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** All of EAMC2 Scientific Program as of 2015/11/02
P: Plenary Lectures of EAMC2
Organizers: The Presidents of JSM, KSM, CEMS and MST
Nobuo Tanaka (Nagoya Univ., JSM), Do Hyang Kim (Yonsei Univ., KSM), Ze Zhang (Zhejan Univ., CEMS)
and Jer-Ren Yang (Nat. Taiwan Univ., MST)
The organizing committee will invite Four Plenary Speakers based on the suggestions by four societies of JSM, KSM, CEMS and MST. The sessions will highlight the prominent scientific recent results in materials and life sciences.
The plenary lectures are as follows:
| P1 | “Structure-Guided Drug Development Based on Cryo-Electron Microscopy” Yoshinori Fujiyoshi. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University / Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Nagoya University |
| P2 | “Atom Probe Tomography (APT) Combined with In-situ TEM ; 3D Analysis for Electronic Memory Device Technology” J. H. Lee1,3, W. Y. Jeong1 and C. G. Park1,2. 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 2National Institute for Nanomaterials Technology, POSTECH, 3Semiconductor Division, Samsung Electronics |
| P3 | “Neural Circuits for Pain Modulation in the Central Nervous System” Yun-Qing Li. Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and KK Leung Brain Research Centre, School of Basic Medical Sciences, The Fourth Military Medical University |
| P4 | “Coherent Electron Tomography: Dynamics and Shape of Nanomaterials at Atomic Resolution” F-R. Chen1, L.-G. Chen1, D. Van Dyck2, A. Kirkland3 and C. Kisielowski4. 1National Tsing-Hua University, 2University of Antwerp, EMAT, Department of Physics, 3Department of Materials Science, Oxford University, 4The Molecular Foundry and Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
A: Advanced Development in Instrumentation — Invited Talks Only
Organizers: Syo Matsumura (Kyushu Univ.) and Fu-Rong Chen (Nat. Tsing Hua Univ.)
This session collects recent topics about progress in instrument developments related with microscopy used in both materials and life sciences. Distinguished leading researchers will be invited to present their recent achievements, and future directions of microscopy researches will be discussed.
The invited talks are as follows:
| A1 | “Development of an Aberration Corrected 1.2-MV Holography Electron Microscope” Hiroyuki Shinada1, Toshiaki Tanigaki1, Tetsuya Akashi1, Yoshio Takahashi1, Tadao Furutsu1, Tomokazu Shimakura1, Takeshi Kawasaki1, Keigo Kasuya1, Nobuyuki Osakabe1 and Akira Tonomura1,2. 1Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., 2RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) |
| A2 | “Installation of Bio-High Voltage Electron Microscope at Korea Basic Science Institute” Yang Hoon Huh. Nano-Bio Electron Microscopy Research Group, Korea Basic Science Institute |
| A3 | “Near-Atomic Resolution Single Particle Analysis with the Volta Phase Plate” Radostin Danev, Maryam Khoshouei and Wolfgang Baumeister. Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry |
| A4 | “Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy in Cell Biology” Céline Loussert Fonta, Caroline Kizilyaprak, Jean Daraspe, Willy Blanchard and Bruno M. Humbel. Electron Microscopy Facility, University of Lausanne |
| A5 | “TEM and ASEM of Proteins and Cells in Ice and Water” Chikara Sato. Biomedical RI, National Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
B1: Materials I (Methodology/Technique for Microscopy)
B1-1: Advanced Techniques (TEM/STEM)
Organizers: Naoya Shibata (The Univ. of Tokyo) and Xiaodonghan Han (Beijing Univ. of Technology)
In addition to the widely used techniques about TEM/STEM, materials scientists are interested in the potential applications using advanced spectroscopy (EELS, EDS, WDS), electron tomography, electron holography, ultra-fast TEM, etc. This session covers technical advancements in the whole area of electron microscopy, which can play a significant role in the materials science and/or nanotechnology. Progress in the theory and simulations is another important target which should be included in this session.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B11-O-01 | “Atomic-Scale STEM Characterization of Grain Boundaries in Oxides” Yuichi Ikuhara1,2,3, Ryo Ishikawa1, Tsubasa Nakagawa1, Eita Tochigi1, Tetsuya Tohei1 and Naoya Shibata1. 1Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center, 3Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University |
