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AGCC 2025
2nd Asian Genetics Consortium Conference
Welcome message
Welcome message
Dear Colleagues in Genetics,
It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 2nd Asian Genetics Consortium Conference (AGCC). The AGCC was first established last year under the leadership of the Korean Genetics Society as a collaborative academic platform for genetics societies across Asia.
Until recently, most genetics societies in Asia have primarily focused on hosting national conferences, and even so-called international conferences have largely been limited to inviting foreign speakers. A truly unified academic gathering that brings together the genetics communities of Asia had yet to take shape. Recognizing this, the Korean Genetics Society took the initiative to host the inaugural AGCC in 2024 at BEXCO, South Korea. Building on this foundation, we are grateful that the Genetics Society of Japan has taken the baton to organize the 2nd AGCC this year. Looking ahead, in 2026, the Genetics Society of Thailand will continue this tradition by hosting the 3rd AGCC.
As geneticists, we recognize that genetic diversity and flexibility are essential for adaptation and survival. Moreover, genes are interconnected, and their associations often amplify biological potential in extraordinary ways. Likewise, we believe that by strengthening connections and fostering collaboration among Asian genetics societies, we can enhance the power of genetics research and establish AGCC as a prestigious and enduring international conference.
Once again, I warmly encourage you to take part in the 2nd AGCC and join us in uniting as one scientific community.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Hee-Jae Cha, Ph.D.
Past President of the Korean Genetics Society (2024)
Founder of AGCC
Schedule (tentative)
Schedule (tentative)
1st day: November 14 (Friday)
13:00 Registration opens
14:00 Tetsuji Kakutani (NIG) and Hiroshi Iwasaki (Science Tokyo) Welcome address
14:05 Hee-Jae Cha (Kosin Univ, Korea) Exploring Gene Function in Cancer through Functional Genomics
14:45 So Nakagawa (Tokai Univ, Japan) Dynamic evolution of envelope-derived genes in mammals
15:10 Won-Ki Cho (KAIST, Korea) Topological formation of transcriptional condensates relative to subnuclear compartments
15:45 Coffee break
16:00 Shigehiko Kuraku (NIG, Japan) Mosaicism in vertebrate genomes illuminated by the quest for ‘elusive’ genes
16:25 Asano Ishikawa (Univ Tokyo, Japan) A key pleiotropic gene underlying the evolutionary diversification of reproductive seasonality in sticklebacks
16:50 Kateryna Makova (Penn State Univ, USA) Do mitochondrial mutations accumulate with age in mammalian somatic and germline cells?
17:30 End for the 1st day
2nd day: November 15 (Saturday)
9:00 Registration opens
9:30 Moinak Banerjee (RGCB, India) Route to rare disease can emerge from Complex conditions, an insight based on genetic, epigenetic and proteomic evidence
10:05 Jer-Yuarn Wu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative: Building the Largest non-European Cohort for Precision Health
10:40 (Slot for selected presentation applicants)
11:00 Coffee break
11:15 Jungsoo Gim (Chosun Univ, Korea) μTemporal Genomics of Aging: Bridging the Gap Between Genetic Risk and Onset in Disease
11:50 Chonlaphat Sukasem (Mahidol Univ, Thai) Genotyping HLA alleles to predict the development of Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCARs): From bench to bedside and digital platform
12:25 (Slot for selected presentation applicants)
12:45 Lunch & AGCC Business meeting
13:30 Poster presentation (odd number)
14:00 Poster presentation (even number)
14:30 Claire Bellis (A*STAR, Singapore) TBA
15:05 Yoko Satta (SOKENDAI, Japan) The Folate-Vitamin D Hypothesis revisited
15:30 Hie Lim Kim (NTU, Singapore) From North Asia to South America: Tracing the longest human migration through genomic sequencing
16:05 Coffee break
16:20 (Slot for selected presentation applicants)
16:40 Arinthip Thamchaipenet (Kasetsart Univ, Thai) Persistent core microbiome of Wolffia globosa reveals gene functions involved in vitamin B12 production
17:15 Takashi Gojobori (MaOI Japan / NCKU, Taiwan) TBA
17:55 Takehiko Kobayashi (Univ Tokyo) Closing remark
19:00 Reception at Fawei 華味
3rd day: November 16 (Sunday)
Excursion (participation fee: 5000 JPY)
9:00 Start from Fujisan Mishima Tokyu Hotel
9:05 Walk at Rakujyuen 楽寿園 and Genbe river 源兵衛川
9:45 Renkei Temple 蓮馨寺
11:00 Walk around Pond 三島梅花藻の里
11:30 Lunch at Shoin 松韻
12:35 Mishima Skywalk
14:00 Back to Fujisan Mishima Tokyu Hotel
Speakers
Speakers
Moinak Banerjee
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
India
Claire Bellis
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore
Hee-Jae Cha
Kosin University
Korea
Won-Ki Cho
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Korea
Jungsoo Gim
Chosun University
Korea
Takashi Gojobori
National Cheng Kung University / Marine Open Innovation Institute (MaOI)
Taiwan / Japan
Asano Ishikawa
University of Tokyo
Japan
Hie Lim Kim
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Shigehiro Kuraku
National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Japan
Kateryna Makova
Pennsylvania State University
USA
So Nakagawa
Tokai University
Japan
Yoko Satta
SOKENDAI
Japan
Chonlaphat Sukasem
Mahidol University
Thailand
Arinthip Thamchaipenet
Kasetsart University
Thailand
Jer-Yuarn Wu
Academia Sinica
Taiwan
Venue
Venue
Numazu City Library
Numazu City Library
Address: 9-1 Sanbashi-cho, Numazu City, Shizuoka 410-8533, Japan
TEL: +81 55-952-1234 FAX: +81 55-952-1219
Registration
Registration
Poster / Oral Presentation
Poster / Oral Presentation
Participation: Free
Lunch on Day 2 will be available (bento box) for 1,000 yen if needed
The reception fee (Day 2 dinner) is 4,000 yen for those who wish to participate.
An excursion will be held on Day 3 (5,000 yen).
Please register via the link below by October 24, 2025.
Details regarding poster presentation registration and online payment will be provided later.
Childcare
Childcare
We plan to provide childcare during the conference (November 14 and 15) free of charge. If you require this service, please fill out the details in the registration form above.
Organizers
Organizers
Tetsuji Kakutani (National Institute of Genetics), Chair
Hiroshi Iwasaki (Institute of Science Tokyo), Secretary
Takehiko Kobayashi (University of Tokyo)
So Nakagawa (Tokai University)
Sponsors
Sponsors
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