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 On 23-24 August, the UK-Japan Symposium for Mechanochemical Cell Biology was held at the University of Warwick in Coventry under JSPS London's scheme for supporting Japanese researchers residing in the UK. It attracted some 60 Japanese and British researchers specializing in such fields as biophysics and cell biology. At the symposium, the latest research trends were introduced in cell division, substance transport and other areas being elucidated through analyses of the mechanisms and molecular dynamics of motor proteins. As to the theme, "mechanochemical cell biology" is an emerging interdisciplinary science at the crossroads of biology, chemistry and physics. It seeks to understand the active mechanisms of cells driven by molecular motors. It is underscored by the development of new measuring devices that can be applied to living cells vis-à-vis the heretofore physiochemical measurement on a single molecule level. At the symposium, Japanese and British researchers gave presentations on the state of their research in this frontier science and engaged each other in very productive exchanges of views. All came away from the event with high expectations for greater network building and scientific advances in this important field. - JSPS London Office  |
