The 12th Sweden-Japan Academic Network (SJAN) Seminar

This year’s Sweden-Japan Academic Network (SJAN) Seminar was organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, the Embassy of Japan in Sweden, the JSPS Alumni Club in Sweden (SAC) and JSPS Stockholm Office. We had two exciting lectures by Dr. Ayako Miyakawa (Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital) and Christian Benedict (Uppsala University, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences), as well as three inspiring talks given by SAC members who have conducted joint research in Japan through JSPS fellowship program. The seminar ended with a Q&A, followed by a reception.

It is our pleasure to invite you to this year’s SJAN Seminar that is going to be held at KVA (the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) in Stockholm. The seminar will take place on the 4th of March at 15.00 with lectures by Dr. Ayako Miyakawa (Karolinska University Hospital) and Assoc. Prof. Christian Benedict (Uppsala University). After the lectures, 3 speakers from SAC will talk about their recent research and experiences in Japan, followed by a Q&A. After this there will also be a reception.

Swedish researchers and others interested in science and technology in Japan are most welcome to attend this event together with Japanese researchers in Sweden, JSPS alumni members and Japanese governmental scholarship fellows. This is also a very informative event for those interested in studying, post-doctoral work, or employment in Japan.

We organize the event together with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Embassy of Japan in Sweden and JSPS Alumni Club in Sweden (SAC). The event is open to the public and free of charge, but registration is required by the 4th of March. Click on the link below for registration:

https://www.kva.se/en/event/health-and-sweden-japan-academic-partnership-12th-sjan-seminar-2/

Programme

15:00 Opening remarks

• Birgitta Henriques Normark, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
• Embassy of Japan in Sweden
• Johan Eriksson, Chair of the JSPS Swedish Alumni Club

Part 1: Health Clinical and research-based approaches

15.15 Insights from a Japanese Female Surgeon’s Experience in Sweden’s Medical Landscape

Ayako Miyakawa (Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital)

15.55 Why Sleep May Matter for Your Brain

Christian Benedict (Uppsala University, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences) 

16.35 Break

Part 2: Academic Links between Sweden and Japan

16.55 Reports from 3 speakers from SAC in various academic fields on their recent research experiences in Japan

• Physical Castles and Virtual Museums – Johan Eriksson (Uppsala University, Department of Art History)
• Intercultural Information Ethics (IIE) – the route to Japan – Elin Palm (Linköping University, Division of Philosophy and Ethics)
• Mosquito research in Sweden and Japan – Jenny Hesson (Uppsala University, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology)

17.40 Q&A

17:50 Closing remarks by JSPS

18.00-19.00 Reception

Organizers:

JSPS Alumni Club in Sweden

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA)

Embassy of Japan in Sweden

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Stockholm Office