The seminar will be held in Japanese except for the presentation by Dr. Geoff RICHARDS

<Date>
15:00 – 17:00, Nov. 28 (Mon.), 2016
<Venue>
1F Conference Rm.
Center for Information and Communications Technology (CiNet)
1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka (Suita Campus, Osaka Univ.)
<Organizers>
Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO)
NICT Center for Information and Communications Technology (CiNet)
<Targets>
Researchers in the field of life science
(not limited to CiNet members)
<Seatiang capacity>
130
<Program>
15:00　    Opening (Takahisa TAGUCHI, Vice Center Director, CiNet )
15:05　   about HFSPO and introduction of Dr. Geoff RICHARDS  (Hideki MIXUMA, Deputy Secretary General, HFSPO)
15:15      Presentation　(in English):
Broadening your horizons – international collaboration in the life sciences
HFSPO Director of Research Grants   Dr. Geoff RICHARDS
16:05      Q&A
16:35     Closing
16:40-17:00   Individual consultaion

Abstract of the presentation by Dr. Geoff RICHARDS:
HFSP (the Human Frontier Science Program) was established in 1989 so as to encourage innovative international collaboration in the life sciences. An emphasis is made on combining widely different expertise to understand fundamental biological mechanisms. These mechanisms can range from the finest molecular details of cellular structure to complex interactions in systems neuroscience. In the frontier science supported by HFSP, the biology is increasingly quantitative with contributions from computational biologists and biophysicists although other contributions from the physical sciences are also common.In this talk we will discuss the HFSP collaborative Research Grants, explaining the common errors in applications and the kind of project that is likely to win support. Successful teams take a ‘new look’ and bring novel ideas from different disciplines and scientific cultures together to solve a problem. We will also introduce the HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships to support young researchers.

About HFSPO:
The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO)
12, Quai Saint-Jean – B.P.10034 67080 Strasbourg-cedex, FRANCE
grant@hfsp.org
http://www.hfsp.org