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International Workshop "Radiation Effects on Mutation in Somatic and Germline Stem Cells" Held

Participants of the international workshop

The above workshop was held at the RERF Hiroshima Laboratory on January 18-19, 2012.

Research into somatic and germline stem cells has made dramatic progress recently, and consideration of radiation effects on such stem cells is important for the study of radiation effects on human health. The international workshop, aiming at debate about the current status of stem cell research as well as effects of radiation on stem cells, was attended by four stem cell researchers from abroad and five from Japan (in the fields of small intestine, skin, testis, and bone marrow stem cells).

At the workshop, lectures were provided by Dr. Catherine Booth (Keynote lecture; Epistem Ltd., UK), Dr. David T. Breault (Harvard Medical School, USA), Dr. Jolyon H. Hendry (Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK) who serves as a member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), Dr. Toshio Suda (Keio University), Dr. Takashi Shinohara (Kyoto University), Dr. Claudia E. Ruebe (Saarland University, Germany), Dr. Emi Nishimura (Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Dr. Hiroshi Mitani (The University of Tokyo), Dr. Asao Noda (Assistant Chief, RERF Department of Genetics), Dr. Nori Nakamura (RERF Chief Scientist), and Dr. Ohtsura Niwa (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University). The workshop concluded with a comprehensive discussion regarding how data related to radiation effects on stem cells would contribute to RERF’s ongoing research into cancer risk estimation. 　　　　　
　　　　　