The 85th Fujihara Seminar - The mechanics of life across scales -n

Symposium overview

The international symposium, "The Mechanics of Life Across Scales", will be held as the 85th Fujihara Seminar with support from the Fujihara Foundation of Science. This symposium aims to accelerate progress in life-sciences through the integration of biology, physics, and mechanical engineering. The event will feature presentations by rising researchers at the forefront of their fields, who are leveraging interdisciplinary approaches to uncover the principles of designing the shape and function of living organisms across scales, from molecules to tissues. We warmly invite you to join us and be part of this inspiring conference.

Information

Date

25 - 27 May, 2025

Venue

Awaji Yumebutai - Hyogo Prefecture, Japan -

淡路夢舞台国際会議場
WEBSITE

2, Yumebutai, awaji-shi, Hyogo
兵庫県淡路市夢舞台 2番地
ACCESS

Accommodation

GRAND NIKKO AWAJI - グランドニッコー淡路 -

Check-in : Sunday, 25 May
Check-out : Wednesday, 28 May

Registration

Advance registration required »»» Registration page

Registration deadline

Friday, 28 February 2025


Poster PDF

Speakers from overseas

Yohanns Bellaiche 
 (Institut Curie, France)

Lance Davidson 
 (University of Pittsburg, USA)

Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich 
 (Physics of Life - TU Dresden, Germany)

Nicoletta Petridou 
 (European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany)

Rashmi Priya 
 (The Francis Crick Institute, UK)

Madan Rao 
 (National Centre for Biological Sciences, India)

Yusuke Toyama 
 (Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Hervé Turlier 
 (CIRB College de France, France)

Fengzhu Xiong 
 (University of Cambridge, UK)

Domestic speakers

Takashi Hiiragi 
 (Kyoto University)

Fumio Motegi 
 (Hokkaido University)

Satoshi Sawai 
 (The University of Tokyo)

Tatsuo Shibata 
 (RIKEN BDR)

Asako Shindo 
 (Osaka University)

Kaoru Sugimura 
 (The University of Tokyo)

Hirokazu Tanimoto 
 (Yokohama City University)

Satoshi Toda 
 (Osaka University)

Fumiko Toyoshima 
 (Institute of Science Tokyo)

Organizers

Fumio Motegi
(Hokkaido University)

Asako Shindo
(Osaka University)

Li-Kun Phng
(RIKEN BDR)

Satoru Okuda
(Kanazawa University)

Tatsuo Shibata
(RIKEN BDR)

Yu-Chiun Wang
(RIKEN BDR)

Sponsored by

The Fujihara Foundation of Science
(公益財団法人 藤原科学財団)