University System of Taiwan - iCeMS Joint Symposium
Day 1 attendees of the symposium (Kyoto U iCeMS Main Building Second Floor Lounge)
16 May 2013
Kyoto, Japan--A joint symposium between Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and the University System of Taiwan (UST) was held on May 16 at iCeMS' main building and attended by 30 researchers (20 from iCeMS/10 from UST). UST, founded in 2000, is a joint academic venture between four universities located in Taipei (National Central University, National Chiao Tung University, National Tsing Hua University, and National Yang-Ming University).
The event featured talks by 10 UST and 10 iCeMS scientists in the hopes of fostering potential international collaborations for interdisciplinary research. Topics covered during the presentations were diverse and included cell imaging, theoretical study, stem cells, and biomaterials and engineering.
iCeMS founder and Professor, Norio Nakatsuji, gave the opening remarks and urged participants in the informal symposium to "get to know each other better and find an appropriate match for your research needs."
Following the presentations, an evening reception was held for all scientists to further exchange ideas and forge new partnerships. On May 17, the Taiwanese researchers were taken on a tour of iCeMS' facilities.
A tentative symposium in Taiwan is planned for November and UST organizers are hoping that iCeMS' researchers will also take part.
"Overall, the symposium was a huge success and most of the researchers have begun discussing future collaborations with their respective counterparts. Hopefully the seeds we plant today will bear fruit in the near future," stated Nakatsuji.
Program
Day 1 (May 16th, 2013)
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| Norio Nakatsuji (iCeMS) | Opening remarks |
| Session 1: Imaging and Theoretical Study Co-Chairs: Yoshie HARADA (iCeMS) and Hsuan-Yi CHEN (NCU) |
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| HARADA, Yoshie (iCeMS) | Development of a New Fluorescence Imaging Technique Using Diamond Nanoperticles |
| WU, Tung-Kung (NCTU) | Introduction to Bioimaging and Biosensing Group of Center for Interdisciplinary Science |
| WANG, Ohtan (iCeMS) | Imaging RNA with Spatiotemporal Resolution |
| CARLTON, Peter (iCeMS) | Advanced microscopy for the quantitative study of chromosome and chromatin structure |
| SUZUKI, Kenichi (iCeMS) | Single-molecule imaging of receptor-receptor interactions in cell plasma membranes |
| KALAY, Ziya (iCeMS) | Effects of confining domains and stochasticity on the kinetics of biochemical reactions |
| CHEN, Hsuan-Yi (NCU). | Consistent Theoretical Model of Tissue Dynamics |
| SUGIMURA, Kaoru (iCeMS) | Bayesian Inference of Force Dynamics during Morphogenesis |
| Session 2: Stem Cells and Related Study Co-Chairs: Norio NAKATSUJI (iCeMS) and Oscar LEE (NYMU) |
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| HASEGAWA, Kouichi (iCeMS) | Control of human pluripotent stem cell self-renewal and differentiation |
| TSAI, Jin-Wu (NYMU) | Peering into Neural Stem Cells in Cortical Development and Diseases: A Tale of Neural Progenitors, Neuronal Migration, and the Smooth Brain |
| MINAMI, Itsunari (iCeMS) | Robust cardiac differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells under defined, cytokine free and xeno free conditions |
| LI, Wan-Chun (NYMU) | Cellular and Molecular Cues for Progenitor-derived Pancreatic Cells During Regeneration |
| AIBA, Kazuhiro (iCeMS) | Site-directed integration of transgenes and human pluripotent stem cell-derived neurodegenerative disease models |
| WANG, Tzu-Wei (NTHU) | Manipulation of Neural Stem Cells Behavior: Using Physical, Chemical, and Biological Approaches |
| Session 3: Biomaterials/engineering
Co-Chairs: Ken-ichiro KAMEI (iCeMS) and Arthur CHIOU (NYMU) |
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| LIU, Li (iCeMS) | Micro-/Meso-/Nano-engineered environments for controlling pluripotent stem cell functions |
| SUNG, Hsing-Wen (NTHU) | Injectable Cell Delivery Systems for Myocardial Tissue Engineerings |
| KAMEI, Ken-ichiro (iCeMS) | Artificial regulatory niche for controlling cell function |
| LIN, Keng-Hui (NCU) | Negatively Curved Substrate for Studying Mechanical Response of Cells in 3D |
| KUO, Ting-Fang (iCeMS) | A chemical probe selective for human pluripotent stem cells |
| CHANG, Chia-Ching (NCTU) | Conducting nanowire development by Ni-DNAs |
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| Session 1: Imaging and Theoretical Study
Co-Chairs Hsuan-Yi Chen of NCU (left) and Yoshie Harada of iCeMS (right). |
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| Session 2: Stem Cells and Related Study Co-Chairs Oscar Lee of NYMU (left) and Norio Nakatsuji of iCeMS (right). |
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| Session 3: Biomaterials/Engineering Co-Chairs Arthur Chiou of NYMU (left) and Ken-ichiro Kamei of iCeMS (right). |
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Day 1: Evening Reception (Picture courtesy of Jin-Wu Tsai, Ph.D, National Yang-Ming University)
Day 2: Tea time discussion between UST and iCeMS researchers (Picture courtesy of Professor Chia-Ching Chang National Chiao Tung University)
