Science Communication
As of February 8, 2012
The Science Communication Group (SCG), led by Associate Professor Kazuto Kato, has been developing and evaluating the teaching program for researchers to enhance "science communication" skills, in a bid for better mutual relations among "researchers in different fields" and between "the scientific community and society."
For more information on the SCG, please click here.
Activities / Projects
iCeMS Café
Much like a Science Café -- also referred to as a Café Scientifique -- the "iCeMS Cafés" are a series of events that involve face-to-face conversations between an iCeMS principal investigator and colleagues over tea and coffee in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. They take place at a traditional Kyoto-style house or a café, and are open to everyone -- scientists as well as non-scientists are more than welcome.
iCeMS Crosstalk
A young researcher of the iCeMS interviews one of the iCeMS Principal Investigators (PIs) of his/her choice each time. What motivates the PIs? From which perspective do they pursue their studies? This series lets you hear some episodes, giving you a glimpse of the PIs' mindset toward research as well as their philosophy.
iCeMS-CiRA Classroom
Co-hosted by the iCeMS and the CiRA, this two-day hands-on ES and iPS cell research workshop is designed for high school students. In addition to informative lectures by iCeMS and CiRA researchers as well as ample opportunities for discussion, participants learn how to observe living cells using research-grade microscopes and get a taste of how real science is based on cumulative knowledge acquired over generations of experimentation and hypothesis testing.
iCeMS Connection
An iCeMS Connection is a program connecting you with science —and science with you. Games and "play" activities are prepared by scientists to reflect their actual research, and to pique your intellectual curiosity. You are encouraged to bounce your ideas, questions, and opinions off of the participating researchers.
Upcoming
No events scheduled at the moment
History
2012
| Date | Activity | Followup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2012 |  |
12th iCeMS Café: Investigating cell mechanisms using imaging technologies | - |
| Feb 18, 2012 | |
11th iCeMS Café: Investigating disease mechanisms with stem cells | - |
2011
| Date | Activity | Followup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2011 |  |
Art, Sound, Science — "Shall We Buruburu?" | - |
2010
| Date | Activity | Followup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2010 | |
10th iCeMS Café: Couriers in Our Bodies | - |
| Dec 11, 2010 | |
9th iCeMS Café: Solar Batteries of the Future | - |
| Nov 13, 2010 | |
8th iCeMS Café: Way to Go, Sugar! | - |
| Oct 29, 2010 |  |
3rd iCeMS Crosstalk (Jeffrey ROBENS & Koichiro TANAKA) | - |
| Sep 26, 2010 | |
Kyoto University Junior Campus 2010: Science Communication Course "Play Hard!" | - |
| Jul 2, 2010 |  |
2nd iCeMS-CiRA Classroom: Hands-On with Stem Cells! | Report |
| May 26, 2010 | |
iCeMS Scientists to Participate in "Science and Technology Festa in Kyoto" | Report |
| Feb 13, 2010 | |
7th iCeMS Café: Turning "DNA" into "Origami" | - |
2009
| Date | Activity | Followup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2009 | |
1st iCeMS-CiRA Classroom: Hands-On with Stem Cells! | - |
| Sep 16, 2009 | |
2nd iCeMS Crosstalk (Michiyo KOYANAGI & Mineko KENGAKU) | - |
| Jun 13, 2009 | |
6th iCeMS Cafe: "Explore with invisible light" | - |
| Apr 10, 2009 | |
1st iCeMS Crosstalk (Koh NAGATA & Shinya YAMANAKA) | - |
| Feb 21, 2009 | |
5th iCeMS Cafe: "Shapes in the Brain" | - |
2008
| Date | Activity | Followup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2008 | |
4th iCeMS Cafe: "Chemical tools for exploration of biology" | - |
| Aug 2, 2008 | |
3rd iCeMS Cafe: "Transport - Discriminate Need and Unneed" | - |
| May 10, 2008 | |
2nd iCeMS Cafe: "See the Unseen - How molecules work in your body?" | - |
| Mar 1, 2008 | |
1st iCeMS Cafe: "House for Molecules, Made to Order" | - |
