56th NIPS International Symposium
"Focus on Biophotonics and Neuroscience 2026"
We are pleased to announce that the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) will host the international symposium “Focus on Biophotonics and Neuroscience 2026” from January 28 (Wed) to January 30 (Fri), 2026, at the Okazaki Conference Center, Aichi, Japan.
This three-day symposium aims to bring together cutting-edge research in biophotonics and neuroscience, featuring invited talks by leading scientists from around the world. The event will provide an excellent opportunity for discussion, knowledge exchange, and community building in the field of functional imaging and its applications to neuroscience.
Advance registration is required for participation.
Applications for poster presentations and banquet participation are also open via the registration on the website below. (Deadline: January 9 (Fri), 2026)
Invited Speakers (alphabetical order)
- Misa Arizono(Kyoto University, Japan)
- Peilin Chen(Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
- Shi-Wei Chu(National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
- Takahiro Deguchi(European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany)
- Hajime Hirase(University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Hirokazu Ishii(NIPS / ExCELLS, Japan)
- Na Ji(University of California, Berkeley, USA)
- Mako Kamiya(Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
- Pilhan Kim(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
- Bernd Kuhn(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
- Takayasu Mikuni(Niigata University, Japan)
- Atsushi Miyawaki(RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Japan)
- Masanori Murayama(RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Japan)
- Takeharu Nagai(Osaka University, Japan)
- Valentin Nägerl(Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Germany)
- Kohei Otomo(Juntendo University, Japan)
- Ryohei Yasuda(Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, USA)
Overview
- Dates: January 28 (Wed) – January 30 (Fri), 2026
- Venue: Okazaki Conference Center, Aichi, Japan
- Format: Oral presentations, poster sessions, and banquet
- Banquet Fee: 5,000 JPY (general) / 2,000 JPY (students)
- Registration, poster submission, and banquet application deadline: January 9 (Fri), 2026
- Website: https://sites.google.com/nips.ac.jp/56th-itnl-sympo/home
We warmly welcome your participation and look forward to seeing you in Okazaki.
Organizing Committee
Focus on Biophotonics and Neuroscience 2026
Division of Biophotonics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS)
Biophotonics Research Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), NINS
Contact:
sympo-56th@nips.ac.jp