Greeting from Congress President
The eDNA Society was established in 2018 to foster and develop environmental DNA studies as a discipline that contributes to the well-being of humanity as a whole, including the sustainable use of ecosystems and environmental conservation. The society has been actively exchanging information among its members. Our membership encompasses various specialties in physics, chemistry, agriculture, engineering, medicine, and information science, as well as ecology and genetics related to environmental DNA studies. We communicate through technical seminars and various lectures at the annual conference.
We are pleased to announce that The 8th Annual Meeting of the eDNA Society will be held in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, from December 10th to December 13th, 2025. Under the slogan "Development of Environmental DNA Research through Integration of Different Fields" the conference aims to make further contributions to nature positive and safe & secure living. Participants from Japan and abroad will come together to provide an important forum for discussion and exchange of information for deepening research on environmental DNA and its implementation in society. We will also plan online presentations by junior high and high school students and public symposiums to demonstrate the importance and potential of environmental DNA studies not only to researchers but also to the general public.
We hope that this conference will serve as an effective platform for deepening the understanding of environmental DNA studies and disseminating its potential applications to the public, with the aim of advancing science and technology and contributing to society.
Yamaguchi City, the host city of this conference, is highly regarded for its charm as the “Kyoto of the West”, where history and nature are in harmony, and was selected as the third place in the “52 Places to Go in 2024” by the New York Times. In addition to the nationally famous Japanese sake “Dassai” and Yamaguchi's specialty “Kawara Soba”, Yamaguchi, which is blessed with seafood, allows you to enjoy dishes that make full use of fresh seafood. In this environment, we sincerely welcome you to present your new findings and deepen the discussion.