This sympusium is where more than 15 Japanese and 4 German researchers meet and exchange new ideas in research and teaching in the context of the global challenges in Life Science research.
Date : Tuesday, 21 February, 2012
Time : 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Seminar room 1,2, TWIns, Waseda University
Language : English Only
Registration : Send your Name, Affiliation and E-mail Address to HERE.
Inquires: Prof. Toru Asahi, Waseda Univ.
Organised by
- The European Union Institute in Japan at Waseda University (EUIJ Waseda)
- The European Biomedical Science Institute of Organization for EU studies (EBSI)
- GCOE 'Practical Chemical Wisdom'
Co-Organised by
- The Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda (ASMeW)
- High-Tech Research Center Program at the Tokyo Women's Medical University-Waseda University
- Joint Institution for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns)
- Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Vitalizing Brain Circulation 'Construction of Lab-exchange Type Health and Biomedical Science Research Consortium'
Supported by
- The Doctoral Student Career Centre
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Event Programme
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Chair:
Prof. Toru Asahi (Waseda University) |
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10:00-10:10 |
Opening address |
Prof. Norio Okazawa Chairman, Organization for EU Studies, Waseda University |
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10:10-10:40 |
"Regulators of energy homeostasis and innate immunity in
Drosophila" |
Prof. Michael Hoch Managing Director, Life & Medical
Sciences Institute, University of Bonn |
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10:40-11:10 |
"Biological Approaches for Robotics - Research Activities at the Center for
MicroBioRobotics" |
Prof. Barbara Mazzolai Director,
Center for Micro-BioRobotics of SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia |
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Chair:
Prof. Haruko Takeyama (Waseda University) |
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11:10-11:30 |
"Role of HIF in the regulation of
liver metabolisms" |
Prof. Nobuhito Goda Department
of Life Science & Medical Bioscience, Secretary General of High-Tech
Research Center Program at TWIns, Waseda University |
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11:30-12:00 |
"Modulation of neuroinflammation by
the endocannabinoid system" |
Prof. Andreas Zimmer Director, Institute of Molecular
Psychiatry, University of Bonn |
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12:00-13:20 |
Lunch |
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Chair:
Prof. Shinji Takeoka (Waseda University) |
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13:20-13:50 |
"Some novel insights into mechanisms
and regulation of immune cell migration" |
Prof. Waldemar Kolanus Chair,
Immune- and Cell Biology, Life & Medical Sciences Institute, University
of Bonn |
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13:50-14:20 |
"Smart
Materials for Micro Actuation" |
Prof.
Virgilio Mattoli Team
Leader, Center for Micro-BioRobotics of SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia |
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14:20-14:40 |
"Spatio-temporal
pattern formations in cyanobacteria: from biochemical oscillations to social
behavior" |
Assoc. Prof. Hideo Iwasaki Department
of Electric Engineering and Bioscience, Waseda University |
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14:50-15:20 |
Coffee
Break |
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Chair:
Prof. Toshio Ohshima (Waseda University) |
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15:20-15:40 |
"Biological rhythms research using
model and non-model lower vertebrates" |
Prof. Toshiyuki Okano Department of Electric Engineering and
Bioscience, Waseda University |
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15:40-16:10 |
"The
LIMES/Waseda Zebrafish lab: Studying biomedically relevant gene functions in
a powerful vertebrate system" |
Dr. Bernhard Fuss Molecular Developmental Biology &
Genetics, Life
& Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn |
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16:10-16:40 |
"A new
animal model to study depression" |
Dr.
Astrid Becker Institute
of Molecular Psychiatry, University of Bonn |
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16:40-17:10 |
"Self-Organized
Functional Interface for Bioengineering" |
Dr.
Toshinori Fujie Center
for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia |