International Symposium of Life-Nonlife Transition
Boundaries Between Life and Nonlife
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March 18th-19th, 2026
at The University of Tokyo, Japan
Dates : March 18th-19th, 2026
Venue : Convention Hall, An building 2F, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Conference is held in hybrid style (onsite & online)
RICARD SOLÉ
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
TBA
ULRICH GERLAND
Technische Universität München
Exploring the collective dynamics of RNA molecules in non-equilibrium environments
Self-organization capacity in slowed/suspended cellular life and in cellular automata
Macromolecular crowding between life and lifeless
United in Separation: Polymer Phases for Compartmentalizing Synthetic Cells
TBA
Deep biosphere exploration: life buried alive
TBA
Design and construction of self-sustaining artificial cells from molecular and genes
TBA
Crossing the Life–Nonlife Boundary through Anhydrobiosis in Tardigrades
Microeconomic principles of cellular metabolism and growth
Ribosome self-replication outside living cells
Development of a Method to Drive Protein Expression to Lethal Levels and Its Impact on Cell
Ecological implication of cell dormancy continuum
Life Seen Through Death: How Temperature Reveals the Physicochemical Basis of Cellular Aging and Failure
Laboratory evolution of virus-like ribonucleoprotein complexes
Torpor: A programmed hypometabolic state in mammals
A theoretical basis for cell deaths
Anaerobic live-cell imaging platform with nano/microfluidics
Stochastic cell death in fission yeast
Synthesizing a minimal cell with artificial metabolic pathways
TBA