Welcome
Dear participants of the 12th International Congress on Protein Phosphatase
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I’m honored to host the 12th International
Congress on Protein Phosphatase (ICPP12)at Kindai University, Osaka, Japan,
October 27-30, 2016.
The theme of this year’s ICPP12 is “Protein phosphatase for Translational
Research” and our goal is to ensure that protein phosphatase research will
contribute to promoting human health and advancing medicine. This congress
will be jointly organized by the ongoing MEXT-Supported Program for the
Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities at Kindai University.
The aim of this program is to establish a research foundation in Kindai
University, that will serve as a cross-disciplinary platform for strategic
cancer research, including the elucidation of molecular basis and the regulatory
mechanisms of cancer as well as the discovery of innovative therapeutic
approaches for cancer treatment. We anticipate that the outcomes of this
program will promote basic and clinical cancer research, which will contribute
to cancer prevention as well as the development of new products for the
pharmaceutical industries.
Because phosphorylation events executed by phosphatases and kinases
are the most attractive mechanistic targets for cancer therapy, I believe
that this congress will be instrumental in taking up the challenge of uniting
basic research with clinical application research focused on defeating
cancer. We believe the Kindai project will serve as a driver in developing,
strengthening and disseminating evidence-based practices to the world.
Kindai University is one of the largest comprehensive Universities
in Japan and for the last 3 years the number of applicants has exceeded
one hundred thousand, ranking it number 1 in Japan. This fact, along with
its world renowned research in farm raising tuna and research excellence
in the life sciences makes Kindai University one of the most highly regarded
universities in Japan.
As an innovative feature, this congress will provide a forum for young
scientists to attend and present their research. Therefore, we have decided
to give prominence to a wide range of workshops by speakers selected from
graduate, undergraduate, young academic staff, and senior-high-school students.
I believe this inclusive feature of ICPP12 will promote lively discussion
and serve as a motivational force to help researchers and young scientists/students
to maximize their potential.
I am very much looking forward to seeing you in October in 2016 at KINDAI
University, Japan!!
Reiko Sugiura
Head of the Organizing Committee of ICPP12 and MEXT-Supported Program for
the Strategic Research Foundation at Kindai University
Reiko SUGIURA Toshio WATANABE
Chair and Professor, Department Professor, Graduate School of Humanities
and Schiences,
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nara Women's University
Faculty of Pharmacy,
KINDAI UNIVERSITY
Kowakae 3-4-1, Higashiosaka City, Osaka 577-8502, JAPAN
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