For Prospective Undergraduate and Graduate Students, and Current Students 2023/01/16
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, the Science Castle Kanto Conference 2022 was held at Congress Square Haneda, and the Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy participated as a partner university.
Science Castle is one of Asia's largest conferences for junior and senior high school student researchers, serving as a gateway for future researchers to gather, present, and discuss their work.
The Faculty of Pharmacy has participated as a partner university since 2019, presenting the "Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy Award" to outstanding presenters. It also holds keynote lectures, workshops, and booth exhibitions.
At this conference, Professor Naoya Kumagai (Department of Synthetic and Industrial Chemistry) gave a keynote lecture titled "Small Molecule Drugs That Changed the World," and the participants listened intently.
Professor Kumagai also served as a judge for the oral presentations and awarded the "Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy Award" to Ms. Yuri Minoura of Bunkyo Gakuin University Girls Senior High School for her presentation titled "An Investigation of the Effect of Sumi Ink on the Formation of Green Luster in Safflower Pigment."
In the workshop "A Glimpse into the World of Pharmacy (Challenge: The 1-Minute Pitch!)," Professor Koji Hase (Department of Biochemistry) and Associate Professor Azusa Hara (Department of Drug Development and Regulatory Sciences) served as guest lecturers. Participating students took on the challenge of a one-minute pitch, summarizing their research attractively in one minute, and delivered passionate presentations. The guest lecturers introduced the latest research from the Faculty of Pharmacy, creating a valuable opportunity for research exchange for both sides.
At the Keio Faculty of Pharmacy booth, research related to intestinal bacteria was introduced with the cooperation of the Department of Biochemistry. Professor Masatoshi Tomi (Pharmaceutics (Division of)) and Visiting Assistant Professor Natsuki Suganuma (Pharmaceutics (Division of)) answered questions from participants. The booth also featured a corner where visitors could observe specimens through a microscope, and it was bustling with many attendees.
A total of about 600 people attended the conference, which concluded with great success.
Professor Kumagai's keynote lecture
Awards ceremony (Ms. Yuri Minoura, winner of the Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy Award, and judge Professor Kumagai)
Workshop: "A Glimpse into the World of Pharmacy"
Professor Hase and Associate Professor Hara discussing with workshop participants
The Keio Faculty of Pharmacy booth. Professor Tomi and Visiting Assistant Professor Suganuma explaining to participants