Events

　We  are  pleased  to  announce  the  International  Exchange  Meeting  on Science  and  Culture  at  KONAN  INFINITY  COMMONS (affectionately known  as  iCommons). This  time, we  have  invited  distinguished researchers  from  South  Korea, Denmark, Germany, and  China  to deliver  lectures. They  will  provide  accessible  explanations  about  their respective cultures and their  latest  research. Please  feel  free to join us. Participation is free of charge. The lectures will be conducted in English.

　We  look  forward  to  the  participation  of  not  only  university  and corporate  researchers, graduate  students, and  undergraduate  students, but  also  local  residents  with  an  interest  in  science.

● Date and time： 10st November, 2025 　　11:55 am – 2:00 pm (JST) 　（Registration：11：30～）

●  Lecture language: English

● Chair：Shuntaro Takahashi                                                                                                                             Associate  Professor, Frontier  Institute  for Biomolecular  Engineering   Research (FIBER)/ The  school o f  Frontiers of Innovative  Research in   Science  and  Technology (FIRST), Konan University

【Lecture1】12：00 –
・ Lecturer： Prof. Dae-Ro Ahn 　
・ Affiliation：Professor, Chemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea
・ Lecture Title：Discovering and Harnessing the In Vivo Behavior of DNA Nanostructures for Tissue-Targeted Drug Delivery

【Lecture2】12：30 –
・ Lecturer： Prof. Kurt Vesterager Gothelf
・ Affiliation：Professor, Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark
・ Lecture Title：A Danish Take on Nucleic Acids Chemistry and Nanotechnology

【Lecture3】13：00 –
・ Lecturer： Prof. Claudia Höbartner
・ Affiliation：Professor, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Universität Würzburg, Germany
・ Lecture Title：Ribozymes Meet RNA Modifications

【Lecture4】13：30 –
・ Lecturer： Prof. Zhen Xi
・ Affiliation：Professor, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, China
・ Lecture Title： Nucleic Acid Therapy: A New Wave of Medicine for Better Health

*please refer here for the detail.

If you would like to participate, please apply by Friday November 7th, 2025 12:00pm from the WEB application form below.

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【Contact Information】
Port Island Campus Office, Konan University
Phone：078-303-1147
FAX: 078-303-1495
E-Mail: fiber@adm.konan-u.ac.jp
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