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15th Japanese-American Symposium

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - U.S. National Academy of Sciences

December 2-4, 2016
Irvine, California

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 Advanced Manufacturing / 3-D Printing

Organizers: Lashanda Korley and Shinya Yoshioka

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
3D Bioprinting of Tissues and Organs
Sean Murphy, Wake Forest University

SPEAKERS:
3D Printing Functional Materials & Devices
Michael McAlpine, University of Minnesota

 Computational Cosmology: Observation and Theory

Organizers: Emilia Morosan and Kensuke Kobayashi

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
The Origin of the Diversity Seen In the Present-Day Universe
Masayuki Akiyama, Tohoku University

SPEAKERS:
Supercomputer Simulations of Structure Formation in the Universe
Tomoaki Ishiyama, Chiba University

How did the Hot Big Bang Begin?
Mustafa Amin, Rice University

 Decision-making: A Behavioral Economics and Neuroscience Perspective

Organizers: Marshall Burke and Hisaki Kono

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Your Brain Made You Do It
Samuel M. McClure, Arizona State University

SPEAKERS:
Deconstructing Neural Mechanisms of Impulsive Choice
Michael Frank, Brown University

Social Preference: Measurement Issues, Interventions, and Its Origin
Katsunori Yamada, Kindai University

 Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Organizers: Shelly Flagel and Masaru Ishii

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKERS:
Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Masashi Hamada, The University of Tokyo


SPEAKERS:
Basal Ganglia Circuits in Health and Disease
Daniel Leventhal, University of Michigan

Restoring Lost Functions via Artificial Neural Connection
Yukio Nishimura, Kyoto University

 Environmental Archaeology / Paleoclimate 

Organizers: Jennifer Burney and Chika Minejima

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
High Resolution Studies of Past Human-Environment Interactions
Hiroo Nasu, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies

SPEAKERS:
Ikuko Kitaba, Ritsumeikan University
Fire, Climate, and Society in the Ancient Southwest:  Ancient Lessons for Sustainable Fire Management
Christopher Roos, Southern Methodist University

 Good Sleep: Relief from Sleep Disorders

Organizers: Jacob Hooker and Miya Ishihara

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Mystery of Sleep
Akihiro Yamanaka, Nagoya University

SPEAKERS:
Why Do We Need Sleep?
Our Current Understanding of the Roles of REM and Non-REM Sleep

Yu Hayashi, University of Tsukuba

Sleep and Circadian Contributions to Health
Cathy Goldstein, University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center 

 Manipulating the Genetic Code

Organizers: Arash Bashirullah and Kazuhiro Maeshima

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
Manipulating the Genetic Code
Blake Wiedenheft, Montana State University

SPEAKERS:
CRISPR/Dcas9 for Reprogramming of the Human Genome
Stanley Qi, Stanford

Optical Control of the Genome
Moritoshi Sato, The University of Tokyo

 New Directions in Mathematical Epidemiology

Organizers: Thomas Hull and Junichi Yamagishi

INTRODUCTORY SPEAKER:
New Directions in Mathematical Epidemiology
Dylan Shepardson, Mt Holyoke College

SPEAKERS:
Analyses of National and Global Strategic Plans for Disease Prevention and Control
Chaitra Gopalappa, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Real Time Research Response to Emerging Infectious Disease Epidemic
Hiroshi Nishiura, University of Tokyo / World Health Organization

The Japanese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposia are sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Major support is provided by the Kavli Foundation, with additional funding from the National Academy of Sciences.

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