Academic Symposium

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Academic Symposium

Session 1: Bioscience for Environment and Agriculture

Co-Chairpersons
Dr. Le Tran Binh
Director of Biotechnology Institute, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Dr. Yohei Sato
Member, Science Council of Japan / President, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan

Keynote Lecture

The Next Revolution in Bioscience for Environment and Agriculture?
Dr. Tan Tin Wee
Chairman, SubCommittee on Biotechnology (SOB), ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST)

Invited Lecture 1

Biotechnology Contributes to Agriculture and Environment in Japan
Dr. Ichiro Kajiura
Member, Science Council of Japan / Vice President, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization / Director General, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science

Invited Lecture 2

Biotechnology in Agriculture in Asia: Social Scientist’s Concerns
Dr. Sudanrshan Iyengar
Director, Centre for Social Studies, Surat, India

Invited Lecture 3

The Chinese Ecological Agriculture: Development Strategies, Typical models & Techynologies
Prof. Wu Wenliang
College of Resource and Environment, China Agricultural University, China

Session 2: Bioscience for Health

Co-Chairpersons
Prof. Hoang Thuy Long
Former Director, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Ministry of Health, Vietnam

Dr. Sang Dai Park
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Korea /Chairman, Korea Research Council of Science and Technology

Keynote Lecture

Genomics and “-omics”. Application for health
Prof. Brandon Wainwright
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland / A-IMBN

Invited Lecture 1

Role of Science and Technology in Vaccine Development for Infection Disease Prevention and Control in Vietnam
Prof. Nguyen Thu Van
General Director, VABIOTECH-NIHE, Vietnam

Invited Lecture 2

Healthcare in the Era of Genomic Medicine
Dr. Yoichi Matsubara
Science Council of Japan / Professor, Tohoku University, Japan

Session 3: SCA Joint Projects

Co-Chairpersons
Dr. Tuvdendorj Galbaatar
Acting President, Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Prof. Fortunato T. de la Pena
President, National Research Council of the Philippines

Progress reports

Institution and Capacity Building for Sustainable Rural Development in India for the Coming Decade
Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar
Director, Center for Social Studies, Surat, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), India
Joint Comparative Study on Gender, Science and Technology for Human Centered Sustainable Development
Ms. Sjamsiah Achmad
Gender Advisor, GEST Group, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)

New proposals

Coastal Ecosystems Response to Climate Change and Human Impact in the Asia-Pacific Region (CERCCHI Project)
Dr. Kazuo Nadaoka
Science Council of Japan / Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sustainability Science for Sustainability Governance: A study on science-governance symbioses
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Komoo
Director, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Malaysia
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