■Date : September 12, 2001

■Organized by: Japan Science and Technology Corporation
The Core Research for Evolutional Science Technology Project on "Fundamental Studies on the Bioremediation Technologies of Contaminated Soil Environment"
Research Center for Water Environment Technology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

■Place : Sanjo Conference Hall, the University of Tokyo, JAPAN

■Charge : Free

■Registration : Send an e-mail to sec-yagi@env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp with your name, affiliation, e-mail address, and whether you attend the reception or not. Early registration is much welcomed.

Program

Opening session

10:00
Opening address
Prof. Yoichi Kaya (Keio Univ.) CREST research supervisor

10:10
Opening address and summary of the bioremediation project
Prof. Osami Yagi (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

10:40
Keynote speech
Prof. Gary S. Sayler (The Univ. of Tennessee, USA) "Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuits : Sensing analytes and organisms with living microorganisms"

Session 1 : Development of microbial functions for bioremediation

11:20
Prof. Donna L. Bedard (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) "Microbial dehalogenation of polychlorinated biphenyls : Implications for environmental fate and bioremediation"

11:50-13:10
Lunch Break

13:10
Prof. Kensuke Furukawa (Kyushu Univ., Japan)
"Molecular bleeding of bacterial strains for the degradation of chlorinated pollutants"

13:40
Prof. Nigel L. Brown (The Univ. of Birmingham, UK)
"Using bacterial metal resistance in biosensor technologies"

14:10
Dr. Kunihiko Nakamura (National Institute for Minamata Disease, Japan)
"Characteristics of organomercurial-volatilizing bacteria in Minamata bay"

14:40
Prof. Gerben J. Zylstra (Rutgers University, USA)
"Molecular and biochemical analysis of p-nitrophenol degradation by an Arthrobacter strain"

15:10-15:40
Coffee Break

Session 2 : Application and risk assessment of bioremediation

15:40
Prof. Hisao Ohtake (Hiroshima Univ., Japan)
"Bacterial chemotaxis as a potential tool for biomonitoring"

16:10
Dr. Akiko Miya (Ebara Research Co., Ltd, Japan)
"Bioremediation of TCE contaminated soil : A novel approach of utilizing Methylocystis sp. M and various molecular biological tools"

16:40
Dr. Philip Sayre (Environmental Protection Agency, USA)
"Risk assessment of microbial, and plant, bioremediation products"

17:10
Discussion

17:30
Close

17:45-19:30
Reception