The Takemi Memorial Trust for Research of Seizon and Life Sciences is pleased to hold the Takemi Award Commemorative Symposium honoring Professor Harvey Fineberg as the laureate of the award. Professor Harvey Feinberg served as Provost of Harvard University and President of the Institute of Medicine (now the Academy of Medicine).

The symposium will be held on Saturday February 24, 2024 at Gakushi Kaikan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Japan.

In the first part of the symposium, special lectures will be given by Professor Fineberg and Associate Professor Haruka Sakamoto of the Tokyo Women’s Medical University, laureate of the Takemi Incentive Award.

The second part will feature keynote speeches from Professor Katsuhiko Mikoshiba of Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Professor Masato Yasui of Keio University, Dr. Hideaki Koizumi, Advisor and Executive Vice President Emeritus of the Engineering Academy of Japan (this symposium committee chair), and Professor Emeritus Michael R. Reich of Harvard University, followed by a plenary discussion (transdisciplinary talk: TD talk) joined by both laureates of the Takemi awards. This TD talk will attempt to look at the current state of the art through transdisciplinary discussions among speakers from different fields and to discover a new, more desirable future direction for human beings based on the idea of Seizon and Life Sciences that encompasses all disciplines related to the study of mankind (Speakers’ biographies are available here).

Registration is required for this event. Please see below for ticketing instructions (free of charge).

Participants are invited to a reception in a separate room on the same floor and have an opportunity to interact with the laureates of the awards as well as the other speakers.

Language: Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation

Organized by: Takemi Memorial Trust for Research of Seizon and Life Sciences
In cooperation with: Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) (providing administrative support as the secretariat, including registration through Peatix)

If you wish to attend this event, please register in advance through the ticket application. The registration fee is free of charge. You can register here.

Timetable:

Reception desk and doors open at 12:30-

Part 1—Award Ceremony and Commemorative Lectures [13:00–14:15]

13:00–13:20 Opening and award ceremony
Opening Remarks: Hiroshi Kasanuki, Chair of the Steering Committee
Welcome Remarks: Keizo Takemi, Member, House of Councillors
Report on the Selection Process and Award Ceremony: Hiroshi Kasanuki

13:20–13:35 Takemi Incentive Award Lecture
“Global health in the Anthropocene: Health care in an era of life-threatening challenges”
Haruka Sakamoto, Associate Professor, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Division of Global Health, Tokyo Women’s Medical University

13:35–14:05 Takemi Memorial Award Lecture
“International Cooperation in Science, Education and Health”
Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

14:05–14:15 Break

Part 2—Transdisciplinary Talk with Prof. Fineberg [14:15–16:40]

Moderators:
Keizo Takemi, Member, House of Councillors
Eiji Marui, Professor, University of Human Sciences

14:15–14:20 Introductory remarks by the moderator

14:20–15:25 Keynote speeches (15 minutes each)
1. Science and Technology for a Harmonious Existence between Mankind and Nature: Where is the cutting edge going now?
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba, Professor, Institute of Immunochemistry, Shanghai University of Science and Technology

2. The future of medicine and healthcare in the Anthropocene: Health promotion with digital biomarkers
Masato Yasui, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Keio University School of Medicine

3. International Academy Collaboration for “Human Security and Well-being”: From the Viewpoint of SEIZON and Life Sciences
Hideaki Koizumi, Advisor and Executive Vice President Emeritus, The Engineering Academy of Japan <Symposium Committee Chair>

4. Ethical Principles for Planetary Health: A Preliminary Inquiry
Michael R. Reich, Taro Takemi Professor Emeritus of International Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

15:25–16:30 Discussion with Laureates of the Takemi Memorial Award and Takemi Incentive Award

16:30–16:35 Wrap-up comments by Professor Fineberg

16:35–16:40 Closing remarks by Symposium Committee Chair Hideaki Koizumi

Change of venue to Room 203 (photo session of the laureates and the Trust Steering Committee members)

Reception [17:00-18:30] (Room 203)

*As the symposium will consist mainly of lectures and discussions by the laureates and panelists, there will be limited time for questions from the floor. Participants are encouraged to attend the reception to interact with the speakers.

Venue:

Gakushi Kaikan, Room 210

Address:

3-28 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo