The Ilsong Institute of Life Science of Hallym University and Nagoya City University (NCU) co-hosted the 12th International Symposium on Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital on June 24, 2010.
The Japanese delegation included Dr. Hitoo Nishino, Professor Emeritus, Nagoya City University, Dr. Makoto Michikawa of Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Dr. Kiyofumi Asai of Molecular Neurobiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Dr. Kosei Ojika of Neurology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
In her welcome address, Dr. Hae-Ran Lee, president of Hallym University Medical Center, note, “It is indeed a great honor for us to continue to deepen collaborative ties with your institution. The topic of this symposium, ‘Aging & Neurodegenerative Diseases,’ bears a special significance as the world is rapidly developing into an aging society, and I hope together we will be able to find ways to conquer neurodegenerative diseases."
The two-session academic event was attended by 80 medical scientists of Hallym and Nagoya City Universities.
The program is as follows:
Session I
Involvement of RhoA in regulation of superoxide production in BV2 cells in response to fAβ peptides
Jae Bong Park, MD, PhD
Dept. of Biochemistry
Hallym University College of Medicine
Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer’s disease
Makoto Michikawa, MD, PhD
Dept. of Alzheimer’s Disease Research
National Center for Geriatrics & Gerontology
The expression of pathogenic human torsin A in Drosophila results in the activation of unfolded protein response and increased susceptibilities to oxidative stress
Young Ho Koh, MD, PhD
Ilsong Institute of Life Science
Hallym University College of Medicine
Expression and localization of aquaporins in astrocytes-Lactic acid changes the localization of aquaporin 4 in cultured rat
Kiyofumi Asai, MD, PhD
Dept. of Molecular Neurobiology
Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Special Lecture
How had neuroscience contributed to education of young children?
Hitoo Nishino, MD, PhD
Nagoya City University
Session II
Diversity of dopaminergic system in the brain by environmental conditions
Hideki Hida, MD, PhD
Dept. of Neurophysiology & Brain Science
Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Characteristics of the sequence effect in Parkinson’s disease
Suk Yun Kang, MD, PhD
Dept. of Neurology
Hallym University College of Medicine
Decreased brain zinc availability reduces hippocampal neurogenesis in mice and rats
Sang Won Suh, MD, PhD
Dept. of Physiology
Hallym University College of Medicine
Overview of hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide (HCNP)
Kosei Ojika, MD, PhD
Dept. of Neurology
Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Stroke epidemiology and registry-based stroke research in Korea
Kyung Ho Yu, MD, PhD
Dept. of Neurology
Hallym University College of Medicine