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2024
2/19
CFAI Newsletters (vol.120 ) was published.

2024
2/14
CFAI Newsletters (vol.119 ) was published.

2024
2/5
CFAI Newsletters (vol.118 ) was published.

2024
1/17
Announcement of 「International Symposium 2024 on Innovative Research and Education Center for Food and Eating Science」
Venue : Online
Date: Junuary. 26th (Fri.), 15:00~18:00
Registrstion :For more information
2023
12/8
Announcement of「CFAI Special Seminar」
Ardiansyah, PhD. (Department of Food Technology, Universitas Bakrie, Jakarta Indonesia)
"Functional Properties of Fermented Rice Bran"
Venue :Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : December 12th (Tue.), 2023
Time : 13:30 -
2023
12/1
CFAI Newsletters (vol.116 ) was published.

2023
11/27
Announcement of「CFAI Special Seminar」
Dr.Niel Karrow (University of Guelph Adjunct professor, Tohoku University)
" In vitro Assessment of Mycotoxin Toxicity and Mitigation"
Venue :Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : November 29th (Wed.), 2023
Time : 13:00 - 14:00
2023
9/11
Announcement of「CFAI 特別セミナー」
Dr.Niel Karrow (University of Guelph)
"Assessing genetic and epigenetic contributions to the ovine stress response phenotype using bacterial endotoxin"
Venue :Lecture Room #4, Aobayama-Commons
Date : Octover 30th (Mon.), 2023
Time : 13:00 - 14:00
2023
10/11
CFAI Newsletters (vol.115 ) was published.

2023
10/1
CFAI Newsletters (vol.114 ) was published.

2023
9/11
Announcement of「CFAI Special Seminar Plant Virology」
Dr. Richard Kormelink (Wageningen University and Research)
"On the stories behind (a)typical dominant and recessive resistance genes against Geminiviruses"
Venue :Lecture Room #1, Aobayama-Commons
Date : September 26th (Tue.), 2023
Time : 10:00 - 11:00
2023
8/30
Announcement of 「6大学共同開催フォーラム第13回」
Venue : Tohoku Forum for Creativity
Date: September. 28rd (Thu), 13:30~17:35
Registrstion Form::Google Form
2023
8/30
CFAI Newsletters (vol.113 ) was published.

2023
8/23
Announcement of「2023 CFAI Special Lectures」
Dr. Suh-Ching Yang, PhD. (School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University)
"Alcoholic liver diseases and nutrition "
Venue :Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : August 25th (Fri.), 2023
Time : 13:00 -
2023
3/22
CFAI Newsletters (vol.111 ) was published.

CFAI Newsletters (vol.112 ) was published.

2023
3/10
CFAI Newsletters (vol.110 ) was published.

2023
3/3
CFAI Newsletters (vol.109 ) was published.

2023
2/8
CFAI Newsletters (vol.108 ) was published.

2023
1/30
CFAI Newsletters (vol.105 ) was published.

CFAI Newsletters (vol.106 ) was published.

CFAI Newsletters (vol.107 ) was published.

2023
1/27
Announcement of 「CFAI Special Seminar 2022」
Date,Venue: Feb. 2th (Thu), 16:30~18:00, Lecture Room #2, Aobayama-Commons
Date,Venue: Feb. 3th (Fri), 16:30~18:00, Lecture Room #1, Aobayama-Commons
2022
12/26
Announcement of「CFAIセミナー」
Dr. Wenbin GU (Laboratory of Aquaculture Biology)
Dr. Qun Jiang (Laboratory of Aquaculture Biology)
Venue :Lecture Room #5, Aobayama-Commons
Date : January 10th (Tue.), 2023
Time : 17:00 -
2022
12/23
CFAI Newsletters (vol.102 ) was published.

CFAI Newsletters (vol.103 ) was published.

CFAI Newsletters (vol.104 ) was published.
2022
11/15
2022 CFAI Special Seminar
Dr. Julio VILLENA(Senior Researcher, CERELA-CONICET, Argentina)
Dr. A. K. M. Humayun KOBER(Prof., Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh)
Dr. Maria Guadalupe VIZOSO PINTO(Senior Reseacher, Prof., INSIBIO (CONICET and National University of Tucumán), Argentina)
Date and Time: November 25th(Fri) 17:30-19:00
Venue: Main conference room (1F)
2022
11/5
Announcement of CFAIセミナー 「北米における大学教育、研究の現状と日本の比較」→Canceled
Professor Yoshinori Mine (Department of Food Science University of Guelph)
Venue : Lecture Room #3, Aobayama-Commons
Date : December 5th (Mon.), 2022→Canceled
Time : 10:00 -
2022
10/28
Announcement of「農学部75周年記念企画 CFAIサイエンスカフェ」
Venue : Learning commons, Aobayama-Commons
Date : December 15th (Thu.), 2022
Time : 16:00 -17:30
Language: Japanese
2022
10/12
CFAI Newsletters (vol.101 ) was published.
2022
9/16
CFAI Newsletters (vol.100 ) was published.
2022
8/5
Announcement of「2022 CFAI Special Lectures」
Ardiansyah, PhD. Associate Professor (Department of Food Science, Universitas Bakrie)
"Indonesian Fermented Foods : Functional Properties and Global Strategy "
Venue : Lecture Room #1, Aobayama-Commons
Date : August 26th (Fri.), 2022
Time : 10:30 -
2022
7/1
CFAI Newsletters (vol.99 ) was published.
2022
4/6
CFAI Newsletters (vol.98 ) was published.
2022
2/18
Announcement of 「6大学共同開催フォーラム」(Online)
Venue : Online
Date: March. 3rd (Thu), 10:30~16:30
Registrstion Form::https://forms.gle/WYFgWLiKDp4W7jVMA
2022
2/16
CFAI Newsletters (vol.97 ) was published.
2022
2/7
CFAI Newsletters (vol.96 ) was published.
2022
1/7
CFAI Newsletters (vol.95 ) was published.
2021
12/10
CFAI Newsletters (vol.94 ) was published.
2021
11/1
CFAI Newsletters (vol.93 ) was published.
2021
10/15
2021 CFAI Special Lectures
Professor Chiu-Li Yeh (School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University)
"Glutamine administration modulates the homeostasis of immunity in mice with critical illness"
Date and Time:
1st Lecture: Tuesday, October 26th 16.20 pm JST
2nd Lecture: Monday, November 22nd 16.20 pm JST
Venue:
Auditorium Suisei Hall, Aobayama-Commons,
as well as online via Google Meet:
Language: English
2021
7/14
CFAI Newsletters (vol.92 ) was published.
2021
3/26
CFAI Newsletters (vol.91 ) was published.
2021
2/8
CFAI Newsletters (vol.90 ) was published.
2021
1/27
CFAI Newsletters (vol.89) was published.
2021
1/20
Announcement of 「6大学共同開催フォーラム」(Online)
Venue : Online
Date: March. 21th (Sun), 13:00~
Registrstion Form: http://u0u0.net/w9P8(by the deadline, March 12th)
2021
1/15
CFAI Newsletters (vol.88) was published.
2020
12/2
CFAI Newsletters (vol.87) was published.
2020
11/13
Announcement of International Virtual Symposium:「New Insights on Animal Science」(Online)
Venue : Online
Date: November. 22th (Sun), 09:30~17:00
Registrstion Form: https://forms.gle/DDrg8Tif9FmaFoydA(by the deadline, November 19th)
2020
7/27
CFAI Newsletters (vol.86) was published.
2020
7/6
Announcement of CFAI 1st Period Summary Symposium:「Growth and Future Potential in CFAI」(Online/Offline combined)
Venue : Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : July. 16th (Thu), 13:30~17:30
Language:Japanese
Co-hosted by International Education and Research Centre for Food and Agricultural Immunology,Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Co-organizar by JSPS Core-to-Core Program
2020
4/20
CFAI Newsletters (vol.82vol.83vol.84vol.85) were published.
2020
2/17
CFAI Newsletters (vol.81) was published.
2020
1/30
CFAI Newsletters (vol.80) was published.
2019
12/23
CFAI Newsletters (vol.77vol.78vol.79) were published.
2019
12/11
Announcement of Joint-Symposium: Next-generation Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Food and Agriculture
Venue : Aobayama Commons
Date : Jan. 8th (Wed), 2020~
Language:Japanese
Co-hosted by JSBBA, Grad. Sch, Agric. Sci. Tohoku Univ., 国際放射光イノベーション・スマート研究センター, and CFAI
2019
12/6
CFAI Newsletters (vol.75vol.76) were published.
2019
11/27
CFAI Newsletters (vol.74) was published.
2019
11/18
CFAI Newsletters (vol.73) was published.
2019
11/15
CFAI Newsletters (vol.72) was published.
2019
11/1
FAIN-CFAI International Symposium on Food and Agriculture, Announcement
1: Julio Villena, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator, CERELA-CONICET, Argentina; Research Professor, Tohoku University)
"Progress in CFAI-CERELA collaboration and perspectives for the expansion of the food and agricultural immunology network in South America"

