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Announcement: Joint Usage/Research Centre International Workshop
The Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, will host the following workshop. We warmly invite you to join us.
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Joint Usage/Research Centre International Workshop on Genome Modification for Sustainable Crop Development
■Date & Time: Thursday, August 28, 2025, 14:00–17:15
■Venue: Ohara Conference Room, IPSR, Okayama University (Kurashiki Campus)
■Program:
14:00–14:45 Cathie Martin (John Innes Centre)
“Healthier plants; healthier people. Improving the nutritional quality of tomato”
14:45–15:30 Minako Sumiyoshi (Sanatech Life Science Co., Ltd.)
“Gene Editing Products from Research to Farmers: The Case of High-GABA Tomatoes”
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00–16:45 Yuriko Osakabe (Institute of Science Tokyo)
“Expanding the frontiers of genome editing technology in plant engineering”
16:45–17:15 Discussion
17:30–20:00 Reception: Faculty/Staff: \1,000 | Students: Free
■Organizers: Hiroshi Hisano, Ivan Galis, Ryo Matsushima
Hiroshi Hisano, Ph.D.
Professor, Group of Genome Diversity
Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
Chuo 2-20-1, Kurashiki, 710-0046, JAPAN
Telephone & Fax +81-86-434-1243
E-mail: hiroshi.hisano@okayama-u.ac.jp
http://www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp/index.html