Japanese American Frontiers of Science Symposium | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Research Cooperation Division I,
International Program Department,
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
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2016

	Date	:	December 2 ~ December 4, 2016
	Venue	:	Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, California, USA


	Session Topics:
	- Manipulating the genetic code - Good Sleep: Relief from Sleep Disorders - Environmental Archaeology/ Paleoclimate - Advanced Manufacturing / 3D printing - New Directions in Mathematical Epidemiology - Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation of Neurodegenerative Disorders - Computational Cosmology: Observation and Theory - Decision-Making: A Behavioral Economics and Neuroscience Perspective
	Program (PDF) Abstract & Glossary (PDF) Report on the 15th JAFoS Symposium by PGM Co-Chair Prof. Kobayashi (PDF) Questionnaire Results (PDF)


	List of Participants:
	PGM: Planning Group Member

Manipulating the genetic code (Biology/Life Science)
PGM	Kazuhiro MAESHIMA	National Institute of Genetics
PGM	Arash BASHIRULLAH	University of Wisconsin
Introductory Speaker	Blake WIEDENHEFT	Montana State University
Speaker	Moritoshi SATO	The University of Tokyo
Speaker	Stanley QI	Stanford University
Good Sleep: Relief from Sleep Disorders (Chemistry/Biochemistry)
PGM	Miya ISHIHARA	National Defense Medical College
PGM	Jacob HOOKER	Harvard University
Introductory Speaker	Akihiro YAMANAKA	Nagoya University
Speaker	Yu HAYASHI	University of Tsukuba
Speaker	Cathy GOLDSTEIN	University of Michigan
Environmental Archaeology/ Paleoclimate (Earth Science/Environment)
PGM	Chika MINEJIMA	International Christian University
PGM	Jennifer BURNEY	University of California, San Diego
Introductory Speaker	Hiroo NASU	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Speaker	Ikuko KITABA	Ritsumeikan University
Speaker	Christopher ROOS	Southern Methodist University
Advanced Manufacturing / 3D printing (Materials Sciences/Biomaterials)
PGM	Shinya YOSHIOKA	Tokyo University of Science
PGM	LaShanda KORLEY	Case Western Reserve University
Introductory Speaker	Sean MURPHY	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Speaker	Jin GONG　(Absent)	Yamagata University
Speaker	Michael MCALPINE	University of Minnesota
New Directions in Mathematical Epidemiology (Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Informatics)
PGM	Junichi YAMAGISHI	InformaticsNational Institute of Informatics
PGM	Thomas HULL	Western New England University
Introductory Speaker	Dylan SHEPARDSON	Mount Holyoke College
Speaker	Hiroshi NISHIURA	Hokkaido University
Speaker	Chaitra GOPALAPPA	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation of Neurodegenerative Disorders (Medical/Neuroscience)
PGM	Masaru ISHII	Osaka University
PGM	Shelly FLAGEL	University of Michigan
Introductory Speaker	Masashi HAMADA	the University of Tokyo
Speaker	Yukio NISHIMURA	Kyoto University
Speaker	Daniel LEVENTHAL	University of Michigan
Computational Cosmology: Observation and Theory (Physics/ Astrophysics/ Astronomy)
PGM（Co-chair)	Kensuke KOBAYASHI	Osaka University
PGM（Co-chair)	Emilia MOROSAN(Absent)	Rice University
Introductory Speaker	Masayuki AKIYAMA	Tohoku University
Speaker	Tomoaki ISHIYAMA	Chiba University
Speaker	Mustafa AMIN	Rice University
Decision-Making: A Behavioral Economics and Neuroscience Perspective　(Social Sciences)
PGM	Hisaki KONO	Kyoto University
PGM	Marshall BURKE(Absent)	Stanford University
Introductory Speaker	Sam MCCLURE	Arizona State University
Speaker	Katsunori YAMADA	Kindai University
Speaker	Michael FRANK	Brown University

General Participants (Japan)
General Participant	Katsuyuki SHIROGUCHI	RIKEN
General Participant	Tomomi TSUBOUCHI	National Institute for Basic Biology
General Participant	Tomoko YOSHINO	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
General Participant	Mikako OGAWA	Hokkaido University
General Participant	Tsuyoshi HIROTA	Nagoya University
General Participant	Tomoko SHIRAI	National Institute for Environmental Studies
General Participant	Tatsuki TSUJIMORI	Tohoku University
General Participant	Kiyohiko IGARASHI	The University of Tokyo
General Participant	Takayuki KUROKAWA	Hokkaido University
General Participant	Shinya TSUKADA	Shimane University
General Participant	Shinjiro UMEZU	Waseda University
General Participant	Masaya SAITO	The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
General Participant	Yasuko MATSUBARA	Kumamoto University
General Participant	Masato KOIKE	Juntendo University
General Participant	Kazuyo MORO	RIKEN
General Participant	Keiko TAKASE	NTT Basic Research Laboratories
General Participant	Haruka TANJI-SUZUKI　(Absent)	The University of Electro-Communications
General Participant	Kohei　KAWAGUCHI	Hitotsubashi University
General Participant	Keiichi KUBO	Waseda University
General Participant	Hiroaki MATSUURA	Shoin University
General Participants (USA)
General Participant	Nicholas BALL	Pomona College
General Participant	Sarah COWIE	University of Nevada, Reno
General Participant	Alicia IZQUIERDO	University of California, Los Angeles
General Participant	Neel JOSHI	Harvard University
General Participant	Tara LOVESTEAD	National Institute of Standards and Technology
General Participant	Elizabeth MARGULIS	University of Arkansas
General Participant	Juan MORENO-CRUZ	Georgia Institute of Technology
General Participant	Parag PATIL	University of Michigan
General Participant	Khalid SALAITA	Emory University
General Participant	Andrea TAO	University of California, San Diego