The third interdisciplinary Workshop within the strategic partnership between the University of Tokyo and the Stockholm Trio
When: September 16th-18th at 15.00 to around 19.00 Tokyo time, and 08.00 to around 12.00 Stockholm time
How: Zoom video meeting
Day 1 involving all participants will mainly deal with how the current COVID-19 epidemic is affecting society, international activities and relationships.
How do we do education, research collaborations and student exchanges under the current circumstances caused by the pandemic and what are the lessons learned and the new possibilities that we see for the future. We need to redefine this new ecosystem for research, education and collaboration from a mid- to long-term point of view.
Day 2 and Day 3 are devoted to three identified Themes for research and education for Sustainable Development:
PROGRAMME
Joint Theme
Day 1 involving all participants will mainly deal with how the current COVID-19 epidemic is affecting society, education, international activities and relationships.
How do we perform education, research collaborations and student exchanges under the current circumstances and what are the lessons learned and the new possibilities that we see for the future. We need to redefine this new ecosystem for research, education and collaboration from a mid- to long-term point of view.
Chair: Prof. Per Lundqvist, KTH coordinator for the Partnership
| Wednesday September 16 | Topic | Speakers |
| Stockholm: 8.00–8.30 Tokyo: 15.00–15.30 | Welcoming addresses and overview of program Practival information | Professor Sigbritt Karlsson, KTH President, representing the Stockholm Trio Professor Naoto Sekimura, Vice President, UTokyo Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki of Japan to Sweden |
| Stockholm: 8.30–9.40 Tokyo: 15.30–16.40 | Lessons learned during spring Covid-19 crisis Rapid adaption – what has been problematic and has been successful? Key-note 1: Presenting survey from KTH Key-note 2: Experience of UTokyo during the COVID-19 Crisis Key-note 3: Impacts of Covid-19 on Sustainable Development and Universities Key-note 4: Academic work post Corona? Panel discussion Introducing the discussion topics for the next session | Key note 1: Leif Kari, KTH VP for education Key-note 2: Assoc. Prof. Yuto Kitamura Key-note 3: Prof. Taikan Oki, Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University and Special Advisor to President, The University of Tokyo Key-note 4: Assoc.Prof. Kristina Palm, KTH Panel with moderator Dr. Michael Jacob, Head of the Swedish office for Science and Innovation in Tokyo Panel: Prof Oki, Assoc.Prof. Palm, Prof. Nikkola (KI), Prof. Joakim Edsjö (SU) Prof. Junichiro Shiomi, UTokyo |
| 9.40-9.50 16.40-16.50 | Coffee break | |
| Stockholm: 9.50-10.30 Tokyo: 16.50-17.30 | Looking into the future – thinking ahead Discussion of the New Normal | Break-out sessions for discussion (10 people per room) |
| Stockholm: 10.30-11.00 Tokyo: 17.30-18.00 | Looking into the future – thinking ahead The influence of the “new normal” in the longer perspective Key-note: Digitalization, challenges and opportunites for education | Key-not speaker: Prof. Torkel Klingberg, KI Q/A session. Moderator Prof. Shiomi |
| Stockholm: 11.00-11.30 Tokyo: 18.00-18.30 | Short introduction to the three workshops themes day 2 and 3 | Introductions of the Theme-coordinators: 1 The Brain and the Society: Prof. Bito, UTokyo, Assoc. Prof. Lindskog, KI 2.1 Nanocellulose: Prof. Shiomi, UTokyo, Dr. Söderberg, KTH 2.2 Nanobiomaterials: Proj. Assoc. Prof. Teramura, UTokyo, Prof. Richter-Dahlfors, KI 3 Education for Sustainable Development, Prof. Fredriksson, SU, Assoc. Prof. Kitamura, UTokyo |
Theme 1: The Brain and the Society
Chairs: Mia Lindskog (KI), Haruhiko Bito (UTokyo)
| Thursday September 17 | Memory from bench to bedside | Speakers |
| Stockholm time: 8.30–8.45 Tokyo time: 15.30–15.45 | Welcome | |
| Stockholm time: 8.45–9.15 Tokyo time: 15.45-16.15 | “What the sense of smell can tell us about human cognition” | Jonas Olofsson, PhD Department of Psychology Stockholm University |
| Stockholm time: 9.15–9.45 Tokyo time: 16.15-16.45 | “Pathogenic mechanisms and novel therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer disease” | Taisuke Tomita, PhD Laboratory of Neuropathology and Neuroscience Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Tokyo |
| Stockholm time: 9.45–10.00 Tokyo time: 16.45–17.00 | Site visit Movie 5 minute break | |
| Stockholm time: 10.00–10.30 Tokyo time: 17.00-17.30 | “Spiking neural network simulations of working memory effects: What can we learn from the attractor memory model’s perspective?” | Pawel Herman, PhD KTH |
| Stockholm time: 10.30–11.00 Tokyo time: 17.30-18.00 | “Plasticity and memory mechanisms in vivo” | Haruhiko Bito, MD, PhD Department of Neurochemistry Graduate School of Medicine The University of Tokyo |
Chairs: Johan Lundström (KI), Taketoshi Mori (UTokyo)
| Friday September 18 | Building on your strengths | Speakers |
| Stockholm time: 8.30–9.00 Tokyo time: 15.30–16.00 | “The Neurotrophins – an innovative therapeutic concept for Alzheimer´s disease” | Mia Eriksdotter, MD, PhD Department of Neurobiology Care sciences and Society Karolinska Institutet |
| Stockholm time: 9.00–9.30 Tokyo time: 16.00-16.30 | “Perception and learning of others’ trustworthiness in healthy older adults” | Atsunobu Suzuki, PhD Department of Psychology Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology The University of Tokyo |
| Stockholm time: 9.30–9.45 Tokyo time: 16.30-16.45 | Site visit Movie 5 minute break | |
| Stockholm time: 9.45–10.15 Tokyo time: 16.45–17.15 | “Development of AI Nursing in Geriatrics” | Taketoshi Mori, PhD Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Research Center Graduate School of Information Science and Technology The University of Tokyo |
| Stockholm time: 10.15–10.45 Tokyo time: 17.15-17.45 | “Movement strategy and intention in persons with motor disability” | Lanie Gutierrez Farewik KTH |
| Stockholm time: 10.45–11.00 Tokyo time: 17.45-18.00 | Concluding remarks | |
| Stockholm time: 11.00–12.00 Tokyo time: 18.00–19.00 | Joint summing up for all Themes |
Theme 2: Biomaterials
This theme will be separated into a track for Nanocellulose and for Nanobiomaterials respectively.
2.1 Nanocellulose
| Tokyo time | Stockholm time | Thursday, September 17 Material Performance and Properties |
| 14.45–15.00 | 07.45–08.00 | Zoom Seminar is Open |
| 15.00–15.10 | 08.00–08.10 | Prof. Lars Berglund (KTH) Introduction to Material and Structure Properties. |
| 15.10–15.20 | 08.10–08.20 | Prof. Junichiro Shiomi (The University of Tokyo) Towards phonon engineering in nanocellulose materials. |
| 15.20–15.25 | 08.20–08.25 | Break |
| 15.25–15.50 | 08.25–08.50 | Dr. Junji Nemoto (Hokuetsu Corporation) Nanocellulose-based air filters and all-cellulose materials. |
| 15.50–16.15 | 08.50–09.15 | Varvara Apostloupolou-Kalkavoura (Stockholm University) Humidity-dependent thermal boundary conductance controls the heat transport within super-insulating nanocellulose foams. |
| 16.15–16.25 | 09.15–09.25 | Break |
| 16.25–16.50 | 09.25–09.50 | Dr. Tobias Benselfelt (KTH) Nanocellulose hydrogel networks – Fundamentals and applications. |
| 16.50–17.15 | 09.50–10.15 | Assist. Prof. Shuji Fujisawa (The University of Tokyo) Material Design of nanocellulose/polymer composites via Pickering-emulsion templating. |
| 17.15–17.25 | 10.15–10.25 | Break |
| 17.25–17.55 | 10.25–10.55 | Panel Discussion all speakers of Day 1 |
| Tokyo time | Stockholm time | Friday, September 18 Characterization and Repeatability |
| 14.45–15.00 | 07.45–08.00 | Zoom Seminar is Open |
| 15.00–15.10 | 08.00–08.10 | Assoc. Prof. Tsuguyuki Saito (The University of Tokyo) Analysis on the Crystallinity of Cellulose Nanofibers. |
| 15.10–15.20 | 08.10–08.20 | Prof. Lars Wågberg (KTH) Introduction to characterization and repeatability. |
| 15.20–15.25 | 08.20–08.25 | Break |
| 15.25–15.50 | 08.25–08.50 | Dr. Tom Willhammar (Stockholm University) The local crystalline structure of cellulose nanofibers revealed by scanning electron diffraction. |
| 15.50–16.15 | 08.50–09.15 | Project Assoc. Prof. Takashi Kodama (The University of Tokyo) Thermal conductivity measurement of individual cellulose nanofibers using a microfabricated device. |
| 16.15–16.25 | 09.15–09.25 | Break |
| 16.25–16.50 | 09.25–09.50 | Assist. Prof. Kayoko Kobayashi (Kyoto University) Morphological analysis of cellulose nanofibers by AFM image processing. |
| 16.50–17.15 | 09.50–10.15 | Dr. Göksu Cinar Ciftsi (KTH) Rheological fingerprinting of nanocellulose networks and effects of structural polydispersity |
| 17.15–17.25 | 10.15–10.25 | Break |
| 17.25–17.55 | 10.25–10.55 | Panel Discussion all speakers of Day 2 |
| 18.00–19.00 | 11.00–12.00 | Joint Summing-up for all Themes |
2.2 Nanobiomaterials
| Thursday September 17 | Nanobiomaterials session 1 | Speakers |
