'MBSJ2023 Best Science Pitch Award' Awardees
Presentation No Presenter Name

Affiliation

Title

1SP-01-06

Ryusei Yoshida

Dept. of Mol. Biol., Grad. Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Kyushu Univ.

Analysis for the mechanism of bidirectional replicative helicase loading in bacteria

1SP-01-10

Mayu Terakawa

Dept. of Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Sci., Kyoto Univ.

Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of condensin and pre-replication complexes on DNA curtains

1SP-02-08

Kenta Echigoya

1SP-02-11

Reia Shikimachi

Grad. Sch. of Med. Life Sci., YCU

Evaluation of UHRF1 interaction for different 3 types of nucleosomes

1SP-02-17

Ken Murakami

Inst. Prot. Res., Osaka Univ.

Detection of enhancer activity at the single-cell level by deep learning method

1SP-03-04

Rinko Nakamura

NIBB/Sch. of Life Sci., SOKENDAI,

Mechanisms regulating Clr4 histone methyltransferase activity in fission yeast

1SP-03-15

Itsuki Abe

1SP-04-11

Hayato Ito

1SP-04-13

Yuishin Kosaka

1SP-05-04

Osamu Takenouchi

1SP-05-08

Tomohiro Nobeyama

1SP-05-10

Hiro Takakuwa

1SP-06-03

Daiki Kitamura

1SP-06-08

Shunnosuke Honda

1SP-07-04

Taiki Nishino

Dept. of Clin. Lab. Sci., Div. of Health Sci., Kanazawa Univ.

Physiological analysis of mitochondrial dysfunction using Timm13 mutant zebrafish

1SP-07-13

Koyuki Kawamura

Dept. of Synth&Bio Chem., Grad. Sch. of Eng., Kyoto Univ.

Reduction of intracellular Mg2+ by minimized expression of PRL leads to apoptosis via activating NF-κB pathway

1SP-07-14

Taiki Higuchi

RIMD, Osaka Univ.

Intercellular tension-driven cell competition ensures robust Wnt morphogen gradient formation

1SP-07-16

Itsuma Nagao

WSU/Univ. of Tokyo

Co-Culture of Living Bacteria With Canine Intestinal Epithelium In a Canine Gut-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Device

Lab. of Chromatin Struc. & Func., IQB, Univ. of Tokyo/Dept. ofBiol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Sci., Univ. of Tokyo

Dept. of Life Sci. Front., CiRA, Kyoto Univ./Grad. Sci. of Med.,
Kyoto Univ.
Dept. of Life Sci. and Technology, Tokyo Tech
Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto
University/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Laboratory for Chromosome Segregation, Center for Biosystems
Dynamics Research, RIKEN
Pure and Appli.Sci., Univ.Tsukuba
Inst. for Genet. Med., Hokkaido Univ./Grad. Sch. of FBS., Osaka
Univ.
Genetics, Grad. Sch. of Biostudies, Kyoto Univ.
Dept. of Physiol. Chem., Grad. Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Univ. ofTokyo

Structural and genomic analyses of chromatin binding by DEK

Protein splicing enables the high target-cell specificity of a synthetic circuit composed of multiple RNA switches
Reconstitution of C9orf72 GGGGCC Repeat Associated Non-AUG translation with purified human translation factors
Reconstitution and characterization of ribosome biogenesis in vitro
Size-Dependent Behavior of Individual chromosomes in meiosis revealed by Genome Visualization Technology
Synthesis of Butterfly-like Shape Gold Nanomaterial: For the Regulation of Liquid-liquid Phase Separated Bio-macromolecule Droplets

Shell protein composition specified by NEAT1 domains dictates the paraspeckle segregation from nuclear speckles
Genetic analysis of the control of ribosomal protein levels in Drosophila
Development of a FRET-based indicator for Caspase-2 activation to visualize stress response by centrosome amplification

Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka,

1SP-08-16

Bhim Biswa

Japan/Mouse Genomics Resource Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics,Changes in the gut microbiome associated with domestication of mice

Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan

1SP-08-17

Seika Takayanagi-Kiya Div. of Life Sci., Grad. Sch. of Nat. Sci. & Tech., Kanazawa Univ. A conserved immediate early gene Hr38/Nr4a regulates long-term memory in dopamine neurons of Drosophila melanogaster

1SP-09-03

Koichi Hashizume

1SP-09-12

Jun Yamamoto

1SP-10-03

Riho Saito

Dept. of Biochem. Cell. Biol., NCNP
Dept. of Neuro. Pharm., Grad. Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Nagoya CityUniv.
Dept. of Pharm., Grad. Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Univ. of Tokyo

Mechanisms of mTOR signaling regulation dependent on neuronal cell adhesion and its association with diseases
Sleep regulation by the dorsal lateral neurons in Drosophila melanogasterTranscriptional state of circulating neutrophils as a prediction factor for the survival fate upon lethal viral infection
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'MBSJ2023 Best Science Pitch Award' Awardees
Presentation No Presenter Name

Affiliation

Title

1SP-10-05

Ittetsu Takahashi

Dept. of Intr Mem Dyn., Grad. Sch. of Front Biosci., Osaka Univ.

