ASHBi Retreat 2026
With the aim to promote interactions among young scientists from different ASHBi PI groups, we held the ASHBi Retreat 2026 on February 13- February 14, 2026. This is the 7th ASHBi Retreat held at the Grand Mercure Nara Kashitara.
On Day 1, the program will feature presentations by two invited guest researchers and five early-career researchers from ASHBi. On Day 2, two ASHBi early-career researchers will give presentations, followed in the afternoon by a special session led by Prof. Tadashi Isa. A poster session with approximately 50 presenters will be held across both days.
Outline
Date
Friday, 13 February – Saturday, 14 February 2026
Time
10:50-20:00 on 13 February
9:00-13:00 on 14 February
Venue
Grand Mercure Nara Kashihara
Language
English
Schedule
Day 1 :Friday, 13 February
| 10:40 | Reception |
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| 10:50 | Opening Remarks |
Session 1: PI Group Researcher Presentations
| 11:00 | ASHBi Researcher Presentations 1 – 3 |
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| 12:15 | Lunch Discussion |
Session 2:Guest Talks
| 13:40 | Takaumi Minamimoto | National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) |
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| 14:20 | Kenji Doya | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) |
| 15:00 | Break |
Session 3: PI Group Researcher Presentations
| 15:20 | ASHBi Researcher Presentations 4 – 5 |
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| 16:10 | Photo Shoot & Break |
Poster Session 1
| 16:00 | Poster Session(Odd #) |
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| 18:00 | Poster Session / Dinner |
| 20:00 | Night Session |
Day 2 :Saturday, 14 February
Poster Session 2
| 9:00 | Poster Session(Even #) |
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| 10:30 | Transition |
Session 4:PI Group Researcher Presentations
| 10:40 | ASHBi Researcher Presentations 6 – 7 |
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| 11:30 | Break & Light Meal |
Session 5:Special Talk
| 12:10 | Tadashi Isa | National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS)/ ASHBi, Kyoto University |
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| 12:50 | Award Session& Closing Remarks |
Host
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University
Contact
ASHBi-event[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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