Activities in Science Café
February 7, 2019
The 40th Science Café “Let’s ask about breeding technologies supporting our food supply.——New breeding technologies and food safety”
Date and time:
February 7, 2019 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Ryo Ohsawa (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
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October 10, 2018
The 39th Science Café “What is ‘Soil Science’ ; Let’s get to know about soil, radioactive cesium relations.”
Date and time:
December 25, 2018 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Masaru Mizoguchi (Professor)
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October 10, 2018
The 37th Science Café “Let’s ask about Chrysanthemum ; Japan’s autumn colors —— Development of blue flowers by gene recombination”
Date and time:
October 10, 2018(Wednesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Michio Shibata (Professor)
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August 28, 2018
The 36th Science Café “Evaluation of efficacy of ingredients derived from agricultural products with genome-edited animals ; What does seaweed β-glucan do?”
Date and time:
August 28, 2018(Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Shigeru Kakuta (Associate Professor)
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June 22, 2018 & November 28, 2018
The 35th Science Café “What is ‘POST HARVEST’ ?; From harvest to your mouth”
Date and time: July 30th, 2018(Monday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Eriko Yasunaga (Associate Professor)
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June 22, 2018 & November 28, 2018
The 34th/38th Science Café “Let’s discuss poison, medicine and human relations”
Date and time:
June 22(Friday) & November 28(Wednesday), 2018, 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Masatoshi Hori (Professor)
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February 16, 2018
The 33th Science Café “Let’s ask about food labeling issues;what we need to know to avoid allergic reactions”
Date and time: February 16, 2018 (Friday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Satomi Akagi (Secretary General/Executive Director, the NPO Atopi’ child earth of child network)
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January 16, 2018
The 32th Science Café “Agricultural products from Fukushima;Current Status and issues”
Date and time: January 16, 2018 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Naoto Nihei (Associate Professor)
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December 12, 2017
The 31th Science Café “Is it safe to eat? ; Let’s ask about plant-generated chemical substances”
Date and time: December 12, 2017 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tadao Asami (Professor)
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November 21, 2017
The 30th Science Café “The pigs rescued from Fukushima;The story after that”
Date and time: November 21, 2017 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: JunYou Li (Associate Professor)
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October 12, 2017
The 29th Science Café “Season of appetite:autumn;’Gibier’ food poisoning risk and countermeasures”
Date and time: October 12, 2017 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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September 7, 2017
The 28th Science Café “Food allergy;Appropriate information for the people”
Date and time: September 7, 2017 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Haruyo Adachi (Assistant Professor)
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July 11, 2017
The 27th Science Café “Why are goldfish not so happy about the ocean?-Fish osmotic pressure adjustment function and its application”
Date and time: July 11, 2017 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Toyoji Kaneko (Professor)
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February 6, 2017
The 25th Science Café “Radioactive contamination of crops – Baced on Fukushima Daiich nuclear power plant accident ”
Date and time: February 6, 2017 (Monday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tomoko Nakanishi (Professor)
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January 7, 2017
The 24th/26th Science Café “Functional foods ensure/enhance our health? – functional food factors in the intestine track ”
Date and time: January 7, 2017 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30 / March 16, 2017(Thursday)
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Akira Osawa (Professor,Kobe University)
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December 7, 2016
The 23rd Science Café “Radioactive substances and Crops in Fukushima”
Date and time: December 7, 2016 (Wednesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Naoto Nihei (Assosiate Professor)
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November 8, 2016
The 22nd Science Café “Let’s discuss pigs exposed to radiation and their health”
Date and time: November 8, 2016 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: JunYou Li (Assistant Professor)
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September 29, 2016
The 21st Science Café “Let’s discuss medical radioactive rays”
Date and time: September 29, 2016 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Takashi Kondo (Professor)
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August 28,2016
The 20th Science Café “Let’s ask about the gene-recombined foods at hand!”
Date and time: August 28, 2016 (Friday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Yoshiko Sassa (NPO’Life & Bio Plaza 21′)
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July 28, 2016
The 19th Science Café “Latest findings about fish parasites and food poisoning”
Date and time: July 28, 2016 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Hiroshi Yokoyama (Assistant Professor)
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March 1, 2016
The 18th Science Café “Let’s ask about radioactive contamination of mushrooms and forests!”
Date and time: March 1, 2016 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Satoru Miura (Ph.D.)
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February 5, 2016
The 17th Science Café “Let’s discuss diet, health and longevity!”
