The 76th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Cell Biology

Best Student Poster Presentation Award

Award-Winner
The following 15 students received the Best Student Poster Presentation Award at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Cell Biology.
Congratulations!
 
Shinsaku Yoshida               Osaka University
Asuka Catherine Kido        Kyoto University
Koya Shimabukuro            The University of Tokyo
Mamoru Ishii                     Kyoto University
Jing ZHANG                     The University of Tokyo
 
Mari Minekawa                 Yokohama City University
Ayae Oshima                     Tohoku University
Toshiki Mori                      Gifu University
Natsumi Ueda                    Konan University
Yamato Kasahara               Waseda University
 
Asuka Kodaira                   Tohoku University
Aoi Ichikawa                      Osaka University
Hirone Kita                        Tohoku University
Kanako Tsuzuki                 Waseda University
Midori Kajitani                  The University of Tokyo
 
Thank you for the many applications!
 
Purpose of the award
We reward students who are members of the Japan Society of Cell Biology for their excellent poster presentations to encourage students and promote cell biology researchers.
【Supported by: Yodosha, Tokyo Kagaku Dozin】
 
Eligibility Criteria
Members of the Society who are graduate or undergraduate students at the time of the conference. High school students are not eligible.
 
How to apply
Those wishing to be considered for the award should check the box for the Best Student Poster Presentation Award when submitting a general abstract.
 
About the review
Depending on the number of applications, the selection will be made in two stages: preliminary round (pre-selection of abstracts) and final round (selection based on poster presentations at the conference).
If there are more than 75 applicants, approximately 75 will be selected in the preliminary round, and if there are fewer than 75, all applicants will be reviewed in the final round.
Applicants will be notified whether they are eligible for the final round in the notice of acceptance of general abstracts.
In the final round, applicants will present their poster to the judges during the designated presentation time (3 minutes for presentation, 2 minutes for Q&A). Applicants will be evaluated based on (1) presentation, (2) research, and (3) contribution.
 
Judges
The President of the meeting will invite approximately 15 reviewers, mainly past winners of the Japanese Society for Cell Biology Young Scientists' Excellence Award.
 
Awards
Award winners will be announced at the banquet, and certificates will be presented at the reception on the third day of the conference. In addition, the winners will receive supplementary prizes sponsored by Yodosha and Tokyo Kagaku Dozin at the banquet venue / at the reception of the conference.