2: Geert Wiegertjes, Ph.D. (Professor,Head of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (AFI) group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
"Evidence of trained immunity in fish"

Venue : Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Nov. 6th (Wed), 2019
Time : 15:30 - 17:40
Language:English
2019
10/28
CFAI Newsletters (vol.71) was published.
2019
10/16
To All graduate (Doctor course) students taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
This is the announcement of second deadline of report submission for International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture.
Please do not care about this announcement, if you have already submitted your reports by first deadline (July 29, 2019).

This lecture is opened using ISTU (Internet School of Tohoku University). Students can view the video after registration. There are 11 lectures in this class. Students have to see all video completely. If students cancel the viewing at intermediate, it is not counted as attendance. Please confirm your status after viewing.

Students have to select three lectures and prepare independent reports about them.

The reports should be written in English. The three reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, students name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Sugihiro Ando via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by January 31 (Fri.), 2020.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2019
10/15
2019 CFAI 2nd Special Semina Announcement
John P. Carr, Ph.D. (Professor, Molecular Plant Virology Group, Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Cambridge, UK)
"Mutualistic virus-plant interactions: The effects of infection on drought resistance and pollinator attraction"

Venue : Lecture Room 3, Aobayama-Commons
Date : Oct. 28th (Mon), 2019
Time : 13:00 - 13:40
Language:English
2019
10/3
CFAI Newsletters (vol.66vol.67vol.68vol.69vol.70) were published.
2019
6/3
CFAI 1st Special Seminar Announcement
Lecturer 1: Roderick H. Dashwood, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., FRSB (Professor and Director, Center for Epigenetics & Disease Prevention, Texas A&M College of Medicine, USA)
"Dietary analogs of sulforaphane synergize with JQ1 to inhibit colorectal cancer"

Lecturer 2: Hiroshi Nishida, Ph.D. (CEO, Nissei Marine Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan)
"R&D of functional foods and cosmetics — basic research requirements to apply for a new product? —"

Venue : Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Jul. 29th (Mon), 2019
Time : 13:00 - 14:20
Language:English
2019
5/23
CFAI Newsletters (vol.65) was published.
2019
4/26
CFAI Newsletters (vol.64) was published.
2019
4/19
CFAI Newsletters (vol.62, vol.63) were published.
2019
5/13
CFAI 2019 Opportunities to Study Abroad 
Date and Time: May 13 (Mon.), 2019 16:00 - 17:00
Venue: Lecture room No.6, Aobayama Commons
Program
  1. Openning remark: Dean, Prof. Keietsu Abe
  2. Session 1: Report from fellow who studied abroad: "Studying Carp Immunology in the Netherlands" by Mr. Ginji YOKOYAMA (MC2)
  3. Session 2: Orientation of CFAI Study Abroad 2019 (CFAI Vice Director, Assoc. Prof. Haruki Kitazawa)
  4. Q&A
  5. Closing remark: CFAI Director, Prof. Hideki Takahashi
2019
4/9
To All graduate (Doctor course) students taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
This lecture will be opened using ISTU (Internet School of Tohoku University). Students can view the video after registration. There are 11 lectures in this class. Students have to see all video completely. If students cancel the viewing at intermediate, it is not counted as attendance. Please confirm your status after viewing.

Students have to select three lectures and prepare independent reports about them.
The reports should be written in English. The three reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, students name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Sugihiro Ando via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by July 29 (Mon.), 2019 (First deadline). Second deadline will be announced at next semester.

Important!
Student who want to use financial aid for study abroad from CFAI have to take this credit.
Please check CFAI homepage (http://www.agri.tohoku.ac.jp/cfai/).

