1st Kyoto University – UC San Diego Joint Symposium
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Program
Time Schedule (March 11, 2015)
1st Kyoto University – UC San Diego Joint Symposium
“New Era of Trans-Pacific Knowledge Interactions”
| 8:20-9:00 | Registration at 2F Lobby ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto |
Room-H1 (Heian-1)
Opening Plenary Sessions
| 9:00-9:10 | Video Movie presentation of UC San Diego General Announcements: Makoto Kato-Azuma, Tomohisa Kato |
| 9:10-9:50 | Welcome and Keynote Lecture: Juichi Yamagiwa, President of Kyoto University “Evolution of Human Sociality: What We Can Learn from Gorillas” |
| 9:50-10:00 | UC San Diego Leadership Speech: Paul K. L. Yu, Provost, Revelle College, Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UC San Diego |
| 10:00-10:40 | Keynote Lecture: Ira S. Goodman, Associate Director for Administration, Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego “Creating an Effective Environment for Translational Research and Advanced Care in Cancer” |
| 10:40-11:30 | Plenary Session-1: “Connecting Global with Locals: Approaches of Interdisciplinary Field Science” Chair: Yasuyuki Kono, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University Chair: Shoichiro Hara, Director, Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University “African Studies of Kyoto University” Shigeki Kaji, Director, The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University ” How can the area study collaborate with other study fields? – A successful collaboration between the area study respecting “multidisciplinary ” and “glocal” concepts and a micro-scale analyses-orientated modern biomedical study -“ Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University |
| 11:30-12:00 | Plenary Session-2: Plenary Lecture on Environment, Regulations, and Accreditations for Animal Experiments Chair: Gen Kondoh, Acting Head, Laboratory of Animal Experiments for Regeneration, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University “Components and Complexities of an In-Vivo Research Program Within the Greater Research Mission” Philip Richter, Campus Veterinarian, Director, Animal Care Program, Associate Clinical Professor, Pathology, UC San Diego |
| 12:00-12:30 | Lunch at Room-H2 (Heian-2) |
| 12:30-13:20 | Room-H1 (Heian-1): Plenary Lunch-Time Seminar and Networking Chair: Makoto Kato-Azuma, South-West Area URA Office, Kyoto University “Bibliometric Perspectives on Competencies of Kyoto University and UC San Diego; Implications and Limitations” Hiroshi Fukunari, Elsevier Japan |
Room-A (Suzaku-1)
Bio-Medical, Pharmaceutical Tracks
| 13:30-14:50 | Session-A1: “Innate Immunity Against Infectious Disease” Chair: Yoshio Koyanagi, Director, Institute for Virus Research (IVR), Kyoto University Michael Karin, Distinguished Prof. Pharmacology, UC San Diego Takashi Fujita, Professor, Institute for Virus Research (IVR), Kyoto University |
| 14:50-16:00 | Session-A2: ” Understanding the Mechanisms of Reprogramming to Pluripotency” Chair: Shinji Masui, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University Karl Willert, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego Keisuke Okita, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University |
| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 16:20-17:30 | Session-A3: “New Horizon in Nephrology” Chair: Motoko Yanagita, Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Kumar Sharma, Department of Medicine, Director, Center for Renal Translational Medicine Institute for Metabolomic Medicine, San Diego Veterans Administration HealthCare System, UC San Diego Motoko Yanagita, Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine,Kyoto University |
| 17:30-18:40 | Session-A4: ” Molecular Genetic Approaches Toward Understanding Neurodegenerative and Cognitive Disorders” Chair: Haruhisa Inoue, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University Terry Gaasterland, Computational Biology and Genomics, Director, Scripps Genome Center, UC San Diego Hiroyuki Okuno, Medical Innovation Center, Kyoto University |
Room-B (Suzaku-2)
Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science Track
| 13:30-15:00 | Session-B1: ” New Era of Organic Synthesis and Natural Compounds” Chair: Kiyosei Takasu, Department of Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Takeo Kawabata, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Inst. Chemical Research, Kyoto University William Gerwick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego Jun-ichi Yoshida, Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 15:00-15:20 | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 15:20-16:50 | Session-B2: ” New Horizon in Nanoengineering” Chair: Mitsuru Hashida, Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Inst. for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University Paul K. L. Yu, William S.C. Chang Endowed Chair Professor at Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Provost of Revelle College, UC San Diego Hiroshi Imahori, Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering and Inst. for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University |
