Mini-symposium “Toward the Understanding and Engineering of Complex Systems: Materials to Life”
- Date & Location: June 22, 2024, 09:55–16:35, Mishima Hall, ELSI, Tokyo Tech., Japan.
- Registration (free): register now (deadline is June 20, JST)
- Access to ELSI: see the direction
Program
Note: Each talk includes either a 20-minute or 10-minute presentation followed by a 4-minute Q&A session, with 1 minute allocated for transitioning to the next speaker.
Morning Session (Chair: Miho Yanagisawa, The University of Tokyo, JP)
| 09:55-10:00 | Opening Remarks |
| 10:00-10:15 | Tomoaki Matuura (ELSI, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JP) Slow freeze thaw cycles for creating long DNA and large compartments |
| 10:15-10:40 | Yi Shen (University of Sydney, AU) Modulation and detection of protein condensate phase transitions |
| 10:40-11:05 | Roland L. Knorr (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DE) The interaction between membrane-bound and non-membrane-bound compartments: Capillarity and beyond |
| 11:05-11:30 | Anderson Ho Cheung Shum (The University of Hong Kong and Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre, HK) Engineering complex materials out of aqueous solution |
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 1 (Chair: Yutetsu Kuruma, JAMSTEC, JP)
| 13:00-13:15 | Ryo Mizuuchi (Waseda University, JP) Translation-coupled RNA replication in all-aqueous droplets |
| 13:15-13:40 | Moran Frenkel-Pinter (The Hebrew University, IL) Evolution of complex chemical mixtures |
| 13:40-14:05 | Sheref S. Mansy (University of Alberta, CA) Formation, growth, and division of model prebiotic compartments |
| 14:05-14:30 | Arslan Siddique (The University of New South Wales, AU) Decoding Protocell Formation: A Model System Simulating Wet-Dry Cycles |
Break & Photo
Afternoon Session 2 (Chair: Ryo Mizuuchi, Waseda University, JP)
| 15:00-15:25 | Constance B. Bailey (University of Sydney, AU) Pigment Reporters to Optimize Biosynthetic Protein Expression in Cell Free Systems |
| 15:25-15:50 | Karen Polizzi (Imperial College London, UK) Integrating living biosensors into manufacturing processes |
| 15:50-16:15 | Seung Soo Oh (Pohang University of Science and Technology, KR) Protein-like nucleic acids in conjugation |
| 16:15-16:30 | Yutetsu Kuruma (JAMSTEC, JP) Cell-free gene expression for artificial cells |
| 16:30-16:35 | Closing Remarks (Yutetsu Kuruma) |
Organized by Tomoaki Matsuura (ELSI), Miho Yanagisawa (The University of Tokyo), Yutetsu Kuruma (JAMSTEC), Kosuke Fujishima (ELSI), Tony Z Jia (ELSI), and Ryo Mizuuchi (Waseda University)
