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Support for research meetings organized by female researchers: Announcement of the International Symposium "INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS TO WILDLIFE" to be held on February 5th.

The Office for Supporting Female Researchers, as part of its Diversity Research Environment Realization Initiative (Leading Type) "Support for Holding Research Meetings and Other Events by Female Researchers," aims to promote a university-wide diverse research environment and increase the number of female researchers who take on research leadership and university management roles. To this end, the Office provides support for research meetings and other events held within the university.

 
Thanks to this support, the international symposium "INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS TO WILDLIFE" will be held on Wednesday, February 5th. Details are provided below.

Date 2020/2/5 (Wed) 13:00-17:25
Venues 2nd Lecture Room, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
Kita18, Nishi9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, JAPAN
Programme 13:00-13:10 Opening remarks
Dr. Toshio Tsubota (Professor of Wildlife Medicine, Hokkaido University)
 

13:10-13:50 Keynote Lecture: Global Hazard and Risk of Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure to Non-target Wildlife
Dr. Barnett Rattner, Ph.D (USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center)
 

13:50-14:15 Current status and issues of lead poisoning in large birds of prey
Dr. Keisuke Saito, DVM (Institute for Raptor Biomedicine Japan)
 

14:15-14:40 Potential Risk Map Construction of Lead Poisoning in Raptors in Japan
Dr. Manabu Onuma (National Institute for Environmental Studies)
 

14:40-15:40 Poster Discussion (Second Lecture Room) with Coffee/Tea
 

15:40-16:05 Characterization of Cytochrome P450 Genes and Enzymes in the Red-Crowned Cranes: Toward Understanding of Drug Sensitivity
Dr. Akira Kubota (Obihiro Univ Agriculture & Vet Med.)

 
16:05-16:30 Neurobehavioral toxicity of halogenated flame retardants in development
Dr. Hiroki Teraoka (Rakuno Gakuen Univ)
 

16:30-16:55 Comprehensive analysis on halogenated phenolic compounds in wildlife and companion animals by the exploitation of the Environmental Specimen Bank (es-BANK) in Ehime University
Dr. Hazuki Mizukawa (Ehime University)
 

16:55-17:20 Sensitivity of turtles to anticoagulant rodenticides: in vivo and in vitro sensitivity evaluation in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas mydas) in the Ogasawara Islands
Dr. Shouta Nakayama (Hokkaido Univ)
 

17:20-17:25 Closing remarks
Dr. Koji Arizono (Prefectural University of Kumamoto)

Contact tox@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp
URL https://www.chemical-hazard.com/2020-2-in-hokkaido

 
Regarding the 2019 "Diversity Research Environment Realization Initiative (Leading Type)" and support for holding research meetings, etc., by female researchers (Application period has ended)
https://freshu.synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/11231/