| B11-O-09 | “In-situ High Resolution TEM on Sub-10nm Materials” Litao Sun. SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Joint Research Institute of Southeast University and Monash University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication, Device and System, Southeast University |
B1-2: In-Situ (TEM/STEM)
Organizers: Kazuto Arakawa (Shimane Univ.) and Young Woon Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
The interest of this session lies in direct observations of dynamical motions in various microscopic phenomena, such as phase transformations, charging/discharging phenomena (such as those in butteries), catalytic reactions, deformation and fractures in crystals, radiation damage, diffusion/deposition, and so on. The session also welcomes the topics about experimental methods for controlling the atmosphere within microscopes; e.g., environmental cells, use of microprobes, laser illumination, etc.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B12-O-01 | “In-Situ TEM Observation of Electrochemical Process” Yoshifumi Oshima. School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
| B12-O-18 | “Insight into the Deformation Behavior of Spinodal Nanostructured δ-Ferrite in a 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel” Jer-Ren Yang1, Yi-Chieh Hsieh1, Ling Zhang2, Takahito Ohmura3 and Takuya Suzuki3. 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, 3National Institute for Materials Science |
B1-3: SEM (includes FIB/SEM)
Organizers: Masaru Itakura (Kyushu Univ.) and Zhihong Jia (Chongqing Univ.)
This session provides opportunities to discuss recent achievements related with SEM as well as FIB. The session covers a variety of topics about SEM, such as low-voltage operations, spectroscopy and photoluminescence with SEM, spin polarization, EBSD, processing and visualization of 3D microstructure, multiple-channel detection, and applications to materials science. Topics about FIB are also welcome to this session.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B13-O-01 | “High Spatial/Energy Resolution Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy: Powerful Tool for Precise Characterization of Nanostructures” Xuewen Fu, Zhimin Liao and Dapeng Yu. Department of Physics, Laboratory for Nanostructures and Lowdimensional Physics, Peking University |
| B13-O-11 | “The Impact of Modern Scanning Electron Microscopy on Materials Science” Kaoru Sato1, Masayasu Nagoshi2 and Tomohiro Aoyama3. 1JFE Steel, Chiba, 2JFE Steel, Kawasaki, 3JFE Steel, Fukuyama |
B1-4: X-ray Microscopy
Organizers: Kentaro Uesugi (JASRI) and Mau-Tsu Tang (NSRRC)
As an important area of advanced microscopy, this conference provides a technical session about X-ray microscopy, which can be widely used in both materials science and biology. The target of this session includes X-ray optics, X-ray microscopy (both fundamentals and applications), 3D reconstruction of microstructures, phase-contrast imaging, spectroscopic imaging, diffractive imaging, techniques using X-ray free electron laser, etc.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B14-O-01 | “In-situ and 3-Dimensional Nano-Transmission X-ray Microscopy at NSRRC” Yen-Fang Song and Chun-Chieh Wang. National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center |
| B14-O-04 | “X-Ray Microscopy and Microtomography at SPring-8” Akihisa Takeuchi and Kentaro Uesugi. Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) / SPring-8 |
B2: Materials II (Characterization of Materials)
B2-1: Nano-materials
Organizers: Kazuhisa Sato (Tohoku Univ.) and Cheng-Yen Wen (Nat. Taiwan Univ.)
Both electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy are important for understanding of the structure and physical properties of nanometer-sized materials, such as nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles, and other low dimensional materials such as graphene. This session focuses on the recent progress in microscopy studies about the “nano-materials”, which attract considerable attentions due to the potential applications to many fields of technologies.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B21-O-01 | “In-situ Electron Microscopy on Nanomechanics of Nanocarbon and Related Materials” Kaori Hirahara. Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka University |
| B21-O-09 | “Determination of Three-Dimensional Coordinates of Individual Atoms in Nano-Materials by Electron Tomography” Chien-Chun Chen. Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University |
B2-2: Structural Materials
Organizers: Atsushi Yamamoto (Univ. of Hyogo) and Litao Sun (Southeast Univ.)
