17th Members Invite Members: November 10-11, 2023, Dossenheim
Invitation of our member Dr. Jörg Wennmann
Venue: Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Biological Control, Schwabenheimer Straße 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany
Transportation: If you arrive by train, the JSPS Club will arrange transport from Dossenheim main train station to the Julius Kühn-Institut.
Program (85 KB)Friday, November 10, 2023 | |
| 13:30 | Welcome Remarks Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Chairman, German JSPS Alumni Association) Dr. Annette Herz (Deputy Head, Institute for Biological Control, Julius Kühn-Institut) Vice-Consul Kotoe Otsuka (Consulate General of Japan, Frankfurt am Main) Satoshi Suzuki (First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Germany) Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Hans-Günter Sonntag (Honorary Chairman, Heidelberger Freundeskreis Kumamoto) |
| 14:15 | The Sweet, the Bad and the Ugly: How Flowers Attract Pollinators through Chemical and Visual Mimicry Prof. Dr. Andreas Jürgens (Chemical Plant Ecology, Department of Biology, Technical University Darmstadt) |
| 14:45 | Insects Connections – How Joint Japanese-German Research on Insects Can Improve Plant Health Dr. Annette Herz (Deputy Head, Institute for Biological Control, Julius Kühn-Institut) |
| 15:15 | The Impact of Cambium-derived Tissue Composition on Plant Drought Resistance Prof. Dr. Thomas Greb (Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University) |
| 15:45 | Group picture & coffee break |
| 16:30 | Phtheirospermum Japonicum – How a Japanese Plant Transformed Molecular Research on Parasitic Weeds Dr. Thomas Spallek (Junior Group Leader, Plant Biotic Interactions, Georg-August-University Göttingen) |
| 17:00 | From Basic Research to Application as Start-up Company - A New Technology for Precision Farming Dr. Thomas Berberich (Head of SBiK-F Molecular Laboratory Centre, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre) |
| 17:30 | Baculoviruses and their License to Kill in Biological Plant Protection Dr. Jörg Wennmann (Head of Research Group “Molecular Insect Pathology and Bioinformatic”, Institute for Biological Control, Julius Kühn-Institut) |
| 19:30 | Dinner at restaurant Palmbräu Gasse |
Saturday, November 11, 2023 | |
| 10:30 | Heidelberg Castle guided tour (about 1 h) |
| 12:00 | Lunch at restaurant Historic Backhaus |
| 14:00 | Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (Director, JSPS Bonn Office) |