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 52nd 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 theworld 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 forbuilding 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 54th Naito Conference

Theme: Forefront of Biology with Genome Editing
Date　: October 7(Tue)-October 10(Fri), 2025
Venue : CHATERAISE Gateaux Kingdom SAPPORO（Hokkaido）
Poster Application Period:February 18th (Tue), 2025 - April 6th (Sun), 2025

Organizing Committee　※Titles omitted

Osamu NUREKI (Chair)
　　 The University of Tokyo, Japan

　　 Tomoji MASHIMO
　　 The University of Tokyo, Japan

　　 Hiroshi NISHIMASU
　　 The University of Tokyo, Japan

　　 Tsukasa OHMORI
　　 Jichi Medical University, Japan

　　 Nozomu YACHIE
　　 Osaka University, Japan

Plenary Lecturer 　※Titles omitted

Feng ZHANG
Princeton University, USA

Invited Lecturers　※Titles omitted

Michael BASSIK

Stanford University, USA

Caixia GAO

Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, China

Pietro GENOVESE

Harvard Medical School, USA

Atsushi　HOSHINO

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan

Akitsu HOTTA

Kyoto University, Japan

Patrick HSU

Arc Institute, USA

Ailong KE

Cornell University, USA

Hyongbum Henry KIM

Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

Silvana KONERMANN

Stanford University, USA

Keiji NISHIDA

Kobe University, Japan

Hideyuki OKANO

Keio University, Japan

Leopold PARTS

Sanger institute, UK

Wenning QIN

eGenesis, Inc., USA

Hirohide SAITO

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Makoto SAITO

RIKEN, Japan

Erika SASAKI

Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Japan

Moritoshi SATO

The University of Tokyo, Japan

Virginijus SIKSNYS

Vilnius University, Lithuania

Takashi YAMAMOTO

Hiroshima University, Japan

Kosuke YUSA

Kyoto University, Japan