| 16:50-17:10 | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 17:10-18:40 | Session-B3: ” New Horizon in Materials Physics” Chair: Yoshiteru Maeno, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University Yuji Matsuda, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University Benjamin White, Brian Maple Group, Department of Physics, UC San Diego Yoshiteru Maeno, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
Room-C (Daigo)
Human Mind, Disaster Prevention, Field Science Track
| 13:30-15:00 | Session-C1: “Changing Brain” Chair: Shintaro Funahashi, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University Nicholas Spitzer, Kavli Inst. Brain and Mind, UC San Diego Thomas Liu, Center for Functional MRI, UC San Diego Shintaro Funahashi, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University Tomoo Hirano, Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
| 15:00-15:20 | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 15:20-16:50 | Session-C2: ” Recent Advances in Disaster Prevention Research” Chair: Hiroshi Kawase, Professor and Vice Director, Disaster Management for Safe and Secure Society Vice Director, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University P. Benson Shing, Vice Chair, Structural Engineering, UC San Diego Hiroshi Kawase, DPRI, Kyoto University |
| 16:50-17:10 | Coffee Break and Networking |
| 17:10-18:40 | Session-C3: ” Changing Political, Economic and Social Landscape of Southeast Asia: From Past to Present” Chair: Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Project Leader, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University Pavin Chachavalpongpun, CSEAS, Kyoto University Krislert Samphantharak, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego Gianluca Bonanno, CSEAS, Kyoto University Lisandro E. Claudio, CSEAS, Kyoto University |
Time Schedule (March 12, 2015)
1st Kyoto University – UC San Diego Joint Symposium
“New Era of Trans-Pacific Knowledge Interactions”
| 8:20-9:00 | Registration at 2F Lobby ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto |
Room-A (Suzaku-1)
Bio-Medical, Pharmaceutical Track
| 9:10-10:10 | Session-A5: ” Recent Advancement in Radiation Oncology” Chair: Masahiro Hiraoka, Department of Radiation Oncology & Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate Scholl of Medicine, Kyoto University Arno Mundt, Department of Radiation Oncology, UC San Diego Yukinori Matsuo, Department of Radiation Oncology & Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate Scholl of Medicine, Kyoto University |
| 10:10-11:30 | Session-A6: ” Molecular Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapy” Chair: Hideo Saji, Department of Patho-Functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Masahiro Ono, Department of Patho-Functional Bioanalysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Takayoshi Ishimori, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate Scholl of Medicine, Kyoto University David Vera, Department of Radiology and Surgery, Co- Director of Molecular Imaging Program, UC San Diego |
Room-B (Suzaku-2)
Bio-Medical, Pharmaceutical Track
| 9:10-10:20 | Session-A7: ” New Horizon in Gastroenterology: Bio-Medical and Bio-Engineering Approaches” Chair: Yuzo Kodama, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medcine, Kyoto University Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein, Distinguished Professor and Chairman Department of Bioengineering Adjunct Professor in Medicine, UC San Diego Tomohiro Watanabe, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medcine, Kyoto University |
| 10:20-11:30 | Session-A8: ” New Horizon in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences” Chair: Yoshinobu Takakura, Director, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University Palmer Taylor, Sandra and Monroe Trout Professor of Pharmacology Founding and Emeritus Dean Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego Shuji Kaneko, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University |
Room-C (Daigo)
Advanced Energy, Others Track
| 9:30-11:00 | Session-C4: ” New Horizon of Advanced Energy for Sustainable Development” Chair: Kazunobu Nagasaki, Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University Russell Doerner, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace, Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego Kazunobu Nagasaki, Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto Universit |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break and Networking |
Room-A (Suzaku-1)
Plenary Closing/Wrap-Up Panel Session
| 11:40-12:40 | “Next Steps towards New Era of Trans-Pacific Knowledge Interactions” Chair: Jun-ichi Mori, Director General, Organization for the Promotion of International Relations, Kyoto University Nagahiro Minato, Vice President – Research, Kyoto University Yoshio Koyanagi, Director, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University Carl Becker, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University Paul K. L. Yu, Provost, Revelle College, Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UC San Diego David Vera, Dept . Radiology and Surgery, Co- Director of Molecular Imaging Program, UC San Diego Michelle Hermas, Director, International Affairs, UC San Diego |