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2019
4/19
To All graduate (Master course) students taking Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture:
Guidance of Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture will be held on April 12th (14:40-15:10, lecture room No. 3, Aobayama Commons).
Please check CFAI homepage (http://www.agri.tohoku.ac.jp/cfai/).
 
This lecture will be opened using ISTU (Internet School of Tohoku University). Students can view the video after registration. There are 14 lectures in this class. Students have to see all video completely. If students cancel the viewing at intermediate, it is not counted as attendance. Please confirm your status after viewing.

Students have to select three lectures and prepare independent reports about them.
The reports should be written in English. The three reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, students name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to me (Sugihiro Ando) via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by July 29 (Mon.), 2019. Due to evaluate the reports we cannot accept any reports after the deadline.

Important!
Student who want to use financial aid for study abroad from CFAI have to take this credit.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2019
3/20
CFAI Newsletter (vol.61) was published.
2019
2/25
CFAI Newsletter (vol.60) was published.
2019
2/14
CFAI Newsletter (vol.59) was published.
2019
1/23
CFAI Newsletter (vol.58) was published.
2018
12/17
CFAI Newsletters (vol.55, vol.56, vol.57) were published.
2018
12/6
To All graduate (Doctor course) students taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
This is the announcement of second deadline of report submission for International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture.
Please do not care about this announcement, if you have already submitted your reports by first deadline (July 30, 2018).

This lecture is opened using ISTU (Internet School of Tohoku University). Students can view the video after registration. There are 11 lectures in this class. Students have to see all video completely. If students cancel the viewing at intermediate, it is not counted as attendance. Please confirm your status after viewing.

Students have to select three lectures and prepare independent reports about them.

The reports should be written in English. The three reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, students name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Sugihiro Ando via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by January 31 (Thu.), 2019.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2018
11/14
CFAI Newsletter (vol.54) was published.
2018
11/9
CFAI 2nd Special Seminar Announcement
Lecturer 1: Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD (Director, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA)
"Quality and Quantity of Food: Challenges Posed by People and the Environment. - Assuring the Health of Mother Earth (n=1) and the Health of the People (n=billions) -"

Lecturer 2: Richard Galbraith, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P. (Vice-President for Research University of Vermont, USA)
"The Challenges and Opportunities of Biological Science in The Next Decade"

Venue : Main Meeting Room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Dec. 4th (Tue), 2018
Time : 15:30 - 16:45
Language:English
2018
10/31
CFAI Newsletters (vol.49, vol.50, vol.51, vol.52, vol.53) were published.
2018
8/13
Announcement of CFAI & C-to-C 1st Special Seminar
Lecturer: Dr. Guoyao Wu (Distinguished Professor, Animal Nutrition; University Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow, USA)
"The Scientific Method of Research"
Venue : Main meeting room (1F), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Sep. 6th (Thu.), 2018
Time : 16:00 - 17:00
Language:English
2018
7/27
To All graduate students taking Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture and International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture

The system trouble of ISTU is confirmed. The trouble will be improved by system maintenance on August 1. I would like to inform you that the deadline of report submission is put off to August 4. Attendance to the lecture will be checked on August 4.

New deadline
August 4 (Sat) 24:00

2018
6/27
CFAI Newsletter (vol.48) was published.
2018
6/7
CFAI 2018 Opportunities to Study Abroad 
Date and Time: Jun 22 (Fri.), 2018 15:00 - 16:00
Venue: Lecture room No.4, Aobayama Commons
Program
  1. Openning remark: Dean, Prof. Amane Makino [Language: Japanese]
  2. Report from fellow who studied abroad: "My Profound Experiences at Texas A&M Univ." by Mr. Kyohei Furukawa (DC3) [Language: English]
  3. Orientation of CFAI Study Abroad 2018 (CFAI Vice Director, Assoc. Prof. Haruki Kitazawa) [Language: Japanese]
  4. Q&A
  5. Closing remark: CFAI Director, Prof. Hideki Takahashi [Language: Japanese]
2018
4/17
To All graduate (Doctor course) students taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
This lecture will be opened using ISTU (Internet School of Tohoku University). Students can view the video within 2 weeks after registration. There are 11 lectures in this class. Students have to see all video completely. If students cancel the viewing at intermediate, it is not counted as attendance. Please confirm your status after viewing.

