BACKGROUND

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. JSPS plays a pivotal role in the administration of a wide spectrum of Japan's scientific and academic programs. While working within the broad framework of government policies established to promote scientific advancement, JSPS carries out its programs in a manner flexible to the needs of the participating scientists.

OBJECTIVES
This program is designed to create high potential research hubs in selected fields within the Asian and African region, while fostering the next generation of leading researchers. It does this by establishing sustainable collaborative relations among universities and research institutes in Japan and other Asian and African countries. Under the program, these core institutions will collaborate in research fields of special importance or significance to Asia and/or Africa and that is deemed to be of high priority within Japan. Core institutions in Japan and other Asian and African countries conduct exchanges under the leadership of Japanese core institutions. These exchanges will take the form of joint research, seminars and other scientific meetings, and researcher exchanges, which are to be organized and carried out effectively under the program.

TARGETED PARTICIPANTS
Postgraduate students (Master and PhD) Medical Laboratory Technologist Academic staff.

PROGRAM
27th April 2011 | Day 1 14:00 14:20pm 14:20 14:30pm 14:30 14:40 pm Registration Recital of Doa Opening speech by the Prof Osman Ali, Dean School of Medicine. Session I (Total 20 min including presentation & discussion) ChairmanDr. Ohgami | (Time Keeper: Siti Norasiken) A redox-linked novel pathway for arsenic-mediated cancer-promoting effect. - Prof. Dr. Masashikato (Chubu University, Japan) Assessment Of Health risk from arsenic exposure in Human. - Dr. Zahirul Hoque (School of Medicine, UMS) The influence of lead exposure on the neuro-psychology scores of pregnant women in the Klang Valley, Malaysia AP Dr. Shamsul Bahari Shamsudin (School of Medicine, UMS) Perspective of biosorpt Application for Water Treatment in Vietnam - Dr. Vu Duc Thao (Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam) Break

14:40 15:30 pm 15:00 - 15:20 pm 15:20 15:40 pm

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General Discussion, Chairman : Prof. Dr. Masashikato 1. Results of our international collaboration 2. Our international collaboration in the future (1); 1. Field work in Asian countries a) Water b) Nail, hairs, urine c) Skin, tumor 2. Techniques to remove toxic elements from well water a) Methods to master the technique, application & evaluation of effects 3. Search for new toxic elements in well water 4. Molecular research for skin biology and cancer

28th April 2011 | Day 2 Session II (Total 20 min including presentation & discussion) Chairman: Rubia Binti Idris | (Time Keeper: Hellen Masandid) Breakfast A regulator for arsenic-mediated cancer-promoting and anti-cancer effects - AP Dr. Takeda (Chubu University, Japan) Effects of environmental factors on melanomagenesis - AP Dr. Yajima (Chubu University, Japan) Environmental stress-related neural diseases, Noise-induced physiological impairments - AP Dr. Ohgami (Chubu University, Japan) Session III (Total 20 min including presentation & discussion), Chairman: Dr. Yajima | (Time keeper: Amina) Heavy metal in seawater of a fish hatchery. - Dr. Abentin Estim (Marine Borneo Research Institute, UMS) Potential of Pistia Stratiotes in removal of Pb and Cd from simulated wastewater - AP Dr. Piakong Mohd Tuah (School of Science and Technology, UMS) Cr (II) and Zn (II) Biosorption Studies via Treated Brown Seaweed Sargassum sp. - Rubia Binti Idris (School of Science and Technology, UMS) Lunch General Discussion, Chairman: Prof. Dr. Masashikato Our international collaboration in the future (2); 1. Place in International Symposium in 2012 2. Decision of direction of our collaboration 1) Field work in Asian countries i. Water ii. Nail, hairs, urine iii. Skin, tumor 2) Techniques to remove toxic elements from well water i. Methods to master the technique, application and evaluation of its effect. ii. Search for new toxic elements in well water Molecular research for skin biology and cancer

9.30 10.00 am 10:00 10:20 am 10:20 10:40 am 10::40 -11.00 am

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