HeKKSaGOn Kyoto University Winter School 2016 From Materials to Life: Multidisciplinary Challenges To inspire, motivate, and encourage talented PhD students coming from Germany and Japan February 15-26, 2016 conducted by Kyoto University
Number of Participants: 50 From overseas: 37 Heidelberg University: 13 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: 12 University of Göttingen: 9 Nanyang Technological University: 2 University of Giessen: 1 From Japan: 13 Kyoto University: 7 Osaka University: 3 Tohoku University: 1 Doshisha University: 2 Welcome party Poster session
Lecturers From overseas: 10 Heidelberg University: 5 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: 2 Nanyang Technological University: 1 University of Giessen: 1 University of California, Davis: 1 From Japan: 37 Kyoto University: 17 Osaka University: 3 Tohoku University: 2 Doshisha University: 1 Ritsumeikan University:1 lecture Discussion Calligraphy
Time Table: First week 8:45-9:45 9:45-10:45 10:45-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-13:30 13:30-14:30 Monday (Feb. 15) Tuesday (Feb. 16) Wednesday (Feb. 17) Thursday (Feb. 18) Friday (Feb. 19) Saturday (Feb. 20) Welcome & Orientation Lecture 1: Prof. Yoshikawa Kenichi (Doshisha University) "Physics of Life" Lecture 2: Prof. Anthony Ho (Heidelberg University) "Translational Medicine" Assoc. Prof. Yu Sakagami (Kyoto University) "Health Guidance & An Introduction to Psychiatry and Mental Health Care" Lecture 3: Prof. Akira Harada (Osaka University) "Bioinspired Materials" Lecture 4: Prof. Martin Bastmeyer (KIT) "Regulating Cells with Materials" Lecture 5: Prof. Ryoichiro Kageyama (KU) Development" Lunch Break Lecture 6: Prof. Jonathan Sleeman (HU) "Understanding Diseases I" Lecture 7 Assoc. Prof. Tatsuaki Tsuruyama (KU) "Understanding Diseases II" Lecture 8: Prof. Motomu Tanaka (KU/HD) "Understanding Diseases III" Special Lecture 1: Assoc. Prof. Shikiko Yukawa (KU) "The Aesthetics and Sensitivities of the Japanese as seen through Classical Japanese Literature" 8:45-9:30 9:30-10:15 10:15-10:45 10:45-11:30 11:30-12:15 Lecture 9: Prof. Jan Lohmann (HD) Development I" Lecture 10: Prof. Thomas Holstein (HD) Development II" Lecture 11: Prof. Michael Boutros (HD/DKFZ) Development III" Lecture 12: Prof. Kiyokazu Agata (KU) Development IV" Lunch Break Japanese Calligraphy Ms. Makiko Murai Lecture 13: Prof. Shunsaku Kimura (KU) "Regulating Life with Materials I" Lecture 14: Prof. Christof Wöll (KIT) "Regulating Life with Materials II" Tea/Coffee break Lecture 15: Assoc. Prof. Shuhei Furukawa (KU) "Regulating Life with Materials III" Lunch Break CiRA 1. Tour to Kinkaku-ji 2. Making Kyo-gashi (Kyoto confectionery) at Yatuhasi-an 3. Tour to Arashiyama + Tenryu-ji 4. Zen Meditation at Nyoze-in 14:30-15:30 Basic Japanese 1 Ms. Miwa Shimohashi Mr. Norikazu Uraki Presentation 1: PhD projects 15:30-15:45 15:45-16:45 Tea/Coffee break 1. Campus Tour: KU students 2. Welcome Reception (18:00-20:00) Free Basic Japanese 2 Ms. Miwa Shimohashi Mr. Norikazu Uraki 1. Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum 2. Fushimi Inari Taisha
Time Table: Second week Monday (Feb. 22) Tuesday (Feb. 23) Wednesday (Feb. 24) Thursday (Feb. 25) Friday (Feb. 26) Saturday (Feb. 27) 8:45-9:45 Lecture 16: Prof. Masaaki Sato (Tohoku University) "Mechanobiology I" Lecture 19: Prof. Takashi Sakajo (KU) "Modeling Materials and Life I" Lecture 22: Prof. Atul Parikh (UC Davis) "Synthetic and Chemical Biology I" Lecture 25: Prof. Mineko Kengaku (KU) "Regulating and Analyzing Life I" 9:45-10:45 10:45-11:00 Lecture 17: Prof. Taiji Adachi (KU) "Mechanobiology II" SPIRITS Symposium: "Bioinspired Materials" Prof. Hiroshi Imahori (KU) Prof. Martin Eickhoff (University of Giessen) Prof. Frank Osterloh (UC Davis) Lecture 20: Prof. Izumi Takagi (TU) "Modeling Materials and Life II" Lecture 23: Prof. Hiroshi Sugiyama (KU) "Synthetic and Chemical Biology II" Lecture 26: Prof. Bo Liedberg (Nanyang Technological University) "Regulating and Analyzing Life II" 11:00-12:00 Lecture 18: Prof. Makoto Kaneko (OU) "Mechanobiology III" Lecture 21: Prof. Tatsuo Arai (OU) "Modeling Materials and Life III" Lecture 24: Prof. Tadayuki Imanaka (Ritsumeikan University) "Synthetic and Chemical Biology III" Lecture 27: Prof. Yasuhiro Yamada (KU) "Regulating and Analyzing Life III" Departure 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-15:30 13:30-13:45 Introduction of HU Office, Kyoto Ms. Sabine Schenk (HU) Mr. Tamaki Suzuki (KU) 15:30-15:45 Presentation 2: PhD projects 13:45-15:30 Lecture & Discussion Presentation 3: PhD projects 1. Tour to Kitano-Tenmangu 2. The KU Museum 3. Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Hall Discussion & Evaluation Farewell Party (18:00-20:00) 15:45-16:45 Special Lecture 2: Assist. Prof. Niels van Steenpaal (KU) "The History and culture of Kyoto"
Short-term collaboration in a laboratory at Kyoto University 10 PhD students & 1 Researcher Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences Graduate School of Science Graduate School of Engineering Graduate School of Medicine Graduate School of Biostudies
Short-term Collaboration in a laboratory in Germany 9 Undergraduate students from Kyoto University 6 students 1 student 2 students Heidelberg University KIT University of Göttingen