Osumi Basic Science Foundation 2025 Public Lecture on Basic Science: "The Evolutionary Pathway of Mammals Revealed by Mobile Genes"
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a basic science lecture for citizens (online format).
This time, under the title "The Evolutionary Pathway of Mammals Revealed by Mobile Genes," we will have a talk by Dr. Norihiro Okada, Specially Appointed Professor at the Healthy Longevity Genome Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University.
We sincerely look forward to your participation. Please register for viewing from the website below.
Note:
[Date and Time] Saturday, September 20, 2025, 15:00 – 16:30 (End time is subject to change)
[Event Format] Online (Zoom Webinar)
[Application: Pre-registration Required] Free Admission *Registration will close as soon as the capacity (500 people) is reached.
Please apply from the website below. The participation URL will be sent to the email address you register.
Special website for the basic science lecture for citizens :https://sites.google.com/view/ofsfshimin2025/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0
[Content]
15:00 -15:05 Opening Remarks: Yoshinori Ohsumi, Chairperson, The Ohsumi Frontier Science Foundation
15:05 -16:05 Lecture: Dr. Norihiro Okada, Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Health and Longevity Genomics, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University
The evolutionary pathway of mammals revealed by mobile genetic elements
(Abstract) Utilizing the characteristic of ”retroposons,” jumping genes that enter the genome during the course of evolution, the precise evolutionary pathways of many mammals have been clarified. Examples include the close relation of whales to hippopotamuses. Furthermore, based on retroposon analysis, we propose a new continent-breakup scenario in which the three major continents of Africa, South America, and Eurasia split almost simultaneously.
16:05 -16:25 Q&A
16:25 - 16:30 Closing remarks
You can apply directly from here.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zt733m58QIaCdTXXalCe6A#/registration
Contact: Office of The Osumi Foundation for the Promotion of Basic Research
TEL: 045-459-6975 FAX: 045-459-6976
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