| 12:40-13:40 | Adjournment and Individual Lunch |
| 13:40-18:40 | Networking and / or Individual Free Sightseeing in Kyoto |
Time Schedule (March 13, 2015)
Satellite of 1st Kyoto University – UC San Diego Joint Symposium
“Frontiers of Biomedical Research in Kyoto and La Jolla”
| 9:00- | Opening Address: Tomohisa Kato |
| 9:10-10:30 | Keynote session Chair: Nagahiro Minato (Kyoto University) “ Cancer Immunotherapy by Blockade of a Negative Immuno Regulator PD-1” Tasuku Honjo (Kyoto University) “ Inflammation, Immunity and Cancer” Michael Karin (UC San Diego) |
| 10:35-11:55 | Session 1: Beyond Signaling Towards Cell Fate Chair: Eisuke Nishida (Kyoto University) “ Intercellular Signal Transduction: Visualization and Modeling” Michiyuki Matsuda (Kyoto University) “ The Hippo Pathway in Cell Growth, Organ Size, and Tumorigenesis” Kun-Liang Guan (UC San Diego) |
| 11:55-13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00-14:20 | Session 2: Stem Cell Chair: Karl Willert (UC San Diego) “ Dissecting Cancer Biology by Studying Induced Pluripotency” Yasuhiro Yamada (Kyoto University) “ Using Human Stem Cells to Probe the Secrets of Alzheimer’s Disease” Lawrence Goldstein (UC San Diego) |
| 14:20-15:40 | Session 3: Gene Expression and Development Chair: Masatoshi Hagiwara (Kyoto University) “ Mechanism and Reconstitution In Vitro of Mammalian Germ Cell Development” Mitinori Saitou (Kyoto University) “ In Vivo and Vitro Regenerative Medicine Strategies” Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte (Salk Inst / UCSD) |
| 15:40-15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50-17:10 | Session 4: Neuroscience Chair: Lawrence Goldstein (UC San Diego) “ Integrative Neural Mechanism in Selection of Animal Behavior” Shigetada Nakanishi (OBI / Kyoto University) “ Gene Silencing Therapy for Neurodegenerative Disease” Don W. Cleveland (UC San Diego) |
| 17:10-18:50 | Session 5: Clinical Application of Stem Cells Chair: Catriona Jamieson (UC San Diego) “ Challenges towards Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease” Jun Takahashi (Kyoto University) “ Spinal Cell-Replacement Therapies for Treatment of Spinal Traumatic Injury” Martin Marsala (UC San Diego) “ Large Scale Production System by iPS Cell-Derived Platelets” Koji Eto (Kyoto University) |
| 19:00- | Networking Banquet (Room Sui-un) |
Report
Kyoto University and University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have been engaged in various research collaborations from the very early years after the establishment of UC San Diego including Dr. Susumu Tonegawa’s early research at UC San Diego. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration and education, however, was signed between the two universities only very recently – on February 2014. Having this MOU between us, the 1st Kyoto University – UC San Diego Joint Symposium: New Era of Trans-Pacific Knowledge Interaction (Main Symposium) and the Biomedical Satellite Symposium: Frontiers of Biomedical Research in Kyoto and La Jolla, both as the 22nd Kyoto University International Symposium, were held on 11 – 13 March 2015. The Main Symposium was attended by 170 researchers, academic leaders and industry people (including 20 invited UC San Diego researchers), and the Satellite Biomedical Symposium was attended by 80 researchers (including 12 invited UC San Diego researchers); the researchers had excellent networking and communication opportunities over the three days.
Main Symposium participants – Opening Plenary Sessions, March 11
After the unanimous standing silent prayer for victims and suffering people by the Great East Japan Earthquake, President Yamagiwa opened the Main Symposium – Plenary Sessions March 11 with a welcome address and his keynote lecture entitled “Evolution of Human Society: What we can learn from Gorillas”.
President Yamagiwa giving keynote lecture “Evolution of Human Society: What we can learn from Gorillas”
Professor Paul. K. L. Yu, Provost, Revelle College, Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, gave the leadership speech representing UC San Diego, followed by keynote lecture on Translational Research by Mr. Ira S. Goodman, Associate Director for Administration, Moores Cancer Center.
Leadership Speech by Professor Paul K. L. Yu and Keynote lecture by Mr. Ira S. Goodman
One of the Plenary Sessions introduced Kyoto University’s unique interdisciplinary area studies chaired by Professor Yasuyuki Kono, Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), and Professor Shoichiro Hara, Director of the Center for Integrated Area Studies, with impressive lectures by Professor Shigeki Kaji, Director of The Center for African Area Studies, and Professor Mitsuaki Nishibuchi from CSEAS.