Students have to select three lectures and prepare independent reports about them. The reports should be written in English. The three reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, students name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to me (Sugihiro Ando) via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by July 30 (Mon.), 2018.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2018
4/10
To All graduate (Master course) students taking Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture:
Guidance of Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture will be held on April 13th (14:40-15:10, lecture room No. 3).
Please check guideline and contents.
 
This lecture will be opened using ISTU (Internet School of Tohoku University). Students can view the video within 2 weeks after registration. There are 14 lectures in this class. Students have to see all video completely. If students cancel the viewing at intermediate, it is not counted as attendance. Please confirm your status after viewing.

Students have to select three lectures and prepare independent reports about them. The reports should be written in English. The three reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, students name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to me (Sugihiro Ando) via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by July 30 (Mon.), 2018. Due to evaluate the reports we cannot accept any reports after the deadline.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2018
3/22
Publication was updated.
2018
3/22
CFAI Newsletters (vol.46, vol.47: in Japanese) were published.
2018
1/22
CFAI Newsletter (vol.45) was published.
2018
1/19
CFAI Newsletters (vol.40, vol.44: in Japanese) were published.
2017
12/13
CFAI 1st Special Lecture Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Michiel Kleerebezem (Professor, Host Microbe Interactomics Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
"The importance of the small intestine in health, a role for the microbiota and probiotics"
Venue : Lecture room No. 1 (Aobayama Commons), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Jan. 10th (Wed.), 2018
Time : 15:00 - 16:30
Language:English
2017
12/13
CFAI Newsletters (vol.39, vol.41, vol.42, vol.43: in Japanese) were published.
2017
12/11
Announcement of "Salmon-Type Lecture"
Venue : Seminar room No.5 (E421) 4F, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Jan. 15th (Mon), 2018
Time : 15:00 - 16:30
Subject: International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture
Syllabus: AAL-OAG807E (p82)
Students: Doctor course
Language:English
Facilitators: Ms. Yukiyo Sato (D3), Mr. Yuki Hakamata (M2)
Moderator: Dr. Islam Jahidul
Instructor: Dr. Azad Md. Abul Kalam
Others: Dr. Sugihiro Ando, Dr. Haruki Kitazawa, Other CFAI stuffs
Contact: Dr. Haruki Kitazawa, cfai_e@g-mail.tohoku-university.jp (Ext. 4373)
We look forward to welcoming you all at this lecture !
2017
10/10
CFAI 2nd Special Seminar Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Jumpei Sasabe (Assist Professor, Keio University School of Medicine , Japan)
"Looking into the mirror: chirality of amino acids modifies host-microbial interplay and mucosal defense"
Venue : Lecture room No. 2 (Aobayama Commons), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Nov. 27th (Mon), 2017
Time : 15:00 - 16:30
Language:English
2017
9/20
To All graduate (Master course) students taking Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture:
The schedule of Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture is updated. Please check new schedule sheet.
 
Please attend all lectures, choose your interesting 3 lectures and prepare individual report including the brief lecture contents, your impression and opinion. The reports should be written in English.
The 3 reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, your name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Sugihiro Ando via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change”*” to “@”) by January 31 (Wed.), 2018. Due to evaluate the reports we cannot accept any reports after the deadline.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2017
8/3
CFAI Newsletters (vol.36, vol.37, vol.38: in Japanese) were published.
2017
7/24
CFAI (Tohoku Univ.) - CFMD(Shinshu Univ.) Jouint Symposium「農免疫学と菌類・微生物学のコラボダイナミズム創発に向けて」
9/5: 15:00-17:00
INA Campus, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
2017
7/5
To All graduate students (Doctor course) taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
To get credit of this lecture, students have to attend all three international symposiums of Tohoku Forum for Creativity "New Horizons in Food Science via Agricultural Immunology".

Stage 1: July 23-24, 2017 in New Aobayama campus
Stage 2: August 7-8, 2017 in New Aobayama campus
Stage 3: September 20-23, 2017 (The program will be updated later.)
(see TFC home page).

After the three symposiums, please prepare individual reports which is written about the brief lecture contents, your impression and opinion in English. The stage number, your name, student ID number, grade and laboratory name should be described on cover page of each report. Please submit the reports to Sugihiro Ando by December 15, 2017, via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2*tohoku.ac.jp, Please change “*” to “@”.). We cannot accept any reports after the deadline.

Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2017
6/28
CFAI Newsletter (vol.35: in Japanese) was published.
2017
6/14
CFAI Newsletter (vol.34: in Japanese) was published.
2017
5/15
CFAI 1st Special Seminar Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Herman Silva (Professor, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile)
"Functional genomics as a tool to unveil bioactives compounds in commercial and natives plants in Chile"
Venue : Seminar room No. 321, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : June 13th (Tue), 2017
Time : 10:30 - 12:00
Language:English
2017
5/15
CFAI Newsletter (vol.33: in Japanese) was published.
2017
4/27
Stage 2 Program was updated.
2017
4/21
Stage 1 Program was updated.
2017
4/17
CFAI 2017 Opportunity to Study Abroad
Venue : Lecture room No. 3, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : May 11th (Thu), 2017
Time : 16:30 - 18:00

S-1.Reports of fellows who studied abroad
    (Chair: CFAI Assist. Prof. Islam Jahidul)
  1)"My Experiences of Utrecht Summer School in the Netherlands" by Ms. Yukiyo SATO (DC3)
  2)" Our Life in China - Studying at Yangzhou University -" by Mr. Ryota YONEYAMA (MC2)
  3)" Fruitful Experiences at Smith Lab, Texas A&M University" by Mr. Yuki HAKAMATA (MC2)
    Language:English

S-2. Orientation of CFAI Study Abroad 2017 (CFAI Vice Director, Assoc. Prof. Haruki Kitazawa)
    How to apply (School Affairs Section, Administration Office)
    Q&A
    Language:Japanese

2017
4/17
"Establishment of international agricultural immunology research-core for a quantum improvement in food safety"
Partner Core Institute: Texas A&M University (USA), Yangzhou University (China), Wageningen University (Netherlands), Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (Argentina)
2017
3/10
Tohoku Forum for Creativity「New Horizons in Food Science via Agricultural Immunology」Web site was pre-opened. [2017AGR] July 2017 to September 2017
2017
3/10
CFAI Newsletters (in Japanese) were published.
2016
12/22
Lecture Report requirements:
To All graduate (Doctor course) students taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
Please choose your interesting 2 special lectures together with 2nd CFAI International Symposium and prepare individual report including the brief lecture contents, your impression and opinion. The reports written in English are highly recommended.
The 3 reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, your name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Sugihiro Ando via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2@tohoku.ac.jp) by January 23 (Mon.), 2017. Due to evaluate the reports we cannot accept any reports after the deadline.
Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)

To All graduate (Master course) students taking Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture:
Please choose your interesting 3 lectures and prepare individual report including the brief lecture contents, your impression and opinion. The reports written in English are highly recommended.
The 3 reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, your name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Sugihiro Ando via e-mail (sugihiro.ando.a2@tohoku.ac.jp) by January 23 (Mon.), 2017. Due to evaluate the reports we cannot accept any reports after the deadline.
Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2016
12/10
Invitation to the CFAI 6th-7th Special Lecture
6th Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Niel A. Karrow (Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Canada)
Title: Toxicity of PenicilliumMicotoxins to Bovine Macrophages (BoMacs)
Venue : Seminar room No.4 E421 (Aobayama campus), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Dec 12th (Mon), 2016
Time : 13:30-14:20
Language:English
 
7th Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Julio Villena (Senior Researcher, CERELA-CONICET, Argentina)
Title: Local and Long-distance Calling: Conversations between Immunobiotics and the Host and their Impact on Viral Infections
Venue : Seminar room No.4 E421 (Aobayama campus), Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Dec 12th (Mon), 2016
Time : 14:30-15:20
Language:English
 
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2016
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2016
10/26
2016 Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Jean-Marc Reichhart (Professor, Strasbourg University, France)
Title: The Drosophila Immune System, an evolutionary perspective…”
Venue : Meeting room, Bldg. A 2F, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science (Aobayama campus)
Date : Nov 14th (Mon), 2016
Time : 15:30-17:00
Language:English
2016
10/20
CFAI Newsletter (vol.23: in Japanese) was published.
2016
7/21
Invitation to the CFAI 5th Special Lecture
Lecturer: Slamet Budijanto(Professor, Bogor Agricultural University,Indonesia)
Lecturer: Dr. Ardiansyah(Assistant Professor, Universitas Bakrie, Indonesia)
Title: Potential and challenges food ingredient in industry”
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Aug 3rd (Wed), 2016
Time : 13:30-15:00
Language:English
 
