ISNAC2013　第40回国際核酸化学シンポジウム

On behalf of the organizing committee and executive committee of the 40th International Symposium on Nucleic Acids Chemistry (ISNAC2013), we cordially invite you to attend ISNAC2013, which will be held during November 13 - 15, 2013 at Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan.

 First, let us briefly introduce the city of Yokohama. Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. Its population is 3.7 million, whose number is the second in the country, after Tokyo. It used to be a very small village; the number of houses was only 100 in maximum. The place was where Convention of Kanagawa (Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Japan) was concluded at 1854. It was only 4 years after when the Yokohama Port opened. Since then, Yokohama office turned out to be a symbol of international, new Japan. Now, it is known as a beautiful harbor city where people enjoy a wide range of culture, observation of nature, cuisine, and sightseeing of historical places. Yokohama owns many attractive facilities, including a modern Minato Mirai 21 district, Sankei-en (a traditional Japanese garden), and the world’s largest Chinatown. It is also a sister city to many famous cities; San Diego, Lyon, Manila, Bombay, and so on. You are able to experience the most cheerful atmosphere of Japan during your stay for theSymposium. If you want to know more about Yokohama, please visit the web site of Yokohama Convention and Visitors Bureau;
http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/travel/

This symposium has started from 1973 as an annual domestic meeting of Nucleic Acids Chemists in Japan, and has become an international symposium in 2005 by inviting Nucleic Acids Chemists from all over the world. Nowadays, ISNAC is one of the biggest symposiums of bio-related chemistry in the world. This symposium covers diverse aspects of genetic technology, molecular biology, nanobiotechnology, and the therapeutic and diagnostic applications of this field as well as Nucleic Acids Chemistry. Thus, it is a great honor for us to host the 40th International Symposium on Nucleic Acids Chemistry in Yokohama. We have planned an exciting scientific program with invited speakers from the world. We are sure that all the participants will disclose recent development of their studies and have fruitful discussion.

Again, we cordially invite you to participate in ISNAC2013, on behalf of the organizing committee and executive committee. We are very much looking forward to seeing all of you in Yokohama!