Seminar

The 45th Biomechanics Seminar  →Link
【Date & Time】November 8, 2023
【Time】15:00〜17:00 JST
【Venue】Public seminar room 3, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University

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 Subject:Bone Microstructure in Osteoarthritis
 Speaker:Prof. X. Edward Guo (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York)
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 Subject:Thermomechanobiology: The Next Frontier for Treating Osteoarthritis
 Speaker:Prof. Dominique Pioletti (Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Switzerland)


The 44th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date & Time】October 6, 2023
【Time】10:30〜12:00 JST
【Venue】Public seminar room 3, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Bone Bioengineering: Microstructure, Mechanics, Mechanobiology, and Beyond
 Speaker:Prof. X. Edward Guo (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York)


The 43rd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date & Time】June 9, 2023
【Time】16:00〜17:00 JST
【Venue】Public seminar room 3, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:My Never-Ending Study Abroad
 Speaker:Prof. Jiro Nagatomi (Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, USA)


The 42nd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date & Time】May 20, 2022
【Time】15:30〜17:00 JST
【Venue】Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Nano-Engineered Dental Implants
 Speaker:Dr. Karan Gulati (JSPS Fellow, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University; Group Leader, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland)


The 41st Biomechanics Seminar
【Date & Time】December 15, 2021
【Time】16:00〜17:00 JST
【Venue】Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University (Zoom)

<Program>
 Subject:My Journey in Biomechanics and in Japan
 Speaker:Dr. Taeyoon KIM (Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University)


The 40th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date & Time】February 19, 2021
【Time】14:00〜15:00 JST
【Venue】Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Study of Osteocyte Differentiation Triggered by 3D in vitro Culture Model
 Speaker:Dr. Jeonghyun Kim (Biomechanics Laboratory, Kyoto University)


The 39th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date & Time】February 19, 2021
【Time】13:00〜14:00 JST
【Venue】Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg., Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:In Silico Analysis of Osteoporosis Treatment Effect Based on Bone Cell Dynamics
 Speaker:Dr. Young Kwan Kim (Biomechanics Laboratory, Kyoto University; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo)


The 38th Biomechanics Seminar (cancelled)
【Date】March 27, 2020
【Time】13:00 - 15:00 Japan Time
【Venue】Biomechanics Lab., Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Regulation of Bone Remodeling (4)
 Speaker:Prof. Tomoki Nakashima (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)


The 37th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】June 7, 2019
【Time】14:00 - 15:30 Japan Time
【Venue】1th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 Subject:Inverse methods for the assessment of cardiac output and cardiac contractility
    using noninvasive pressure and pulse wave velocity measurements
 Speaker:Prof. Nikolaos Stergiopulos
    Laboratory of Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology,
    Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)


The 36th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】February 13, 2019
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】1th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 1st Bldg, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Regulation of Bone Remodeling (3)
 Speaker:Prof. Tomoki Nakashima (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)


The 35th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】December 7, 2018
【Time】17:00 - 19:00 Japan Time
【Venue】Memorial Auditorium of Medicine, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Research Center for Dynamic Living Systems, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Morphological Assessment of the Biological Function of Osteocytes
 Speaker:Norio Amizuka, Professor
    Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University


The 34th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】October 18, 2018
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Necleo-mechanoresponse of murine chondrocytes
 Speaker:Koichiro Maki, Ph.D
    Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
    Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki


The 33rd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】March 16, 2018
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Three-dimensional Tumor Cell Migration Assays using a Microfluidic Device
 Speaker:Dr. Ryo Sudo
    Department of System Design Engineering, Keio University

 Subject:Mechanosensitive Response of Cancer and Epithelial Cells Induced by in/on Viscoelastic Substrates
 Speaker:Hisashi Haga, Professor
    Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University


The 32nd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】February 26, 2018
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Regulation of Bone Remodeling (2)
 Speaker:Prof. Tomoki Nakashima (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)


The 31st Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】February 2, 2018
【Time】17:00 - 19:00 Japan Time
【Venue】Memorial Auditorium and Museum of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Campus, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Tuning the Cell Culture Microenvironment : From Differentiation Induction to Tissue Engineering
 Speaker:Dr. Kennedy O. Okeyo
    Institute of Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University

 Subject:Molecular Biomechanics and Cellular Mechanotransduction in Health and Disease
 Speaker:Mohammad R. K. Mofrad, Professor
    Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley


The 30th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】November 8, 2017
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg (East Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Flows and stagnation in the brain-forming tectonics
 Speaker:Prof. Takaki Miyata
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University