This session addresses the essential role of electron microscopy, which reveals the relationship between the crystallographic/electronic aspects and the mechanical properties of structural materials. The materials of interest include steels, alloys, ceramics, porous materials, composite materials, polymers, and other such structural materials. The session also welcomes cutting-edge studies on the complex structure in solids (including amorphous and quasicrystals), which shall provide useful information for the research of structural materials.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B22-O-01 | “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AZ61Mg Alloy Multi-Directionally Forged Using Die Under Decreasing Temperature Conditions” H. Miura and M. Kobayashi. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology |
| B22-O-02 | “Characterization of Precipitates in Magnesium Alloys Using Atomic Resolution HAADF-STEM and EDS” Jian-Feng Nie1,2 and Houwen Chen2. 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University |
B2-3: Functional Materials
Organizers: Kenji Tsuda (Tohoku Univ.) and Cheol-Woong Yang (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
The session collects recent research topics about functional materials, explored by using electron microscopy and spectroscopy. The relationship between the microscopic observations and the emergence of functionalities will be highlighted. The targets include semiconductors, magnetic materials, ferroelectrics, shape memory alloys, etc. Topics about the condensed matter physics, such as the observations of spin textures and charge densities, are also welcome to this session.
The invited talks are as follows:
| B23-O-01 | “Peculiar Domains by Local Out-of-Plane Strain in Chemically Modified Bismuth Ferrite Thin Films” Si-Young Choi, Sung-Dae Kim and Jungho Ryu. Korea Institute of Materials Science |
| B23-O-08 | “Microstructures in Improper Ferroelectric Compounds Revealed by Electron Microscopy” S. Mori1, H. Tsukasaki1, Y. Ishii1 and K. Kurushima2. 1Osaka Prefecture University, 2Toray Research Center |
C: Life Science
C1: Histology and Cell Biology
Organizers: Takehiko Koji (Nagasaki Univ.) and Young Chul Bae (Kyungbook Nat. Univ.)
In biological field, various “new microscopy” techniques such as cryo-EM, multiphoton microscopy and superresolution microscopy have been introduced to analyze the expression of specific molecules in cells as well as the structure of cells and tissues. Especially, the combination with histochemical methods (immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, etc) is now opening a new world in our understanding of cellular phenomena. In this symposium, we will see the powerfulness of these “new microscopy”, paying attention to their pitfalls and discuss the evolution of microscopy for frontiers of biology.
The invited talks are as follows:
| C1-O-01 | “Control of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Neuronal Development” Woong Sun, So Yoen Choi, Hyo Min Cho and Bongki Cho. Department of Anatomy Korea University College of Medicine |
| C1-O-02 | “Carcinogenesis by Stem Cell Misplacement: A New Cancer Theory” Rui-An Wang. Department of Pathology, the Fourth Military Medical University |
| C1-O-03 | “Dynamics of Thrombus Formation in Mouse Testicular Surface Vein Visualized by Newly Devised “Vascular Mapping” Method for Live-CLEM Imaging in vivo” Akira Sawaguchi1 and Satoshi Nishimura2,3,4. 1Department of Anatomy, Ultrastructural Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 3Translational Systems Biology and Medicine Initiative, The University of Tokyo, 4Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University |
| C1-O-04 | “Testis-Specific Knockdown of Dnmt1 Induced Mislocalization of rRNA Genes in the Nuclei of Mouse Spermatocytes” Daisuke Endo and Takehiko Koji. Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science |
| C1-O-05 | “Central Connectivity and Distribution of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8 (TRPM8)-Expressing Axons in the Brain Stem and Dental Pulp” Yong Chul Bae. Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University |
C2: Biology of Plants and Microorganisms
Organizers: Ichirou Karahara (Univ. of Toyama) and Ki Woo Kim (Kyungpook National Univ.)