| Stockholm time: 08.00– 08.15 Tokyo time: 15.00–15.15 | Introduction to the Theme | Agneta Richter-Dahlfors Professor, KI & KTH |
| Stockholm time: 08.15–08.45 Tokyo time: 15.15-15.45 | The use of nano cellulose for the isolation of circulating tumor cells for diagnostics | Aman Russom Professor, KTH |
| Stockholm time: 08.45–09.15 Tokyo time: 15.45-16.15 | The medical applications of microparticles prepared by SPG membrane emulsification technique | Taichi Ito Professor, UTokyo |
| Stockholm time: 09.15–09.45 Tokyo time: 16.15-16.45 | Democratizing molecular diagnostics using textiles and paper | Mahiar Hamedi Researcher, KTH |
| Stockholm time: 09.45–10.15 Tokyo time: 16.45-17.15 | Fundamentals and biomedical applications of hydrogels | Takamasa Sakai |
| Stockholm time: 10.15–10.45 Tokyo time: 17.15–17.45 | Renewable biomaterials as enablers in biomedical research and diagnostics | Ulrica Edlund Professor, KTH |
| Stockholm time: 10.45–11.00 Tokyo time: 17.45–18.00 | Summary of the day | Agneta Richter-Dahlfors Professor, KI & KTH |
| Friday September 18 | Nanobiomaterials session 2 | Speakers |
| Stockholm time: 08.00– 08.30 Tokyo time: 15.00–15.30 | Evaluation and prediction of nano- a ndmicro-particle permeation using cultured alveolus and small intestine tissue models | Yasuyuki Sakai Professor, UTokyo |
| Stockholm time: 08.30–09.00 Tokyo time: 15.30-16.00 | Neurovascular in vitro models | Anna Herland Associate Professor KTH, Reseacher KI |
| Stockholm time: 09.00–09.30 Tokyo time: 16.00-16.30 | Nanomedicine strategies for messenger RNA delivery | Horacio Cabral Associate Professor, UTokyo |
| Stockholm time: 09.30–10.00 Tokyo time: 16.30-17.00 | Synthetic oligomers and polymers for bacterial sensing | Susanne Löffler Assistant Professor, KI |
| Stockholm time: 10.00–10.30 Tokyo time: 17.00-17.30 | Remodeling of glycocalyx with glycosaminoglycan-conjugated lipids to control ischemia-reperfusion injury | Yuji Teramura Proj. Assoc. Prof, UTokyo, and Assoc. Prof, Uppsala University |
| Stockholm time: 10.30–10.55 Tokyo time: 17.30–17.55 | Biosensing in infection biology | Onur Parlak Assistant Professor, KI |
| Stockholm time: 10.55–11.00 Tokyo time: 17.55–18.00 | Discussion on future interactions | Agneta Richter-Dahlfors Professor, KI & KTH |
| Stockholm time: 11.00–12.00 Tokyo time: 18.00–19.00 | Joint summing-up with all Themes |
Theme 3: Education for Sustainable Development
Thursday, September 17
Education for Sustainable development
| Tokyo time | Stockholm time | |
| 15.00–15.20 | 08.00–08.20 | Opening of the workshop Presentation of the program Practical information |
| 15.20–16.30 | 08.20–09.30 | First round of presentations Speaker(s) (SU, KTH and KI) Presentation followed by discussion and questions Professor Shu-Nu Chang Rundgren, Department of Education (SU) Associate professor Anders Rosén, Global Development Hub, Department of Learning, Centre for Naval Architecture (KTH) Dr Mia von Knorring, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (KI) |
| 15.30–15.45 | 09.30–09.45 | Break |
| 16.45–17.15 | 09.45–10.15 | Second round of presentations Speaker (UTokyo) Presentation followed by discussion and questions Associate professor Yuto Kitamura, Graduate School of Education (UTokyo) Assistant Professor Orie Sasaki, Graduate School of Education (UTokyo) |
| 17.15–17.50 | 10.15–10.50 | General discussion on education for sustainable development Summing up |
| 17.50–18.00 | 10.50–11.00 | Closing the session for the day |
Friday, September 18
Education and Healthy ageing
| Tokyo time | Stockholm time | |
| 15.00–15.10 | 08.00–08.10 | Opening of the workshop Presentation of the program Practical information |
| 15.10–15.50 | 08.10–08.50 | Third round of presentations Speaker (UoT) Presentation followed by discussion and questions Professor Katsuya Iijima, Institute for Future Initiatives, (UTokyo) |
| 15.50–16.45 | 08.50–09.45 | Fourth round or presentations Speaker(s) 4 (SU, KTH and KI) Presentation followed by discussion and questions Dr Malgorzata Malec Rawinski, Department of Education (SU) Assistant professor Serhiy Dekhtyar, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (KI) |
| 16.45–17.00 | 09.45–10.00 | Break |
| 17.00–17.45 | 10.00–10.45 | General discussion on education and healthy ageing Summing up |
| 17.45–18.00 | 10.45–11.00 | General discussion on future cooperation Summing up Future cooperation Closing the session |
| 18.00-19.00 | 11.00-12.00 | Joint summing-up for all Themes |
