The 2012 Kyoto Prize Workshops

50 Years of Autophagy

Yoshinori Ohsumi

/　　Molecular Cell Biologist

Basic Sciences

Life Sciences and Medicine（Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Systems Biology, etc.）

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2012

11 /12 Mon

13:00 - 17:00

Place： Kyoto International Conference Center

Address：Kyoto International Conference Center

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Program

13:00

Opening Address	Yuji Kohara (Chairman, Kyoto Prize Selection Committee; Director General, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems)

Laureate’s Lecture	Yoshinori Ohsumi “World of Autophagy Opened by Yeast”

Lecture	Tamotsu Yoshimori “Mammalian Autophagy: Its Membrane Dynamics and Roles in Diseases”

Lecture	Noboru Mizushima “Physiological Role of Autophagy and Its Molecular Mechanism in Mammals”

Lecture	Kohki Yoshimoto (Researcher, INRA Versailles) “Autophagy in Plants: Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Significances”

Lecture	Hitoshi Nakatogawa (Associate Professor, Frontier Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology) “Molecular Mechanisms of Autophagy in Yeast: Membrane Formation and Target Recognition”

17:00

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Laureates

Yoshinori Ohsumi

Molecular Cell Biologist

Dr. Ohsumi has achieved world-leading results in his genetic study of autophagy in yeast, a cellular process that degrades proteins in order to adapt to the nutritional environment and other factors. He has made groundbreaking contributions toward elucidating of the molecular mechanisms of autophagy and its physiological significance.

＊This field then was Field of Life Sciences (Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology).

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date: Monday, November 12, 2012
place: Kyoto International Conference Center
Coordinators and Moderators: Tamotsu Yoshimori (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University) Noboru Mizushima (Professor, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)