About International Prize for Biology
The 30th International Prize for Biology will be awarded to Dr. Peter Crane of Yale school of Forestry & Environmental states, USA. In his research on plant systematics and evolutionary history, Dr. Crane is the first in the world to integrate paleontological information with information from plants in the present world. Through this research method from a novel point of view and along with leading plant systematics research and analysis, his contribution in spreading knowledge about plant diversity and conservation among the general public has been highly regarded worldwide.
This symposium was orchestrated to commemorate Dr. Crane’s award and on the first day of the symposium, therefore, we have invited the world’s leading researchers involved in the classification and evolution of animals, plants, fungi and plant fossils to lecture on the diversity of living organisms in English. In addition, a special lecture by Dr. Crane will also be conducted wherein simultaneous interpretation will be available.
With the aim of promulgating biodiversity research and its results, lectures by leading Japanese researchers from a broad range of fields will be conducted in Japanese on the second day’s session.
We look forward to welcoming many participants on both days.
| Date | December 2 (Tue.), 2014 10:00-17:30 |
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| Venue | The Japan Academy 7-32 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan |
| Eligible participants | Researchers, College / Graduate School students and others |
| Registration limit | 200 participants *Advance registration required * Registration deadline : November 20 (Thu.) |
| Participation fee | Free |
| Attention | This web page will be unavailable from 20:00 on Nov. 21 (Fri.) to Nov. 24 (Mon.) due to server maintenance. |
| Contact | Communication and Cooperation Division National Museum of Nature and Science 7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718 ,JAPAN |
| Program | All lectures during the symposium on Dec. 3 (Wed.) will be conducted in Japanese. Please see the Japanese web page for details. |
| Time table | Contents | Language |
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| 9：00―10：00 | Registration | English |
| 10：00―10：10 | Opening program | English |
| Session I. Zoology | ||
| 10:10―10:45 | Reconstructing the animal tree of life in the era of genomics Gonzalo Giribet (Harvard University) |
English |
| 10：45―11：20 | The tree of life in the light of the discoveries of the three new phyla, Loricifea, Cycliophora and Micrognathozoa Reinhardt M. Kristensen (University of Copenhagen) |
English |
| Session II. Mycology | ||
| 11：20―11：55 | Phylogenomics of wood decay fungi and the "End of the Carboniferous" David S. Hibbett (Clark University) |
English |
| 11：55―13：00 | Lunch | ― |
| 13：00―13：35 | A parasitic root on the fungal tree of life inferred using phylogenomics Timothy Y. James (University of Michigan) |
English |
| Session III. Botany | ||
| 13：40―14：15 | Genome duplication and angiosperm diversification Pamela S. Soltis (University of Florida) |
English |
| 14：15―14：50 | Ancestral traits and specializations in the flowers of the basal grade of extant angiosperms Peter K. Endress (University of Zurich) |
English |
| 14：50―15：00 | Coffee Break | ― |
| Session IV. Paleobotany | ||
| 15：00―15：35 | Late Mesozoic pre-angiosperm vegetation Patrick S. Herendeen (Chicago Botanic Garden) |
English |
| 15：35―16：15 | Fossil flowers: New insights in angiosperm evolution Kaj R. Pedersen (University of Aarhus) and Else Marie Friis (Swedish Museum of Natural History) |
English |
| 16：15―16：30 | Coffee Break | ― |
| Special Lecture by the prize winner | ||
| 16：30―17：30 | Paleobotanical data and the origin of flowering plants
Peter Crane (Yale University) |
English and Japanese (simultaneous translation) |
| 18：00― | Reception | ― |
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