The 3rd Cherry Blossom Symposium

Last Update : MAR/19/2002

Scientific Program

April 3

(Wed)

Symposium 1 : Total Clinical Laboratory Automation In ASIA

chair : Noriyuki Tatsumi, Osaka City University
Jin-Q Kim, Seoul National University

1
14:00-14:30

 「 Clinical Laboratory Automation Systems in Korea -System Design and Application- 」

National Cancer Center (Korea) : Young-Joon Lee

2
14:30-15:00

 「 Clinical Chemistry in Mainland China Past, Present and Future 」

National Center for Clinical Laboratory (China) : Shen Ziyu

3
15:00-15:30

 「 Opporfunity and Pitfalls in The Development of Clinical Laboratory Automation Systems in Thailand 」

Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) : Navapun Charurunks

Symposium 2 : Total Clinical Laboratory Automation in JAPAN

chair : Yasushi Takagi, Showa University
Yoichi Nagamura, Fugita Health University

1
16:00-16:30

「 Specimen Preparation System - The Latest Technologies and Applications. 」

ALOKA Co., Ltd.       : Hiroshi Akao

2
16:30-17:00

 「 Trial Toward True "Plug And Play" Connection in LAS 」

JEOL Ltd.       : Yoshinori Takaha

3
17:00-17:30

 「 Merits and Problems of Laboratory Automation System 」

Yokohama City University Hospital : Shinichiro Watanabe

4
17:30-18:00

 「 Introduction of Patient Label & Test Tube Preparation System -How to Decrease Human Error Factor in Clinical Laboratory- 」

Techno Medica Co.,Ltd      : Korehisa Oyama

April 4

(Thu)

Plenary Lecture I

Chair : Kazuhiko Nakahara, The University of Tokyo

09:00-10:00

 「 Frontiers of Human Genome Analysis and 21st Century Medicine 」

Keio University School of Medicine    : Nobuyoshi Shimizu

Symposium 3 : Genetic Analysis

Chair : Tony Beugelsdijk, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Tsutomu Nobori, Mie University

1
10:00-10:30

 「 Cancer Classification by Gene Expression Profiling 」

Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo : Hiroyuki Aburatani

2
10:30-11:00

 「 Blood Screening with NAT( nucleic acid amplification technology ) 」

Roche Diagnostics K K       : Shigeru Tamatsukuri

3
11:00-11:30

 「 Sensitive Allelotyping Using Capillary Gel Electrophoresis and Clinical Application to Cancer Diagnosis 」

Tochigi Cancer Center Research Institute : Koukichi Sugano

4
11:30-12:00

 「 The Latest Mutation Detection by Using the DHPLC Technology 」

Sowa Trading co., Inc. : Takeshi Fujino

Plenary Lecture II

Chair : Takashi Kanno, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

13:00-14:00

 「 Applications of Microtechnology and Nanotechnology in High Throughput Screening and Multiplexed Assays 」

Uninersity of Pennsylvania Medical Center (USA) : Larry J. Kricka

Symposium 4 : High Throughput Screening & Microdevice

Chair : David Herold, VASDHS and UCSD School of Medicine
Mitsuru Seishima, Gifu University

1
14:00-14:30

「 The Array-based Sample and SNP Multiplexing for Higher Throughput and Lower Cost Genotyping 」

Sowa Trading co., Inc.     : Taiga Tatsumi

2
14:30-15:00

 「 Cytochrom P-450 Genotyping Array, p53 Resequencing Array, HIV Drug Resistance Arrays 」

Roche Molecular Systems (USA)   : Thomas.W.Myers

3
15:00-15:30

 「 On-Chip Integration of Immunoassay System for Ultrafast and High-Throughput Diagnostic Analysis 」

The University of Tokyo : Takehiko Kitamori

Symposium 5 : Laboratory Information Technology

Chair : Tetsuro Sugiura, Kochi Medical School
Toshio Kawaguchi, SYSMEX CORPORATION

1
16:00-16:25

「 The Recent Trend of Echo Imaging System 」

Nihon Kohden Corp.     : Hisao Yoshimura

2
16:25-16:50

 「 HL7 Standard for Laboratory Automation 」

NEC Soft, Ltd.      : Sadamu　Takasaka

3
16:50-17:15

 「 Next Generation of LIS - New Approach to Advanced Laboratory Management 」

A&T　Corp.     : Toru Sakaki

4
17:15-17:40

 「 Molis Datawarehouse and Datamining 」

Sysmex Molis     : Theo Schumacher

5
17:40-18:05

 「 Design and Implementation of a Multiplexor Based Informatics Portal (DBNetTM) for Use with Dade Behring Instruments in the Clinical Laboratory 」

Dade Behring (USA)    : Fumi Ishikawa

April 5

(Fri)

Plenary Lecture III

Chair : Masahide Sasaki, Yamaguchi Red Cross Blood Center

09:00-10:00

 「 The Impact of Automation on Medical Laboratories and Hospitals: Predictions for the Future 」

The University of Virginia (USA)    : Robin A. Felder

Symposium 6 : Strategies of Total Laboratory Automation

Chair : Jutaro Tadano, Saga Medical School
Yasushi Nomura, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation

1
10:30-11:00

 「 What is the New Direction for Total Laboratory Automation?」

Osaka City University Postgraduate Medical School : Noriyuki Tatsumi

2
11:00-11:30

 「 Strategy of Laboratory System 」

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine    : Takashi Kanno

3
11:30-12:00

 「 Automation in the Hospital Laboratory: Advantages, Disadvantages and the Information Technology Required 」

Charite Hospital (Germany)    : Pranav Sinha