RIKEN Symposium
on Nuclear Structure and Function
Co-sponsored by"Genome Modality"
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas
2024/03/12 (Tue.)-13 (Wed.)
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2023/3/23
The RIKEN International Symposium was held successfully!
We would like to thank all the speakers, poster presenters, and participants
for their invaluable contributions in making the symposium successful.
We are also grateful to them for joining us in celebrating Dr. Naoko Imamoto's
retirement from RIKEN.
Aim
At this symposium, leading experts in the nucleus and chromatin/chromosome
fields will exchange exciting new findings and ideas.
The nucleus is the most prominent structure in eukaryotic cells, playing
an essential role in organizing the genomic DNA as chromatin and contributing
to cellular functions. Over the past 20 years, significant advancements
in the fields have been made: identification of components of the nucleus
and chromatin/chromosome, the development of high-resolution imaging techniques
for visualizing their structures in living cells and tissues, high-resolution
mapping of genome interactions, in vitro reconstitution of the related
supramolecular complexes, and even 3D computational modeling of the nucleus
and chromatin/chromosome structures. These revolutionary technologies have
greatly advanced our understanding of the nucleus and chromatin/chromosome.
This symposium aims to create a new trend in the fields by promoting the
integration of traditional studies based on biochemistry, cell biology,
and molecular biology with emerging technologies with "big data"
such as super-resolution imaging, genomics, and mathematical modeling.
The symposium also aims to share exciting hot topics in the fields with
young researchers, encouraging further collaboration, and passing on the
legacy of nuclei and chromatin/chromosome research to the next generation
researchers.
Organizers
Noriko Saitoh
Shingo Kose
Yoichi Shinkai
Kazuhiro Maeshima
Speakers
Naoko Imamoto (RIKEN, Japan)
Mary Dasso (NIH, USA)
Valérie Doye (Insitute Jaques Monod, France)
Maho Niwa, (UCSD, USA)
Ulrike Kutay (ETH, Switzerland)
Tokuko Haraguchi (Osaka Univ, Japan)
Tatsuya Hirano (RIKEN, Japan)
Tomoko Nishiyama (Kyoto Univ, Japan)
Yoichi Shinkai (RIKEN, Japan)
Yoshihiro Yoneda (BIKEN Foundation, Japan)
Kazuhiro Maeshima (NIG, Japan)
Noriko Saitoh (JFCR, Japan)
Tomoya Kitajima (RIKEN, Japan)
Sponsors
Schedule and program
3/12（Tue）
12:00~12:55 Reception RIKEN Suzuki Umetaro Hall
12:55~13:00 Opening Remarks by Kazuhiro Maeshima
Session1 Nuclear structure and function (Chair: Kazuhiro Maeshima)
13:00~13:30 Mary Dasso (NIH, USA)
13:30~14:00 Yoshihiro Yoneda (BIKEN Foundation, Japan)
14:00~14:20 Hiroshi Kimura (Tokyo Tech, Japan)
14:20~14:40 Coffee break
Session2 Chromatin structure and dynamics (Chair: Noriko Saitoh)
14:40~15:10 Kazuhiro Maeshima（NIG, Japan）
15:10~15:40 Ulrike Kutay (ETH, Switzerland)
15:40~16:00 Hitoshi Kurumizaka (Univ of Tokyo, Japan)
16:00~16:20 Coffee break
Plenary Lecture (Chair: Shingo Kose)
16:20~17:30 Naoko Imamoto (RIKEN, Japan)
17:30~19:00 Poster Session I
19:30~ Banquet（place： A-One ）
3/13（Wed）
Session３ Chromatin/chromosome structure and function (Chair: Tomoko Nishiyama)
9:30~10:00 Tatsuya Hirano (RIKEN, Japan)
10:00~10:30 Yoichi Shinkai (RIKEN, Japan)
10:30~11:00 Tomoko Nishiyama (Kyoto Univ, Japan)
11:00~11:30 Tomoya Kitajima (RIKEN, Japan)
11:30~13:30 Poster Session II（Lunch）
Session４ Nuclear envelope and body (Chair: Yoichi Shinkai)
13:30~14:00 Noriko Saitoh (JFCR, Japan)
14:00~14:30 Tokuko Haraguchi (Osaka Univ, Japan)
14:30~15:00 Valérie Doye (Institut Jacques Monod, France)
15:00 Closing Remarks by Yoichi Shinkai
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Words from Dr. Naoko Imamoto
I found myself in the year of my retirement. Because I was immersed in
the science for so many years, I can’t not really feel that I am retiring,
even as I was preparing for the closing of the lab. On the other hand,
I have no hesitation in quitting RIKEN because I plan to return to Osaka
first when I retire.
Under such circumstances, Kazuhiro, a former staff scientist of my lab,
proposed a symposium to commemorate my retirement. I myself never thought
of a symposium for myself, nor did I have a budget in my mind for it! Despite
this, many people, including Kazuhiro, kindly supported to prepare the
symposium. For example, invited speakers from abroad, who are all very
busy people in responsible positions, immediately secured a date and agreed
to come to Japan to attend the symposium even we could not offer travel
expenses. The planners have prepared as much of their own work as possible
due to the small budget. RIKEN and Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research
Areas “Genome modality” kindly co-sponsored the symposium. Truly, I am
deeply grateful to all of people.
In a word, I have had a very fortunate and happy life as a researcher so
far. I have been supported by many of my lab members, colleagues, seniors,
and research friends both in Japan and Abroad. My greatest hope now is
that the current lab members will continue to pursue their own satisfying
paths after my lab closes.
I will be retiring and leaving RIKEN, but I may have the opportunity to
meet you all at some point. I look forward to seeing with you in the future.
With best wishes,
Naoko Imamoto
2023 August
Dr. Imamoto's YouTube Video @RIKEN: Managing a lab where everyone feels
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