The CDB was established to conduct research in the fields of development and regeneration, and to help establish scientific bases for regenerative medicine. As part of that mission, the CDB inaugurated a series of annual symposia in 2003 to facilitate the global and timely exchange of findings in related research fields (http://www.cdb.riken.jp/en/).
For the CDB Symposium 2016, we plan to discuss the question of organismal size control. The size of animals and plants varies greatly among species, and sometimes within species as well. Despite this variability, individuals maintain remarkably constant shapes through the poorly understood process of scaling, and deviations in shape control often lead to pathological conditions. Furthermore, allometric conversion of organ shapes is a major driver of evolutionary diversification. Recent advances in the study of growth control and morphogen functions, as well as quantitative approaches of tissue shape control have brought us a fresh opportunity to revisit these long-standing questions.
The program of the 2016 CDB Symposium will feature presentations covering a broad range of topics, including
(1) Growth Control,
(2) Organ Size and Shape,
(3) Scaling and Morphogenesis,
(4) Evolution of Allometry.
The symposium is scheduled for 3 days, and the program is scheduled to start on the morning of March 28 and end in the afternoon of March 30, 2016. The program will include both oral and poster sessions. The number of participants, including invited speakers, will be limited to 150. We would be delighted to have your participation at the 2016 symposium.
We look forward to welcoming you to Kobe and the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology.
Director, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB)
Organizers
Shigeo Hayashi (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan)
Hidehiko Inomata (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan)
Mitsuru Morimoto (RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan)
Stefano Piccolo (University of Padova, Italy)
Date
March 28 (Mon) - 30 (Wed), 2016
Venue
Auditorium, 1F Building C, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
2-2-3, Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
(Approximately 5 minutes walk from "Iryo Center" port-liner train station)
For details, please see "Access".
Language
English (Simultaneous translation will not be provided)
Participation Fee
FREE (Lunch and Banquet fee required separately - optional)
Lunch: 3,000 JPY (3 days)
Banquet: 5,000 JPY (General) / 1,000 JPY (Student)
Support
This symposium will be held as a part of RIKEN SYMPOSIUM SERIES.