As 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of HFSP, a special anniversary meeting took place on 9 July. This was followed by the 19th HFSP Awardees Meeting in Tsukuba from 10 - 12 July.
On Thursday, 11 July there was a special session to highlight the work of HFSP alumni who are now working in Japan. The following talks were presented:
An in vivo time-lapse imaging screen, coupled with automated dendrite feature detection and quantification, reveals the molecular mechanisms of major dendrite branch formation
Li Foong Yoong, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN Institute, Saitama, Japan
Long-Term Fellow 2009
Neuroendocrine control of female germline stem cell proliferation in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
Ryusuke Niwa, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba and Structural Biology Research Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization KEK, Tsukuba, Japan
Long-Term Fellow 2005
Uncovering the mechanisms underlying the formation of the cerebral cortex using gyrencephalic ferrets
Hiroshi Kawasaki, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
Young Investigator Grant 2007
Click here for more information on the meetings and the full program.