The 2^nd Research Meeting and Webinar with Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Taiwan

　On July1, 2021, the School of Medicine, Shinshu University (SU) held the 2^nd Research Meeting and Webinar with Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU).
　This meeting took place as the 6th International Seminar at SU School of Medicine, and Prof. TANAKA Naoki (SU) and Prof. Hsiang-Chun Lee (KMU) served as moderators of this meeting.
　Selected graduate students from both universities gave excellent talks about their ongoing research projects, and invited commentators, Prof. KUWAHARA Koichiro (Department of Cardiology), Prof. SHIBA Yuji (Department of Regenerative Medicine), and Prof. SHINDO Takayuki (Department of Cardiovascular Research) provided valuable opinions.
　Prof. SHIBA then attracted the audience of approximately 90 faculties, researchers, and students of both universities with his exciting lecture titled "Pluripotent stem cells as a tool for heart regeneration". The participants actively developed discussions and enjoyed quality time.
　Both universities celebrated this successful meeting/webinar and promised to strengthen the partnership between Shinshu University and Kaohsiung Medical University.

　Shinshu University School of Medicine intends to implement this approach with KMU and other partner universities and offer our students and doctors the opportunity to learn global trends of clinical medicine and biomedical research.

[Presentation] presenter (mentor)

- TANAKA Yuki (Shinshu University, Prof. SHIBA Yuji)
Extended in vitro culture enhances maturation and engraftment of human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes

- Chien-Yuan Chen (KMU, Prof. Suh-Hang Hank Juo)
Cerebral Sema3x regulated by miR-195 is a risk factor for age-associated neurodegeneration

- INAZUMI Hideaki (Shinshu University, Prof. KUWAHARA Koichiro)
NRSF-GNAO1-CaMK2 axis exacerbates cardiac remodeling and progresses heart failure by impairing Ca²⁺ homeostasis

- Yu-Ci Huang (KMU, Prof. Shih-Hsien Hsu)
Oncogenic ISX-TWIST1 complex-induces inflammasome activity mediating chronic liver disease

[Lecture] Prof. SHIBA Yuji (Shinshu University)
Pluripotent stem cells as a tool for heart regeneration