Program Schedule (Tentative)
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09 September 2026
09 September 2026
Registration 8:00 - 9:00
Session 1
Inauguration
09:00- 09:05
Opening Remarks
Dr. Siddabasave Gowda
Associate Professor, Hokkaido University
09:05 - 09:15
Inagural Address
Ms. Nagma Mohamed Mallick
Ambassador of India to Japan, Embassy of India, Japan
09:15 -09:25
Special Address
Prof. HOUKIN Kiyohiro
President, Hokkaido University
09:25 - 09:30
Special Address
Dr. Kenji MONDE
Vice Executive Director, Hokkaido University, Senior Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
09:30 -09:35
Address
Dr. Giridhar Parvatam
Director of CSIR-CFTRI, India
09:35 - 09:40
Address
Mr. ITO Sotaro
Deputy Director-General
Sakura Science Program Headquarters
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
09:40 - 09:45
Address
Prof. Sakthi Kumar
Toyo University President of IJSSTE, Japan
9:45 -9:50
Address
Prof. Teruo Sone (TBD)
Dean, Graduate School of Global Food Resources
9:50 -10:00
Chief Guest Address
Rajesh Dharmani (TBD)
Technical Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, India
10:00 -10:05
Facilitation
IJSSTE Distinguished Teacher Award for India–Japan Partnership
10:05 -10:10
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Yoganandan
Hokkaido University, Japan
10:10 - 10:30
Group Photo and Tea break
Session 1
Plenary and Invited lectures (Chairs: Dr. Sunil Kaul, Dr. Mitsuda
10:30 -10:55
PL 1
Leveraging Serotonin and Melatonin in Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioactives Production
Leveraging Serotonin and Melatonin in Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioactives Production
Prof. Giridhar Parvatam, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, India
10:55- 11:10
IL 1
Shortwave-Infrared (SWIR)-Emitting Cyanine Fluorophores for Non-Invasive Labeling of Solid Tumors
Shortwave-Infrared (SWIR)-Emitting Cyanine Fluorophores for Non-Invasive Labeling of Solid Tumors
11:10- 11:25
IL 2
Comprehensive evaluation of food functionality using nuclear receptor reporter assays
Dr. Naoki Morita, Deputy Director, AIST Hokkaido
Dr. Naoki Morita, Deputy Director, AIST Hokkaido
11:25 -11:40
IL3
IL3
Alterations of Reproductive Hormone Levels Associated with Plastic Additive Exposure in Prepubertal Children: the Hokkaido Study
Prof. Atsuko Ikeda, Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan
11:40 -11:55
IL4
IL4
Ashwagandha-based anticancer drug: from Ayurveda to FDA approval
Dr. Renu Wadhwa, AIST, Japan
11:55 -12:10
IL5
IL5
Withanone Protects Human Neurons from Low-Dose BMAA-Induced Genotoxic Stress and Pre-Senescent State
Dr. Kazumi Hirano, AIST, Japan
12: 15- 13:15 JST LOTUS event (with Lunch)
13:15 - 14:15 Poster session
Session 2
Plenary & Invited lectures (Chairs: Prof.Atsuko Ikeda, Dr.Abhijith)
14:15 -14:40
PL2
PL2
"New developments for the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases from technical developments to medical plants"
"New developments for the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases from technical developments to medical plants"
Prof. JENS PAHNKE, University of Oslo, Norway
Prof. JENS PAHNKE, University of Oslo, Norway
14:40 -14:55
IL6
IL6
Enzymatic Remodeling of Atherogenic Lipids: Structural and Therapeutic Implications for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Prof. Maurice Ke, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
14:55 -15:10
IL7
IL7
Programmable Immunotherapy for Healthy Aging
Prof.Ganesh Pandian Namasivayam, Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
15:10 -15:25
IL8
IL8
Immune Fitness and Cardiac Healing - Linking Dietary Lipids to Lifestyle and Heart Failure
Prof. Ganesh Halade University of South Florida, USA
15:25 -15:40
IL9
IL9
Sustainable Wine Making in India
Dr. Gorakh Gaikwad, COO, Sula Wines, India
15:40 - 16:00 Tea Break
Session 3
JST LOTUS seminar
16:00 -17:00
JST event
JST event
TBD
JST LOTUS PI and fellow talks
JST LOTUS PI and fellow talks
Session 4
Invited talks (Chairs: Dr. Renu, Prof. Ke)
17:00 -17:30
OL1-3
OL1-3
TBD
TBD
18:30- 20:30
Conference Dinner and Poster Awards
10 September 2026
10 September 2026
Session 1
Invited lectures (Chairs: Dr. Swamy, Dr. Jharia)
09:00 -09:25
PL3
PL3
Development of Metal Oxide-Based Thin-Film Transistors and Thermal Transistors
Dr. Hiromichi Ohta, Hokkaido University
9:25- 9:40
IL 10
IL 10
Beyond LDL Cholesterol: Lysophosphatidylcholine as Cargo and Driver of Pathogenic Electronegative Lipoproteins
Prof. Hua-Chen Chan, I-Shou University, Taiwan
9:40 - 09:55
IL 11
IL 11
Developed highly biocompatible nanoparticles (NPs) from Pectin for drug delivery applications (TBD)
Prof. Sakthi Kumar, Toyo University, Japan
09:55- 10:10
IL 12
IL 12
Mechanochemical Synthesis to Selective Anticancer Activity of Dopamine-Pyridine Schiff Base Complexes
Prof. Mallu, JSSTU, India
Session 2
Invited lectures (Chairs: Dr. Chikenji, Dr. Sakthi)
10:45 -11:00
IL 13
IL 13
Diverse Impacts of Cellular Senescence on Inflammation and Regeneration
Diverse Impacts of Cellular Senescence on Inflammation and Regeneration
Prof. Takako Chikenji, Professor, Hokkaido University
11:00 -11:15
IL 14
IL 14
Plant virus vectors for efficient gene function analysis in plants.
Dr. Atsumi Go, AIST (Hokkaido), Japan
11:15-11:30
IL 15
IL 15
Harnessing African rice genetic resources for sustainable rice production under global warming
Prof. Yohei Koide, Hokkaido University, Japan
11:15-12:15
OL4-8
OL4-8
Selected Oral Talks
12:15 -12:30
Closing Remarks
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
14:30 -17:00
IJSSTE members meeting
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