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We recommend attending in person to take advantage of the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Open To<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers from within and outside Kyoto University who are interested in HFSP Research Grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capacity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">500 people \/ May close earlier if there are too many registrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Language<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration Fee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Antonio Celani<\/strong> (SISSA Italy)<br>HFSP Research Grant Review Committee Former Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Masahide Kikkawa<\/strong>\uff08Tokyo University\uff09<br>HFSP Council of Scientists Former Member<br>HFSP Resesarch Grants Awardee 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kyogo kawaguchi<\/strong>\uff08RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research\uff09<br>HFSP Research Grants Awardee 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advance registration is required. Please register via the form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-theme-table\">\n<tbody class=\"wp-block-theme-table-section\">\n<tr class=\"wp-block-theme-table-row\">\n<th class=\"wp-block-theme-table-cell\" width=\"30%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Registration Deadline<\/p>\n<\/th>\n\n\n\n<td class=\"wp-block-theme-table-cell\" width=\"70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, November 6, 2026, 17:00\u3000<mark style=\"background-color:#00d084;color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u3000Now Open\u3000<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 50;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/xfXycPeTkHy2bq6K8\">Registration Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inquiry<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research Promotion Division, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences\u3000Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration (KURA)<br>E-mail: 060ura\uff0amail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @ when entering the email address.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is an international funding program that supports innovative, interdisciplinary research collaborations in the life sciences. 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