Autophagy independent function of ATG-18/WIPI in longevity1SP-11-05

Natsuki Takai

Grad. Sch. Biost., Kyoto Univ.

Acidic environments transform mouse melanoma cells into a dormant state tolerant to glucose starvation and an anti-cancer drug

1SP-11-15

Tatsuya Kometani

Dept. Nutritional Science and Food Safety, Tokyo University of Agriculture/Lab. ofCancer Cell Systems, National Cancer Center Research Institute

Development of a novel co-culture system to mimic the characteristics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in vitro

1SP-11-16

Takuma Suzuki

Tokyo Univ. of Pharm. and Life Sci.

Augmentation of anti-tumor effects of receptor-retargeted oncolytic herpes simplex virus (RR-oHSV) through introduction of syn mutations

2SP-01-07

Yuma Hanai

NAIST, Biological Science

High-throughput knock-in system mediated by homology-independent repair

2SP-01-15

Shota Amano

Grad. Sch. of Bio., Kyoto. Univ./ IMS., RIKEN.

The novel Alu retrotransposition assay system using an EGFP reporter cassette

2SP-02-10

Taichi Shiraishi

2SP-02-18

Yuki Kanda

2SP-03-04

Tsubura Kuramochi

2SP-03-16

Shingo Tamai

2SP-04-03

Hiroaki Kobayashi

Sch. of Life Sci., Facul. of Med., Tottori Univ.

2SP-04-11

Kyota Hamashima

Dept. of Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Sci. and Tech., Kumamoto Univ. Isolation of Cells and Tissues from Sacoglossan Sea Slugs Harboring Plant-Derived Chloroplasts: Unraveling the Evolutionary Mechanisms of Kleptoplasty, a Unique Trait among Sacoglossans

2SP-05-13

Yutaro Yamada

2SP-05-17

Mashun Onishi

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

Loss of the mitochondrial protease YME1L protects against ferroptosis partly via upregulation of GPX4

2SP-06-01

Kensuke Yamashita

Dept. of Biol., Grad. Sch. of Sci., Univ. of Toho

Manipulation of developmental timer to determine the onset of multicellular formation

2SP-06-12

Sumito Matsuya

Vet. Dev. Bio., Univ. of Yamaguchi

Establishment and characterization of iPS cells in African pygmy mouse（Mus minutoides）

2SP-07-07

Mayuko Endo

Grad. Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Nagoya Univ.

Investigation of the mechanism by which rocking culture promotes epidermal differentiation in three-dimensional culture system

2SP-07-08

Ryota Koike

2SP-07-11

Manato Sunamoto

Dept. of Life Sci., Sch. of Agri., Meiji Univ.

Complement alternative pathway contributes to the intrauterine spermicidal activity in mice

2SP-08-04

Yuki Fujisawa

Dept. of Regen. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Med., Univ. of Okayama

Development of three-dimensional cultured cartilage tissue for transformation using human iPS-derived chondrocyte progenitors and tissue engineering techniques

2SP-08-19

Amanda Sugawara

2SP-09-05

Wakana Harigai

2SP-09-12

Riku Takahashi

Div. of Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Sci., Nagoya Univ./Dept. of Mol.
and Cell. Biol., MIB, Kyushu Univ.
Dept. of Bioche. and Mol. Biol., Fac. of Med., Univ. of Tokyo
Sch. of Sci. and Tech., Kwansei Gakuin Univ./FRIS, Tohoku
Univ.
Grad. Sch. of Med. & Dent. Sci., TMDU/Lab. for Protein
Conformation Diseases, RIKEN CBS

Lab. of Health Chem., Grad. Sch. of Pharmaceut. Sci., Tohoku
Univ.

Amphibian Research Center, Grad. Sch. of Integ. Sci. Life.,
Hiroshima Univ.

Dept. of Lif. Sci. Med. Bio Sci., Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. Eng.,
Waseda Univ.
Unit. Grad. Sch. of Child Dev., Osaka Univ.
Stem Cell Project, Tokyo Metropol. Inst. Med. Sci., Grad. Sch. ofTokyo Medical and Dental Univ.

