Academia Sinica E-news No. 315 LECTURES Date Time Venue Speaker Title Moderator Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Dr. Feng Chi Chen TIGP -- Alternative mRNA Auditorium 106, Thu 14:00 Inst. of Information (National Health Splicing and Protein 05/16 Science Sequence Evolution Research Inst.) R1203, Inst. of Dr. Sebastian Pushing the Exploration Fri Astronomy and Foucaud 14:00 of Dark Matter and Stellar 05/17 Astrophysics (NTU (National Taiwan Mass Assembly to z=7 Campus) Normal Univ.) Seminar Room 617, Dr. Steven Lu Fri Bubbles in Complex 14:30 Inst. of Mathematics (Univ. du Quebec a 05/17 Algebraic Geometry (NTU Campus) Montreal) Statistical Inference of a 2 F Lecture Hall, Dr. Tsai-Hung Fan Dr. Mon Series System with 10:30 Inst. of Statistical (National Central Chien-Yu 05/20 Bivariate Log-Normal Science Univ.) Peng Lifetime Distribution Computational Methods Dr. Chen-Hsiang of Characterizing 2 F Lecture Hall, Dr. Mon Yeang Molecular Aberrations on 13:30 Inst. of Statistical Chien-Yu 05/20 (Inst. of Statistical Cancer Genomes and Science Peng Science) Optimizing Treatment Outcomes Lecture Hall, Inst. of Dr. Yu-Yu Liu Turbulent Flame Speeds Thu 15:00 Mathematics (NTU (National Cheng in Level Set Combustion 05/23 Campus) Kung Univ.) Models Dr. Poe Lecture Hall, Inst. of Atomic Dr. Atsushi Miura Thu 15:30 and Molecular (National Chiao 05/23 Science (NTU Tung Univ.) Campus) Seminar Room 722, Dr. May-Ru Chen Mon 14:00 Inst. of Mathematics (National Sun 05/27 (NTU Campus) Yat-Sen Univ.) Conference Room 122, Research Dr. Kenta Goto Thu Center for 15:30 (Kyushu Univ., 05/30 Information Japan) Technology Innovation Spatiotemporally Controlled Laser Trapping Assembling Dynamics: From Small Molecules to Biopolymers Kaito Takahashi On Generalized Urn Models of Polya Type Photo-Induced Radical Anion Formation and Its Photomechanical Effect Dr. of Naphthalene Diimides Dahsin Chow Having Alkylamine Side Chains Division of Life Sciences 1 Dr. Academia Sinica E-news No. 315 Date Time Venue Speaker Dr. Chin-Lin Guo Thu 1F Auditorium, Inst. 11:00 of Molecular Biology (California Inst. of 05/16 Technology, USA) 2F Conference Dr. Suewei Lin Fri Room, Inst. of 11:00 (Univ. of Oxford, 05/17 Cellular and UK) Organismic Biology Dr. Carol Eunmi 1F Auditorium, Inst. Fri Lee 15:00 of Cellular and 05/17 (Univ. of Organismic Biology Wisconsin) Auditorium A134, Agricultural Technology Mon 10:30 Building, 05/20 Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center Dr. Gareth Lane Bond (Univ. of Oxford,UK) Title Moderator Mechanics-Driven Self-Organization in Tissue-Scale Morphogenesis Dr. Jun-Yi Leu Parallel Processing of Appetitive Memories in Drosophila Dr. Hung-Hsiang Yu Rapid Evolution during Habitat Invasions Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li The Roles of Single Dr. Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the p53Lie-Fen Pathway in Human Shyur Cancer Lecture Room B1B, Dr. Sigolène Mon 11:00 Inst. of Biomedical Lecuyer (LIPhy, 05/20 Sciences France) From Cell Adhesion to Biofilm Growth: How do Bacteria Colonize Surfaces under Flow Dr. Chiaho Shih Dr. Kiran Lecture Room B1B, Mon Padmanabhan 15:00 Inst. of Biomedical (Inst. Albert 05/20 Sciences Bonniot) Transcriptional Regulation in the Mammalian Circadian Clock Dr. Yi-Shuian Huang Dr. Yuan-Chuan Lecture Room B1B, Tue Lee (Johns 11:00 Inst. of Biomedical Hopkins Univ., 05/21 Sciences USA) Swing Low, Sweet Dr. Chariot, CARRY ME TO Reiji Kannagi THE LIVER. Room A134, Agricultural Wed Technology 10:00 05/22 Building, Inst. of Plant and Microbial Biology Dr. Vincent L. Systems Regulation of Dr. Chiang Plant Secondary Cell WallLong-Fang (North Carolina Formation O. Chen State Univ., USA) Chaperone-Like Protein Auditorium A134, of POR 1 (CPP1), an Agricultural Dr. Hyun-Sook Pai Essential Protein for Dr. Thu Technology Chloroplast Biogenesis, 16:00 (Yonsei Univ., Shu-Hsing Building, Inst. of 05/23 Plays a Role in the Korea) Wu Plant and Microbial Stabilization of the Biology Light-Dependent Protochlorophyllide 2 Academia Sinica E-news No. 315 Date Time Venue Speaker Room A134, Agricultural Dr. Teh-hui Kao Wed Technology 10:00 (Penn State Univ., 05/29 Building, Inst. of USA) Plant and Microbial Biology Dr. Feng-Chiao Lecture Room B1B, Wed Tsai 11:00 Inst. of Biomedical 05/29 (Stanford Univ., Sciences USA) Title Oxidoreductase (POR) S-RNase-Based Self-Incompatibility in Petunia: A Complex Non-Self Recognition System Between Pollen and Pistil It is All about Timing and Location: Coordination of Calcium Signaling Controls Cell Migration Moderator Dr. Yue-Ie C. Hsing Dr. Woan-Yuh Tarn Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Conference Room Dr. Nathan Batto Thu 14:00 B, Inst. of Political (Inst. of Political 05/16 Science Science) Is the Reserved Seat System for Women in Taiwanese Elections Really Ineffective? Dr. Marc L. Conference Room Mon Moskowitz 14:30 2319, Inst. of 05/20 (Univ. of South Ethnology Carolina) Go Nation: Chinese Masculinities and the Game of Weiqi in China Dr. Myoung-jae Conference Room Tue Lee 14:30 C103, Inst. of 05/21 (Korea Univ., Economics South Korea) Dr. Min-Qiang Conference Room Tue Zhao 14:30 B110, Inst. of 05/21 (Xiamen Univ., Economics China) Regression-DiscontinuityBased Control-Function Approach for Income Tax Effects on Male Work Hours The Impact of Means-Tested Unemployment Benefits on the Joint Employment Decisions of Couples Conference Room Dr. Susan Seizer Wed Craft & Magic on the U.S. 12:00 2319, Inst. of (Univ. of Indiana, Comedy Club Stage 05/22 Ethnology Bloomington) Performing Sovereignty and Nationhood in the Conference Room Dr. Edyta Roszko South China Sea/East Thu 12:00 2319, Inst. of (Inst. of Advanced Sea: Counter-Mapping 05/23 Ethnology Studies in Berlin) the Sea Territory and Customary Fishing Practices in Vietnam Dr. Wen-Chin Chang Dr. Gwo-Shyong 【New Book Release】All Fri Room 802, Inst. of Shieh Walks of Life: When 14:30 Sociology 05/24 (Inst. of Sociology) Workers of Kaohsiung City Encountered 3 Academia Sinica E-news No. 315 Date Time Venue Speaker Dr. Shigehisa Conference Room Mon Kuriyama 14:30 2319, Inst. of 05/27 (Harvard Univ., Ethnology USA) Dr. Ju-Ching Conference Room Tue Huang 14:30 B110, Inst. of 05/28 (Univ. of New Economics Hampshire, USA) 4 Title Commodity Fetishism The History of Distraction Valuing Public Goods through Demand for Related Commodities Moderator