Frontier in Life Sciences
| Numbering Code | G-BIO21 65003 LE68 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | Doctoral students | Target Student | |
| Language | English | Day/Period |
Intensive 15:15-18:30 on Tuesdays |
| Instructor name |
NAKANO TAKESHI (Graduate School of Biostudies Professor) FUKUDA HIROO (Part-time Lecturer) MOCHIZUKI ATSUSHI (Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences Professor) INADA TOSHIFUMI (Part-time Lecturer) AOKI KAZUHIRO (Part-time Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
生命科学領域の中で特に目覚ましい発展をとげている研究から、それぞれの領域の第一人者の先生に簡単な背景から将来の展望にいたるまでを講義をしていただき、大学院生の研究へのモチベーションを高めることを目的とする。 Prominent leading scientists from several research fields of life science will provide their research histories from their backgrounds to future prospects, to encourage young scientists. |
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| Course Goals | Learning the most advanced topics in selected research fields such as cell and molecular biology, biophysics, neuroscience, developmental biology and regenerative medicine. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Oct. 11 (Tue), 2022 Dr. Hiroo Fukuda Former Vice-president, Univ. Tokyo Professor, Dept. Environmental Biology, Kyoto University of Advanced Science 15:15-16:45 Meristems, cell-cell communication and CLE peptides 16:45-18:15 Regulation of vascular stem cell fates Oct. 25 (Tue), 2022 Dr. Atsushi Mochizuki Professor Lab. of Mathematical Biology Department of Biosystems Science Inst. Frontier Life and Medical Science Kyoto Univ. 15:15-16:45 Solving biological phenomena by mathematical methods 16:45-18:15 Determining behaviors of biological systems from network structures Nov. 8 (Tue), 2022 Dr. Toshifumi Inada Professor Division of RNA and Gene Regulation Inst. Medical Science Univ. Tokyo 15:15-16:45 Quality control mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of gene expression 16:45-18:15 Ribosome dynamics and ribosome-associated quality control RQC Dec. 13 (Tue), 2022 Dr. Kazuhiro Aoki Professor Lab. Quantitative Biology National Inst. Basic Biology 15:15-16:45 Principles and Mechanisms of Cell Signaling. 16:45-18:15 Visualization and Manipulation of Cell Signaling. Please be aware that details are subject to change. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation will be based on attendance and effort. Further details will be announced in the first lecture. | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Basic knowledge of molecular biology will be required to understand the course content. No particular preparation is necessary, but students are advised to read related papers, which will be useful to understand lectures. | ||
| References, etc. | Related papers, which are useful to understand lectures, will be indicated in flyers. | ||
