History
1988 August, | Inauguration of the preparatory committee for the establishment of Senri Life Science Foundation Yuichi Yamamura appointed Chairman |
1990 July, | Senri Life Science Foundation established (with consent from the Osaka Governor) Yoshio Okada appointed President |
1990 September, | An event commemorating establishment, “Toward 21st Century Life Science,” is held |
1990 November, | Start of Research Grants |
1990 December, | Public Relations Magazine “LF News” published, Senri Life Science Seminars begin |
1991 March, | Senri Life Science Public Lecture “Adult Illness Series” begins |
1991 August, | Senri Life Science Technology Workshop begins |
1991 November, | Solicitation for Open Lab, Business Incubator Facility Occupants begins |
1992 June, | Senri Life Science Center Building construction is completed |
1992 July, | Senri Life Science Center, Senri Life Science Foundation Office moves to the 8th floor |
1992 September, | Senri Life Science Salon Forum begins |
1992 October, | Completion commemorative international symposium, “Developments in Life Sciences and Our Future Health,” is held |
1994 April, | Shin-Tekijuku begins (Neuroscience Exchange) |
1995 July, | Shin-Tekijuku begins (21st Century Medicine Chest) Life science promotion survey in Northern Osaka (FY1995) |
1997 July, | Elementary School Student Program, “Senri Nature College,” begins |
2000 October, | 10th anniversary commemorative symposium, “Observing the 21st Century Life Science Frontier,” is held |
2000 November, | Senri Life Science Forum marks its 100th time in total. |
2002 July, | the Knowledge Cluster Initiative: Phase I (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology subsidized program) begins |
2007 March, | Tadamitsu Kishimoto appointed President |
2007 June, | the Knowledge Cluster Initiative: Phase II (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology subsidized program) begins |
2007 November, | Senri Life Science 100th Commemorative Seminar is held |
2008 May, | Yoshio Okada former President (Special Advisor) memorial address is held |
2008 September, | Senri Life Science Foundation Office moves to the 20th floor |
2009 March, | Senri Life Science Forum marks its 200th time in total High School Student Program, “Life Science Seminar: Let’s Talk with Researchers,” begins |
2010 January, | International Symposium, “Future Outcome of Stem Cell Research Today,” is held |
2010 April, | Switch to Public Interest Incorporated Foundation |
2010 December, | Tadamitsu Kishimoto Dialogue Collection is published |
2012 January, | International Symposium, “Cutting-edge of Autophagy Study,” is held Regional Innovation Strategy Support Program begins (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology subsidized project), On-location classes for high school students begin |
2013 December, | Tadamitsu Kishimoto’s “Dialogue Collection New Edition: Talking with 16 Frontrunners in the Life Sciences” is published |
2014 January, | International Symposium, “Innate Immunity, Cytokines, and Immune Regulation,” is held |
2015 September, | Depositing LF News to the National Diet Library (including back numbers) begins |
2016 January, | International Symposium, “Frontiers in Structural Biology: X-ray Free Electron Laser and Drug Discovery,”is held |
2017 September, | Senri Life Science Forum marks its 300th time in total |
2018 January, | International Symposium, “A New Horizon of Cancer Immunotherapy,” is held |
2018 August, | Tadamitsu Kishimoto’s “Dialogue Collection III: 13 Stories on Pioneering the Frontier of the Life Sciences”is published |
2020 January, | International Symposium, “Recent Advance in Cancer Genomics,” is held |
2020 July, | 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Senri Life Science Foundation. LF News 30th Anniversary Special Edition is published |
2020 September, | Web streaming of Seminars, Shin-Tekijuku, and Forums begins |
2020 October, | Web streaming of Public Lectures begins |
2021 May, | “Kishimoto Foundation Research Grant 10th Anniversary Magazine” is published |
2021 June, | Electronic application for Kishimoto Foundation Research Grants begins |
2022 June, | Tadamitsu Kishimoto is appointed Honorary President Shizuo Akira is appointed President |
2022 November, | Tadamitsu Kishimoto’s “Dialogue Collection IV: Encounters of Knowledge Traveler” is published |
2023 July, | “AKIRA Juku” begins |
2024 May, | International Symposium, “Science of Behaving and Sleeping Brains,” is held |