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【Registration deadline: Wed, Sep 8】The 4th symposium on Ph.D. Program in Humanics, “Life Science×Information Science: What can bioinformatics accomplish?” will be held online via Zoom on Sep 9 and 10, 2021

The 4th symposium on Ph.D. Program in Humanics, “Life Science×Information Science: What can bioinformatics accomplish?” will be held online via Zoom on Sep 9 and 10, 2021

The 4th symposium on Ph.D. Program in Humanics, “Life Science×Information Science: What can bioinformatics accomplish?” will be held online via Zoom on Sep 9 and 10, 2021.
This year's symposium will be held as one of the sessions of Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW) 2021 (https://tgsw.tsukuba.ac.jp/) .

●Date: [Day 1] September 9 (Thu), 2021 15:55₋18:00 (JST)
[Day 2] September 10 (Fri), 2021 16:00₋18:05 (JST)

●Online via Zoom

●Language: English

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, bioinformatics, such as DNA and protein structure analysis, is drawing attention. In this symposium, four researchers related to bioinformatics will give lectures on their cutting-edge research, and the speakers and the students of Ph.D. Program in Humanics will discuss a variety of issues on bioinformatics, such as the role of this field after corona pandemic and how to collaborate with researchers in the other fields.

■Timetable: PDF

Day 1: Thursday, September 9th
15:55-16:00 Greeting from theProgram Leader Prof. Masashi Yanagisawa(Program Leader, Ph.D. Program in Humanics/Director, WPI-IIIS, Universityof Tsukuba)
16:00-16:40 Invited Lecture 1 Speaker:Dr. Michal Balberg(Holon Institute of Technology)
Title: Non invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow using light and sound
16:40-17:20 Invited Lecture 2 Speaker:Dr. Gaddi Blumrosen(Holon Institute of Technology)
Title: Turning the finger into a sensing and writing tool for medical diagnosis
17:20-18:00 Panel Discussion Dr. Michal Balberg, Dr. Gaddi Blumrosen, Prof. MasashiYanagisawa, & Students of Ph.D. Program in Humanics
Day 2: Friday, September 10th
16:00-16:40 Invited Lecture 1 Speaker:Prof. Anat Mirelman(Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)
Title: Virtual reality technology for gait rehabilitation: from lab to home
16:40-17:20 Invited Lecture 2 Speaker:Prof. Jeff Hausdorff(Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)
Title: TBA (It will be about rehabilitation using VR)
17:20-18:00 Panel Discussion Prof. Jeff Hausdorff, Prof. Anat Mirelman, Prof. MasashiYanagisawa, & Students of Ph.D. Program in Humanics
18:00-18:05 Greeting from theProgram Leader Prof. Masashi Yanagisawa(Program Leader, Ph.D. Program in Humanics/Director, WPI-IIIS, Universityof Tsukuba)

■Online registration
We would like to warmly welcome you all to the session.
Please access the following URL and register to participate in Session 4-1 according to the email automatically sent to you.
https://tgsw.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/participants/

■Registration deadline
September 8 (Wed), 2021

■Poster PDF

■Contact

Email: horie@cs.tsukuba.ac.jp (Session organizer)
humanics@un.tsukuba.ac.jp (Ph.D. Program in Humanics, SIGMA office)