Program

Date	18 May, 2026 (Mon) 15:30 - 17:00
Venue	Conference Hall (B4-4), 7F, Integrated Research Bldg. for Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya University
Method	Onsite × Online (Zoom)
Organizer	Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture (JSTA)
	International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture (ICREA)
Title	Corroborative Research between Nagoya University and PhilRice: History and Gene bank Initiative in PhilRice
Speaker	Dr. Jonathan M. Niones Division head, Genetic Resources Division, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)
	Dr. Mana Kano-Nakata Assistant Professor,International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture (ICREA), Nagoya University
Language	English
Registration form	Please apply in advance for the participation. For online participants, we will send the participation Zoom URL before the seminar. The deadline is May 15 (Fri). Click here
Contact	e-mail：icrea[at]agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp （[at] → @）

Nagoya University and PhilRice have been jointly advancing collaborative research since 2010, alongside ongoing efforts in human resource development aligned with the expansion of our research activities.
In this seminar, we will provide an overview of this collaborative journey. In addition, Dr. Niones, a key collaborator and Head of the PhilRice Genebank, will join us as a speaker to present the initiatives and activities of the genebank.