[Report] 3rd iCeMS International Symposium
January 30, 2009
Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) hosted "Symposium on the MESO CONTROL of the cells, by the cells, for the cells -- featuring transportsomes --" jointly with:
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas of "Transportsomes" from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)
- Membrane Mechanisms Project, ICORP, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Sokabe Cell-Mechanosensing Project, SORST, JST
- Purdue University Center for Basic and Applied Membrane Sciences (PUBAMS) and Department of Physics, Purdue University
as "The Third iCeMS International Symposium / The MEXT Priority Area of Transportsome Open Symposium 2009 / The Twelfth Membrane Research Forum" on January 27th and 28th.
Day 1 (Jan. 27, 2009)
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** Speaker/Chair
Opening
(From left to right)
Norio Nakatsuji / iCeMS, Kyoto University
Akihiro Kusumi / iCeMS, Kyoto University
Session 1: Systems Nano/Meso-Biology of Cellular Signaling
(From left to right)
John F. Hancock / University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Khuloud Jaqaman / The Scripps Research Institute
Takahiro Fujiwara* / iCeMS, Kyoto University
(From left to right)
Takashi Saito / RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology
"Dynamic assembly of signaling unit for antigen recognition and activation of immune cells"
Jay T. Groves / University of California Berkeley
"Mechanical and spatial regulation of signal transduction in the cell membrane"
Kenichi Suzuki* / iCeMS, Kyoto University
(From left to right)
Antoine Triller / Ecole Normale Supérieure
"The postsynaptic membrane as statistical nanodevice: reactivity and plasticity"
Arkady Pertsov / State University of New York Upstate Medical University
"Fluorescent imaging of electrical activity in excitable cells: spiral waves and cardiac arrhythmias"
Agladze Konstantin* / iCeMS, Kyoto University
Session 2: Protein Assembly in Presynaptic Mesostructure Active Zones
(From left to right)
Yasuo Mori** / Kyoto University
"Calcium channelsome in excitation-secretion coupling"
Shigeo Takamori / Tokyo Medical and Dental University
"VGLUTs: 'exciting' times for glutamatergic research?"
Toshihisa Otsuka** / University of Toyama
"Molecular structure and function of the presynaptic active zone"
Session 3: Nano/Meso-Physics/Chemistry Approaches for Understanding Cell Surface Functions
(From left to right)
Makoto Kiso / Gifu University and iCeMS, Kyoto University
"Synthetic ganglioside probes: versatile tools for elucidation of carbohydrate functions"
Motonari Uesugi / iCeMS, Kyoto University
"Small molecule tools for cell biology"
Hideo Akutsu / Osaka University
"Molecular architecture of a photon-capturing device, Chlorosome"
John Heuser / Washington University and iCeMS, Kyoto University
"EM demonstration of plasma membrane wounding and healing, as marked by sonoporation-induced uptake of HRP"
Masahiro Sokabe* / Nagoya University
Jiro Usukura* / Nagoya University
Day 2 (Jan. 28, 2009)
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** Speaker/Chair
Session 4: Muscle Sarcoplasmic Reticulum as a Paradigm for Nano/Meso-Investigations
(From left to right)
Hiroshi Takeshima / Kyoto University
"Molecular components supporting Ca2+ release in muscle cells"
Rebecca Sitsapeasan / University of Bristol Medical School
"Calmodulin regulation of RyR2 and Ca2+-release in cardiac muscle"
Jianjie Ma* / University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(From left to right)
Hector Valdivia / University of Wisconsin, Madison, Medical School
"Mechanisms of ryanodine receptor-initiated Ventricular tachycardia"
Jianjie Ma / University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
"MG53-mediated membrane repair in muscle health and diseases"
Rebecca Sitsapeasan* / University of Bristol Medical School
Session 5: Applications of Single-Molecule Tracking for Cell Biophysics
(From left to right)
Hideo Higuchi / The University of Tokyo
"Motility of single molecules of dynein, kinesin, and myosin in vitro and in cells"
Ken P. Ritchie / Purdue University
"Imaging protein diffusion and interactions in the inner and outer membranes of E. coli"
Yoshie Harada* / iCeMS, Kyoto University
Session 6: Nanoparticles and Nanostructures: Their Applications to Biomedical Problems
(From left to right)
Mark T. Swihart / The State University of New York
"Biocompatible silicon quantum dots for biophotonics"
Dai-Wen Pang / Wuhan University
"Fluorescent semiconductor quantum dot-based nanobioprobes for biotracking and bioimaging"
Yong Chen / Ecole Normale Supérieure and iCeMS, Kyoto University
"Cell patterning at single cell level in microfluidic chambers"
Mikio Tanaka* / iCeMS, Kyoto University
Session 7: Membrane Transporters: from Crystal Structure to Cellular Function
(From left to right)
Jeff Abramson / University of California Los Angeles
"The crystal structure of a sodium galactose transporter reveals mechanistic insights into Na+/sugar symport"
Yoshinori Moriyama / Okayama University
"Transport mechanisms of vesicular neurotransmitter transporters"
Yoshikatsu Kanai / Osaka University
"Transportsomes in cellular function"
Kazumitsu Ueda* / iCeMS, Kyoto University
Closing
(From left to right)
John Heuser / Washington University and iCeMS, Kyoto University
Yoshikatsu Kanai / Osaka University
Event Overview
| Date / Time | Tuesday, January 27, 2009 / 8:45-18:45 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 / 8:45-18:45 |
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| Venue |  Hotel Fujita Kyoto |
| Poster |  PDF (2.0MB) |
| Program | PDF (1.3MB) |
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