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Support for research meetings and other events organized by female researchers: Announcement of "Soil Microorganisms x Material Cycling: Workshop" to be held on January 28-29.

The Office for Promoting a Diversity Research Environment is working to promote a university-wide diversity research environment and increase the number of female researchers who take on research leadership and university management roles through its Diversity Research Environment Realization Initiative (Leading Type), "Support for Holding Research Meetings and Other Events by Female Researchers." The Office provides support for research meetings and other events held within the university.
 
Thanks to this support, the workshop mentioned above will be held from Thursday, January 28th to Friday, January 29th, 2021. Details are provided below.

Title of the research meeting "Soil Microorganisms x Material Cycling: Workshop"
Dates and Times Thursday, January 28, 2021 - Friday, January 29, 2021
Venue/Location Room 319, Food Resources Research Building, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9-jo Nishi 9-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo City
 Online: Zoom
Program January 28, 2021 (Thu)
13:00 – 13:10 Introduction
 

*Keynote speech*​
13:10 – 13:40 Kanako Tago, "Dynamics of Substances and Microbial Functions in Agricultural Soil"
13:40 – 14:10 Shinji Nakaoka, "Application of Mathematical Methods Aimed at Community Function Analysis and Design of Soil Microbial Ecosystems"
(14:10 – 14:20 Break)
 
*Workshop*
14:20 – 14:45 Yoko Masuda: "Metatranscriptome Analysis and its Applications to Uncover the Hidden Ecology of Soil Microorganisms"
14:45 – 15:10 Toshiaki Matsuoka: "Exploring the relationship between soil microbial community structure and plant growth"
15:10 – 15:35 Miyoshi Kazumori, "Soil Microbiology of the Phosphorus Cycle — What We Can and Cannot Learn from Community Structure Analysis"
(15:45 – 15:55 Break)
 

15:45 – 16:10 Yumiko Miyamoto, "Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Forest Ecosystems"
16:10 – 16:35 Takahiko Koizumi, "Towards elucidating the ecology and understanding the function of ectomycorrhizal fungi"
16:35 – 17:00 Fumie Tatsumi, "Soil Fungal and Bacterial Communities that Drive the Nitrogen Cycle in Forests"
(17:00 – 17:10 Break)
 

17:10 – 17:50
General discussion
 

2021.1.29 (Fri)
09:30 – 11:30 General presentations (poster format*)
11:30 – 11:40 Conclusion

*We are currently accepting submissions for poster presentations (deadline: January 15, 2021).

Organization/Implementing Body Name Hokkaido University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Biogeochemistry (Uchida Lab)
 Fumie Tatsumi (Iwaoka)
WEB SITE https://chiiickey.wixsite.com/ws2021
(Please register here)