The First High-Altitude Project International Conference
| Date & time: |
December 3 (Thu.) - December 4 (Fri.), 2009 |
| Venue: |
RIHN Lecture Hall (  access) |
| Title: |
Global Environmental Issue in the human body -Disease and aging manifested by the imbalance between high-altitude adaptation and recent life-style change- |
| Organiser: |
D-03 Project ( Diversity Program, RIHN） |
| Language: |
English |
Program:
Thursday, 3 December
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| 9:30 - 9:35 |
Opening remarks: Narifumi Tachimoto |
| 9:35 - 9:40 |
Introduction: Okumiya Kiyohito
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| 9:40 - 10:55 |
Session 1 "Physiological adaptation to high-altitude environments"
Kozo Matsubayashi, Ge Ri Li, Kuniaki Otsuka
(Moderator: Kiyohito Okumiya)
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| 11:00 - 12:40 |
Session 2 "Cultural and ecological aspects of high-altitude environments"
Shinya Takeda, Akiyo Yatagai, Sonam Jorgyes, Tetsuya Inamura,
(Moderator: Masayoshi Shigeta)
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| 12:40 - 14:00 |
LUNCH
Luncheon seminar (13:00-13:30) "Cultural and Biological Importance of the Himalayan Fermented Foods Jyoti Prakash Tamang"
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| 14:00 - 15:45 |
Session 3 "Medical reports from Ladakh, Qinghai and Arunachal"
Motonao Ishikawa, Shun Nakajima, Reiko Hozo, Yumi Kimura, Dani Duri, Yasuko Ishimoto
(Moderator: Kozo Matsubayashi)
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15:50 - 17:05 |
Session 4 "Reports from the scene: problems facing residents"
Rinchin Tsering & Yasuyuki Kosaka, Biruh Alemu, Kazuo Ando
(Moderator: Tetsuya Inamura)
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Thursday, 4 December
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| 9:00 - 10:40 |
Session 5 Changing lifestyle and human well-being
Kiyohito Okumiya, Patricia Garcia, Tsering Norboo, Toshihiro Tsukihara
(Moderator: Shinya Takeda)
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10:45 - 11:55 |
Free Discussion: "Challenges for the future in the highlands"
(Modelator: Toshihiro Tsukihara)
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11:55 - 12:00 |
Closing remarks: Kiyohito Okumiya
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Contact:
KOSAKA Yasuyuki (Project Researcher, RIHN)
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
(RIHN)
zip code: 603-8047
457-4, Motoyama Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto
City, Japan
tel: +81-75-707-2232 fax: +81-75-707-2506
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