15th Japanese-American Symposium
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - U.S. National Academy of Sciences
December 2-4, 2016
Irvine, California
- Advanced Manufacturing / 3-D Printing
- Computational Cosmology: Observation and Theory
- Decision-making: A Behavioral Economics and Neuroscience Perspective
- Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation of Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Environmental Archaeology / Paleoclimate
- Good Sleep: Relief from Sleep Disorders
- Manipulating the Genetic Code
- New Directions in Mathematical Epidemiology
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.