Date and time: February 5, 2016 (Friday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Shosuke Kojo (Professor)
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January 7, 2016
The 16th Science Café “Let’s discuss food irradiation – its merit and concern.”
Date and time: January 7, 2016 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Keitaro Tanoi (Assosiate Professor)
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November 6, 2015
The 15th Science Café “Let’s ask about post-harvest: A story between harvest and our dinner table – how to preserve good taste”
Date and time: November 6, 2015 (Friday), 14:30-16:00
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Eriko Yasunaga (Assosiate Professor)
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October 1, 2015
The 14th Science Café “Let’s ask about the peach: What kind of tree is it?”
Date and time: October 1, 2015 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Daiske Takata (Assistant Professor)
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August 6, 2015
The 13th Science Café “Let’s ask about agrochemicals!”
Date and time: August 6, 2015 (Thursday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tadao Asami (Professor)
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March 4, 2015
The 12th Science Café “Let’s ask about food additives – The truth of the anathema”
Date and time: March 4, 2015 (Wednesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Hiroshi Akiyama (PhD.), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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January 9, 2015
The 11th Science Café “Let’s ask about food and allergies”
Date and time: January 9, 2015 (Friday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Satoshi Hachimura (Associate Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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December 8, 2014
The 10th Science Café “Let’s ask about the effects of radioactive rays from the point of comic magazines”
Date and time: December 8, 2014 (Monday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Cafe Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Takashi Kondo (Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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August 11, 2014
The 9th Science Café “Let’s ask about the radioactive concentration level in Fukushima: at present and in the future”
Date and time: August 11, 2014 (Monday), 14:00-15:30
Location: “Café Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tsuyoshi Ogawa (Project Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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July 29, 2014
The 8th Science Café “Let’s ask about radioactive cesium in foods, and Sievert”
Date and time: July 29, 2014 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Café A gli 101, 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Keitaro Tanoi (Associate Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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January 17, 2014
The 7th Science Café “Let’s ask about radioactive substances and farm products – various foods in Fukushima”
Date and time: January 17, 2014 (Friday), 14:00-15:30
Location: Café Agli 101,” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Naoto Nihei (Associate Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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December 21, 2013
The 6th Science Café “Discover the microscopic world of vegetation through radioactive rays – technology to visualize something invisible, Part II”
Date and time: December 21, 2013 (Saturday), 14:00-15:30
Location: “Cafe Agli 101” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Atsushi Hirose (Project Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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November 2, 2013
Science Bus Tour in Fukushima “Let’s visit, see, ask and eat! – spending a whole day learning about meat”
Date and time: November 2, 2013 (Saturday), 7:00-21:00
Itinerary: [Meeting point] In front of No. 3 Hall, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo
1. Tour to Fukushima Agricultural Technology Center to observe analysis on radioactive substances
2. Korean barbeque lunch at “Gyu-Ho,” obtaining Fukushima beef directly from Zen-Noh Fukushima
3. Shopping at “Aijo-kan” a direct sales store of Zen-Noh Fukushima
4. Visit several beef farmers
[Breakup point] In front of No. 3 Hall, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo
Attendants: Tsutomu Sekizaki, Professor, Hiromi Hosono, Associate Professor, Keitaro Tanoi, Associate Professor, and others
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August 2, 2013
The 5th Science Café “Seminar to prevent food poisoning and enjoy a delicious Korean barbeque”
Date and time: August 2, 2013 (Friday), 13:30-15:00
Location: “Food Science Café” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor)
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July 27, 2013
The 4th Science Café “Let’s ask about radioactive substances and farm products”
Date and time: July 27, 2013 (Saturday), 14:00-15:30
Location: “Food Science Café” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Natsuko Kobayashi (Project Assistant Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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January 18, 2013
The 3rd Science Café “Let’s ask about radioactive substances and farm products – the 2nd series”
Date and time: January 18, 2013 (Friday), 14:00-15:30
Location: “Food Science Café” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Keitaro Tanoi (Associate Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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August 28, 2012
The 2nd Science Café “Observation of vegetation activity through isotope imaging – technology to visualize something invisible”
Date and time: August 28, 2012 (Tuesday), 15:00-16:30
Location: “Food Science Café” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Tomoko Nakanishi (Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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July 4, 2012
The 1st Science Café “Let’s ask about radioactive substances and farm products”
Date and time: July 4, 2012 (Wednesday), 15:00-16:00
Location: “Food Science Café” 1F, Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture campus, The University of Tokyo
Facilitators: Keitaro Tanoi (Associate Professor), Hiromi Hosono (Associate Professor), Tsutomu Sekizaki (Professor)
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