Meetings, Workshops
JST CREST Symposium
“Frontiers in Immunology and Inflammation”
(posted 2012-03-30)
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) is delighted to present the Symposium “Frontiers in Immunology and Inflammation -From Molecules to Disease-”, to be held on February 12-13th, 2013 at the Hitotsubashi Memorial Hall in Tokyo. Leading experts from all over the world will give lecture on cutting edge topics.
It is expected to advance our understanding of the basic and clinical problems common to immune diseases and to lead to the development of novel basic medical technologies and therapeutics.
Registration and submission of poster abstract are available via online form.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Symposium!
■Date: February 12-13th, 2013
■Place: Hitotsubashi Memoraial hall (Tokyo)
■Language: English
■Registration: Please complete the Registration Form on the website below.
(Registration Fee：Free, Deadline : January 31st, 2013)
https://jst-sympo.sakura.ne.jp/crest/
registration/form.cgi
■Poster Abstract Submission: Please complete the Poster Abstract Submission Form on the website below.
(Deadline: August 31st, 2012)
https://jst-sympo.sakura.ne.jp/crest/
poster/form.cgi
As for Travel Fellowship, please check the website below.
http://www.immunesystem.jst.go.jp/
sympo_inter/fellowship.html
■Website
http://www.immunesystem.jst.go.jp/
sympo_inter/index.html
Biophysical Society 2012 Thematic Meetings
(posted 2012-03-23)
Meeting Title: Weak Protein-Ligand Interactions: New Horizons in Biophysics and Cell Biology
Date: October 14 – 18, 2012
Location: Beijing, China
Meeting Website: www.biophysics.org/2012china
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 11, 2012
Early Registration Deadline: July 12, 2012
Description:
This meeting will emphasize technological advances and applications in studying weak protein-ligand interactions, using a variety of cutting-edge biophysical, biochemical, and cell biology techniques.
Meeting Title: Lipid-Protein Interactions in Membranes: Implications for Health and Disease
Date: November 1 – 5, 2012
Location: Hyderabad, India
Website: www.biophysics.org/2012india
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 8, 2012
Early Registration Deadline: August 6, 2012
Description:
This meeting, which will take place in the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India, will focus on contemporary issues in this area with special emphasis on lipid interactions of membrane proteins and possible implications in health and disease.
The 22nd CDB Meeting “RNA Sciences in Cell and Developmental Biology II”
(posted 2012-03-09)
We are pleased to announce that the 22nd CDB Meeting “RNA Sciences in Cell and Developmental Biology II” will be held on June 11 (Mon) - 13 (Wed), 2012 at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan.
The first series of this meeting was held in May 2010 and this will be the second of the series. We have invited eminent scientists from this research field to further discuss the regulation of gene expression through “RNA molecules” and share new ideas in this exciting field.
The meeting will cover following topics:
-mRNA Processing
-RNA Export
-Translational Control
-mRNA Localization
-RNA Quality Control
-RNA Silencing
-Epigenetics
-Non-coding RNA
Application is now open, and we encourage the submission of poster abstracts, of which a small number will be selected for oral presentations (Deadline: April 20, 2012). A limited number of travel fellowships are also available for students and postdoctoral scientists from abroad. (Deadline: March 30, 2012). For details, please visit our website below.
We look forward to seeing you in Kobe in June 2012.
