July 3 (Friday)
12:30-14:30 |
Session 2: Sociosexual communication in insects
Organized by Kazushige Touhara (University of Tokyo)
Insects utilize volatile pheromones to establish their sociosexual communication. In this session, we focus on mechanisms underlying volatile/pheromone reception and on how the information is integrated in the brain, leading to a specific behavior. We also discuss about the significance of volatile compounds in ecological environment of various insect species.
Leslie B. Vosshall（Rockefeller University）/
Olfaction in Drosophila and the behavior
Mamiko Ozaki (Kobe University)/
Olfaction in ants and their social behavior
Takeo Kubo (University of Tokyo)/
Molecular dissection of the honeybee brain: molecular and neural basis of their social behaviors
Takehiko Fukumoto (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)/
Application of insect phermone for pest control
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July 3 (Friday)
14:40-16:10 |
Session 3: Pheromone communication in mammals
Organized by Hideto Kaba (Kochi University) and Kazushige Touhara (University of Tokyo)
Chemosensory communication mediated by the olfactory system is crucial for mammals to acquire complex information of the second individual such as gender and family as well as physiological status. This session focuses on mammalian pheromones, and discusses about recent progresses in molecular biology, neurophysiology, and pharmacology of pheromone reception. Endocrinological and behavioral effects of pheromones will also be discussed.
Frank Zufall (Universitat des Saarlandes )
Pheromone reception mechanisms in mice
Hideto Kaba (Kochi University)/
Neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of pheromone action in mice
Yuji Mori (University of Tokyo)/
Mammalian pheromone and behavior
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July 3 (Friday)
16:30-18:30 |
Session 4: Odor psycophysics in human
Organized by Shuji Aou (Kyushu Tech. University)
Humans got a big diversity of psycophysical effect by smell. While smell functions by mediating communications between insects or the other mammals, humans use smell to increase their QOL. This session focus on the psycophysical activity of volatile compounds on humans. Application of volatile compounds will be also discussed.
Kunio Yamazaki (Monell Institute)
Odor types: Individuality and disease
Shuji Aou (Kyushu Tech. University)
Relaxation with green leaf volatiles
Takakazu Oka (Kyushu University)
Green odor attenuates stress-induced cardiovascular responses in healthy subjects.
Atsushi Jouichi (Shiseido)
Sedative aroma constituents found in Chinese rose flowers
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July 4 (Saturday)
9:00-11:30 |
Session 5: Plant volatiles and defense
Organized by Junji Takabayashi (Kyoto University), Hisakazu Yamane (Tokyo
University)
Plants defend themselves against herbivore and pathogen either directly
or indirectly. Volatiles of plant origin may function as either direct
defense weapons against pathogens, or information for natural enemies of
herbivores indicating the presence of their victims (indirect defense).
This session discuss how these volatiles are biosynthesized, and how they
are used by other organisms belonging to different trophic levels.
Maurice Sabelis (Amsterdam University)
Complex blends of volatiles: synthetic vs elemental perception by arthropods
Paul E. Staswick (Nebraska University)
The role of amino acid conjugation in jasmonic acid signaling
Mark Mescher (Pennsylvania State University)
Chemical ecology of plant virus transmission
Junji Takabayashi (Kyoto University)
Tritrophic interaction networks mediated by ecological volatiles.
-application for pest management-
Kazunori Okada and Hisakazu Yamane (The University of Tokyo)
Biosynthesis and biological functions of jasmonic acid in rice
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July 4 (Saturday)
11:30-12:30 |
Poster Session |
July 4 (Saturday)
13:30-15:00 |
Session 6: Plant-plant communication
Organized by Yoshiharu Fujii (NIAES), Kenji Matsui (Yamaguchi University)
Plants have abilities to perceive volatile compounds, and invoke defense
responses to cope with future attack by pathogens and herbivores. This
session discusses on how plants perceive the volatile compounds, how they
activate the signaling pathways, and what is the outcome of this plant-plant
interaction in the eco-systems.
Consuelo De Moraes (Pennsylvania State University)
Chemical communication among plants
Gen-ichiro Arimura (Kyoto University)
Volatile biosynthesis in plants in response to herbivory
Yoshiharu Fujii (NIAES)
Isolation and identification of ecological volatiles in allelopathy
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