In the era of global climate change, roles of plants and microorganisms are becoming more and more important to explore new potential bioenergy resources and to find a solution to this problem especially in East-Asia region based on its ecosystem diversity and biodiversity. This symposium will highlight the current views of cells, tissues and organs of plants and microorganisms, as obtained using modern light and electron microscopy techniques and specimen preparation protocols. Structures as well as environmental responses of plants and microorganisms will be visualized using such as three-dimensional structural analysis and cryotechniques.
The invited talks are as follows:
| C2-O-01 | “Ultrastructure of the Epiphytic Sooty Mold Capnodim and Surface-Colonized Walnut Leaves” Ki Woo Kim. School of Ecology and Environmental System, Kyungpook National University |
| C2-O-02 | “Dimorphic Secretory Vesicles Produced from the Golgi Stacks of Mucilage Secreting Root Cap Cells” Byung-Ho Kang1, Cui Yong1, Cameron Goldbeck2 and L. Andrew Staehelin3. 1School of Life Science, Center for Organelle Biogenesis and Function, State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara 3Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder |
| C2-O-03 | “Importance of Rapid Diagnostic Electron Microscopy in Emerging Infectious Diseases” H.L. Hing1, Y. Muranaka2, A. Kurth3, H. Gelderbloms3, A.Z. Sahalan1, M.A. Kaswandi1 and A. Hyatt4. 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University, Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2Laboratory for Ultrastructure Research, Research Equipment Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 3Consultant Laboratory for Diagnostic Electron Microscopy in Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, 4Australian Animal Health Laboratory |
| C2-O-04 | “Gliding Machinery of Mycoplasma mobile, Pathogenic Bacterium” Makoto Miyata1,2. 1Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 2The OCU Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and Technology (OCARINA), Osaka City University |
| C2-O-05 | “Non-Destructive Observation of Aerenchyma Development in the Primary Root of Rice Using X-ray Micro-CT” Ichirou Karahara1, Yusuke Matsuzawa1, Tadafumi Bando1, Daisuke Tamaoki1,2, Jun Abe3, Kentaro Uesugi4, Daisuke Yamauchi2 and Yoshinobu Mineyuki2. 1Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 2Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 4Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute |
C3: 3-dimensional Electron Microscopy
Organizers: Kaoru Mitsuoka (Osaka Univ. ) and Changcheng Yin (Peking Univ.)
Recent advances of electron detectors, computer programs for image processing, and so on enables us to reconstruct three-dimensional (3D) structures of biological macromelecules and their complexes at near-atomic resolutions by single particle analysis without crystals. Thus, in this symposium, the recent 3D structure analysis by cryo-electron microscopy at high resolution will be covered.
The invited talks are as follows:
| C3-O-01 | “Three Dimensional Reconstruction of the Nervous System; Some Strategies and Applications on Neuroscience Researches” Hyun-wook Kim1, Kea Joo Lee2 and Im Joo Rhyu1. 1Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, 2Research Division, Korea Brain Research Institute |
| C3-O-02 | “Structure of 30-nm Chromatin Fiber Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy” Ping Zhu. Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| C3-O-03 | “Single Particle 3D Reconstruction of Eh V-ATPase by Zernike Phase Contrast Cryo-Electron Microscopy Equipped with a Direct Detector” Kazuyoshi Murata1, Takeshi Murata2, Hiroshi Ueno3 and Ryota Iino4. 1National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 2Department Science, Chiba University, 3School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 4Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience and Institute for Molecular Science |
| C3-O-04 | “Functional Structures of Ion Channels in Lipid Environment” Hideki Shigematsu1,2, Fred Sigworth2 and Mikako Shirouzu1. 1RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, 2Yale University School of Medicine |
C4: Super-resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
Organizers: Yasushi Okada (RIKEN) and Shi-Wei Chu (Nat. Taiwan Univ.)
Though Abbe demonstrated that the resolution of microscope is limited by diffraction, many techniques have been developed in the past decade to break this diffraction barrier by using the non-linear nature of fluorescence. Some of them are commercialized from major microscope companies and Nobel Prize was awarded last year. Along with the active development related to this technique, its application to real biological questions is rapidly expanding. In this symposium, the pioneers in both technology development and application are gathered to discuss their recent results.
The invited talks are as follows:
| C4-O-01 | “Super-Resolution Imaging Based on Nonlinearities of Plasmonic Scattering” Shi-Wei Chu1,2, Satoshi Kawata3 and Katsumasa Fujita3. 1Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, 2Molecular Imaging Center, National Taiwan University, 3Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University |
| C4-O-02 | “Cellular Imaging from the Diffraction-Limited to the Super-Resolution” Daehun Park and Sunghoe Chang. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine |
| C4-O-03 | “Super-Resolution Study of The Chromatin Structure and Processes” Q. Peter Su, Meiqin Chen and Yujie Sun. BIOPIC, School of Life Sciences, Peking University |
| C4-O-04 | “Ultrafast Superresolution Fluorescence Imaging with Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope Optics” Yasushi Okada. Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN |
C5: Molecular Labeling
Organizers: Takeharu Nagai (Osaka Univ.) and Peilin Chen (Academia Sinica Taiwan)
Fluorescent and luminescent proteins have become indispensable in modern biology research. Their genetically encodable and light-emitting nature has revolutionized biology by allowing the visualization of cells, proteins, and biochemical events. Particularly combination use with super-resolution techniques expands the capability of such light-emitting proteins. This symposium will cover not only recent advances in the development and application of new fluorescent and luminescent protein but also adaptation of these proteins to new imaging modality to sense and control biochemical processes in the cell, such as dynamic visualization of ultrastructure, sensing of molecular interactions, ions, or electrical potentials, and control of protein functions.
The invited talks are as follows:
| C5-O-01 | “Live Cell Superresolution Imaging with Unique Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins” Xi Zhang, Mingshu Zhan and Pingyong Xu. Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| C5-O-02 | “Targeted Imaging and Theranostics with Peptides and Novel Protein Scaffolds, Repebody and Monobody” Misun Yun1, Seung Hwan Park1, Yeongjin Hong2 and Jung-Joon Min1,2. 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 2Department of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School |
| C5-O-03 | “Nanoparticles for in vitro and in vivo Optical Imaging” Peilin Chen. Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica |
| C5-O-04 | “Genetically-Ecoded Tools to Optically Control and Image Ca2+ Dynamics” Takeharu Nagai. The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University |
C6: Connectmics
Organizers: Shigeo Okabe (The Univ. of Tokyo) and Yongji Yang (The Second Military Med. Univ.)
Recent advancement in large-scale acquisition ot electron microscopic images and 3D image processing enabled us to efficiently reconstruct nano-scale morphological features of neural network in the brain. This technological advancement leads to the concept of “connectomics”, which propose comprehensive analyses of the entire neural network of the human brain. However, speed and accuracy of currently available reconstruction strategies are far from satisfactory. In this session, cutting-edge techniques of efficient acquisition of electron microscopic images, together with computer sciences that support reliable detection of objects in image data, will be presented. The impact and possible application of this technology will be discussed.
The invited talks are as follows:
| C6-O-01 | “Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Neural Tissue from Serial Sections Collected by ATUM” Hirohide Iwasaki1,2 and Shigeo Okabe1,2. 1The University of Tokyo, 2CREST, JST |
| C6-O-02 | “Mapping Synapses by Conjugate Light-Electron Array Tomography” Forrest Collman1, Joann Buchanan1, Kristen D. Phend2, Kristina D. Micheva3, Richard J. Weinberg2 and Stephen J. Smith1. 1Allen Institute for Brain Science, 2Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, 3Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University |
| C6-O-03 | “Quantifying Adult Brain Ultrastructure Using Focussed Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy” Graham Knott. Bio Electron Microscopy Facility, Life Science Faculty, EPFL |
| C6-O-04 | “An Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapse Density on Various Nonpyramidal Cells in the Rat Cerebral Cortex” Y Kubota1,2, A Sekigawa1,2, S Hatada1 and Y Kawaguchi1,2. 1Div Cerebral Circuitry, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 2The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) |
Poster Presentations
Organizers: Syo Matsumura (Kyushu Univ. ) and Atsuo Miyazawa (Univ. Hyogo)
EAMC2 offers an Extensive Poster Session for friendly discussion of new scientific results. Particularly students and young scientists can present their results.