The 9th NanoLSI Symposium

The Nano Life Science Institute at Kanazawa University (WPI-NanoLSI) strives to uncover the fundamental mechanisms behind life phenomena such as birth, aging, and disease at the nanoscale by integrating nanometrology, life sciences, supramolecular chemistry, and computational sciences.

To further these efforts, the institute hosts an annual “NanoLSI Symposium” to foster new collaborations with researchers from various disciplines. This year, the 9th NanoLSI Symposium will be held jointly with the 19th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry 2025 (ISMSC2025) for the first time.

Overview

Date

Sunday 25th – Monday 26th May 2025

Chair

  • Tomoki Ogoshi, Kyoto University / Kanazawa University (WPI-NanoLSI)

Co-chair

  • Shigehisa Akine, Kanazawa University (WPI-NanoLSI)
  • Shiki Yagai, Chiba University

Message from the Chair

Microscopy technology has recently developed to visualize a variety of small objects at the molecular level. Scanning probe microscopes (SPMs) allow us to observe not only details of nanomaterial surfaces, but also biomolecules such as proteins and DNA, and artificial nanostructures such as supramolecular polymers and aggregates. These biological systems and supramolecules involve structures produced by the assembly of multiple molecules through “non-covalent interactions,” and the microscopy technology has become an increasingly important tool for understanding these structures and functions, especially biological phenomena, at the molecular level in a real-time manner.

The Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University has developed new high-resolution, high-speed microscopy technology and has promoted research in nano-life science, utilizing this technology in conjunction with computational science, to visualize life phenomena at the molecular level and to develop novel supramolecular structures.

On the occasion of the ISMSC in Japan, we are pleased to organize the 9th NanoLSI Symposium in conjunction with ISMSC 2025 on topics focusing on supramolecular chemistry and its linkages with microscopy technology, life sciences, or computational science. The symposium aims to promote interdisciplinary research between supramolecular chemistry and microscopy technology, life sciences, and computational sciences, and to foster new collaborations between researchers from different fields. We look forward to your participation.

Venue

Language

English

Symposium Program

May 25, 2025 / Day 1      13:00 – 18:30 (Venue open at 10:00)

Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto

KL= Keynote Lecture, 30 min  
IL= Invited Lecture, 25 min  
CL= Contributed Lecture, 10 min  
ML= Memorial Lecture, 40 min
Including Q/A

10:00-13:00 Registration 
13:00-13:15 Opening remarks

13:15-13:40
13:40-14:05
14:05-14:15
14:15-14:25
14:25-14:35
14:35-15:05

IL_1   Takeshi Fukuma, WPI-NanoLSI, Kanazawa University
IL_2   Yi-Tsu Chan, National Taiwan University
CL_1   Florian Glöcklhofer
CL_2   Pavel Anzenbacher
CL_3   Artur R. Stefankiewicz
KL_1   Rein Ulijn, Advanced Science Research Center/City University of New York

15:05-15:35 Coffee Break

15:35-16:00
16:00-16:10
16:10-16:20
16:20-16:30
16:30-16:55
16:55-17:05
17:05-17:15
17:15-17:25
17:25-18:05

IL_3   Minjie Li, Jilin University
CL_4   Koji Harano
CL_5   Mihail Barboiu
CL_6   Ryou Kubota
IL_4    Subi George, JNCASR
CL_7   Huang Wu
CL_8   Wenqi Liu
CL_9   Hao Li
ML_1   David A. Leigh, The University of Manchester

18:00-18:15 Group Photo Time
May 26, 2025 / Day 2      9:20– 19:25 (Venue open at 8:50)

Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto

09:20-09:45
09:45-09:55
09:55-10:05
10:05-10:15
10:15-10:45

IL_5     Yanli Zhao, Nanyang Technological University
CL_10   Changliang Ren
CL_11   Charlie T. McTernan
CL_12   Rie Wakabayashi
KL_2     Hanadi Sleiman, McGill University

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-11:40
11:40-11:50
11:50-12:00
12:00-12:10
12:10-12:35
IL_6      Leonard Prins, University of Padova
CL_13   Satoshi Arai
CL_14   Francesco Carraro
CL_15   Yan Zhao
IL_7      Giovanni Pavan, Politecnico di Torino

 

12:35-13:25

Move to Miyako Messe

Lunch

13:25-14:25

Venue: Miyako Messe

NanoLSI Poster Session 

Poster presenters supported by WPI-NanoLSI

  • Tatsuya NISHIMURA, Associate Professor, Institute of Science and Engineering / WPI-NanoLSI
  • Neval YILMAZ, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • SK Asif IKBAL, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Syadza Firdausiah SYAHRUDDIN, PhD Student, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative
  • Zongjiang YU, PhD Student, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative
  • Kosuke IKEGAMI, Master Course Student, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
  • Dejan WALTER, Master Course Student, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
  • Dehui TUO, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Djamel Eddine CHAFAI, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Naoki SHUKUYA, PhD Student, Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Takehiko ICHIKAWA, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Madhu BIYANI, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • MD Dobirul ISLAM, Postdoctral Researcher, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Masaharu HAZAWA, Associate Professor, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative / WPI-NanoLSI
  • Takeshi SHIMI, Associate Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Xiao Xiao CHENG, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Ryota IMADA, Master Course Student, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
  • Tamoghna DAS, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Clemens Martin FRANZ, Associate Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Alexis BOROWIAK, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Romain AMYOT, Assistant Professor, WPI-NanoLSI
  • Kosuke MIZUNO, PhD Student, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative
14:25-14:45 Break / Move to ROHM Theatre Kyoto

14:45-15:15
15:15-15:25
15:25-15:35
15:35-15:45
15:45-15:55
15:55-16:05
16:05-16:15
16:15-16:25
16:25-16:50

KL_3     Hiroaki Suga, The University of Tokyo
CL_16   Kien Xuan Ngo
CL_17   Martin D. Peeks
CL_18   Ken D. Shimizu
CL_19   Ming Liu
CL_20   Emily R. Draper
CL_21   Oliver Dumele
CL_22   Anna McConnell
IL_8      Fernanda Duarte, University of Oxford

16:50-17:20 Coffee Break

17:20-17:30
17:30-17:40
17:40-17:50
17:50-18:00
18:00-18:10
18:10-18:35
18:35-18:45
18:45-18:55
18:55-19:05
19:05-19:15
19:15-19:25

CL_23   Timothy Glass
CL_24   Tomoyuki Ikai
CL_25   Robert Hein
CL_26   Yang Yu
CL_27   Violetta Patroniak
IL_9     Jennifer Hiscock, University of Kent
CL_28   Lei Fang
CL_29   Kathleen Mullen
CL_30   Stefan Borsley
CL_31   Penglai Wang
CL_32   Guido H. Clever