iPSCs: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges (A4)
January 26-29, 2026
| Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan
Shinya Yamanaka, Yanhong Shi and Yasushi Kajii
Scholarship Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Jan. 7, 2026 | Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 26, 2025
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–9:30 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Shinya Yamanaka, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto Univ, Gladstone Institutes
20 Years of iPSCs, Past, Present, and Future |
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| 9:30–11:45 AM |
iPSC-based Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery |
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Fred H. Gage, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
iPSC-based Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery for Neurological Disorders |
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Lorenz Studer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
An Epigenetic Barrier in Human iPSC-based Cortical Neurons |
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Deepak Srivastava, Gladstone Institutes
iPSC-based Modeling of Heart Diseases |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 10:00–10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 12:30–2:30 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
3D Modeling using Organoids and Organs-on-a-Chip |
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Guo-li Ming, University of Pennsylvania
Using iPSC-Derived Organoids to Study Neurodevelopment and Disorders |
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Melissa Hector-Greene, Washington University in St. Louis
Modeling Dilated Cardiomyopathy using iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes and Engineered Heart Tissues |
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Christine L. Mummery, Leiden University Medical Center
Heart-on-a-Chip for Studying Cardiovascular Development and Diseases |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–11:00 AM |
Human iPSC-based Therapeutic Development I |
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Yanhong Shi, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
Developing Human iPSC-based Cell Therapies for Myelin Disorders |
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Mathew M. Blurton-Jones, University of California, Irvine
Therapeutic Potential of Human iPSC-derived Microglia |
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Marinna Madrid, Cellino Biotech
Creating an Industrial Revolution for Personalized Cell Therapies |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–12:00 PM |
Unlocking iPSC Innovations: Towards Life-Transforming Drugs Through the Ten-Year T-CiRA Academia-Industry Collaboration Program |
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Yasushi Kajii, Takeda Pharmaceutical Inc.
Open Innovation Setting of T-CiRA to Transform Academic Insights into Drug Seeds |
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Yoshinori Yoshida, CiRA, Kyoto University
Cardiomyopathy Project: Drug Discovery for Cardiac Diseases Using an Innovative iPS Cell-Based Platform |
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| 12:30–2:30 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Human iPSC-based Therapeutic Development II |
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Hongjun Song, University of Pennsylvania
Studying Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Cortical Neurogenesis Using Human Organoid Models |
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Mingxia Gu, UCLA
Therapeutic Development Using iPSC-derived Heart, Lung and Vasculature Organoids |
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Hideyuki Okano, Keio University
Clinical Trial and Reverse Translational Research of iPSCs-based Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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Thursday, January 29, 2026
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Clinical Trials Testing PSC-derived Products |
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Masayo Takahashi, Kobe Eye Center, VCCT Inc.
Lessons Learnt from Retinal Regeneration using Autologous and Allogeneic Human iPSC-derived Cells |
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Keiichi Fukuda, Keio University School of Medicine & Heartseed Inc.
Cardiac Regeneration Using iPSCs |
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Jun Takahashi, CiRA, Kyoto University
iPSC-based Therapy for Parkinson's Disease |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:30–12:30 PM |
Meet the Editors |
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| 12:30–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
AI and Machine Learning in iPSC Research and Applications |
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Feng Guo, Indiana University
Brain Organoid Reservoir Computing for Artificial Intelligence |
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Casey Gifford, Stanford School of Medicine
Deep Learning Models Uncover Complex Motif Syntax Employed during Cardiac Organoid Differentiation |
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Katriina Aalto-Setala, Tampere University
Artificial Intelligence for Cardiac Drug Study |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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