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

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