iCeMS Learning Lounge #6: Akihisa Yamamoto + Georgia Kafer

Why Our Science Matters
The "Learning Lounge" features young scientists who, in 20 minutes deliver a presentation that will persuade any curious listener, even those without a scientific background, why their research area -- not just the personal research of the speaker -- is important to the world.

Dr. Akihisa Yamamoto

Sticky Moments in Biology

Cells are the basic building blocks within our body, and they are bound together with a kind of 'glue'. When this glue disappears, tissue is destroyed, and serious illness, such as cancer metastasis, occurs. Knowing stickiness may help to recognize which cells are most likely to be healthy or not. I will introduce our physical techniques to directly measure 'stickiness' that allows us to characterize them.

Dr. Georgia Kafer

Protecting Your DNA Code

The human instruction "manual" is written in a specialized biological code commonly referred to as "DNA". If the DNA is damaged then parts of the code can be lost or misinterpreted which is likely to result in diseases. DNA can be damaged by sources external to the body, but is more commonly damaged by internal "everyday" biological processes. I will discuss our research that investigates how DNA damaged is repaired.

Lecturer	Dr. Akihisa Yamamoto iCeMS Motomu Tanaka Lab Dr. Georgia Kafer iCeMS Peter Carlton Lab
Language	Presentation: English Q&A: English and Japanese
Date / Time	March 31, 2016 / 14:00-15:30
Venue	2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), iCeMS Main Building (#77), Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (1.0MB)
Host	Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Registration	Not required for non-iCeMS participants iCeMS members please register via your lab's secretary.
Contact	iCeMS Overseas Affairs and Planning | oap-pr@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp