Symposium/seminars
Thermal Biology 2017 International Symposium
Date: Sep 4th, 2017. 9:00-17:00
Venue: Shiran Kaikan (Kyoto University)
Program: ＜click here to download PDF＞
| 9:00-9:05 | Opening Remarks by Makoto Tominaga, Organizer |
| A01 (Molecular and Cellular Thermal Biology) | |
| Chair: Naoko Imamoto, RIKEN, Japan | |
| 9:05-9:45 | Makoto Tominaga (Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, Japan) “Thermal Biology and Thermosensitive TRP Channels” |
| 9:45-10:25 | Yifan Cheng (UCSF, USA) “Structure of TRPV1 Ion Channel by Single Particle Cryo-EM” |
| (Break) | |
| Chair: Masato Umeda, Kyoto University, Japan | |
| 10:40-11:20 | Shin’ichi Ishiwata (Waseda University, Japan) “Thermodynamic Studies on Cellular Functions: Heat-Pulse Effects and Imaging of Temperature Distribution” |
| 11:20-12:00 | Franz Narberhaus (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) “The Temperature-Responsive RNA Structurome of a Bacterial Pathogen” |
| (Lunch) | |
| A02 (Systems Thermal Biology) | |
| Chair: Masao Doi, Kyoto University, Japan | |
| 13:20-14:00 | David M. Virshup (Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore) “Temperature Compensation of Circadian Rhythms” |
| 14:00-14:40 | Shingo Kajimura (UCSF, USA) “The Color of Fat: Brown, Beige, and White” |
| Chair: Kazuhiro Nakamura, Nagoya University, Japan | |
| 14:40-15:20 | David Engblom (Linköping University, Sweden) “Molecular Neural Mechanisms of Fever and Aversive Responses Associated with Infection” |
| (Break) | |
| Chair: Masabumi Minami, Hokkaido University, Japan | |
| 15:35-16:15 | Shaun F. Morrison (OHSU, USA) “Brain Pathways Controlling Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis” |
| 16:15-16:55 | Kazuhiro Nakamura (Nagoya University, Japan) “Central Neural Mechanisms to Defend Life from Environmental Stressors” |
| 16:55-17:00 | Concluding Remarks by Makoto Tominaga, Organizer |
Organizer
Makoto Tominaga (OIIB, Japan)
Secretary
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Nagoya Univ., Japan), Masao Doi (Kyoto Univ., Japan)
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Masao Doi PhD.
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
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Registration Fees
Free & No registration required
Sponsored by
Integrative Understanding of Biological Phenomena with Temperature as a Key Theme (Thermal Biology)
(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas)
(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas)