Professors Kono and Hara chaired the interdisciplinary area studies introductory session
with Professors Kaji and Nishibuchi as the lecturers
The final plenary session was chaired by Professor Gen Kondoh, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, with Dr. Philip Richter, Campus Veterinarian, Director, Animal Care Program, Associate Clinical Professor in Pathology, describing the animal experiment environment at UC San Diego.
Professor Gen Kondoh chaired Dr. Philip Richter’s lecture on animal experiment environment at UC San Diego
The Luncheon Seminar was held to introduce and review the results of intensive bibliometric analyses on competencies of Kyoto University and UC San Diego which was so interesting that the participants discussed animatedly.
During the afternoon of March 11 and morning of March 12, a total of fifteen (15) sessions were held covering various fields of research with the eminent chairpersons and leading professors/researchers from both universities, and intensive “trans-pacific knowledge interactions” were actively facilitated. Please download and review the Program Brochure containing pictures of chairpersons, lectures as well as abstracts of the presentations.
Several informal discussion opportunities were also arranged during the three days with attendance of young researchers from Kyoto University to talk with invited UC San Diego professors/researchers.
Professor Motoko Yanagita with young students and researchers at informal discussion with UC San Diego Professor Kumar Sharma
Welcome Reception/Banquet was held on the evening of March 11 and provided frank and friendly communication and networking opportunities among the researchers.
Networking at Welcome Reception/Banquet
On March 12, the final plenary wrap-up panel session was held with Professor Jun-ichi Mori, Director General, Organization for the Promotion and International Relations (OPIR), as the chairperson. The panelists (please refer to the Program Brochure) including Professor Minato, Executive Vice-President for Research, Planning, and Hospital Administration, confirmed the mission and success of this 1st Joint Symposium, and they also intensively discussed about the future development of research and educational collaborations between Kyoto University and UC San Diego.
Professor Mori, Director General of OPIR, facilitating the final wrap-up panel discussion
In a vision of Kyoto University’s “International Strategy 2x by 2020”, this 1st Kyoto University – UC San Diego Joint Symposium provided interdisciplinary face-to-face networking opportunities for further research and educational collaborations. Our colleagues at UC San Diego are now planning to organize and host the 2nd Joint Symposium at their La Jolla Campus possibly in February – March 2016.
Following the 2-day Main Symposium, the Satellite Symposium entitled “Frontiers of Biomedical Research in Kyoto and La Jolla” was held at another venue on March 13.
Chairpersons and lecturers of the Biomedical Satellite Symposium
The large UC San Diego campus is located in La Jolla (northern vicinity to San Diego, California) where several world-leading biomedical research institutions are actively collaborating with each other, such as Salk Institute for Biomedical Studies, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. The majority of the leading researchers in these institutions have adjunct research/educational positions at UC San Diego, and many researchers from Kyoto University have stayed at these institutions as well as UC San Diego not only as students but also as postdoctoral fellows or visiting scholars; Dr. Susumu Tonegawa, after his graduation from Kyoto University, acquired his Ph.D. at UC San Diego and then continued his intensive research at Salk Institute which would later earn him the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1987. The current researchers at these biomedical institutions include many laureates of prestigious research awards. The Satellite Symposium included the world’s foremost researchers from these institutions co-presenting and discussing with the world’s foremost researchers from Kyoto University.
The Satellite Symposium was opened with the Keynote Session Chaired by Professor Nagahiro Minato, Executive Vice-President for Research, Planning, and Hospital Administration, with Professors Tasuku Honjo and Michael Karin on “Inflammation, Immunity, and Novel Immunotherapy in Cancer”, one of the most attractive and hot topics in biomedical research.
Professor Minato chairing the Keynote Session with Professors Tasuku Honjo and Michael Karin
Many of the invited researchers are appointed as National Academy of Science (NAS) members and/or ranked as highly cited researchers by Thomson Reuters annual survey. We conducted this unique one-day opportunity to listen to the lectures of world-class researchers covering fields ranging from signal transduction to cancer biology, immune systems, neuroscience and stem cells including iPSC, as well as regenerative medicine. Please download and review the Program Brochure containing session titles, chairpersons, lectures as well as the presentation titles.
During the lunch time and the Networking Banquet, researchers also actively discussed not only the frontiers of their research interests but also about a wide range of further research and educational collaborations.
Networking opportunities during lunch time and banquet
As reported above, this Biomedical Satellite Symposium served as a unique platform for the further development of research and educational collaborations between Kyoto University and UC San Diego, as well as the biomedical research institutions in La Jolla. Our colleagues at UC San Diego are also exploring the possibility of hosting the next biomedical symposium in 2016.
