iCeMS Learning Lounge #15: Satoshi Horike + Partha Chowdhury

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.

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Dr Satoshi Horike iCeMS PI

Nano-windmill for high-performance batteries

High-performance batteries will allow for major technological innovations. In order to achieve high-performance batteries, we are trying to control the nano-scale motion of charge in materials. In this talk, I will describe a nano-scale 'windmill' which can control the motion of charge with high precision.

Dr Partha Chowdhury
Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine

Fighting cancer by unleashing immunity

Fight against cancer, the king of all maladies has been going on for several centuries and the conventional approaches often fail and lead to unforeseen side effects. One way to tackle this issue is to gain a deeper understanding of our immune system and unleash their power to kill the cancer cells with higher strike rate. Join us to know the progress of cancer vs immunity battle.


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Language
Presentation: English
Q&A: English and Japanese for both
Date / Time
November 16, 2017 / 14:00-15:30
Venue
2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), iCeMS Main Building (#77), Kyoto University Directions
Registration
Please register via the registration form
(iCeMS members please register via your lab's secretary.)
Contact
KUIAS/iCeMS Overseas Affairs and Planning/Public Relations | ias-oappr (at) mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Host
Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University