Okazaki Workshop on Molecular Machines 2023

Date and Time
December 5th, 2023, 13:00-18:00

Purpose
In this workshop, scientific concepts related to the molecular machines and motors will be discussed from the standpoints of chemistry, physics, and biophysics.

Keywords
Power stroke, Brownian ratchet, Chemical fuel, Kinetic asymmetry, Unidirectionality, Efficiency, Autonomy, Information thermodynamics, etc.

Discussants
David Leigh (The University of Manchester)
Kazushi Kinbara (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Kei-ichi Okazaki (Institute for Molecular Science)
Takahiro Kosugi (Institute for Molecular Science)

Speakers and Time table
13:00-13:50 Ryota Iino (Institute for Molecular Science)
Autonomous unidirectional motions of biomolecular motors: the roles of structures and chemical fuels
13:50-14:40 Shuntaro Amano* (University of Strasbourg) *online presentation
Concepts related to autonomous molecular motors: Brownian ratchet, kinetic asymmetry, power stroke, chemical fuel
14:40-15:00 Break
15:00-15:50 Yoshiyuki Kageyama (Hokkaido University)
Secondary dissipative cooperation makes powerless power-stroke powerful
15:50-16:40 Shoichi Toyabe (Tohoku University)
The characteristics and mechanism of the high efficiency of F₁-ATPase
16:40-17:00 Break
17:00-17:50 Takahiro Sagawa (The University of Tokyo)
Thermodynamics of information

Venue
Large meeting room, 2nd floor, 3rd bldg., Yamate campus
Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
5-1 Higashiyama Myodaijicho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan

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