The 2016 Kyoto Prize Workshops

From the Molecular Immunity to the Suppression of Cancer

Tasuku Honjo

/　　Medical Scientist

Basic Sciences

Life Sciences and Medicine（Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Systems Biology, etc.）

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2016

11 /12 Sat

13:30 - 17:30

Place： Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University

Address：Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 JAPAN

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Program

13:30

Opening Address and Introduction of Laureate	Nagahiro Minato

13:40

Laureate’s Lecture	Tasuku Honjo (the Laureate in Basic Sciences) “Revival of Immunology”

14:30

Intermission

14:40

Lecture	Masamichi Muramatsu (Professor, Kanazawa University) “Antiviral Activity of the AID/APOBEC Family of Cytidine Deaminases”

15:10

Lecture	Kenji Chamoto (Assistant Professor, Kyoto University) “Mitochondria Activation Chemicals Synergize with PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade for T Cell-Dependent Anti-Tumor Activity”

15:40

Intermission

15:55

Lecture	Seishi Ogawa (Professor, Kyoto University) “Cancer Immune Evasion via the Disruption of PD-L1 3’-UTR”

16:25

Lecture	Robert A. Anders (Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University) “Translating the Power of PD-L1 into Clinical Success”

16:55

Lecture	Sidonia Fagarasan (Team Leader, RIKEN) “Involvement of PD-1 in Antibody Diversification and Body Homeostasis”

17:25

Closing Address	Nagahiro Minato

17:30

Closing

Laureates

Tasuku Honjo

Medical Scientist

Dr. Honjo has elucidated the mechanism for the functional diversification of antibodies by clarifying Class Switch Recombination and its responsible enzyme, AID. He also identified several important immunoregulatory molecules, including PD-1, whose function has led to the development of effective cancer immunotherapy. His discoveries and their clinical applications have significantly influenced research in the life sciences and medicine, resulting in eminent contributions to human welfare.

＊This field then was Field of Life Sciences (Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology).

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date: Saturday, November 12, 2016
place: Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University
Coordinator and Chair: Nagahiro Minato (Executive Vice President, Kyoto University)

Organized by: Inamori Foundation and Kyoto University
Supported by: Kyoto Prefectural Government, Kyoto City Government, NHK
With the cooperation of: Japanese Cancer Association, Japanese Society for Immunology, The Japanese Biochemical Society, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan