WPI-iCeMS, Kyoto University
iCeMS is to co-host a symposium “Shaping Self-Assembled Mesoscale (Bio)Materials with Microengineering” as follows. Date March 28, 20199:20-17:40 Venue KUIAS/iCeMS Main Building 2F Seminar Room (A207) Access Attendance Fee Free Registration Not required Language English HostContact Symposium secretariatsiCeMS Furukawa Lab： furukawa-g [at] icems.kyoto-u.ac.jpor iCeMS Kamei Lab： kamei-g [at] icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Finally, our patent about a microfluidic device enabling 3D culture of human pluripotent stem cells got registered on the register of the Japan Patent Office. Accordingly, we have updated “Patents” page on this website.
Dr. Kamei and his colleagues of iCeMS Caravan had visited Oosaka Jogakuin High School on March 9. In this project, iCeMS scientists deliver their original active-learning program to high schools. ///from iCeMS web page/// In this 9th visit of the Caravan, four scientists including Drs Ken-ichiro Kamei (engineer), Monamie Ringhofer (ethologist, KUIAS), Shuhei Furukawa (chemist),… Read More
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Our project supported by AMED got introduced in Yomiuri News Paper! This article has been appeared in Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku areas. You can also read this article from the web.
Chinese medical students visited our lab on Jan. 25. Ken gave his presentation for the students, and then, Rodi and Ken had a lab tour for them. We had a very good time!
Our research about Bodies on a Chip for animal welfare got featured by BBC Future Now! Thank you very much, Rachel! Thank you very much for my collaborators!! We keep working on it! http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190122-how-bodies-on-a-chip-can-transform-animal-welfare?fbclid=IwAR1qxGCqhgtlsaGoP4_nw5_MecEVEiM8GkS1wtQJmGyQgKRrOanQHkO9JFQ You can also see the TEDxKyoto video about this project.
Dr. Rodi Abdalkader has joined Kamei G as a program-specific assistant professor, starting from Nov. 1, 2018. His personal page is here. Welcome!
We had a welcome party for Samah, a new postdoc in Kamei Group. The party was held at Ninja House… Welcome!!
Our video protocol has been published in JoVE online. This experiment was based on our publication published in Small, 2017. Please take a look for the video to carry out our experiments! ABSTRACT Cellular microenvironments consist of a variety of cues, such as growth factors, extracellular matrices, and intercellular interactions. These cues are well orchestrated and… Read More