Light and Nanomedicine

Kazuhiko ISHIHARA (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Cytocompatible and functional polymer nanoparticles for nanomedicine molecular science

Fuyuhiko TAMANOI (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

Nanomedicine research in the next ten years

SiJin LIU (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

CrucialRole of lateral size for graphene oxide in activating macrophages and stimulating pro-inflammatory responses in cells and animals

Tetsushi SAKUMA (Hiroshima University, Japan)

Current advances and future prospects of genome editing technology

Giyoon TAE (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)

Tumor targeted phototherapy and imaging using various nanosystems

Keon-Wook KANG (Seoul National University, Korea)

Albumin as natural nanoparticles for in vivo imaging and drug delivery

Koji SHIBASAKI (Gunma University, Japan)

TRPV4, a thermo-sensor, regulates neuronal excitability in brain temperature dependent manner

Michihiro NAKAMURA (Yamaguchi University, Japan)

Photo-biomedical Application of Multifunctional Organosilica Nanoparticles

Peilin CHEN (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Detection and Separation of Circulating Tumor Cells by Nanotechnology

Zdenka KUNCIC (The University of Sydney, Australia)

A novel nano-theranostic platform for hybrid PET/MRI

Chie HOSOKAWA (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)

Laser-induced perturbation into molecular dynamics in neuronal networks

Chikashi NAKAMURA (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)

Functionalized nanoneedles for intracellular analysis of single living cells

Daisuke MIYOSHI (Konan University, Japan)

Pseudo-cellular environmental systems for design of functional molecules

Eiji NAKATA (Kyoto University, Japan)

The rational design strategy for latent ratiometric fluorescent pH probes based on the self-assembled SNARF derivatives

Hideaki KANO (University of Tsukuba, Japan)

Label-free, multicolor imaging of live cells and tissues using a white-light laser source

Hideaki YOSHIMURA (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Single molecule imaging to reveal molecular mechanisms in intracellular physiological events

Hiromu KASHIDA (Nagoya University, Japan)

Synthesis of artificial nucleic acids for sensitive RNA detection

Kohki OKABE (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Imaging and manipulation of temperature in single living cells for thermal biology

Takakazu NAKABAYASHI (Tohoku University, Japan)

Application of Spectroscopic and Photochemical techniques to Nanomedicine

Takashi OHTSUKI (Okayama University, Japan)

Photochemical internalization of cell penetrating peptide-cargo-photosensitizer conjugates

Takashi UEGUCHI (Center for Information and Neural Networks, Japan)

High-field MR imaging of the human brain: advantages and technical challenges

Takehisa DEWA (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Multi-layered planar lipid membranes toward construction of light-harvesting devices

Tatsuyuki YAMAMOTO (Shimane University, Japan)

Recent Advances in Biomedical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy

Tomomi NEMOTO (Hokkaido University, Japan)

In vivo microscopic analysis of neural activities and various organs

Yoshihiro UTO (Tokushima University, Japan)

Development of Sonodynamic therapy for breast cancer using aminolevulinic acid or porphyrin compounds

Yusuke KATAOKA (Shimane University, Japan)

Photofunctional Properties of Cyclometalated Iridium Complexes Prepared via Postsynthetic Modification

Yuzuru IKEHARA (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)

Cutting-edge technologies to elucidate etiology and pathogenesis; Glycoproteomics, Low-temperature plasma (LTP) at atmospheric pressure, and Over-1000nm near infrared imaging technologies

Hideaki YAMAMOTO (Tohoku University, Japan)

Structure-function relationships in living neuronal networks: a surface engineering approach

Tomohiro KONNO (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Cytocompatible and reversible phospholipid polymer matrix for cell engineering

Toshihisa MIZUNO (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Synthesis of novel peptide gemini-surfactants and application to membrane protein researches

Tuneo URISU (Nagoya University, Japan)

Neuronal network high throughput screening device

Yoko MATSUMOTO (Sojo University, Japan)

Inhibitory effects of trehalose liposomes on the growth of lung carcinoma cells along with apoptosis

Yusuke ARIMA (Kyoto University, Japan)

Control of muiticellular aggregate structure using cell surface modification with recombinant proteins