On August 17th (Thursday), we invited Dr. Kenichi SHIMADA (Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School)

for the 9th WISE/LP Seminar.

Under the title "Decoding Disease Complexity: Systems Biology in Cancer Drug Discoveries and Toxicology,"

Dr. Shimada delivered a lecture on Systems Biology, explores the transformative impact of systems biology on disease pathologies,

illustrated through two compelling examples.

Dr. Shimada's extremely meticulous and easily understandable presentation was undoubtedly captivating for students from

different specialties as well.

 

Furthermore, for this seminar, Mr. Kazuhiro KATO from the Laboratory of Radiation Biology D3, took charge as the host, overseeing the planning and

moderation of the seminar. Following the seminar, a social gathering was held over light refreshments.

During the friendly atmosphere of the gathering, Dr. Shimada shared insights on

"How to Choose an Ideal Lab for Your International Postdoctoral Experience,"

providing individualized answers and advice to numerous questions.

Both the seminar and the social gathering were truly fulfilling experiences.

Thank you very much for Dr. Shimada and Mr. Kato!

 

☆Host Student's Report☆

 

I invited Dr. Kenichi Shimada of Harvard University to the 9th WISE/LP seminar on August 17.

He received his Ph.D. from the laboratory of Dr. Brent Stockwell, who reported on ferroptosis.

He discovered a new ferroptosis inducer, FIN56, by using system biology techniques. During his postdoc,

he built an experimental biologist-friendly interactive web tool, shinyDepMap. This analysis is helpful in

selecting targets for anticancer drugs because the best targets are highly selective.

 

He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is currently a research associate at Harvard Medical School,

so his experience will be helpful to graduate students in various fields. That’s why I thought it was very important

for us to deepen our knowledge of both as we consider our future career paths.

 

In the seminar, he explained how he used system biology to uncover the low toxicity of drugs, as well as the process

of creating shinyDepMap and how it is used in practice.

 

In the social gathering, we learned from him how to choose an ideal lab for our international postdoctoral experience.

Many students asked him questions about it until the end of the social gathering.

Organizing and chairing the event was a great experience for me. I am glad that I was able to invite Dr. Shimada to

the event because there are not many opportunities to have this kind of experience.

 

 

☆the Seminar☆ 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

☆Social gathering☆