UC San Diego and KOBE University will hold a symposium co-sponsored by JSPS.
Date: November 18, 2019
Location: Conference Room, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, UC San Diego
Agenda:
1:00 – 1:10 Welcome from Organizers
1:10 – 1:30 Opening Remarks
Prof. Miroslav Krstic, Senior Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Research, UC San Diego
Prof. Matsuto Ogawa, Executive Vice President for Research and Industry-University Cooperation, Kobe University
Introduction of the participants
1:30 –2:45 Collaborative Research in Life Science
Importance of diacylglycerol kinase alpha activation via 67KDa laminin receptor in the vitamin E induced improvement of nephropathy, Prof. Yasuhito Shirai, Pharmacology, Kobe University
Protein Kinase C Signaling, Prof. Alexandra Newton, Pharmacology, UC San Diego
How Enzymes Act on Membranes Based on Lipidomics and Computational Approaches, Prof. Edward Dennis, Chemistry, Biochemistry & Pharmacology, UC San Diego
2:45 – 3:35 Collaborative Research in Computational Science
Extracting Neural Dynamics Based on Computational and Data-driven Approaches, Prof. Toshiaki Omori, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Kobe University
Architecture of SDSC Supercomputers and Computational Science Simulations, Prof. Amitava Majumdar, SDSC and Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences, UC San Diego
3:35 – 3:50 Coffee/Tea Break
3:50 – 5:30 Collaborative Research in Structural Engineering
Challenges of Kobe University for Resilience of Infrastructure by collaborations with University of California, San Diego, Prof. Hideo Fujitani, Architectural Engineering, Kobe University
Advancing Design and Performance Assessment of Concrete Structures for Seismic Resiliency, Prof. Benson Shing, Structural Engineering, UC San Diego
Real-time Hybrid Test System of Seismic Response Control using AMD, Prof. Yoichi Mukai, Architectural Engineering, Kobe University
Response of Seismically Isolated Structures Subjected to Beyond Design Basis Shaking, Prof. Gilberto Mosqueda, UC San Diego
5:30 – 5:40 Closing remarks (Kobe and UCSD representatives)
6:00 – 8:00 Reception & Dinner for Speakers and Guests