Thursday, April 16, 2026, 1:30\u20135:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Centennial Hall, Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kyoto University Lectureship Award<\/strong> is an international academic award established by Kyoto University to honor outstanding researchers who are opening up new frontiers in academia and to inspire the next generation of researchers and students through opportunities to engage directly with their research and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At this award ceremony and commemorative lecture, Dr. Clifford P. Brangwynne<\/strong>, recipient of the Kyoto University Lectureship Award 2025 in the category of Life Sciences or Medicine<\/strong>, will be welcomed to Kyoto. Following the award ceremony, Dr. Brangwynne will deliver a special lecture on his award-winning research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Brangwynne received the award in recognition of his research demonstrating the important role of liquid\u2013liquid phase separation (LLPS) in cells<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This event offers a valuable opportunity to explore the questions that leading researchers have pursued and the ways in which their work has opened up new directions in science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We hope that Dr. Brangwynne\u2019s lecture will inspire everyone\u2014from those just beginning their research journey to early-career researchers seeking their next breakthrough\u2014to envision the future of academia from their own perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students, researchers, and faculty members at universities and research institutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n English (simultaneous interpretation provided)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Time<\/th> Program<\/th><\/tr> 12:30\u201313:30<\/td> Registration for Award Ceremony<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> 13:30\u201313:40<\/td> Musical Interlude by the Kyoto University Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>
Selections for Chamber Ensembles<\/td><\/tr>13:40\u201314:00<\/td> Opening and Award Ceremony<\/strong>
Opening Remarks by Dr. Nagahiro Minato, President of Kyoto University
Introduction of the Award Recipient by Professor Mitinori Saitou, Chair of the Selection Committee, Kyoto University
Presentation of the Kyoto University Lectureship Award 2025 in the category of Life Sciences or Medicine by Dr. Nagahiro Minato, President of Kyoto University, in the presence of Dr. Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Vice-President for Research Promotion.<\/td><\/tr>14:00\u201315:30<\/td> Commemorative Lecture<\/strong>
Liquid\u2013Liquid Phase Separation in Cell Physiology and Disease<\/strong>
Dr. Clifford P. Brangwynne, Recipient of the Kyoto University Lectureship Award 2025 in the category of Life Sciences or Medicine
Moderator: Professor Mitinori Saitou<\/td><\/tr>15:30\u201315:45<\/td> Break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> 15:45\u201317:15<\/td> Research Presentations by Emerging Researchers from Kyoto University<\/strong>
Supramolecular Protein Block Copolymers Encode Presynaptic Active Zone Nanolattices<\/strong>
Dr. Shunsuke Shimobayashi, Associate Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
Inducible Condensates Provide a Tunable Platform for Spatiotemporal Protein Integration<\/strong>
Dr. Tomohisa Hosokawa, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
Understanding the Dynamic Structural Unit of Heterochromatin Protein 1\u03b1 (HP1\u03b1) in Phase Separation<\/strong>
Dr. Ayako Furukawa, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture
The Pyrenoid: A Phase-Separated CO2-Concentrating Organelle and Regulatory Hub<\/strong>
Dr. Takashi Yamano, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies
Moderator: Professor Yasunori Hayashi<\/td><\/tr>17:15\u201317:30<\/td> Closing Ceremony<\/strong>
Closing Remarks by Dr. Tetsuo Sawaragi, Executive Vice President for International Affairs, Kyoto University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n