Outline

The Naito Conference aims at providing scientists an unparalleled opportunity for stimulating in-depth knowledge exchange on specific research topics under the atmosphere of a retreat environment in Japan. The participants would experience to be immersed in a full-body of sciences on the topics through the conference, leading to establish networks between world-renowned scientists and ambitious generations. The attendees are limited less than 100 scientists, consisting of both invited lecturers and poster presenters nominated by the organizing committee. The participants are requested full attendance throughout the period of the conference (4 days) as a general rule. The Naito Foundation, a non-profit organization for public services, provides all participants full of accommodations and meals for three nights stay at the conference site.

The 50th Naito Conference

Theme: Glia World　- Glial Cells Governing Brain Functions -
Date:October10(Tue)-October 13(Fri), 2023
Venue: CHATERAISE Gateaux Kingdom SAPPORO（Hokkaido）
Poster Application Period: March, 2023 - April, 2023

Extended until Monday, April 17, 2023, 12:00(JST)
Abstract submission has been closed.

Organizing Committee

Shigeo OKABE (Chair) The University of Tokyo
Yuji IKEGAYA The University of Tokyo
Schuichi KOIZUMI    University of Yamanashi
Junichi NABEKURA       National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Kinichi NAKASHIMA    Kyushu University

Plenary Lecturers *Titles omitted

David ATTWELL
University College London, UK

R. Douglas FIELDS
National Institutes of Health, USA

Invited Lecturers *Titles omitted

Matt BLURTON-JONES
University of California, Irvine, USA

Won-Suk CHUNG
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Benjamin DENEEN
Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Tomoyuki FURUYASHIKI
Kobe University, Japan

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

Yukiko GOTOH
The University of Tokyo, Japan

Hajime HIRASE
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Baljit Singh KHAKH
University of California Los Angeles, USA

Jun KOHYAMA
Keio University, Japan

Ryuta KOYAMA
The University of Tokyo, Japan

C. Justin LEE
Institute for Basic Science, Korea

Q. Richard LU
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA

Ko MATSUI
Tohoku University, Japan

Marco Rudolf PRINZ
Institute of Neuropathology, Germany

Minoru SAITOE
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan

Anne SCHAEFER
Max Planck Institute, Germany

Kenji TANAKA
Keio University, Japan

Makoto TSUDA
Kyushu University, Japan

Hiroaki WAKE
Nagoya University, Japan

Long-Jun WU
Mayo Clinic, USA