ISSP Biophysics seminars
2025
(Jan) Dr. Jin Yu (Dept Chem, UC Irvine, USA)
Computational interrogation on transcription factor stepwise search on DNA and RNA polymerase in mechano-chemical & fidelity control
(Mar) Yuki Watanabe (ISSP, UTokyo)
Analysis of a Chemical Reaction as a Stochastic Process under Discrete Periodic Driving
(May) Yusuke Kato (Dept Complexity Science and Engineering, UTokyo)
Data-Driven Comparison of Stochastic Models Describing Cell Motility
(July) Dr. Takanori Harashima (Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science, Biomolecular Functions, IMS)
Rational engineering of DNA artificial molecular motor
(Sep) Dr. Takumi Saito (Sch of Engineering Science, The Univ of Osaka)
Coiled-coil force sensors reveal mechanisms of force transmission along molecules
(Oct) Dr. Tomohiro Shima (Dept Biophys Biochem, UTokyo)
The “scrap-or-build” switch and the traffic sign: How tiny structural shifts in microtubules tune dynamics and molecular affinity
(Nov) Dr. Tomoko Masaike (Dept Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science)
Motions of tracheal epithelial cilia that generate mucus flow
(Dec) Dr. Mitsuhiro Iwaki (Bio-ICT Lab, NICT)
DNA Origami meets Single-Molecule Biophysics: New Frontiers in Mechanobiology
2024
(Apr) Yui Hayashi (Dept Complexity Science and Engineering, UTokyo)
Bayesian inference of material parameters and models based on small-angle scattering data
(May) Dr. Shunki Takaramoto (ISSP, UTokyo)
Interaction mechanism of α-synuclein with synapsin in the liquid condensates
(Jun) Tetsuya Yamamoto (ISSP, UTokyo)
The analysis of buckling phenomena in red blood cells using a particle model
(Sep) Dr. Cong Quang Vu (WPI-NanoLSI, Kanazawa Univ)
Advancing Fluorescence Lifetime Biosensors for Quantitative Imaging of Calcium ions and ATP
(Nov) Ikumi Kato (Dept Applied Chemistry, Tohoku Univ)
Functional particles for bio-applications: Toward novel cancer therapies
(Nov) Yuika Ueda (Div Bioengineering, Osaka Univ)
Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics approach to cellular homeostasis and adaptability
(Dec) Dr. Ryohei Kobayashi (Dept Applied Chem, UTokyo)
Rotation-direction-dependent regulation of IF1 in the mitochondrial ATP synthase by single-molecule manipulation and molecular dynamics simulation