The 29th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】May 17, 2017
【Time】13:30 - 14:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg (East Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Reconstructing the Mechanical Behaviors of Cells in Silico
 Speaker:Dr. Taeyoon Kim
    Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University


The 28th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】January 12, 2017
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg (East Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Regulation of Bone Remodeling (1)
 Speaker:Prof. Tomoki Nakashima (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)


The 27th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】November 11, 2016
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences 3rd Bldg (East Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Collective Migration and 3D Morphogenesis of Epithelial Cells Induced by Cellular Contractile Forces on a Viscoelastic Substrate
 Speaker:Prof. Hisashi Haga
    Hokkaido Univ


The 26th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】July 19, 2016
【Time】15:00 - 16:00 Japan Time
【Venue】415 room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences(East Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Adaptive discretizations for bone-implant systems using the finite cell method
 Speaker:Prof. Ernst Rank
    Chair for Computation in Engineering and Director of the Institute for Advanced Study
    Technische Universitat Munchen


The 25th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】June 22, 2016
【Time】15:30 - 16:30 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Differentiation of human iPS cells into pancreatic endocrine cells
 Speaker:Dr. Shuhei Konagaya
    COI, Kyoto University


The 24th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】May 31, 2016
【Time】16:30 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】Public seminar room 3, Institute for Frontier Medical Science(West Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Self-organized actomyosin flows in patterning and morphogenesis
 Speaker:Dr. Edouard Hannezo
    Junior Research Fellow, Trinity College
    Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow, Gurdon Institute
    Cambridge University


The 23rd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】December 14, 2015
【Time】16:00 - 17:20 Japan Time
【Venue】Public seminar room 3, Institute for Frontier Medical Science(West Bldg), Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:The mechanical sensitivity of talin rod
 Speaker:Dr. Jie Yan
    Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore
    Department of Physics, National University of Singapore


The 22nd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】November 16, 2015
【Time】16:30 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University

<Program>
 Subject:Analysis of preferential orientation of biological apatite crystallites
     in bone and strategy for regeneration of anisotropic bony tissue
 Speaker:Prof. Takayoshi Nakano
     Division of Materials & Manufacturing Science
     Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University


The 21st Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】November 11, 2015
【Time】16:00 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Jointly organized by Research and Education Platform for Innovative Research on Dynamic Living Systems Based on Multi-dimensional Quantitative Imaging and Mathematical Modeling, Kyoto University...
Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 Subject: Integrating Cellular Mechanobiology and Biomechanics
     - Emergence of Primary Cilia as Mechanosensors
 Speaker: Prof. Christopher Jacobs
     Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York
     Visiting Professor
     Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University


The 20th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】October 9, 2015
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】Public seminar room 3, Institute for Frontier Medical Science(West Bldg), Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Active hydrodynamic modelling of apical basal body alignment in epithelial tissue
 Speaker:Dr. Shuji Ishihara
    Department of Physics, Meiji University, Japan
    Visiting Researcher
    Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University


The 19th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】May 29, 2015
【Time】16:00 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Towards a Virtual Physiological Patient
     -Application to disc degeneration in the lumbar spine
 Speaker:Prof. Damien Lacroix
     Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK
     Visiting Professor
     Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University


The 18th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】May 22, 2015
【Time】15:00 - 16:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Modelling the Bioreactor Environment for Tissue Engineering
     -A multiscale approach
 Speaker:Prof. Damien Lacroix
     Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK
     Visiting Professor
     Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University


The 17th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】Novembar 14, 2014
【Time】16:00 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Multiscale Liver and Vascular Tissue Engineering
     -Tissue engineering using conventional and microfluidic culture models
 Speaker:Dr. Ryo Sudo
     Department of System Design Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan


The 16th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】April 4, 2014
【Time】15:30 - 16:30 Japan Time
【Venue】1st floor seminar room 3, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Pattern Formation of Epithelial Tube by Mechanical Instability during Epididymal Development
 Speaker:Dr. Tsuyoshi Hirashima
     Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University


The 15th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】December 17, 2013
【Time】16:00 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Jointly organized by Research and Education Platform for Innovative Research on Dynamic Living Systems Based on Multi-dimensional Quantitative Imaging and Mathematical Modeling, Kyoto University...

<Program>
 Subject:One Possible Mechanism of Collective Migration of Epithelial Cells
 Speaker:Dr. Katsuhiko Sato
     RIKEN CDB (Center for Developmental Biology)


The 14th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】November 13, 2013
【Time】13:00 - 14:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Jointly organized by Research and Education Platform for Innovative Research on Dynamic Living Systems Based on Multi-dimensional Quantitative Imaging and Mathematical Modeling, Kyoto University...

