Author: Shelly Bagchi

Call for Nominations: “International Prize for Biology”

Please see the following message from Dr. Hirata, Director of the JSPS Washington Office:

Dear US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association Members,

As the director of JSPS Washington Office, I would like to ask your favor to help JSPS to find a good candidate for its best annual prize, the “International Prize for Biology”.  The deadline for the nomination is April 8, 2022. If you are interested, please find the detailed explanation at

 (English) http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol

(Japanese 日本語) http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-biol/index.html  

Any question can directly be sent to the
Secretariat of the Committee on the International Prize for Biology
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Email: ip-biology@jsps.go.jp 

Regards,
Kohji 

HIRATA Kohji, PhD 
Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Washington Office

2021 AA Seminar Program Reports Available

Two Alumni Association Seminars were awarded in FY20 and took place in 2021. Their reports are now available and can be found on the AA Seminar Program Awardee History page.

  • One Health, One World Day – Global One Health effects of low-level radiation on human health (Nov 3, 2021): Hosted by the Institute for Global Health at Michigan State University, this first annual symposium on the One Health method covered radiation’s effects on global health across countries including the US, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Japan.

  • Arsenic: From the environment to medicine (Nov 9, 2021): Organized by Dr. Barry P. Rosen at Florida International University, the seminar discussed how investigation into arsenic contamination in rice led to the discovery of a new arsenic-containing antibiotic. The method has potential applications in cancer treatment and was extensively discussed between researchers from Japan and Florida.

Congratulations to the seminar organizers for pulling off these events under challenging circumstances!

Applications for FY21 AA Seminars have closed. We will share an update when FY22 applications open, and look forward to your submissions at that time.