14th Japanese-American Symposium
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - U.S. National Academy of Sciences
December 5-7, 2014
Tokyo, Japan
Sessions:
- Advanced Chemical Imaging – Molecular Imaging Probes & BioPhotonics
- Biomimickry / Biomimetics
- Cells in Computers
- Climate Change and Food Security
- Human Microbiome – Links to Health and Disease
- Metrology and Standards
- Origami: Paper Folding and Its Generalization
- The Metabolism of Cities: Energy, Scalability and Well-Being
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.