International Symposium of Life-Nonlife Transition
International Symposium of Life-Nonlife Transition
Boundaries Between Life and Nonlife
Boundaries Between Life and Nonlife
Co-hosting with EPIC Assembly and Universal Biology Institute
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March 18th-19th, 2026
at The University of Tokyo, Japan
Conference Information
Conference Information
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)
Invited Speakers
Invited Speakers
RICARD SOLÉ
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Fundamental constraints to the logic of life: from origins to cognition
ULRICH GERLAND
Technische Universität München
Exploring the collective dynamics of RNA molecules in non-equilibrium environments
HYUN YOUK (online talk)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
HYUN YOUK (online talk)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Self-organization capacity in slowed/suspended cellular life and in cellular automata
ARNOLD BOERSMA
Utrecht University
ARNOLD BOERSMA
Utrecht University
Macromolecular crowding between life and lifeless
SIDDHARTH DESHPANDE
Wageningen University and Research
SIDDHARTH DESHPANDE
Wageningen University and Research
United in Separation: Polymer Phases for Compartmentalizing Synthetic Cells
Robert Tjarko Lange
Robert Tjarko Lange
Sakana AI
Sakana AI
Toward Open-Ended Agentic Discovery: LLMs as Artists, Scientists, and Evolutionary Engines
HIROYUKI NOJI
The University of Tokyo
HIROYUKI NOJI
The University of Tokyo
TBA
YUKI MORONO
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
YUKI MORONO
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
Deep biosphere exploration: life buried alive
TAKASHI IKEGAMI
The University of Tokyo
TAKASHI IKEGAMI
The University of Tokyo
TBA
YUTETSU KURUMA
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
YUTETSU KURUMA
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
Design and construction of self-sustaining artificial cells from molecular and genes
SAE TANAKA
Keio University
SAE TANAKA
Keio University
Crossing the Life–Nonlife Boundary through Anhydrobiosis in Tardigrades
JUMPEI F. YAMAGISHI
RIKEN
JUMPEI F. YAMAGISHI
RIKEN
Microeconomic principles of cellular metabolism and growth
YUISHIN KOSAKA
The University of Osaka
YUISHIN KOSAKA
The University of Osaka
Ribosome self-replication outside living cells
SHOTARO NAMBA
Okayama University
SHOTARO NAMBA
Okayama University
Development of a Method to Drive Protein Expression to Lethal Levels and Its Impact on Cell
YUTAKA YAWATA
University of Tsukuba
YUTAKA YAWATA
University of Tsukuba
Ecological implication of cell dormancy continuum
KAZUKI IMADA
SUZUKA KOSEN
KAZUKI IMADA
SUZUKA KOSEN
Life Seen Through Death: How Temperature Reveals the Physicochemical Basis of Cellular Aging and Failure
NAOHIRO TERASAKA
Institute of Science Tokyo
NAOHIRO TERASAKA
Institute of Science Tokyo
Laboratory evolution of virus-like ribonucleoprotein complexes
HIROSHI YAMAGUCHI
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
HIROSHI YAMAGUCHI
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Torpor: A programmed hypometabolic state in mammals
SHUNTA KIMURA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
SHUNTA KIMURA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Survivability of Microbial Cells in Space Environments
YUSUKE HIMEOKA
The University of Tokyo
YUSUKE HIMEOKA
The University of Tokyo
A theoretical basis for cell deaths
HIDENORI NAKAOKA
Tokushima University
HIDENORI NAKAOKA
Tokushima University
Stochastic cell death in fission yeast
FUMIAKI YOKOYAMA
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
FUMIAKI YOKOYAMA
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Anaerobic live-cell imaging platform with nano/microfluidics
JUN TAKAHASHI
The University of Tokyo
JUN TAKAHASHI
The University of Tokyo
TBA
MINORU KURISU
Kyushu University
MINORU KURISU
Kyushu University
Synthesizing a minimal cell with artificial metabolic pathways
主催：JSPS科研費 学術変革領域研究(B)「細胞と人工細胞を包括する『生命-非生命転移』の統一的学理」（代表：姫岡優介）
共催：JSPS科研費 学術変革領域研究(A)「進化情報アセンブリによる生命機能の創出原理」（代表：小林 徹也）
東京大学 大学院理学系研究科 生物普遍性研究機構
This project is supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B).
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