NIG will hold “International Symposium on Forest Genetic Resources” on Tue 8 October!

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ABS Support Office, National Institute of Genetics, will hold “International Symposium on Forest Genetic Resources” on Tuesday, 8 Oct, 2024.
Forests, which have sustained the Earth’s biological diversity, are a rich repository of genetic resources for researchers. At the symposium, the researchers mainly based on Indonesia and Japan will gather to share their research outcomes and discuss the possibility of their contribution to the sustainable society through international scientific collaborations. The symposium will also offer the audience an opportunity to directly discuss with the international researchers. We warmly welcome your participation.

1. Date and Place

Date: Tue 8th October, 2024, 14:00-17:00 (JST) (Doors open from 13:30)
Place: Kyobashi EDOGRAND (29th floor) (2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuoku, Tokyo 104-8377)
https://www.edogrand.tokyo/access
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Please do not forget to register from “5. Registration” below as we need your email address to send you a QR code to enter the venue. After your registration, a QR code, which is unique to you, will be sent from “ves-info@edogrand-qr.tokyo.jp” (artience Co. Ltd.) by the noon of the day of the symposium. Please set your mailer to receive “ves-info@edogrand-qr.tokyo.jp”. When you arrive at Kyobashi EDOGRAND, please come to the 22nd floor and hold your QR code over the entry gate, to reach the 29th floor.
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2. Program (subject to change)

Opening Remarks：
Dr. Mutsuaki Suzuki, Director, ABS Support Office, National Institute of Genetics, Japan
Lecture 1：
“Collaborative Research on Forest Genetic Resources at IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia”
Dr. Iskandar Z. Siregar, Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Indonesia
Lecture 2：
“Development of DNA databases of Indonesian commercial timber species for wood identification”
Dr. Fifi Gus Dwiyanti, Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Indonesia
Lecture 3：
“Pros and cons of genome skimming for discovery of genetic variation within and between species for use in conservation and phylogenetic studies: a case study from the subalpine forest flora of Japan”
Dr. James Raymond Peter Worth, Senior researcher, the Ecological Genetics Laboratory, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
　　　　ー Break ー
Lecture 4：
“Potential of fungus/mushrooms – research activities of FMRC (Fungus/Mushrooms Resource and Research Center) as the culture bank of macrofungi -”
Dr. Kozue Sotome, Professor, Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
Lecture 5：
“Genetic resources of Surian (Toona sinensis Roem) in Java Island Indonesia”
Dr. Yayat Hidayat, Head of Forestry Laboratory, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Panel discussion
”Meet the Speakers Time” & Closing