Kennedy Okeyo,
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences,
Kyoto University
Dr. Kennedy O. Okeyo is currently a senior lecturer at the Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University. He graduated with a PhD in mechanical engineering from Kyoto University, Japan, and worked briefly in a company thereafter. Prior to his current appointment, he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. His current research interests includes tissue engineering, biomicrofluidics, and cellular biomechanics, with specific focus on stem cell function manipulation based on cell-material interactions.
Induction of Stem Cell Self-Assembly by Adhesion Restriction
Friday, 1 December 2017 at 11:30
Add to Calendar ▼2017-12-01 11:30:002017-12-01 12:30:00Europe/LondonInduction of Stem Cell Self-Assembly by Adhesion RestrictionLab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics, Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health Asia 2017 in Taipei, TaiwanTaipei, TaiwanSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com
We have recently developed a novel culture technique, namely, the shoji technique, which involves the use of micro-structured large porous meshes as substrates for cell culture and growth in a suspension under restricted adhesion condition. This talk will highlight our on-going work on stem cell culture by the shoji technique, specifically, how this results in induction of self-assembly organization and, ultimately, differentiation. We show that the latter occurs mechanically and results in dynamic morphogenetic transformations that yields unique 3D cysts from originally 2D stem cell sheets. Overall, we show that the shoji technique presents a novel approach to modulate the cell culture microenvironment, resulting in mechanical induction of directed stem cell differentiation.
Add to Calendar ▼2017-11-30 00:00:002017-12-01 00:00:00Europe/LondonLab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics, Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health Asia 2017Lab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics, Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health Asia 2017 in Taipei, TaiwanTaipei, TaiwanSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com
Add to Calendar ▼2017-12-01 11:30:002017-12-01 12:30:00Europe/LondonInduction of Stem Cell Self-Assembly by Adhesion RestrictionLab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics, Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health Asia 2017 in Taipei, TaiwanTaipei, TaiwanSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com
