17th Chinese-American Symposium
October 14-16, 2016
Irvine, California, US
Sessions:
- Aging
- Animal Models
- Collider SUSY and HIGGS
- Design Optimization in 3D Printing
- Genome Editing
- Near-Earth Asteroids
- Neural Circuits Underlying Innate Behaviors
- Ocean Acidification
- Sustainable / Green Chemistry
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Aging
Organizers: Jennifer Reed and Chen Zhiguo
SPEAKERS:
Longevity as a Matter of Fat
Meng Wang, Baylor College of Medicine
Meng Wang, Baylor College of Medicine
Using Stem Cell And Gene Editing Techniques To Study And Treat Aging-Associated Disorders
Guang-hui Liu, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guang-hui Liu, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Animal Models
Organizers: Katalin Gothard
CHAIR:
Autism-like behaviors and germline transmission of transgenic monkeys overexpressing MeCP2
Qiu Zilong, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiu Zilong, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
SPEAKERS:
Animal models in basic and pre-clinical research: Ethical and practical
Li Chengyu, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li Chengyu, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Speak up or give up!
Cindy Buckmaster, Baylor College of Medicine
Cindy Buckmaster, Baylor College of Medicine
Collider SUSY and HIGGS
Organizers: Michael Kirby and Shen Xiaoyan
CHAIR:
Collider SUSY and HIGGS
James Olsen, Princeton University
James Olsen, Princeton University
SPEAKERS:
Supersymmetry Searches at the LHC
Anyes Taffard, University of California, Irvine
Anyes Taffard, University of California, Irvine
From LHC to CEPC: Higgs boson discovery and its property studies
Jin Shan, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing
Jin Shan, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing
Design Optimization in 3D Printing
Organizers: Mark Campbell and Shen Li-Yong
CHAIR:
Design Optimization in 3D Printing
Xu Weiwei, Zhejiang University
Xu Weiwei, Zhejiang University
SPEAKERS:
Shape Design and Optimization in 3D Printing
Lu Lin, Shandong University
Lu Lin, Shandong University
Design of Materials for the Additive Manufacturing of Wearable Robots
Rob Shepherd, Cornell University
Rob Shepherd, Cornell University
Genome Editing
Organizers: Ahmad Khalil and Zhang Yan
CHAIR:
From Reading Genomes to Interpreting Genomes (to Rationally Engineering Genomes)
Prashant Mali, University of California, San Diego
Prashant Mali, University of California, San Diego
SPEAKERS:
Genome Editing and High-throughput Functional Screening of Coding and Non-coding Genes
Wei Wensheng, Peking University - presented by, Qiu Zilong, Institute of Neuroscience, CAS
Wei Wensheng, Peking University - presented by, Qiu Zilong, Institute of Neuroscience, CAS
Quantifying the Evolutionary Dynamics of Human Tumor Progression
Christina Curtis, Stanford University
Christina Curtis, Stanford University
Near-Earth Asteroids
Organizers: Li Ji and Sarah Horst
CHAIR:
Introduction to Near-Earth Asteroids
Daniel J. Scheeres, University of Colorado
Daniel J. Scheeres, University of Colorado
SPEAKERS:
Asteroid 4179 Toutatis: New observations as Closely Observed by Chang’e2
Ji Jianghui, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ji Jianghui, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Understanding the Surface Compositions of Near-Earth Asteroids
Christina Thomas, Planetary Research Institute
Christina Thomas, Planetary Research Institute
Neural Circuits Underlying Innate Behaviors
Organizers: Katalin Gothard and Hu Hailan
CHAIR:
Neural Circuits Underlying Innate Behaviors
David Leopold, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
David Leopold, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
SPEAKERS:
Oxytocin, maternal behavior, and neural plasticity
Robert Froemke, New York University
Robert Froemke, New York University
The Visual Pathways to Trigger Innate Fear Response
Peng Cao, Institute of Biophysics, CAS - presented by Chen Yelin, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
Peng Cao, Institute of Biophysics, CAS - presented by Chen Yelin, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
Ocean Acidification
Organizers: Magali Billen and Cheng Hefa
CHAIR:
Ocean Acidification and other Stressors: What does the future hold?
Tessa Hill, University of California, Davis and Bodega Marine Laboratory
Tessa Hill, University of California, Davis and Bodega Marine Laboratory
SPEAKERS:
Marine Primary Producers under Influence of Ocean Acidifcation
Gao Kunshan, State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University
Gao Kunshan, State Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University
Forecasting of ocean acidification and hypoxic ocean conditions in the Pacific Northwest
Samantha Siedlecki, University of Washington
Samantha Siedlecki, University of Washington
Sustainable / Green Chemistry
Organizers: Jovica Badjic and Wang Jiangyun
CHAIR:
Sustainable / Green Chemistry
Gong Jinlong, Tianjin University
Gong Jinlong, Tianjin University
SPEAKERS:
Creating Better Nanocatalysts for Green Chemistry
Zheng Nanfeng, Xiamen UniversityIBM Research
Zheng Nanfeng, Xiamen UniversityIBM Research
Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials
Sourav Saha, Clemson University
Sourav Saha, Clemson University
The Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia are sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional funding from the National Academy of Sciences