ANRRC 2021
PROGRAM
BEYOND COVID-19
Sustainable Research Resources Management for
Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy
October 26, 2021 | 09:00 – 17:00
(Bangkok Time UTC+7)
ONLINE Meeting hosted by NSTDA, Thailand
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome Remark
By representatives from National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
Special Session by Former ANRRC Presidents
9:05 – 9:25
The history of ANRRC from the start to the present and what’s been done by ISO TC276
By Dr. Yeonhee Lee, Founder and Former President of ANRRC, Korea
Keynote Session
9:25 – 9:55
Keynote Speaker I:
Synthetic Biology for Carbon Neutrality
By Prof. Yin Li, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), CHINA
9:55 – 10:25
Keynote Speaker II:
ABS update: challenge and opportunity for Biobank
By Dr. Philippe Desmeth, Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), BELGIUM
10:25– 10:30
Technical Break
Session 1
Envisioning Microbial Resources Centers in the Post-Pandemic World
Chair: Dr. Maria Auxilia T. SIRINGAN
10:30-10:45
Sustainable development of JCM as a microbial resource center over the pandemic era
By Dr. Moriya Ohkuma, Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN, JAPAN
10:45-11:00
How Microbes support BCG Economy?
Dr. Verawat Champreda, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), NSTDA, THAILAND
Poster Session (5 selected posters)
Moderator introduce the session (5 min)
11:05-11:45
Flash talk (5 mins talk and 3 mins Q&A)
11:45-13:30
Lunch break
INVITED ONLY
12:00-13:30
Executive Board Meeting
Session 2
Bioinformatics and Data Sciences: Unlocking challenges and opportunities
Chair: Dr. Yuji KOHARA
13:30 – 13:35
Introduction of the session
13:35– 13:50
Development of BRSO: Biological Resource Schema Ontology and its application to bio-resource databases
By Dr. Shoko Kawamoto, National Institute of Genetic (NIG), JAPAN
13:50 – 14:05
Towards the Asian comprehensive catalogue of biological resources in the post pandemic Era
By Dr. Juncai MA, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), CHINA
Session 3
How Plant Research Resources Support BCG Economy
Chair: Dr. Masatomo Kobayashi
14:05 – 14:10
Introduction of the session
14:10 – 14:25
Development of an agricultural pest repellent started from Arabidopsis resources
By Dr. Hiroshi Abe, RIKEN BioResource Research Center (BRC), JAPAN
14:25 – 14:40
Development of molecular genetic research tools of wild Oryza
By Dr. Yutaka Sato, National Institute of Genetic (NIG), JAPAN
Session 4
Human Research Resources in the Post COVID-19 Era
Chair: Jane Carpenter
14:40 – 14:45
Introduction of the session
14:45 – 15:00
Human health biobanking during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities
By Prof. Jennifer Byrne, NSW Health State-wide Biobank, AUSTRALIA
15:00– 15:15
Virus pathogen resources: management and support for infectious disease research
By Dr. Kyungsook Ahn, Resources & Innovation Coop., KOREA
Session 5
Animal Research Resources: Forefront and Diversity
Chair: Dr. Atsushi Yoshiki
15:15– 15:20
Introduction of the session
15:20 – 15:35
Advancing mouse resources for studies of health and disease
By Dr. Atsushi Yoshiki, RIKEN BioResource Research Center (BRC), JAPAN
15:35 – 15:50
Introduction of National Primate Research Center in Korea
By Dr. Jae—Won Huh, National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), KOREA
Session 6
Laws and Regulations: Standardization and Harmonization of Research Resources Centers
Chair: Dr. ShyamKumar SHARMA
15:50 – 15:55
Introduction of the session
15:55 – 16:10
Accessing genetic and genomic resources in India: Vista of regulatory framework and opportunities
By Dr. Sunil Archak, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, INDIA
16:10-16:25
Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Issues for Digital Sequence Information (DSI) and Ex situ Collections of Genetic Resources at the Convention on Biological Diversity
By Dr. Mutsuaki Suzuki, National Institute of Genetic (NIG), JAPAN
16:25 – 16:35
Break
Poster Awards Presentation and Closing Session
16:35 – 16:45
Poster Awards Presentation
16:45 – 17:00
Closing Remark
By Dr. Toshihiko Shiroishi, Director of RIKEN Bioresource Research Center (BRC), JAPAN
17:00
End of the program