The 23th Stem Cell Research Symposium Information

 It is our great honor to announce that the 23rd Stem Cell Research Symposium will be held on May 22-23, 2026, at Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center in Hyogo. Now we have started accepting abstracts and releasing the registration form.

 Our symposium initiated the meeting of hematology and then we continued and expanded discussions about a variety of subjects, including tissue stem cells, mult-/pluri- potent stem cells and so on. It has contributed to establishing an intimate relationship among stem cell biological field community and worked club-like meeting. Now our symposium meets researchers from wide fields of life sciences. We have received favorable review. Through our meeting, we would like to make our discussion more active and lead the global stem cell research.
 We hope all the members of the symposium will come and join us. Thank you for your cooperation.

1. Session

 

Keynote :	Kiyokazu Agata	Jun Takahashi
Invited Speakers :	Miki Ando	Keiichiro Ishiguro	Yuki Okada
	Kazuya Kobayashi	Takefumi Kondo	Aiko Sada
	Yasuhiro Takashima	Keiyo Takubo	Toshinori Hayashi
	Hideki Masaki	Tetuichi Yoshizato

Short Talks and Posters :	Please submit the abstracts.
Poster Prize:	We would like to award few outstanding poster presenters by mutual voting.

Program Committee Members
Atsushi Iwama (The University of Tokyo), Mamiko Sakata (University of Tsukuba)
Yasuhiro Takashima (Kyoto University), Katsuhiko Hayashi (The University of Osaka).

2. Tsukushi Kai (Research Network for Young Scientists)

The session will be held on Friday May 22.
Please see the details here =>http://stem-cell.jp/tsukushi.html (Japanese)

Tsukushi Kai Operation Directors
Mizuho Ishikawa (Kyushu University), Ritsuko Morita (The University of Osaka ),
Shuhei Koide (The University of Tokyo), Michihiro Hashimoto (Kumamoto University),
Sho Kubota (Okayama University).

3. Language of the Presentation

 All sessions will be conducted in Japanese.
(Abstract, Slides, and Posters should be in English.)

4. Abstract Submission

(1) The Abstract Deadline

December 23, 2025- February 4, 2026 by noon.

(2) Application Guideline

Please download the form below and fill in the required fields. And then send it as an attachment to the symposium management office by email. Email : stemcell23-endai@sunpla-mcv.com

General Presentation Abstract Invited Speakers Abstract

(3) Applicant Eligibility

・Regardless of the membership, anyone can apply for general presentation. ・Presenting at designated presentations are only available to those who have been requested to do so.

(4) Style of Presentation

Please choose oral or poster presentation as you submit the abstract.

(5) Presentation Category

1. Hematopoiesis and Leukemia

2. Epithelium and Cancer

3. Germline and pluripotency

4. Homeostasis and Regeneration

5. Embryo models and emerging technologies

6. Relevant, interesting topics

(6)Abstract Word Counts (English)

・Title： within 20 words
・Contents : within 300 words
Figure or diagram can't be used.

(7) How to Submit

Please download the file from (2) and fill in the required fields, and send it as an attachment by email.
The attached file should be named "stemcell23演題登録_first author's name".
As you send the file, you will receive an automatic reply.
If no reply is received within a week, please contact to the management office.

(8) Acceptance or rejection of the abstract

We take your request for the style of the presentation (either oral or poster presentation) and the date of presentation into our consideration but please entrust us with it. We might shift one to another. We will notify the result by email.

(9) Ask Question:

23rd Stem Cell Research Symposium Management Office
Medical Convention Division, Sunplanet Co.,Ltd.
6F, Sumitomo seisen Koishikawa Bldg., 3-5-10, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0012, Japan.
Email : stemcell23-endai@sunpla-mcv.com

5. Application for Participation

←Download the form here

Email Title:	“第23回幹細胞シンポジウム 事務局”
Required Information:	The name of the representative, your name, affiliation, email address, sex, the style of presentation, and staying overnight or not
Date of Registration :	December 23, 2025- April 30, 2026.
Send to:	scrs-office@umin.ac.jp

	Please contact us if no reply is received within a week.
	Participation fee: 10,000 yen per person.
	Accommodation: GRAND NIKKO AWAJI
	Room Type : One room with two beds
	・Single use 18,000 yen per room / night
	・Two-person use 10,000 yen per person / night