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 the world 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 for building 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 56th Naito Conference

Theme: Immune and Metabolic Regulation: From Basic Research to Early 　　　　Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies
Date : Tuesday, October 27-Friday, October 30, 2026
Venue : CHATERAISE Gateaux Kingdom SAPPORO（Hokkaido）
Poster Application Period:from February 24th (Tue), 2026 – by 23:59, April 20th (Mon), 2026

Organizing Committee　※Titles omitted

Masaaki MURAKAMI (Chair)

Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University

National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Takanori KANAI

Keio University School of Medicine

Hideki KATAGIRI

Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University

Hiroyoshi NISHIKAWA

Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology (CCII)

Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University

National Cancer Center

Hiroshi TAKAYANAGI

Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Plenary Lecturer 　※Titles omitted

Anjana RAO
La Jolla Institute for Immunology, USA

Shimon SAKAGUCHI

The University of Osaka, Japan

Invited Lecturers　※Titles omitted

James L. GULLEY

National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, USA

Shohei HORI

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Elaine Y. HSIAO
University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Eric HUSEBY
The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, USA

Yuji IKEGAYA

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Masaru ISHII

The University of Osaka, Japan

Ikuo KIMURA
Kyoto University, Japan

Atsushi KUMANOGOH

The University of Osaka, Japan

Ichiro MANABE

Chiba University, Japan

Hiroyuki MANO

National Cancer Center, Japan

Yuki OKA

California Institute of Technology, USA

Josef PENNINGER

Helmholtz Cenrtre for Infection Research, Germany

Felipe A.P. RIBEIRO

Washington University School of Medicine, USA

Mamiko SAKATA

University of Tsukuba, Japan

Han-Yu SHIH

National Institutes of Health, USA

Sarah STANLEY

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

Toshinari TAKAMURA

Kanazawa University, Japan

Makoto TSUDA

Kyushu University, Japan

Jedd WOLCHOK

Weill Cornell Medicine, USA

Mone ZAIDI

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA