AGCC 2025

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

1 Pan Yonghao (Nagoya Univ, Japan) Human Alu loci gain enhancer-type epigenetic modifications in monocytes during response to bacterial LPS

2 Naoko Fujito (Niigata Univ, Japan) Joint effects of balancing selection and population bottlenecks on the evolution of a regulatory region of human anti-viral APOBEC3

3 Dabin Yoon (Chosun Univ, Korea) Aging and Longevity Genomics: Insights from GWAS

4 Hassan Sibroe Abdulla Daanaa (NIG, Japan) Genome-wide analysis of protein intrinsic disorder in Drosophila melanogaster

5 Rajalakshmi Balasubramanian (Tokai Univ, Japan) Real-Time Viability Detection of Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Patient Samples Using PMA, RT-PCR, and Nanopore Sequencing

6 Torahiko Yamanaka (Nagoya Univ, Japan) A Possible role for meiotic recombination in removing retrotransposons

7 Hyeonseul Park (Chosun Univ, Korea) Whole-genome time-to-event GWAS under amyloid pathology reveals loci associated with delayed cognitive decline

8 Ruifeng Shen (Univ Tokyo, Japan) Crossing Species Boundaries with DNA Repair Factors: Can Longevity-Associated Proteins Advance the Mouse Aging Model?

9 Jaeha Kim (NIG, Japan) Behavioral phase transitions in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, are related to changes in gut microbiome composition

10 Yoontae Kim (Chosun Univ, Korea) Genetic variants associated with heterogeneous brain atrophy trajectories in Alzheimer's Disease

11 Hiroshi Mori (NIG, Japan) Microbiome Datahub: An open-access platform integrating environmental metadata, taxonomy, and functional annotation for comprehensive metagenome-assembled genome datasets

12 Junpei Kida (Nagoya Univ, Japan) Targeted Protein Degradation Systems Using single peptide antibody

13 Lihua Jin (Tokai Univ, Japan) Identification and functional investigation on the virus-derived ORFs that are internalized into mammalian genomes

14 Koichi Kitao (RIKEN, Japan) Evolutionary conservation of endogenous retrovirus-derived genes in Aves

15 Ryo Hatashima (Science Tokyo, Japan) Alteration of mucosal immune responses may contribute to development of hypertrophied lips in cichlids

16 Shunsuke Taki (Science Tokyo, Japan) Possible Involvement of Ghost Introgressions in the Striking Diversity of Vomeronasal Type 1 Receptor Genes in East African Cichlids

17 Yohei Takada (NIG, Japan) Detecting Cross-Domain Contamination in MAGs Using Lineage-Specific Gene Families

18 Gunhoon Lee (Chosun Univ, Korea) Genetic Architecture of Mobility and Longevity in Centenarians

19 Dongjin Oh (Chosun Univ, Korea) Uncovering Structural Variant Contributions to Cognitive Decline through Whole-Genome Sequencing

20 Yeon-oh Jeong (Chosun Univ, Korea) Dynamic DNA Methylation Patterns Across Age Intervals Reveal the Epigenetic Basis of Methylation Age Gap

21 Chanbyeol Kim (Chosun Univ, Korea) Identifying Genetic Risk Variants for Alzheimer’s Disease Using Large-Scale GWAS in Koreans

22 Huong Ta (NIG, Japan) Deciphering reproductive small RNAs in rice

23 Soyoka Matsumoto (Nagoya Univ, Japan) Development of a Target Gene Manipulation Technique Using Enhancer Insertion: The Dlx3–4 Gene Cluster as a Model System

24 Yusuke Nakamura (Nagoya Univ, Japan) Functional Analysis of a Deeply Conserved Cis-Regulatory Element within the Vertebrate ParaHox Cluster

25 Chinatsu Yasuda (Univ Tsukuba, Japan) Comprehensive Analysis of Multi-Nucleotide Variants (MNV) in the Japanese Population and comparison with Western Populations

26 Manuel Quintero (Tokai Univ, Japan) The Jōmon Legacy: Population Dynamics and Health Implications in Modern Japanese populations

27 Yuri Nishikawa (Tokai Univ, Japan) Spatial relationships between cultural evolution and population history in Asia

28 Satoru Iwata (Chubu Univ, Japan) Repair characteristics of CRISPR/Cas9-induced chromosomal rearrangements in Recql5-deficient mice

29 Naoki Ohnishi (FFPRI, Japan) Decrease in effective population size after the immigration of Asian black bears to Japan

30 Divya Shaji (Kyoto Univ, Japan) Sex chromosome (XY/ZW) sequence and population structure analysis of Japanese wrinkled frog (Glandirana rugosa)

31 Claire Bellis (A*STAR, Singapore) Scaling Precision Medicine: Singapore’s PRECISE-SG100K Genomic Engine

Registration (Open until November 10)

Poster / Oral Presentation (Closed)

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 November 10, 2025.

Information on poster presentation registration and online payment will be shared following registration.

Tetsuji Kakutani (National Institute of Genetics), Chair

Hiroshi Iwasaki (Institute of Science Tokyo), Secretary

Takehiko Kobayashi (University of Tokyo)

So Nakagawa (Tokai University)