AMED SCARDA Symposium: The 4th Japan Initiative for World-leading Vaccine Research and Development Centers Joint Symposium and the 1st Research and Development Platform for Medical Countermeasures against Infectious Disease Crises Joint Symposium

Abstract Submission

For Oral and Poster Presentations:

Submission Period

Abstract Submission Deadline: November 30 (Mon), 2026 (12:00pm Noon, JST)
Abstract Correction Deadline: December 7 (Mon), 2026  (12:00pm Noon, JST) 

Flash Talk PDF Submission Deadline: February 12 (Fri.), 2027
Participants who have registered for the "Poster & Flash Talk" presentation type will receive separate instructions regarding Flash Talk PDF submission and e-poster upload in due course.

Language

English

Presentation Format

Oral Presentation or Poster Presentation with Flash Talk.

Categories

Please choose the appropriate category and subcategory from the list below.

Category

Research and Development I (Translation and Implementation Stage): Projects that have been transferred to national projects such as Wakumoda* or a company, or are expected to be transferred within roughly two years.
Research and Development II (Product Development Stage): Projects expected to be transferred to national projects such as Wakumoda or a company within roughly five years.
Research and Development III (Seed Creation Stage): Research aimed at generating novel technologies, modalities, or candidate products for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of infectious diseases (e.g., vaccine candidates, antibodies, diagnostic technologies, adjuvants, drug targets). [Research focused on creating new solutions]
Research and Development IV (Basic and Exploratory Research Stage): Research aimed at generating new knowledge and elucidating mechanisms related to infectious diseases, thereby deepening our understanding of pathogens, host responses, disease emergence and transmission, and their societal impacts (e.g., virology, vaccine science, immunology, pathogenesis, social sciences). [Research focused on advancing fundamental understanding]
Expanding from Vaccines to Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) : Center Directors and Support Institutional Heads who will give an oral presentation in the session "Expanding from Vaccines to Medical Countermeasures (MCMs)" are requested to select this category.

*Wakumoda; Program on R&D of new generation vaccine including new modality application | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

Subcategory

AImmunologyKLaboratory Animal Science
BVaccine ScienceLChemistry 
CVirologyMEngineering 
DBacteriologyNInformatics
EParasitologyOSocial Sciences
FInfectious Disease MedicinePDrug Discovery
GClinical Research QDiagnostics
HGenetics/Genome ScienceRDrug Discovery & Diagnostics Support Core Technologies
IMolecular Biology/Biochemistry/Cell BiologySOthers
JStructural Biology  

Presentation Type

 Oral (Expanding from Vaccines to Medical Countermeasures (MCMs))
 Oral (Next Generation Researchers)
 Oral (Vaccine Session)
 Oral (AI Session)
 Oral (Therapeutics Session)
 Oral (Diagnostics Session)
 Poster & Flash Talk (On-site)
 Poster & Flash Talk (On-site) - Seeking Collaborators
 Poster board for Support Institutions Area (On-site)
 Poster board & Table for Support Institutions Booth (On-site)
 Corporate Exhibitions(Poster Board and Table)
 Corporate Exhibitions(Poster Board)
 Seminar on Collaboration between Industry, Academia, and Government
 Invited seminar
 GMP Seminar

• Oral Presentation (Next Generation Researchers): In addition to presenting your research, please be sure to include your "future research vision", including the goals and impact you hope to achieve through your research.
• Poster presenters are also requested to give a Flash Talk (on-site).
• Poster & Flash Talk (on-site) - Seeking Collaborators: Posters submitted by participants who wish to recruit collaborators with expertise or technologies needed for their research, or who would like to showcase their own expertise and technologies to initiate new collaborative research opportunities, will be designated and displayed as collaboration-seeking posters.
• Note on Poster & Flash Talk: If the number of applications exceeds the available poster presentation space and/or Flash Talk time slots, some presentations may be accepted as e-posters only.

How to Submit

Please submit abstracts using the submission form by clicking the button below.

Abstract Submission

  • You can enter up to 30 institutions and 35 authors. 
  • Title length:  Maximum of 200 characters.
  • Abstract length: Maximum of 2,000 characters.

Modifying or Withdrawing an Abstract

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Inquiries

SECRETARIAT

c/o  The University of Tokyo
Pandemic Preparedness, Infection and Advanced Research Center (UTOPIA)
3-15-5-201 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071, Japan
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