Minutes of the 44th Yokohama City Public University Corporate Evaluation Committee

Date and time Tuesday, June 26, 2012 16: 00-16: 15
[Meeting Room] Large conference room on the 1st floor of Nursing Education and Research Building, Fukuura Campus, Yokohama City University
[Attee] Mr. Kawamura, Arigawa, Kishi, Kirino, Yamagami
[Absents] None
[Holding Form] Open to the public (No observers)
[Agenda]
1 The 43rd Yokohama City Public University Corporation Evaluation Committee Minutes (draft)
2 Changes in the Medium-Term Plan
3 Others

[Distributions]
Document 1. The 43rd Yokohama City Public University Corporate Evaluation Committee Minutes (draft) (PDF: 203KB)
Document 2. Articles 25 and 26 of the Local Independent Administrative Agency Act (PDF: 82KB)
Document 3. Changes (draft) of the Medium-Term Plan (PDF: 141KB)

• The secretariat explained the minutes of the 43rd Yokohama City Public University Corporation Evaluation Committee Minutes (draft) and obtained approval.

• The secretariat explained Document 2, "Articles 25 and 26 of the Local Independent Administrative Agency Act" regarding the change procedure.

• The corporation explained Document 3 “Changes in the Medium-Term Plan (draft)”.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] You have explained the changes. Do you have any opinions on this proposed change?

• [Kishi Kishi] At the end of the title of item (3), there is [Community Contribution], but I don't think (1) has such a description. Is it particularly meaningful? Should we consider in the same way as [Regional Contribution] and [International] in “Solving City Issues” in (2)?

• Corporate Governance 【】 This is a role, and (1) is written in this way because it spans all graduate schools. Regarding (2), both regional contribution and internationalization, and (3) refers to regional contribution.

• [Arigawa Committee Member] Last time, I mentioned the method of writing quantitative at the atomic molecular level, so I think this time it was expressed as protein etc. The expression of protein etc. gives abrupt impression. Proteins are very important substances for life phenomena, and various types of proteins are related to life phenomena, but in the plan, it is too specific to express the structure of proteins etc. in the plan. I think it would be more appropriate to consider the structure of life-related substances a little larger. I would like to ask Mr. Kirino's opinion because it is related to the field of biomedical sciences.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] Is the word "structural biology" often used word?

• [Arigawa Committee Member] It's something to use.

• Corporate Governance In our research, the structure and function of proteins are the structure and function of proteins, so this expression was expressed. Since it does not mean that only proteins are used, the expression is used as protein. Should it be used as a basic molecule? What kind of expression is good?

• [Committee Kirino] What about biopolymers?

• [Arigawa Committee Member] Biopolymers are often used in a broad sense. The substances that are treated as proteins are limited.

• [Committee Kirino] An expression that includes the whole thing comprehensively is better. When it becomes necessary to do lipids in the future, nucleic acid will not be done.

• [Arigawa Committee Member] I think it's going to happen.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] Is structural biology not limited to the structure of proteins or other structures?

• [Committee Kirino] Structure and function are now moving towards that part.

• [Secretariat] I think there is no problem with focusing on biopolymers. After confirming it again, I would like to do that. Is that all right for corporations?

• Corporate Governance There is no problem.

• [Secretariat] Biopolymers is an expression that covers everything. I can't do it.

• Corporate Governance It is all included in biopolymers.

• [Kirino] About two, protein and nucleic acid.

• Corporate Governance The rest is lipid, but it is considered to be contained in biopolymers.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] In terms of expression, is structural biology that studies the structure of biopolymers?

• [Arigawa Committee Member] Is it necessary to include the expression function? Since the function is thought to be due to the structure, there is also an idea that if the structure is known, the function is not necessary. I think it would be good to make use of structural biology because it is not good to be too specific.

• [Secretariat] The expression of biopolymers and structures can be understood, including functions.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] The expression is "based on structural biology that studies the structure of biopolymers." I would like you to make some corrections and leave the details left to the chair. Do you have any other opinions? As a statutory procedure, I would like to compile a written opinion as a committee regarding this change in this plan. We submit statement of position to the mayor based on the previous discussion, revision.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] That's all for the agenda we were planning today, but if there is nothing else, I would like to move on to an explanation of the future schedule.

• Please confirm the future schedule from the secretariat.

• [Chairperson Kawamura] If there is no particular opinion, the 44th Yokohama City Public University Corporation Evaluation Committee will be terminated.