International Symposium:
Genome Architecture and Function
International Symposium:
Genome Architecture and Function
RIKEN IMS Yokohama Campus
November 25-26th, 2025
Eukaryotic chromosomes fold into intricate 3D structures, varying by cell type and species, driving essential DNA processes like transcription, replication, and repair. These structures shape genome organization and cell identity. Recent research uncovers how dynamic chromatin changes and repetitive regions, like transposable elements, influence 3D genome architecture, stability, and gene expression through epigenetic regulation.
Join our symposium to explore genome dynamics and epigenetics alongside leading researchers. Through advanced approaches—genomics, imaging, embryo manipulation, simulations, and machine learning—we’ll deepen our understanding of how chromatin architecture and epigenetic mechanisms shape genome function and cellular identity.
Thomas Jenuwein (Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology & Epigenetics, Germany)
Patrick Matthias (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland)
Antoine Peters (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland)
Xiaofeng Cao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Tatsuya Hirano (RIKEN PRI)
Fumitoshi Ishino (Science Tokyo)
Tetsuji Kakutani (National Institute of Genetics)
Hiroyuki Sasaki (Kyushu Univ)
Haruhiko Siomi (Chiba Univ)
Minoru Yoshida (RIKEN CSRS)
*Ichiro Hiratani (RIKEN BDR)
*Azusa Inoue (RIKEN IMS)
*Kyogo Kawaguchi (RIKEN PRI)
*Haruhiko Koseki (RIKEN IMS)
*Takashi Umehara (Ritsumeikan Univ)
*Yoichi Shinkai (RIKEN PRI)
*Atsuo Ogura (RIKEN BRC)
* "Genome building from TADs" RIKEN Pioneering Project members
**Kenji Ichiyanagi (Nagoya Univ)
**Kei-Ichiro Ishiguro (Chiba Univ)
**Yuka W. Iwasaki (RIKEN IMS)
**Mikiko C. Siomi (Univ Tokyo)
**Shihori Yokobayashi (RIKEN IMS)
** “Mobile genome” Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area (A) members
Registration is open. Click the link below.
Registration will close on November 15th.
★If you would like to present a poster, please register by October 25th.
Organizers:
Haruhiko Koseki (haruhiko.koseki[at]riken.jp)
Azusa Inoue (azusa.inoue[at]riken.jp)
Shihori Yokobayashi (shihori.yokobayashi[at]riken.jp)
Yuka Iwasaki (yiwasaki[at]riken.jp)
November 25th, 2025 (Day 1)
9:30-10:00 Registration & poster setup
10:00- Opening
10:05- Session 1
11:40- Lunch
12:40- Session 2
14:45- Session 3
15:55- Posters
16:55- Session 4
18:05- Social gathering
November 26th, 2025 (Day 2)
9:00- Reception desk opens
9:30- Session 5
11:30- Lunch
12:30- Session 6
14:15- Session 7
15:10- Posters
16:10- Session 8
17:00 Closing
Mobile Genome [Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas A, KAKENHI]
Genome building from TADs [RIKEN Pioneering Project]