The 55th Naito Conference

Outline


 The Naito Conference is an international academic conference that has been held since 1991 for the purpose of promoting basic research in the natural sciences, and the 53rd conference was held in the present year. This conference is a closed international conference that will be held through four days. It consists of about 25 leading researchers in the thematic areas invited from around theworld and about 60 poster presenters selected by organizing committee from the public applicants. During the conference, the latest research results in the thematic areas are reported and opinions are actively exchanged, serving as a cornerstone forbuilding an international network among the researchers. Awards are also given to outstanding poster presenters during the conference, to contribute fostering young researchers and the promotion of basic research in the natural sciences.

 
 
The 55th Naito Conference
Theme: Chemical biology empowered by molecular transformation science
Date : Tuesday, June 30-Friday, July 3, 2026
Venue : CHATERAISE Gateaux Kingdom SAPPORO(Hokkaido)
Poster Application Period: from November 24th (Tue), 2025  – by 23:59, January 15th (Thu), 2026
 
Organizing Committee ※Titles omitted

      

Itaru HAMACHI (Chair)
Kyoto University, Japan

Yukari FUJIMOTO

Keio University, Japan

Motomu KANAI
The University of Tokyo, Japan

Akio OJIDA
Kyushu University, Japan

Yasuteru URANO
The University of Tokyo, Japan

 


 

Plenary Lecturer  ※Titles omitted
 
Benjamin F. CRAVATT
The Scripps Research Institute(TSRI), USA

 
Invited Lecturers ※Titles omitted

Hiromune ANDO
Gifu University, Japan
 

Jeremy M BASKIN
Cornell University, USA

 

Chris CHANG
Princeton University, USA

 

Benjamin G. DAVIS
University of Oxford, UK

 

Arnaud GAUTIER
Sorbonne University, France


Minoru ISHIKAWA
Tohoku University, Japan


Kai JOHNSSON
Max Planck Institute, Germany


Masaki KITA
Nagoya University, Japan


Nir LONDON
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel


Evan W. MILLER
University of California Berkeley,USA


Hiroshi MURAKAMI
Nagoya University, Japan


Hiroki OGURI
The University of Tokyo, Japan


Michael K. ROSEN
UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA


Shinsuke SANDO
The University of Tokyo, Japan


Takayoshi SUZUKI
The University of Osaka, Japan


Masayasu TAKI
Gifu University, Japan


Katsunori TANAKA
Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan


Motonari UESUGI
Kyoto University, Japan


Helma WENNEMERS
ETH Zurich, Switzerland


Peng ZOU
Peking University, China