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2016
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2016
7/7
CFAI Special Seminar Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Kenji Shimada (Group leader, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland)
" Mechanisms of initiation and termination of DNA replication "
Venue : Lecture room No. 10, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : July 25th (Mon), 2016
Time : 16:00 - 17:00
Language:English
2016
7/6
Invitation to CFAI 3rd and 4th Special Lecture
3rd Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Maria Forlenza(Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
Title: “Fundamental and applied aspects of the carp immune system”
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : July 8th (Fri), 2016
Time : 13:30-15:00
Language:English
 
4th Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Geert Wiegertjes(Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
Title: “Innate immunity of carp”
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : July 8th (Fri), 2016
Time : 15:10-16:40
Language:English
 
 
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2016
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2016
7/6
CFAI Newsletters (vol.21 and vol.22: in Japanese) were published.
2016
7/2
CFAI 2nd International Symposium was held.
Venue : Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus, Multimedia Education and Research Complex 6F
Date : July 2nd, 2016
Time : 9:30 - 17:20
Language:English
2016
6/6
Invitation to the CFAI 1st and 2nd Special Lectures
1st Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Guido Van den Ackerveken(Professor of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : July 1st (Fri), 2016
Time : 13:30 - 15:00
Language:English
 
2nd Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Carl Hayden Mesarich(Lecturer of Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, New Zealand)
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : July 1st (Fri), 2016
Time : 15:10 - 16:40
Language:English
 
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2016
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2016
5/13
Announcement for CFAI 2nd International Symposium
"Current and Future Trends in Food and Agricultural Immunology"
Venue : Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus, Multimedia Education and Research Complex 6F
Date : July 2nd, 2016
Time : 9:25 - 17:20
Language:English
2016
5/11
CFAI Newsletters (vol.19 and vol.20: in Japanese) were published.
2016
4/27
CFAI Opportunity in Study Abroad
Reports of fellows who studied abroad in 2015 and Orientation of Study Abroad 2016
 
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : May 6th (Fri), 2016
Time : 16:00 - 18:00

1. Openning remark: Dean, Prof. Michio Komai
2. Reports of fellows who studied abroad in 2015-2016
    (Chair: CFAI Assist. Prof. Paulraj Kanmani)
  1) " My Actual Experiences at UC Davis " by Mr. Kyohei Furukawa (DC1)
  2) " My Great Memory in UK " by Mr. Kei Suzuki (MC2)
Language:English

3. Orientation of CFAI Study Abroad 2016 (CFAI Vice Director, Assoc. Prof. Haruki Kitazawa)
    How to apply (School Affairs Section, Administration Office)
    Q&A
4. Closing remark: CFAI Director, Prof. Hisashi Aso
 Language:Japanese
2016
4/27
CFAI Newsletters (vol.17 and vol.18: in Japanese) were published.
2016
4/15
CFAI Special Seminar Announcement
"Viral Diarrhea and Enviroment"
Lecturer: Dr. Mayuko Saito (Associate Professor, Virology, Tohoku University School of Medicine)
Venue : Lecture room No. 10, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : April 21th (Thu), 2016
Time : 16:00 - 17:30
Language:Japanese
2016
3/9
CFAI Newsletter (vol.16: in Japanese) was published.
2016
2/29
Announcement for 2nd SLiT-J Workshop (Synchrotron Light in Tohoku, Japan)
Venue : Lecture room No. 1, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : March 8th (Tue), 2016
Time : Part 1. 10:00 - 18:00 (Part 2. 18:00 - 20:00)
Language:Japanese
For more information: PosterProgram
2016
2/19
CFAI Newsletter (vol.15: in Japanese) was published.
2016
2/12
CFAI Special Seminar Announcement
"Structural and thermodynamic insights into the mechanisms of cation-coupled symport"
Lecturer: Dr. Lan Guan (Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas, USA)
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : March 4th (Fri), 2016
Time : 13:30 - 15:00
Language:English
2016
1/15
CFAI Newsletters (vol.12, vol.13, vol.14: in Japanese) were published.
2016
1/5
CFAI Newsletters (vol.9, vol.10, vol.11: in Japanese) were published.
2016
1/5
Lecture Report requirements:
To All graduate (Doctor course) students taking International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture:
Please choose your interesting 2 special lectures together with 1st CFAI International Symposium and prepare individual report including the brief lecture contents, your impression and opinion. The reports written in english are highly recommended.
The 3 reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, your name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Haruki Kitazawa via e-mail (cfai_e@bios.tohoku.ac.jp) by January 29 (Fri.), 2016. Due to evaluate the reports we can not accept any reports after the deadline.
Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
 
