The 57th 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 55th conference was held in the present year. This conference is a closed international conference that will be held through three 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 57th Naito Conference

Theme: Glia - Neuron Networks Orchestrating Brain and Systemic Function
Date :  Wednesday, July 14-Friday, July 16, 2026
Venue : Takarazuka Hotel（Hyogo）
Poster Application Period:from November 4 (Wed), 2026 – by 23:59, January 12 (Tue), 2027

 
Organizing Committee　※Titles omitted

        

Schuichi KOIZUMI (Chair)

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi

 

Yukiko GODA 

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

 

Makoto HIGUCHI 

Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University

 

Ayuko HOSHINO  

Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo

 

Hiroaki WAKE 

Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University,Japan

 

Plenary Lecturer 　※Titles omitted

Jonathan KIPNIS
Washington University St,Louis，USA

 
Invited Lecturers　※Titles omitted

Misa ARIZONO
Kyoto University, Japan

 

Benjamin DENEEN
Baylor College of Medicine, USA

 

Yukiko GODA 
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan    


Makoto HIGUCHI 
Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan


Ayuko HOSHINO 
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan


Tsuneya IKEZU
Mayo Clinic Florida, USA


Minako ITO
Kyushu University, Japan


Schuichi KOIZUMI 
Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Japan


Ryuta KOYAMA 
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan 


Takahiro MASUDA
Kyushu University, Japan


Tomoki T MITANI
Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan

 

Anna V. MOLOFSKY
University of California San Francisco, USA


Jun NAGAI
RIKEN, Japan


Shigeo OKABE
RIKEN, Japan

 

Francisco J QUINTANA
Harvard University, USA

 

Ishmail ABDUS-SABOOR
Columbia University,USA

 

Anne SCHAEFER
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA


Takashi SHICHIDA
Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan


Tetsuya TAKANO
Kyushu University, Japan


Makoto TSUDA
Kyushu University, Japan

 

Andrea VOLTERRA
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

 

Hiroaki WAKE 
Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University,Japan

 

Melody Y. ZENG
Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, USA