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.
Theme: The 85th Fujihara Seminar: The Mechanics of Life Across Scales
Date: From 25th May to 27th May, 2025
Venue: Awaji Yumebutai – Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Language: English
Registration: https://www.igm.hokudai.ac.jp/85th-fujihara-seminar/
Registration deadline: 28th February, 2025
Accommodation: Grand Nikko Awaji
* No participation and accommodation fees.
* Capacity of participants will be about 80 persons.
Organizers: Fumio Motegi (Hokkaido Univ), Li-Kun Phng, Yu-Chiun Wang, Tatsuo Shibata (RIKEN BDR), Asako Shindo (Osaka Univ), Satoru Okuda (Kanazawa Univ)
Organized by Transformative Research Area (A): Mechanical self-transformation of Living Systems
Sponsored by Fujihara Foundation of Science
Invited speakers
Speakers from overseas
- Yohanns Bellaiche (Institut Curie, France)
- Lance Davidson (University of Pittsburg, USA)
- Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich (TU Dresden, Germany)
- Nicoletta Petridou (EMBL, Germany)
- Rashmi Priya (The Francis Crick Institute, UK)
- Madan Rao (National Centre for Biological Sciences, India)
- Yusuke Toyama (Mechanobiology Institute, NUS, 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)