar
"Searching for Selective Catalytic Reactions in Complex Molecular Scaffolds"
Speaker: Prof. Zongxian Wang (Yale University, USA)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Catalysis and Integrated Research Group
Jul. 1, 2019 13:00-17:05: Chemical Probe Workshop
Venue: Suzuki Umetaro Hall, Wako campus
Contact: Chemical Genomics Research Group
Jun. 27, 2019 16:00-17:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Simplifying Earth-abundant Catalysis"
Speaker: Prof. Stephen P. Thomas
(School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, UK)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team
Jun. 27, 2019 13:00-14:00: CSRS Seminar
"Cell signalling mediated by PEAR - HD-ZIP III module orchestrates tissue growth and patterning during cambial development"
Speaker: Dr. Shunsuke Miyashima (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit
Jun. 11, 2019 15:00-16:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Efficient Thermal Conversion of Heavy Oils by Recycling Hydrogen Donor Fractions"
Speaker: Prof. Zongxian Wang (China University of Petroleum, China)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
Jun. 10, 2019 15:00-17:00: CSRS Seminar
1) "FT CET proteins: more than flowering signals"
Speaker 1: Dr. Salomé Prat (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, , Spain)
2) "Future-proofing potato – Improved source-to-sink allocation of sucrose"
Speaker 2: Dr. Uwe Sonnewald (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Genomic Network Research Team
May. 30, 2019 13:00-17:35: International Workshop
International workshop of plants and nematodes interaction
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
May. 27, 2019 13:30-14:30: CSRS Seminar
"Cellular growth regulation in roots - how to adapt in a complex environment"
Speaker: Dr. Guido Grossmann
(Universität Heidelberg, Germany)
Venue: C218/220, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
May. 23, 2019 16:00-17:20: RIKEN Seminar
"Oxidation-Induced C-H Activation and Oxidative Cross-Coupling with Hydrogen Evolution"
Speaker: Prof. Aiwen Lei (Wuhan University, China)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
May. 20, 2019 14:00-15:30: CSRS Seminar
1) "Stem-cell-ubiquitous genes spatiotemporally coordinate division through regulation of stem-cell-specific gene networks"
Speaker 1: Dr. Ross Sozzani (North Carolina State University, USA)
2) "Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing Toward Batch Size One Processing"
Speaker 2: Dr. Timothy J. Horn (North Carolina State University, USA)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Symbiosis Research Team
May. 15, 2019 10:00-11:00: CSRS Seminar
"Application of Genetic and Genomic Research in Cereals"
Speaker: Dr. Viktor Korzun (KWS SAAT SE, Germany)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Genomic Network Research Team
May. 10, 2019 13:00-14:00: CSRS Seminar
"Chromatin-guided transposition generates high rates of directed mutations into adaptive trait genes"
Speaker: Dr. Leandro Quadrana
(Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), France)
Venue: E215/217, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Apr. 25, 2019 15:00-16:00: CSRS Seminar
"Genetic basis of regulatory system of root nodule symbiosis in response to nitrate"
Speaker: Dr. Tsutomu Suzuki (The University of Tokyo)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Genomic Network Research Team
Apr. 25, 2019 13:00-17:00: CSRS Workshop: Toward the visualization of plant hormones using mass spectrometry
1) "Imaging mass spectrometry for phytochemical genomics"
Speaker 1: Dr. Ryo Nakabayashi (RIKEN CSRS)
2) "Multiple plant-hormone imaging using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) and nano-particle assisted laser desorption/ionization (Nano-PALDI) MSI"
Speaker 2: Dr. Katsuhiro Shiono (Fukui Prefectural University)
3) "Development of ‘Live single-cell mass spectrometry” for metabolomics in a single cell"
Speaker 3: Dr. Hajime Mizuno (University of Shizuoka)
4) "Current situation of single cell plant hormone “quantitative” analysis by mass spectrometry"
Speaker 4: Dr. Takafumi Shimizu (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
5) General Discussion "Visualization of abscisic acid and 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid in immature Phaseolus vulgarisL. seeds using imaging mass spectrometry"
Speaker 5: Dr. Hirofumi Enomoto (Teikyo University)
Venue: E717/719, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit
Apr. 18, 2019 14:00-15:00: iSYM Seminar
"Fungal-bacterial mutualistic interaction; fungal highway and bacterial toll"
Speaker: Dr. Norio Takeshita
(Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Venue: C210/C212, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
Apr. 15, 2019 15:30-17:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Dissecting the pathway for rhodoquinone biosynthesis in C.elegans : it all starts at the beginning"
Speaker: Prof. Andrew Fraser
(The Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Canada)
Venue: Bioscience Bldg S311, Wako campus
Contact: Chemical Genomics Research Group
Apr. 12, 2019 14:00-15:00: CSRS Seminar
"Genetic basis of regulatory system of root nodule symbiosis in response to nitrate"
Speaker: Dr. Takuya Suzaki
(Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences / Tsukuba-Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Symbiosis Research Team
Apr. 4, 2019 16:00-17:00: iSYM Seminar
"An NLR protein negatively regulates a plant immune receptor network"
