[Event Report] ASHBi Retreat 2024
With the aim to promote interactions among young scientists from different ASHBi PI groups, we held the ASHBi Retreat 2024 on January 26-27, 2024. This was the 5th ASHBi Retreat held at the Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel, and about 120 researchers and students attended.
On the 26th, there were guest talks by three external researchers and oral presentations by four ASHBi young researchers. On the 27th, after talks by ASHBi PIs and a panel discussion on primate research at ASHBi, four ASHBi young researchers gave oral presentations. During the two-day poster session, a total of 52 researchers and students presented their research and engaged in lively discussions with the attendees.
This year’s “Excellence in Research Award” was given to two winners from each category of best oral presentation and best poster. The Best Oral Presentation Award went to Shusei Fujioka (Ueno Group) and Dr. Raku Son (Murakawa Group). The Best Poster Award went to Masahiro Nagano (Saitou Group) and Naoya Torio (Yanagida Group). The four awardees received research grants of JPY300,000 in FY2024 to further their research.
Program
Date
26 (Fri) – 27 (Sat) January 2024
Time
10:00–21:00 on 26 January
9:00–17:00 on 27 January
Venue
Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel
Language
English
Schedule
Day 1 Friday, 26 January
| 10:40 | Reception |
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| 11:00 | Opening Remarks |
Session 1: Guest Talks
| 11:10 | Azusa Inoue | RIKEN IMS |
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| 11:50 | Shinpei Kawaoka | Tohoku University |
| 12:30 | Lunch Discussion |
Session 2: ASHBi Researcher Presentations
| 13:30 | Shusei Fujioka | Ueno G |
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| 14:00 | Kuan-Ting Ho | Isa G |
| 14:30 | Vargas Xanat Meza | Fujita G |
| 15:00 | Yusuke Imoto | Hiraoka G |
| 15:30 | Break & Check-in |
Session 3: Guest Talk
| 15:50 | Koshi Imami | RIKEN IMS |
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Poster Session
| 17:00 | Poster Session (Odd #) |
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| 19:00 | Poster Session / Dinner |
| 21:00 | Night Session |
Day 2 Saturday, 27 January
Poster Session
| 9:00 | Poster Session (Even #) |
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Session 4: ASHBi PI Talks
| 11:00 | Guillaume Bourque | Bourque G |
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| 11:30 | Mitinori Saitou | Saitou G |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
Session 5: Primate Research at ASHBi
| 13:00 | Tomoyuki Tsukiyama | Core Head (PRiME) |
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| 13:15 | Discussion |
| 14:00 | Break |
Session 6: ASHBi Researcher Presentations
| 14:15 | Jungming Oh | Amemori G |
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| 14:45 | Yusuke Murase | Saitou G |
| 15:15 | Raku Son | Murakawa G |
| 15:50 | Mari Ohnuki | Bourque G |
| 16:25 | Break |
Session 7: Feedback and Discussion
| 16:35 | Feedback and Discussion on presentations at ASHBi Retreat 2024 |
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| 16:55 | Award Session and Closing Remarks |
Host
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University
Contact
ASHBi-info[*]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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