The National Institute for Basic Biology is holding the 62nd NIBB Conference "Force in Development" on November 17th - 19th, 2014. Organisms, particularly during early embryogenesis, grow in the limited space of their embryos and thus tissues generate and receive various forces. Physical force is currently understood as an essential environmental factor that is actively involved in morphogenesis of organisms. At this symposium, entitled “Force in Development”, we aim to promote our understanding of the mechanisms of force generation in the process of drastic cell movements and tissue remodeling, and how these forces contribute to normal development. We are very happy that a great lineup of distinguished scientists in the field can get together in Okazaki and discuss these important emerging problems in biology.

Organizers:

Davidson, Lance (Univ. Pittsburgh, USA)

Fujimori, Toshihiko (NIBB, Japan)

Hayashi, Shigeo (RIKEN CDB, Japan)

Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp (IST, Austria, Austria)

Matsuno, Kenji (Osaka Univ., Japan)

Takeda, Hiroyuki (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)

Ueno, Naoto (NIBB, Japan)

Speakers:

Eaton, Suzanne (MPI-CBG, Dresden, Germany)  Plenary lecture

Leptin, Maria (EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany)  Plenary lecture

Takeichi, Masatoshi (RIKEN CDB, Japan)  Plenary lecture

Davidson, Lance (Univ. Pittsburgh, USA)

Fujimori, Toshihiko (NIBB, Japan)

Grill, Stephan (MPI-CBG, Dresden, Germany)

Hayashi, Shigeo (RIKEN CDB, Japan)

Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp (IST, Austria, Austria)

Inoue, Yasuhiro (Kyoto Univ., Japan)

Kiehart, Daniel (Duke Univ., USA)

Lecuit, Thomas (IBDM, France)

Matsumoto, Takeo (NITech, Japan)

Matsuno, Kenji (Osaka Univ., Japan)

Miyata, Takaki (Nagoya Univ., Japan)

Munro, Edwin (Univ. Chicago, USA)

Nelson, Celeste (Princeton Univ., USA)

Ogura, Toshihiko (Tohoku Univ., Japan)

Plachta, Nicolas (EMBL/Monash Univ., Australia)

Sasai, Yoshiki (RIKEN CDB, Japan)

Sugimura, Kaoru (Kyoto Univ., Japan)

Takeda, Hiroyuki (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)

Toyama, Yusuke (MBI, NUS/TLL, Singapore)

Ueno, Naoto (NIBB, Japan)

Vermot, Julien (IGBMC, France)

Wang, Yu-Chiun (RIKEN CDB, Japan)

Weber, Gregory (Rutgers Univ., USA)

Please visit the website for further information and registration.

We are calling for poster presenters.

Several posters will be selected for short talks.

Date: November 17th(Mon) - 19th(Wed)

Venue: Okazaki Conference Center, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Language: English

Registration fee: ¥7,000 (For students ¥5,000)

URL: https://www.nibb.ac.jp/conf62/

Contact:

National Institute for Basic Biology

The 62nd NIBB Conference Administration Office

Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki

Aichi, Japan 444-8585

TEL +81 564 55 7596

FAX +81 564 55 7576

Email: conf62@nibb.ac.jp