14th Japanese-American Symposium

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - U.S. National Academy of Sciences

December 5-7, 2014
Tokyo, Japan

Sessions:

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Advanced Chemical Imaging – Molecular Imaging Probes & BioPhotonics

Organizers: Miya Ishihara and Jacob Hooker

CHAIR:
Advanced Chemical Imaging - Molecular Imaging Probes & BioPhotonics
Etsuko Kiyokawa, Kanazawa Medical University

SPEAKERS:
Advanced Chemical Imaging - Molecular Imaging Probes & BioPhotonics
Masaru Ishii, Osaka University

New Technology for Molecular Imaging of Brain Function
Alan Pradip Jasanoff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Biomimickry / Biomimetics

Organizers: Shinya Yoshioka and LaShanda Korley

CHAIR:
Biomimetics and Bioinspiration for Scientific and Technological Innovation
Mathias Kolle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SPEAKERS:
Next-Gen Bio-inspired Tissue Adhesive Technologies
Jeffrey Karp, Harvard Medical School / Brigham Women’s Hospital

Biomimickry/Biomimetics
Kaori Kamata, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Cells in Computers

Organizers: Kazuhiro Maeshima and Joy Ward

CHAIR:
Cells in Computers
Akira Funahashi, Keio University

SPEAKERS:
Cells in Computers
Koichi Takahashi, RIKEN

Toward Whole-cell Models for Engineering and Medicine
Jonathan Karr, Mount Sinai Hospital

Climate Change and Food Security

Organizers: Yusuke Yokoyama and David McNear

CHAIR:
Climate Change and Food Security
Jennifer Anne Burney, University of California, San Diego

SPEAKERS:
Food Security in a Warming Climate
Marshall Burke, Stanford University

Climate Change and Food Security
Kiyoshi Takahashi, The National Institute for Environmental Studies

Human Microbiome – Links to Health and Disease

Organizers: Toshihiko Hosoya, Gonzalo Torres and David McNear

CHAIR:
The Human Microbiome - An Introduction to the Microbiome and Disease
Dan Knights, University of Minnesota

SPEAKERS:
Human Microbiome - Links to Health and Disease
Shinji Fukuda, Keio University

Systemic metabolic impact of early-life microbiota disruption
Laura M. Cox, New York University Langone Medical Center

Metrology and Standards

Organizers: Kensuke Kobayashi and Emilia Morosan

CHAIR:
Redefining the International System of Units for the 21st Century
Mark Keller, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

SPEAKERS:
What's the frequency of an apple? Quantum and classical mechanics collide in a new SI unit of mass
Jon R. Pratt, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Realization of the Mass Standard Based on Fundamental Physical Constants
Naoki Kuramoto, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Origami: Paper Folding and Its Generalization

Organizers: Kazuhisa Makino and Sebastien Lahaie

CHAIR:
Origami: Paper Folding and Its Generalization
Ryuhei Uehara, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

SPEAKERS:
Modern Origami Theory
Thomas Hull, Western New England University

Origami: Paper Folding and Its Generalization
Tomohiro Tachi, The University of Tokyo

The Metabolism of Cities: Energy, Scalability and Well-Being

Organizers: Daiji Kawaguchi and Peter Dodds

CHAIR:
The Metabolism of Cities: Energy, Scalability, and Societal Well-Being
Yasuhiro Sato, Osaka University

SPEAKERS:
Urban Growth, Energy and Human Development
Luis Bettencourt, Santa Fe Institute

Determinants of Urban Agglomerations
Kentaro Nakajima, Tohoku University

The Japanese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia are sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional funding from the National Academy of Sciences.

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