Titles and abstracts
Tomohiko Ohwada
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
Characterization of amide bod rotation in terms of organic chemistry
Abstract:
Amide bonds are so ubiquitous in proteins, and therefore the amide bond is often
called a peptide bond.
In addition to proteins, there are a bunch of natural products and
synthesized molecules which contain amide bonds.
Amide bonds can rotate, and this rotation induce conformational change of
local or global structure of molecules such as proteins.
Herein, the dynamic nature of the amide rotation will be discussed and
characterize the natures of amide bond rotation.
Kenta Ishimoto
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
Mathematical methods of fluid mechanics at the scale of the cell
Abstract:
Cells contain water inside and survive in the environment filled with water.
The dynamics of waterly media, which is in the field of fluid mechanics or simply
hydrodynamics, can often be a key mechanism in cellular biology. In this talk,
I will review hydrodynamical phenomena at the scale of the cell, and briefly
discuss how mathematical methods could contribute to biological researches.
Kohki Okabe
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
Quantitative analysis of reactions in living cells
Abstract:
We monitored the complex reactions such as transcription in cellular extracts and
intracellular heat transfer by using original techniques, which were then numerically
simulated with theoretical equations. Although these investigations allowed a universal
evaluation of obtained parameters, it was suggested that inclusive measurements are
the bottleneck for determining scientifically significant parameters.
Yoshihiro Ohta
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo / Arithmer Inc.
AI Smart Robot Network
Abstract:
Arithmer Inc. is a startup company providing with business solutions in the field of
AI/machine learning/robotics, which emerged from the Graduate School of Mathematical
Sciences, the University of Tokyo. I will present our recent success stories and
ambitious attempts in which applied mathematics is fully utilized, such as optical
character recognition (OCR), automatic artificial tooth design, scoring driver's skill
from movie, and image measurement of human body.