| November 27, Monday |
| Opening Address |
| 9:00-9:15 |
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Prof. Nobuhide Kasagi (COE Program Leader, The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Plenary Oral Session 1: Cellular Biomechanics (Chair: Assoc. Prof. Fujii) |
| 9:15-10:00 |
Catch bonds and flow-enhanced cell adhesion |
Prof. Cheng Zhu (Georgia Inst. of Tech.) |
| 10:00-10:45 |
Determination of mechanical properties of smooth muscle cells from a viewpoint of blood vessel biomechanics |
Prof. Takeo Matsumoto (Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) |
| 10:45-11:30 |
Simultaneous Spatio-temporal Measurements of Calcium-Inositol 1,4,5-Triphosphate Dynamics in response to Mechanical Stimulation |
Prof. Takashi Ushida (Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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| Plenary Oral Session 2: Cell/Tissue Culture Technologies (Chair: Prof. Ushida) |
| 13:00-13:45 |
New in vitro culture tools based on cellular microchips |
Dr. Eric Leclerc (Univ. of Compiegne) |
| 13:45-14:30 |
Soft Lithography: Biomedical and clinical applications |
Prof.Keiji Naruse (Okayama Univ.) |
| 14:30-15:15 |
Integrated Microfluidic Systems for Cell/Tissue Culture Applications |
Prof. Teruo Fujii (Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 15:15-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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| Plenary Oral Session 3: Computer-Integrated Minimally and Non Invasive Surgical Systems (Chair: Prof. Mitsuishi) |
| 15:45-16:30 |
What can we achieve by Mechanical Engineering for Robotics Surgery |
Prof. Masakatsu G. Fujie (Waseda Univ.) |
| 16:30-17:15 |
Non-Invasive Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment System Utilizing Robot Technology |
Dr. Norihiro Koizumi (Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 17:15-18:00 |
New developments in ultrasound technology - microbubble imaging - |
Dr. Naohisa Kamiyama (Toshiba Medical Systems) |
| 18:15-20:00 |
Reception at Foyer of Takeda Hall |
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