Expansion of proteome world by Non-AUG initiation codons
In vivo autophagic flux evaluation by a microplate reader and tissue imaging in mouse
Elucidating the molecular mechanism by which PDI family guide the folding of proinsulin
Physiological effects by charge-dependent structural dynamics of fuzzy coat region in Alzheimerʼs disease-fold Tau filaments
Application of chromosome engineering technology (5):Development of a method for chromosome cloning from human iPS cells by genome editing

Novel induction mechanisms of Bax/Bak-independent apoptosis induced by the tumor suppressor kinase LKB1

Functional analysis of a zinc finger protein that promotes the formation of neural tissue in Xenopus embryos

Identifying Mesenchymal Stem Cellʼs Therapeutic Effect on Kidney Injury
Effects of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on behavioral abnormality in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like model rat

Intracellular transport of double-stranded DNA by CXCL14 and Ig superfamily protein
2'MBSJ2023 Best Science Pitch Award' Awardees
Presentation No Presenter Name

Affiliation

Title

2SP-10-06

Tamasa Araki

Dept. of Parasitol., NIID.

Transgenic Plasmodium cynomolgi reporter line expressing GFP-Luciferase to track liver-stage growth and dormancy

2SP-10-15

Eilma Akter

Dept. of Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Biol. Sci., Tokyo Univ. of Sci.

Functional analysis of autophagic vesicles that regulate cell competition

3SP-01-02

Ryota Wagatsuma

3SP-01-10

Takao OnojimaSch. of Life Sci. and Tech.

Identification of sex-specific region in the genome of Cladonema radiatum (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

3SP-02-12

Naofumi Funagura

Dept. of Med. Cell. Biol., Inst. of Mol. Embryol. Genet. Univ. of Kumamoto/Dept. ofLysine-specific demethylase Kdm7a regulates M1/M2 macrophage balance

3SP-02-17

Marina Azuma

3SP-03-06

Shun Umemoto

Dept. of Biomol. Eng., Grad. Sch. of Eng., Nagoya Univ.

Improvement of the diversity of monobody and macrocyclic peptide libraries in mRNA display technology

3SP-03-13

Hiroki Futatsusako

CiRA, Kyoto Univ.

Analysis of viral genome in the BF.5-infected persistent COVID-19 patient

3SP-04-10

Takaaki Kobayashi

Dept. of Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Sci., Univ. of Tokyo

Cryo-EM structures reveal the mechanisms of human vitamin C transporter SVCT1

3SP-04-14

Xiaotong Wang

3SP-05-03

Kosei Ogawa

Dept. of Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. of Sci. and Tech., Kumamoto Univ. Lipid droplet-based storage and release of the anti-cancer small molecule aclarubicin

3SP-05-07

Tomoki Ishibashi

RIKEN BDR

Cell chirality induces collective rotation via the left-right asymmetric formation of lamellipodia and focal adhesions

3SP-06-03

Sonoko Mizuno

Grad. Sch. of Biostudies., Kyoto Univ.

The role of Pri micropeptides in epithelial invagination

3SP-06-16

Rieko Asai

UCSF, CVRI

Coupling and uncoupling of midline morphogenesis and cell flow in amniote gastrulation

3SP-09-08

Yuki Otani

Grad. Sch. Adv. Sci. Eng., Waseda Univ./CBBD-OIL, AISTWaseda Univ.

Ophthalmol., Fac. of Life Sci., Univ. of Kumamoto

Grad. Sch. of FBS, Univ. of Osaka/Dept. of Biol., Fac. of Sci.,
Univ. of Toho

Dept. of Life Sci. & Appl. Chem., Grad. Sch. of Eng., Nagoya
Inst. of Tech.

Dept. of AI Systems Medicine, DSC, TMDU/Grad. Sch. ofMed.&Dent., TMDU
Dept. of Nutr. Physiol., Inst. of Biomed. Sci., Grad school ofDevelopment of methods for the acquisition and analysis of single-virus genome to elucidate environmental viral diversity

Exploring the Role of Genomic Imprinting in Mouse Brain

Development of synthetic motifs that deliver small molecules and peptides to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane

Development of the next-generation drug discovery AI trained on microbiology for infectious disease

3SP-09-16

Yuka Hasegawa

3SP-09-17

Chika Takahashi

RIKEN BDR

The effects of juvenile housing conditions (single- and group-housing) on growth speed and lifespan in African turquoise killifish

3SP-10-13

Kouta Nakamura

Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Intractable Diseases, Intractable Disease

Identification of novel mitochondrial disease-causing genes through deep intronic variant exploration

3SP-10-17

Yuxin Wu

3SP-11-09

Yusuke Kato

3SP-11-16

Hinako Shimura

Tokushima Univ.

Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University Juntendo Univ

Sys. Eng. and Sci., Grad. Sch. of Eng. and Sci., Shibaura Inst. ofTech.
RIKEN BDR/Grad. Sch. Biostudies, Kyoto Univ.
Intercell. Commun. Med. Sci. , RCAST.,Univ. of Tokyo/Dept. ofLife Sci.,Grad. Sch. of Life Sci., Tokyo Tech

Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying muscle integrity supported by heterogeneity of mesenchymal progenitors

The mechanism of neuronal differentiation by MK-4 via metabotropic glutamate receptors
Dissecting the regulatory mechanisms of blood metabolism in Aedes aegypti
Effects of placenta-derived exosomes on maternal changes during pregnancy

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