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Invitation to the 97th Annual Meeting of the Genetics Society of Japan
The 97 th Annual Meeting of the Genetics Society of Japan (GSJ) will be held from September 10 (Wed.) to 12 (Fri.), 2025, at Kobe University, Rokkodai 2nd Campus (https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campus-life/maps/about/). It has been 40 years since the meeting was held in Kobe last time in 1985. Currently, we are earnestly preparing for the conference with the support of GSJ. Information will be released on the conference website.
As in the previous meetings, the programme will consist of symposia, workshops, general oral presentations, and poster presentations (for students of master’s course or below). We invite you to submit your ideas for the symposium and workshop. The Best Papers (BP) award for general presentations and the Young Best Posters (YBP) award for poster presentations will be selected as usual. The winners will be announced at the GSJ general meeting on the last day of the conference, in which we hope many members will participate.
In addition, on September 13 (Sat.) after the last day of the conference, the open public lecture entitled “The World of Ancient Organisms Exploited by Genetics” will be held. In recent years, researches based on advanced technologies such as next-generation sequencers have been expanding rapidly, so that studies on DNA analysis of previously extinct organisms have made remarkable progress. In this lecture, each expert will explain in an easy-to-understand manner the contents of research on extinct Japanese wolves, the origin of ancient Japanese, the mammoth revival project, and new developments in dinosaur research. Under the theme of “ancient organisms,” which interests everyone from children to the elderly, we hope to spread the appeal of genetics to the general public.
As you know, Kobe is a city with a great view between Mt. Rokko and Osaka Bay. Even if you have attended many academic conferences held in Port Island, you may not have visited Kobe University’s campus on the foothill of Mt. Rokko. The main venue (Kobe University Centennial Hall) of this meeting overlooks the streets of Kobe, while we are also looking forward to your participation in the night seminar and social gathering, where you can enjoy the beautiful night view of Kobe from the mountains and sea.
We would like to encourage as many members as possible to participate in the meeting and make it a great and meaningful event.
The 97th Annual Meeting of the Genetics Society of Japan
Conference Chair: Kaoru Sugasawa (Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University)