yTitle】
Mechanistic Perspectives of Multicellular Organization
【Date】
Sept. 8 (Thu) - 9 (Wed)， 2015
【Venue】
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB)， Kobe， Japan
【URL】
http://www.cdb.riken.jp/mechanistic2015/【Deadline for registration and abstract submission】
July 17 (Fri)， 2015
【Participation Fee】
General Participant: 4，000 JPY
Student: 1，000 JPY
【Language】
English
【Keynote Speakers】
Frank Julicher (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems， Germany)
Hiroshi Hamada (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology & Osaka University， Japan)
Pierre-Francois Lenne (Institute for Developmental Biology of Marseille， France)
【Confirmed Speakers】
Yu-Chiun Wang (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology， Japan)
Shi Dongbo (National Institute for Basic Biology， Japan)
Daisuke Mizuno (Kyushu University， Japan)
Yusuke Toyoda (Kurume University， Japan)
Takanori Takebe (Yokohama City University， Japan & Stanford University， USA)
Koichi Fujimoto (Osaka University， Japan)
Mototsugu Eiraku (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology， Japan)
Satoru Okuda (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology， Japan)
+ Several selected speakers from Poster Session
【Outline】
This meeting aims to discuss multicellular dynamics and its regulation by exploring the interface between biology and mechanics. The understanding of development has been greatly advanced by discoveries in genetics， which have identified molecular factors underlying characteristic morphologies and functions. We are now trying to bridge our understanding at the genetic and molecular levels to that of integrated multicellular systems. This meeting will focus on mechanical aspects of multicellular organization to open up a more comprehensive understanding of such systems.
We will address biological and mechanical aspects of multicellular morphogenesis， including the following topics.
1) Observations of morphological dynamics in embryogenesis
2) Quantitative measurements of active and passive cell behaviors
3) In vitro reconstructions and controls of multicellular structures
4) Computational simulations of multicellular systems
The program will include both oral and poster sessions. We encourage the submission of abstracts for the poster session from scientists in various fields to increase opportunities for lively and exciting discussion. Several abstracts will be selected for oral presentations. We welcome exciting new topics from young investigators as well as established scientists. We hope you will honor us with your attendance.
【Contact】
CDB Meeting Office
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi， Chuo-ku， Kobe 650-0047， Japan
E-mail: mechanistic2015@cdb.riken.jp
