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We are pleased to announce the “Pre-symposium for S-FISNA “Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids”, an international symposium on nucleic acid chemistry. This symposium will be held as a pre-symposium of “Supra FIBER International Summit for Nucleic Acids (S-FISNA)”.

We sincerely look forward to the participation of all in these exciting events.

Date and Time:

【 Pre-symposium for S-FISNA “Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids” 】

Organized by: FIBER, Konan University
Jointly organized by: MEXT-Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B) 「Dimensional Response Genome」
The Japan Society of Nucleic Acids Chemistry(JSNAC)
The Council of the Hyogo-Kobe Science Cluster

●Date and Time : Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 13:00-17:00

*All presentations will be given in English

●Venue: Lecture Room, 7F, Konan University Port Island Campus (7-1-20  Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe)  

(Presentation type Online On-site hybrid)

＊＊＊Program＊＊＊
13:00~ Reception
13:20~ Opening Remarks Prof. Naoki Sugimoto

【Lecture 1】  1:30pm‐2:00pm (Chair: Tamaki Endoh)

・Associate Professor : Hisae Tateishi-Karimata
・Affiliation : Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University
・Lecture title： Regulation of gene expression across species regulated by nucleic acid structures

【Lecture 2】  2:00am ‐ 2:30am (Chair: Tamaki Endoh)

・Associate Professor : Zoë A. E. Waller
・Affiliation : Drug Discovery, Pharma & Bio Chemistry UCL School of Pharmacy
・Lecture title : Revealing the detail in i-motif DNA structures

【Lecture 3】  2:45pm ‐ 3:15pm(JST) (Chair: Shuntaro Takahashi)

・Professor : Yoshiko Miura
・Affiliation : Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
・Lecture title : Rational design of biofunctional polymer

【Lecture 4】  3:15pm ‐ 3:45pm (Chair: Shuntaro Takahashi)

・Professor : Fumi Nagatsugi
・Affiliation : Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials Division, Tohoku University
・Lecture title :

【Lecture 5】  4:00pm ‐ 4:30pm  (Chair: Miki Imanishi)

・Professor : Tracy Bryan
・Affiliation : Children’s Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney Unit Head, Cell Biology Unit Head of Postgraduate Studies (CMRI)
・Lecture title :  Interactions of the enzyme telomerase with G-quadruplex DNA

16:30~17:00 Closing Remarks　Prof. Janez Plavec
　　　　　　Free Discussion

*Please refer here for the detail.

● Participation free

If you would like to participate, please apply by 5pm on Monday, Feb. 26th, 2024  from the WEB application form below.
★　WEB application form ★ 

If you have any questions after the application deadline, or if you have any other questions, please contact us at the contact information below.

-For inquiries, please contact
Konan University,  Port Island Campus Office
TEL: 078-303-1147  FAX: 078-303-1495
Mail: fiber@adm.konan-u.ac.jp
http://www.konan-fiber.jp/en/