<Program>
 Subject:Tissue Mechanics: from Microstructure to Function
   - Our current work on tissue diagnostics using engineering approaches
 Speaker:Dr. Yuhang Chen
   Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering
   School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
     Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom


The 13th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】May 29, 2013
【Time】16:00 - 17:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
Jointly organized by Research and Education Platform for Innovative Research on Dynamic Living Systems Based on Multi-dimensional Quantitative Imaging and Mathematical Modeling, Kyoto University...

<Program>
 Subject:A Multiscale Systems Biology Approach to Bone Mechanobiology
 Speaker:Peter Pivonka, Ph.D, Associate Professor
     Musculoskeletal Science, North West Academic Centre,
     University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia


The 12th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】December 14, 2012
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Development of bio-MEMS device for cell culture experiment at micro scale
 Speaker:Toshiro Ohashi, Prof.
     Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design,Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University


The 11th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】December 7, 2012
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Quantitative Analysis of Tissue Deformation Dynamics during Vertebrate Limb Development and
Coding Design of Spatial Information for Robust Patterning
      
 Speaker:Yoshihiro Morishita, Ph.D
     Laboratory for Developmental MorphogeometryCenter for Developmental Biology, RIKEN


The 10th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】July 18, 2012
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Biomechanics on Cell Response to Mechanical Stimulations
      -Intracellular Force Transmission and Signal Transduction-
 Speaker:Masaaki Sato, Prof.
     Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University


The 9th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】June 8, 2012
【Time】14:30 - 16:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Development of a dynamic model for bio-membrane including spectrin-network structure
 Speaker:Satoshi Ii
     Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering,
     Osaka University


The 8th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】September 16, 2011
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Function analysis of osteocyte based on bioimaging
 Speaker:Hiroshi Kamioka, DDS, Ph.D
     Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine,
     Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University


The 7th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】October 21, 2011
【Time】15:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:"Mechanobio-materials": Design of micromechanical milieu to control cell mehcanotaxis and motility-related functions
 Speaker:Satoru Kidoaki, Prof.
     Division of Biomolecular Chemistry, Institute for Materials
     Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University


The 6th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】July 13, 2011
【Time】15:00 - 16:30 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
<Program>
 Subject:Structural polymorphism and diverse functions of actin filaments
 Speaker:Taro Uyeda, Ph.D.
     Biomedical Research Institute
     National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)


The 5th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】May 13, 2011
【Time】16:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 Subject:An Integrative Approach Using Numerical Models to Bridge Spatiotemporal Interactions of Subcellular Processes:
       Cell Spreading
 Speaker:Yannick Loosli, Ph.D.
     Institute for biomechanics
     Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurick (ETH), Swiss


The 4th Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】March 7, 2011
【Time】14:00 - 15:30 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 Subject:Optimal Feedback for Interrogating Nonlinear Systems
 Speaker:Bogdan Epureanu, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
     University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, USA


The 3rd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】January 18, 2011
【Time】13:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】4th floor conference room, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 13:00 Yamaoka Hidetaka(Riken)
 13:30 Sung-Woong Han(Riken)
 14:00 Hiromi Miyoshi(Riken)
 Break
 15:00 Daisuke Tawara(Ryukoku University・Riken)
 15:30 Shukei Sugita(Nagoya Institute of Technology・Riken)
 16:00 Kenichi Tsubota(Chiba University・Riken)
 16:30 Yasuhiro Inoue(Kyoto University・Riken)
 18:00- Reception


The 2nd Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】November 17, 2010
【Time】15:30 - 17:00 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 Subject: Generation off cell polarity and directional migration by traction forcees in Dictyostelium amoebas
 Speaker: Yoshiaki Iwadate, Ph.D.
     Assistant Professor, Department of Functional Molecular Biology, Yamaguchi University


The 1st Biomechanics Seminar
【Date】September 10, 2010
【Time】15:00 - 16:30 Japan Time
【Venue】5th floor roof terrace, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
【Joint Hosting】Bio-Machine Systems, Bioengineering Division, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

<Program>
 Subject: Molecular Imaging of Bone Metabolism and Skeletal Drug Delivery
 Speaker: Kenneth M. Kozloff, Ph.D. (http://www.umich.edu/~skeleton)
     Assistant Professor, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering,
     University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, USA


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