Speaker: Dr. Hiroaki Adachi
(Sophien Kamoun Group, The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group
Apr. 4, 2019 13:00-14:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Molecular Function of Florigen"
Speaker: Dr. Hiroyuki Tsuji
(Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University)
Venue: Sustainable Resource Science Bldg S110, Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Apr. 1, 2019 15:00-17:00: RIKEN Seminar
1) "Modeling Nature: Facile Substrate Oxidations With Dioxygen Using Copper Complexes"
Speaker 1: Prof. Siegfried Schindler
(Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany)
2) "From Methylene Bridged Heterocycles to Imidazopyridines"
Speaker 2: Prof. Richard Richard Göttlich
(Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Green Nanocatalysis Research Team
Mar. 22, 2019 11:00-12:00: CSRS Seminar
"What a Little Moonlight Can Do - For Peptide Bonding"
Speaker: Prof. Albrecht von Arnim
(Genome Science & Technology, The University of Tennessee, USA)
Venue: C214/216, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Synthetic Genomics Research Group
Mar. 22, 2019 10:30-11:30: CSRS Seminar
"Metabolic dialog that governs plant-microbiota interactions"
Speaker: Dr. Ryohei Thomas Nakano
(Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding
Research, Germany)
Venue: C206/208, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: CSRS Yokohama Seminar Series (Metabolic Systems Research Team)
Feb. 22, 2019 10:00-11:00: CSRS Seminar
"Control of cellular programs by microRNA networks during plant growth"
Speaker: Prof. Javier F. Palatnik
(Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Rosario (IBR, CONICET/UNR), Argentina)
Venue: C214/216, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Synthetic Genomics Research Group
Mar. 12, 2019 13:30-14:30: CSRS Seminar
"Interaction of light and jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis seedling development"
Speaker: Prof. Hsu-Liang Hsieh
(Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Venue: C218/220, Central Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Synthetic Genomics Research Group
Mar. 11, 2019 13:00-15:30: CSRS Seminar
1)"Defining gene regulatory mechanisms in plant growth and development"
Speaker1: Dr. Roger Deal Emory University, USA)
2)"Deep conservation of cis-element variants regulating plant hormonal response"
Speaker2: Dr. Idan Efroni (The Hebrew University, Israel)
3)"Plant and microbial genetic components in allelopathy"
Speaker3: Dr. Claude Becker
(Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austria)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Cell Function Research Team
Feb. 27, 2019 11:00-12:00: CSRS Seminar
"Diradicaloids, Polyradicaloids, and Covalent Organic Radical Frameworks"
Speaker: Prof. Jishan Wu
(Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
Feb. 26, 2019 16:00-17:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Homogeneous Catalysis by Molecular Hydrides of Alkaline Earth Metals"
Speaker: Prof. Jun Okuda
(Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team
Feb. 22, 2019 13:30-14:30: RIKEN Seminar
"NiH-Catalyzed Remote Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes"
Speaker: Prof. Shaolin Zhu
(School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team
Feb. 13, 2019 15:30-17:00: CSRS Seminar
"Transition metals and heat: Powerful tools for the construction of small and large heterocycles"
Speaker: Prof. Janine Cossy
(Organic Chemistry Laboratory, ESPCI ParisTech, France)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Catalysis and Integrated Reseach Group
Feb. 8, 2019 11:00-12:00: CSRS Seminar
"On Potential of π-Extended Oligopyrrole Derivatives for Optoelectronics and Electrocatalysis"
Speaker: Prof. Patchanita Thamyongkit
(Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
Jan. 28, 2019 16:00-17:00: Interdisciplinary Seminar
"Emergent of Cryogenic Phenomena at Ambient Temperature using Rigid Planar Carbon-bridged Oligo(phenylenevinylene)s (COPVs)"
Speaker: Dr. Hayato Tsuji
(Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa University)
Venue:S110, Sustainable Resource Science Building, Wako campus
Contact: CSRS Wako seminar series organizers (Advanced Organic Synthesis Research Team)
Jan. 23, 2019 13:00-14:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Structure and function of peptide foldamers containing unnatural amino acids"
Speaker: Dr. Makoto Oba
(Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University)
Venue: Sustainable Resource Science Bldg S110, Wako campus
Contact: Biomacromolecules Research Team
Jan. 17, 2019 16:30-18:00: RIKEN Seminar
"Chematica: An “in silico” synthetic chemist for the XXI century"
Speaker: Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski
(Korea's Institute for Basic Sience / Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Green Nanocatalysis Research Team
Jan. 17, 2019 15:00-16:30: RIKEN Seminar
"Recent Developments in Redox Transmetallation Chemistry Involving Rare Earth Metals"
Speaker: Prof.Peter Junk
(College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University, Australia)
Venue: S507, Chemistry & Materials Physics Bldg, Wako campus
Contact: Advanced Catalysis Research Group
Jan. 7, 2019 14:00-15:00: iSYM Seminar
"Loop Genomics LoopSeqTM single-molecule long-read sequencing"
Speaker: Dr. Tuval Ben-Yehezkei
(CEO at Loop Genomics, USA)
Venue: E717/719, East Research Building, Yokohama campus
Contact: Plant Immunity Research Group