Tuesday, October 31, 2017

171104 Monitoring cell-cell contacts in vivo in Drosophila

Title:
Monitoring cell-cell contacts in vivo in Drosophila

Speaker: 

黃鼎皓 (Ting-Hao Huang)

Time:

11/04 (Sat.) 3 pm PDT, 4 pm MDT, 5 pm CDT, 6 pm EDT
10/05 (Sun.) 7 am Taiwan

Link:

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(Sorry that there's a part missing in the recording becasue the host who was recording got a fire alarm and lost connetion while moving)

Abstract:
We used a synthetic genetic system based on ligand-induced intramembrane proteolysis to monitor cell-cell contacts in animals. Upon ligand-receptor interaction in sites of cell-cell contact, the transmembrane domain of an engineered receptor is cleaved by intramembrane proteolysis and releases a protein fragment that regulates transcription in the interacting partners. We demonstrate that the system can be used to regulate gene expression between interacting cells, both in vitro and in vivo, in transgenic Drosophila We show that the system allows for detection of interactions between neurons and glia in the Drosophila nervous system. In addition, we observed that when the ligand is expressed in subsets of neurons with a restricted localization in the brain it leads to activation of transcription in a selected set of glial cells that interact with those neurons. This system will be useful to monitor cell-cell interactions in animals, and can be used to genetically manipulate cells that interact with one another.

Friday, October 27, 2017

171028 Photon noise estimation and suppression for exquisite cryogenic measurement

Title:
Photon noise estimation and suppression for exquisite cryogenic measurement

Speaker: 

張硯詠 (Yen-Yung Chang)

Time:

10/28 (Sat.) 3 pm PDT, 4 pm MDT, 5 pm CDT, 6 pm EDT
10/29 (Sun.) 6 am Taiwan

Link:

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Abstract:
I will talk about the techniques we develop for thermodynamic quantum noise simulation and suppression in ultra-sensitive cryogenic experiments. The talk will be rather technical but generally interesting for all kind of experiments aiming for high sensitivity.

Friday, October 20, 2017

171021 Emotion and Interpersonal Dynamics

Title:
Emotion and Interpersonal Dynamics

Speaker: 

張硯評 (Yen-Ping Chang)

Time:

10/21 (Sat.) 3 pm PDT, 4 pm MDT, 5 pm CDT, 6 pm EDT
10/22 (Sun.) 6 am Taiwan

Link:

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Abstract:
Humans are distinct from other animals for being not only social but at the same time, emotional. This time, I will talk about some of my work on the interaction between human sociality and emotionality (and not having been shared in Tyra). Specifically, I will address how emotions are communicated in relationships, how the communication feeds back to relationships, and indeed, how to make relationships better and more enjoyable. Because of my personal experiences, I am also highly interested in culture, how it could shape communication, so I will also talk about an ongoing project on the role of culture in gratitude expressions. In case you're wondering, This talk will not focus on any specific set of findings and will instead address a few more superficially. I will then conclude with some potential future directions. I hope you'll enjoy the talk and social psychology.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

171014 Understanding Streaming and Copyright: A Comparison of the US and European Regimes

Title:
Understanding Streaming and Copyright: A Comparison of the US and European Regimes

Speaker:

盧憶 (Thomas Y. Lu)

Time: 

10/14 (Sat.) 3 pm PDT, 4 pm MDT, 5 pm CDT, 6 pm EDT
10/15 (Sun.) 6 am Taiwan

Link: 

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Abstract: 
What are the legal risks when entrepreneurs or business units start their online streaming businesses in the U.S and in the Europe regimes? We posit here that legal risks are both substantive and procedural. Both risks come from the recent decisions of the district court, U.S. Supreme Court or from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). By comparing the U.S. and the European legal regimes, we can find the similarities between the two regimes—briefly and broadly stated, they protect copyright holders. Because of the broad protection, the substantive risks are shifted to online streaming businesses. In terms of procedural issues, the online streaming businesses have to understand the differences between the two regimes—they have to provide enough factual evidence in the pleading stage of the U.S. and to be concerned about legislature adoption in member states of E.U. The way to lower those risks is to develop a business model where all stakeholders benefit. Also, providing adequate terms of use in the platform is critical to escape liability when infringement has occurred. Finally, when confronting lawsuits, managers and legal counsels should hire and cooperate with local lawyers so that they can lower the risk of high damage costs.