The 6th "kirameki" J-PEAKS Life Science Research Center Symposium "Science of "living" through fusion research

Event Details

Kanazawa University As part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology" Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)" initiative, J-PEAKS is building two research centers with the aim of forming a world-class research center that promotes the fusion of the humanities, sciences, and medicine. The members of the center will give an overview of the "Life Science Research Centers," focusing on Faculty of Medicine, Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Cancer Research Institute, and Sapiens Life sciences, Evolution and Medicine Research Center.

This will be a hybrid of on-site and online. We look forward to your participation.

Program

【Part 1: Lecture　13:00-14:50】

13:00-13:05　Opening remarks　Shinichi Nakamura, Director of J-PEAKS Promotion Headquarters, Director (Research, Social Co-creation, and Graduate School Support), and Vice President, Kanazawa University
13:05-13:30　Lecture①　Mitsutoshi Nakata, Center Leader/Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
"A life science research center that imagines and creates the future through the integrated science of 'living'"
13:30-13:55　Lecture②　Professor Yuko Yoshimura, School of Education, Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University
"Establishment of a center for analyzing child and adult brain networks to elucidate neural dynamics in development"
13:55-14:20　Lecture③　Yoshikazu Jomura, Professor, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University
"Identification and control of senescent cells, which hold the key to age-related diseases, based on understanding the diversity of senescent cells"
14:20-14:45　Lecture④　Takashi Gakuhari, Associate Professor, Institute of Ancient Civilization and Cultural Resource Studies, Kanazawa University
"The Challenge of Interdisciplinary Research between Archaeology and Life Sciences"
14:45-14:50　Closing remarks for Part 1　Seigo Kinuya, Vice President, J-PEAKS Promotion Headquarters, Kanazawa University, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences

【Part 2 (face-to-face only): Poster Presentation and Networking Session (with snacks and drinks) 　15:00-16:30】

Poster presenter ①XIONG Ruochu, 4th year doctoral student Graduate School of Medical Sciences Division of Medicine Sciences, Kanazawa University
"High frequency visual stimuli induced functional networks of emotion recognition: an MEG study"
② LIU Jialu, 1st year doctoral student at the United Graduate School of Child Development, Kanazawa Campus
"Relationship between sleep and cognitive function in children with autism spectrum disorder"
③ Zhang Zixue, 3rd year doctoral student, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Division of Medicine
"Progression mechanism of steatohepatitis-induced liver cancer determined by senescent hepatocytes"
④ KOBORI Ryota, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Division of Biological Science and Technology Master's Program, 1st year
"Improvement of chronic kidney failure by targeting partial reprogramming of senescent cells"
⑤ ISHIYA Koji, Assistant Professor Sapiens Life sciences, Evolution and Medicine Research Center Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences Kanazawa University
"Design and development of an integrated paleogenomics analysis platform"
⑥ Ahmad Faiz Shazwan Bin Abdul Malik, 1st year Master's student, Department Division of Humanities Graduate Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies Kanazawa University
“Ancient Genomes from the Gua Cha Site: Insights into Prehistoric Populations of the Malay Peninsula”

J-PEAKS
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities
Kanazawa University The website of J-PEAKS "Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)" is here.

【Kanazawa University Outline of J-PEAKS Project】
Kanazawa University J-PEAKS is working on "advancement of basic research and fusion research" and "fastest social implementation" with the entire university to realize the vision of 10 years from now, "formation of a world-class center for discontinuous innovation through fusion of humanities, sciences and medicine to lead social transformation in unpredictable times".

Kanazawa University Click here for the website of Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS) in

Contact

Kanazawa University　J-PEAKS Promotion Office　E-mail: jpeaks(a)adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp　*Replace (a) with @.