To All graduate (Master course) students taking Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture:
Please choose your interesting 3 lectures and prepare individual report including the brief lecture contents, your impression and opinion. The reports written in english are highly recommended.
The 3 reports with each cover page including selected lecture title and the teacher's name, your name, student's number, grade and laboratory name should be submitted to Haruki Kitazawa via e-mail (cfai_e@bios.tohoku.ac.jp) by January 29 (Fri.), 2016. Due to evaluate the reports we can not accept any reports after the deadline.
Haruki Kitazawa, CFAI Vice Director (Education)
2015
12/17
Invitation to the CFAI 10th Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Willem van Eden (Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University)
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : January 13th (Wed), 2016
Time : 15:00 - 16:30
Language:English
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2015
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2015
12/12
CFAI 1st International Symposium was held.
Venue : Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus, Multimedia Education and Research Complex 6F
Date : Decenber 12th, 2015
Time : 9:30 - 17:20
Language:English
2015
12/04
CFAI Newsletters (vol.8: in Japanese) was published.
2015
11/12
CFAI Newsletters (vol.6 and vol.7: in Japanese) were published.
2015
10/30
Invitation to the CFAI 8th, 9th Special Lecture
8th
Lecturer: Dr. Geert Wiegerties (Cell Biology and Immunology Group, WIAS, Wageningen University)
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : December 11th (Fri), 2015
Time : 13:00 - 14:30
Language:English
9th
Lecturer: Dr. Greg Johnson (Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University)
Venue : Lecture room No. 2, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : December 11th (Fri), 2015
Time : 15:00 - 16:30
Language:English
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2015
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2015
10/26
Announcement for CFAI 1st International Symposium
Venue : Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus, Multimedia Education and Research Complex 6F
Date : Decenber 12th, 2015
Time : 9:30 - 17:20
Language:English
2015
10/23
Invitation to the CFAI 7th Special Lecture
Lecturer: Dr. Julio Villena(CERELA-CONICET, Argentina)
Venue : Lecture room No. 10, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Date : Novenber 6th (Fri), 2015
Time : 13:00 - 14:30
Language:English
This lecture is included in Class 2(2) of International Food & Agricultural Immunology Lecture, 2015
and is also highly recommended for Master course students.
2015
9/24
CFAI Special Seminar Announcement
”Confocal microscopy studies of DNA repair processes in live cells: Inducing low level DNA damage using focused visible light to study recruitment and disengagement of repair factors”
Lecturer: Dr. Jurek W. Dobrucki (Professor of Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)
Venue : The moderate meeting room (Administration Office Bld., 2nd Floor)
Date : September 29th (Tue), 2015
Time : 16:00 - 17:00
Language:English
2015
9/24
Announcement for 2015 Food & Agricultural Immunology Joint Lecture
Day & Time:Tuesday Third lecture time(13:00 - 14:30)
Venue:Lecture room No.10, Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Language:English
Lecture style: Omnibus
2015
8/18
CFAI Newsletters (vol.1 - vol.5: in Japanese) were published. (Please click the menu)
2015
6/25
CFAI 2nd - 6th Special Lecture Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Craig Hamilton Warden(Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology and Genetics, University of California at Davis)
2nd, 3rd
Date : 24 July (Fri), 2015
Time : 8:50 - 10:20, 10:30 - 12:00
Venue : Lecture room No. 2
Language:English
4th, 5th, 6th
Date : 7 August (Fri), 2015
Time : 8:50 - 10:20, 10:30 - 12:00, 13:00 - 14:30
Venue : Lecture room No. 2
Language:English
2015
6/2
CFAI 1st Special Lecture Announcement
Lecturer: Dr. Yoshimi Shibata (Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University)
Date : 17 June (Wed), 2015
Time : 13:00 - 14:30
Venue : Lecture room No. 2
Language:English
2015
5/11
The CFAI home page was opened.

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