Best regards,
Toshifumi Inada, Akira Nakamura, Jun-ichi Nakayama, Yukihide Tomari (Meeting Organizers)
This meeting is supported by Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) “Functional machinery for non-coding RNAs” “Diversity and asymmetry achieved by RNA program (RNA Regulation)”
Website: http://www.cdb.riken.jp/cdb-rna2012/
Contact:
CDB Meeting Office
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
2-2-3, Minatojima minami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
Tel: +81-78-306-3009 Fax: +81-78-306-3090
E-mail: cdb-rna2012@cdb.riken.jp
NIAS International Seminar for Cryobiology and Cryotechnology
—Proteinaceous Cryo/Anhydroprotectants: From molecular mechanisms to applications—
(posted 2012-02-13)
Organizer: Takahiro KIKAWADA (NIAS)
Date: May 31, 2012 (10:00 to 16:00)
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba), Tsukuba, JAPAN
Theme: During their evolution, living organisms have developed various strategies to cope with environmental stresses. For example, it has been biochemically demonstrated that some organisms protect their cells and tissues from freezing and desiccation by expressing specific proteins, such as antifreeze proteins and LEA proteins, in response to low temperatures and dehydration. Now, the molecular mechanisms of action of these proteins are on the way to be elucidated and the development of derived techniques for dry- and cryopreservation of biological material or even entire cells has started. As another approach, ambitious research using artificial protectant polypeptides is aiming to achieve cryopreservation for iPS cells and primary cell culture, which can generally not endure long-term preservation.
The aim of this seminar is to gather international specialists in the biochemistry, the biophysics and the molecular biology of functional proteins and high-molecular compounds that confer cryo/anhydroprotection to biological material. By exposing the latest advances in this broad field, we would like to yield fruitful discussions on the potential of functional molecule imitation to achieve artificial cryopreservation of biological molecules and cells.
Invited Speaker:
Alan TUNNACLIFFE (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK)
Steven HAND (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA)
David MACHEREL (University of Angers, Angers, FRANCE)
Ido BRASLAVSKY (Ohio University, Athens, USA)
Sakae TSUDA (AIST, Sapporo, JAPAN)
Kazuaki MATSUMURA (JAIST, Nomi, JAPAN)
Takahiro KIKAWADA (NIAS, Tsukuba, JAPAN)
Secretariat of NIAS International Seminar for Cryobiology and Cryotechnology 2012:
Insect Mimetics Research Unit
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS)
1-2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan
Phone: +81-29-838-6170 Fax: +81-29-838-6157
E-mail: Cryo-Cryo2012@nias.affrc.go.jp
Web: http://square.umin.ac.jp/jscc/
Call for applications for the RIKEN BSI Summer Program 2012
Research and Intensive Lecture Course Opportunities in Japan
(posted 2012-01-12)
"The Collective Brain: How does the collective interaction of neurons make our mind work?"
In this course, we would like to place our emphasis on the interaction or coordination of different components of the brain that allows it to function as an integrated system for controlling cognition, memory and behavior. Our emphasis is also on how the malfunctioning of these mechanisms might lead to abnormal states of the brain.
Schedule
Plan A: Internship and Lecture Course, June 13 - August 8
Plan B: Lecture Course, July 3 - 11
*We will accept 15 interns for the Internship and Lecture Course (Plan A) and 30 participants for the Lecture Course (Plan B).
Deadline for applications: February 29, 2012
Invited Lecturers:
Francesco Battaglia, University of Amsterdam
Joshua Berke, University of Michigan
Laura Colgin, University of Texas at Austin
Gustavo Deco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Howard Eichenbaum, Boston University
Joshua Gordon, Columbia University
Gilles Laurent, The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Shigetada Nakanishi, Osaka Bioscience Institute
Paul Phillips, University of Washington
Geoffrey Schoenbaum, University of Maryland
Erin Schuman, The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Jeff Wickens, OIST
Matthew Wilson, MIT
RIKEN BSI Summer Program 2012 Organizing Committee
Tomoki Fukai
Thomas McHugh
Hitoshi Okamoto
For more information and applications, visit our website
http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/summer/index.html
National Institute of Genetics
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(posted 2010-06-18)
Date:
Summer Course : From Wednesday, 18 to Friday, 27 Aug 2010
Occasional Course: Adjustment of schedule with the Laboratory
Program:
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Working in a Scientific lab at NIG, Joining ongoing research projects, discussion and seminars by outstanding researchers in and out of NIG.
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Meeting with faculty members and graduate students, Introduction of research activities, Lab tour.
Application:
Please see NIGHP (Japanese version only)
http://www.nig.ac.jp/
e-mail: info-soken@lab.nig.ac.jp
