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We are pleased to announce that the RIKEN BDR Symposium 2026 "Biological Horizons: Innovative Explorations into Life’s Mechanisms and Dynamics," will be held on March 2 to 3, 2026 at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan.

We encourage the submission of abstracts for the poster session to facilitate a lively and informative exchange of ideas. A small number of poster abstracts will be selected for oral presentations. Travel grants and Poster awards are available to encourage young researchers from around the world.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Center in March 2026.

The symposium is jointly hosted by Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) "Establishment of pH-responsive Biology" "Integration of Extracellular Information by Multimodal ECM Activity" "Mechanical Self-transformation of Living Systems".

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URL: https://www2.bdr.riken.jp/sympo/2026/

Date: March 2 (Monday) – 3 (Tuesday), 2026

Venue: RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan

Registration fee: FREE (Banquet and lunch fee required separately)

Deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2025 (JST)

- Abstract submission for oral presentations

- Registrations from overseas

- Travel grant application

Sunday, February 1, 2026 (JST)

- Abstract submission for poster presentations

- General registration

Confirmed Speakers:
https://www2.bdr.riken.jp/sympo/2026/speakers-e.html

Contact: RIKEN BDR Symposium 2026 Secretariat
E-mail:　bdr-sympo2026[at]ml.riken.jp
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International Conference on Molecular Biology: Current Aspects and Perspectives (ICMB2025). This exciting event will take place from November 4-7, 2025, at the Auditorium Maximum of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, located in the heart of Transylvania, Romania.

The conference aims to unite experts in molecular biology and showcase research across microorganisms, plants, and animals.

We are proud to feature an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers, including:

• Sir Dr. Tim Hunt (Nobel Prize laureate, 2001, for discoveries in cell division)
• Prof. Dr. Mihai Netea, Radboud Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands (immunology expert)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mircea Ivan, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA (hypoxia and cancer specialist)
• Prof. Dr. Simona Radutoiu, Aarhus University, Denmark (plant-microorganism interaction expert)
• Prof. Dr. Ute Krämer, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (molecular plant physiology specialist)

and more to be announced.

Abstract submission: June 15, 2025　 August 15, 2025

Abstract selection (talk or poster): July 30, 2025

Early Bird- Registration: August 15, 2025

We’re also offering a group discount for teams of 3 or more registering together to encourage members of the same labs or departments to attend together. Please email us at icmb2025[at]stiinta-cercetare.ro to get the discount code. *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails.
We’d love to see representation from your institution!
For more details, please visit our website.
We look forward to your participation and to welcoming you at ICMB2025!
Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!
We wish you all the bests,
Octavia & ICMB 2025 Team

Registration for GloBIAS2025 closes on September 15!
Join us this October in Kobe at BDR and connect with 150+ researchers in bioimage analysis from around the world.

●Don't miss the Call4Help session — bring your image analysis challenges and get live expert feedback!

●Check out the draft program: GloBIAS2025 schedule (Draft)

●Register now → https://bit.ly/GloBIAS2025-Kobe

Date: Oct 26, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025

Venue: RIKEN BDR, Kobe, Japan

The Conference will consist of several events:

・Training school, hackathon and taggathon from 26 October to 29 October,

・Symposium with poster session, Open-source Software Lounge, Call4Help sessions from 29 October to 31 October

More information can be found on our website https://www.globias.org/activities/bioimage-analysis-conference-2025-in-kobe
There you can also find the link to the registration form.

For enquiries, please get in touch with us at globias2025[at]ml.riken.jp. *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails

We look forward to welcoming you in Kobe.

On behalf of the GloBIAS Bioimage Analysis Conference 2025 teams,

Shuichi Onami, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Team Director, Laboratory for Developmental Dynamics
RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research

We are pleased to announce ISPO2025, an international symposium bringing together leading researchers in molecular biology, analytical chemistry, informatics, and pharmaceutical sciences to discuss the molecular mechanisms governing protein and organelle lifetime regulation, lifetime measurement technologies, and targeted degradation control strategies.
At ISPO2025, Nobel Laureate Dr. Aaron Ciechanover and 19 world-renowned researchers will be joining us from across the globe. This is an exceptionally rare opportunity to engage with top-tier international experts in Japan.
In addition, we will host oral and poster sessions for young researchers, along with a “Meet the Expert” session, providing valuable opportunities for early-career scientists to interact directly with distinguished international researchers.
We warmly invite you to participate in this exciting symposium.

Conference Details

Theme: Molecular mechanisms of protein and organelle lifetime regulation, targeted protein degradation, mass spectrometry technologies

Dates: October 30 (Thu) – November 2 (Sun), 2025

Venue: Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA, Japan

Language: English

Website: https://ispo2025.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Registration & Abstract Submission: Opens on May 1, 2025, via the conference website

Organizers
Shigeo Murata, Yasushi Saeki, Toshifumi Inada, Noboru Mizushima, Taeko Kobayashi (The University of Tokyo), Yasushi Ishihama, Kazuhiro Iwai (Kyoto University), Akifumi Yamano, Hideki Taguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Kazuhiro Nagata (JT Biohistory Research Hall), Fumiaki Otake (Hoshi University), Masato Kanemaki (NIG), Yosuke Demizu (NIHS), Daisuke Morito (Showa University), Takashi Imamichi (RIKEN), Shujiro Okuda (Niigata University), Yuko Fujioka (Hokkaido University), Satoshi Yamanaka (Ehime University)

Sponsored by: Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) - Protein Lifetime

Invited Speakers from Overseas
Aaron Ciechanover (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)
Alessio Ciulli (University of Dundee)
Tim Clausen (IMP)
Ivan Dikic (University of Frankfurt)
Daniel Finley (Harvard Medical School)
Ramanujan Hegde (MRC LMB)
Claudio Joazeiro (University of Heidelberg)
David Komander (WEHI)
Min Jae Lee (Seoul National University)
Dieter Chichung Lie (Friedrich-Alexander University)
Simona Polo (IFMO)
Michael Rape (UC Berkeley)
Eri Sakata (University of Göttingen)
Mikhail Savitski (EMBL)
Brenda Schulman (Max Planck Institute)
David Vilchez (University of Cologne)
Kylie Walters (NIH)
Hsueh-Chi Sherry Yen (Academia Sinica)
Richard Youle (NIH)

※Sponsored by the Molecular Biology Society of Japan (MBSJ).