NIG International Symposium 2015 JapanQ-Bioweek

From Japanese society for quantitative biology

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  • Japan Q-Bio week – force, information, and dynamics, Home page opens(07272015).
  • Agenda and poster abstracts will be available for download. Details will be open to participants via e-mail(TBA).
  • Admission free.
  • The submission of abstracts for poster presentations will start on the beginning of September. Details will be sent to participants via e-mail. Deadline is planned during the first week of November(TBA).

Registration

The registration form will be open soon.

Important Notices

The official language of the meeting is English.

Due to the capacity of the venue, the number of participants are limited to approximately 150. It is highly recommended to register as soon as possible after the registration begins. In recent years, the registration closes ater few days.

Outline of the "Japan Q-Bio week – force, information, and dynamics"

Objective

The Symposiums aim to bring together biologists using various quantitative approaches to reveal new concepts in cell and developmental biology. We have settled three main topics for our symposium, as you may find in the title of the symposium - force, information, and dynamics. Modern biology has progressed mainly through characterizing gene functions. Now, we believe complementary studies on forces, information, and dynamics are critical to reveal new concepts in biology. Quantitative analysis is a common approach for these emerging fields of biology, and we planned to gather researchers to discuss and share their views and approaches.

Workshops and two Main Symposiums

In the Japan Q-Bio week, we will provide several Workshops before the main symposium during Jan 7th to 8th, 2016, at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo.

At the first Symposium, we will organize oral sessions about three featured quantities and beyond, titled: "Quantity - FORCE -", "Quantity - SYMMETRY -", "Quantity - INFORMATION -", and "Quantities and beyond". We will also have poster sessions with coffee breaks, lunch on the 2nd day, and supper on the evening. In the poster sessions, all general participants may give poster presentations.

At the second Main Symposium at the National Institute of Genetics on Jan 12th and 13th 2016, we will have more interactive sessions with the fascinating researchers in the National Institute of Genetics.

All Workshops and Symposiums are mainly supported by the National Institute of Genetics. Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo also supports our activity. We also thank to Dainippon Sumitomo Pharmacy for their support.

Date

  • Workshops : Jan 7th and 8th, 2016.
  • 1st Symposium (at Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo): Jan 9th - 11th, 2016.
  • 2nd Symposium (at National Institute of Genetics): Jan 12th - 13th, 2016.

Venue for workshops and the 1st Main Symposium

Convention hall, An Block, Institute of Industrial Science,
Komaba Ⅱ Research Campus, the University of Tokyo.
Access to Komaba Ⅱ Research Campus
Campus map

Venue for the 2nd Main Symposium

D. Lecture Hall, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima
Access to National Institute of Genetics
D. Lecture Hall

Registration Fee

  • workshops and symposiums : free
  • Alcoholic beverages in the banquet ( if you wish ) : tba

Seating capacity

  • Approximately 150, excluding speakers ( approx. 20 people ) in Toyko.
  • in Mishima.

Remarks

  • Presentation style
    • Oral presentations
      • Oral presentations are only for invited speakers.
    • General participants
      • All participants may give poster presentations.
  • Poster sessions
    • The size of a poster panel is 1130 mm width and 1630 mm height. Up to a standard B0 size will be possible to post.

Scientific Program at Institute of Industrial Science, Tokyo

satellite workshops ( Jan. 7th and 8th )

All workshops are admission free. Please register from the registration page[tba].

Workshop 1


Time: 13:00 - 17:00

Theories in Quantitative Biology(??)
by Tetsuya J Kobayashi
( Laboratory for Quantitative Biology Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo )

Workshop 2


tba.

Sessions at Institute of Industrial Science, Tokyo( Jan. 9th - 11th )

Session: Quantity - FORCE -



Date and Time: Jan. 9th 13:10-15:25
Chair: Kaoru Sugimura
Speakers:

13:10-13:55    Emmanuel Farge (Institut Curie, France)
13:55-14:40 Kaoru Sugimura ( Kyoto Univ. iCeMS., Japan )
14:40-15:25 Otger Campas ( University of California, Santa Barbara, USA )

Poster Session I

Date and Time: Jan. 9th 15:25-18:00


Session: Quantity - SYMMETRY I



Date and Time: Jan. 10th 9:00-10:45
Chair: Yusuke Maeda
Speakers:

9:00-9:45    Noriko Hiroi ( Keio University, Japan )
9:45-10:30 Zoher Gueroui ( École Normale Supérieure, France )
10:30-11:15 Yusuke Maeda ( Kyushu University, Japan)

Poster Session II

Date and Time: Jan. 10th 11:15-12:30


Session: Quantity - SYMMETRY II



Date and Time: Jan. 10th 12:30-14:45
Chair: Akatsuki Kimura
Speakers:

12:30-13:15    Cliff Brangwynne (Princeton University, USA)
13:15-14:00    Akatsuki Kimura (National Insititute of Genetics, Japan)
14:00-14:45    Martin Loose ( Institute of Science and Technology, Austria)

Session: Quantity - INFORMATION -



Date and Time: Jan. 10th 15:00-18:00
Chair:Yuki Tsukada
Speakers:

15:00-15:45    Satoshi Sawai (the University of Tokto, Japan)
15:45-16:30    Demon Clark ( University of California, Irvine, USA )
16:30-17:15 Yuki Tsukada ( Nagoya University, Japan )
17:15-18:00 David Umulis ( Purdue University, USA )

Poster Session III

Date and Time: Jan. 10th 18:00-20:00


Session: Quantities and Beyond



Date and Time: Jan. 11th 9:00-11:00
Chair: Naoki Irie
Speakers:

9:00-9:45 Tetsuya J Kobayashi (the University of Tokto, Japan)
9:45-10:30 Yuichi Wakamoto ( the University of Tokyo, Japan )
10:30-11:15 Naoki Irie ( the University of Tokyo, Japan )

Open Discussion



Date and Time: Jan. 11th 11:00-12:00

Poster sessions ( Jan. 9th - 11th )

  • Poster presentations
  • Remarks
    • The poster room will be available to present your poster from Jan. 9th. Please remove your poster by Nov. 11th 12:00.

Scientific Program at National Institute of Genetics, Mishima



Date and Time: Jan. 12th 13:00- Jan. 13th 12:30
All speakers of the 1st Main Symposium at the University of Tokyo will come up to National Institute of Genetics, Mishima.

Other events ( Jan. 9th )

  • Poster guide( instructions of poster presentations )
  • Banquet

The Organizing Committee

  • Akatsuki Kimura ( Cell Architecture Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics )
  • Tetsuya J. Kobayashi ( Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo )
  • Akira Funahashi ( Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Keio University )
  • Noriko Hiroi ( Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Keio University )

Scientific Committee

  • Kaoru Sugimura ( iCeMS, Kyoto University )
  • Yusuke Maeda ( Kyushu University )
  • Yuki Tsukada ( Nagoya University )
  • Junnosuke Teramae ( Osaka University )
  • Naoki Irie ( the University of Tokyo )
  • Takao Suzuki ( National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences )
  • Hiromasa Oku ( Gunma University )
  • Kayo Hibino ( National Institute of Genetics )
  • Yukinobu Arata ( RIKEN )

Sponsors

This meeting is co-organzied by National Institute of Genetics, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. This meeting is also supported by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharmacy.

Contact

E-mail: qbioint2016 at gmail.com ( please replace `at' with `@' )