Open-call Symposia
Proposal Deadline:
January 31 (Fri), 2025 17:00JST
We are now accepting symposium proposals from MBSJ members.
The organizing committee will carefully review all submitted proposals and notify applicants of acceptance or rejection by late February.
Please refer to the guidelines below and submit your proposals by the deadline.
Application Guidelines
Available Slots
・Approximately 100 proposals will be accepted.* There are two types of slots: 120-minute and 80-minute sessions * Organizers of 120-minute symposia must include some presentations selected from general abstracts.* Proposals for 120-minute symposia may be accepted as 80-minute symposia instead.
Language
・The choice of language (English or Japanese) is left to the organizers; however, the language must be unified within the session.
・Japanese presentations should not be included in sessions designated as English sessions.
Speakers/Presentations
・For 120-minute symposia, it is mandatory to include multiple presentations selected from general abstracts (this requirement does not apply to 80-minute symposia).
・Each proposal may have one or two organizers, but at least one organizer must be a member of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan.
・Ensure that no more than 70% of the designated speakers belong to a single gender.
・Priority will be given to proposals that include early-career researchers or international speakers as organizers or designated speakers.
・Topics that demonstrate significant novelty will be prioritized.
・Each person is allowed to submit only one abstract for MBSJ2025; multiple presentations by the same individual are not permitted.
Registration Fees/Travel Support
・Designated speakers who are non-members will have their registration fees waived, regardless of whether they live within or outside of Japan.
・No travel or accommodation support will be provided for domestic speakers, regardless of membership status.
・For designated speakers attending the meeting on-site from overseas, MBSJ2025 will provide travel support (100,000 JPY for one speaker per proposal, 200,000 JPY for two or more speakers) and accommodation support (up to 4 nights at the designated hotel).
・Co-hosted, sponsored, or supported symposia are ineligible for accommodation and travel support.
Acknowledgment of Co-hosts/Sponsors/Supporters, etc.
Symposia can be held as projects which are co-hosted, sponsored or supported by entities such as Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, CREST, PRESTO, etc.
・Duration: 120 minutes or 80 minutes
・Speaker Selection: Please be sure to include external speakers so that the session does not resemble a group meeting. For 120-minute symposia, it is mandatory to include multiple presentations selected from general submissions.
・Fees: A fee of 250,000 JPY is required for 120-minute symposia and 100,000 JPY for 80-minute symposia, to cover title acknowledgment on the website and program booklet.
Collaborative Sessions with Small-scale Research Groups (Mini Symposia)
We also welcome proposals for collaborative sessions with small-scale research groups and societies.
・Duration: 80 minutes
・Speaker Selection: Selecting presentations from general abstracts is not mandatory; sessions can consist solely of designated speakers.
・Fees: No fee is required for title acknowledgment. However, a fee of 250,000 JPY will apply if a 120-minute slot is requested.
How to Apply
Please access the application form linked at the bottom of this page and register the required information below by January 31 (Fri) 17:00 JST.
- 1）Preferred slot: 120-minute or 80-minute session
- 2）Language: Japanese or English
- 3）Symposium title
- 4）Abbreviated title
- ・Must not exceed 8 characters in Japanese or 5 words in English.
- ・Avoid uncommon English abbreviations to ensure the title clearly reflects the symposium's content.
- ・Refrain from using chemical formulas or equations unless absolutely necessary.
- 5）Organizer(s)’ name(s), affiliation(s), age, and position(s)
- 6）Summary: 200 characters in Japanese or 400 characters in English (not words)
- 7）Names, affiliations, and positions of expected speakers (along with their age, if known)
Consent from speakers is not required at the time of submitting the symposium proposal. - 8）Contact information for the organizer serving as the primary contact.
- 9）Selection of two categories each from "Target/Phenomenon" and "Methods" (refer to the table below) and three keywords.
- 10）Expected audience size
- 11）Acknowledgment of co-hosts, sponsors, or supporters, including the name of the organization (if applicable).
- * The Program Committee will make the final decision regarding proposal acceptance and session duration, which may differ from the applicant’s initial request.
- * Organizers of accepted proposals may be asked to assist with tasks related to arranging general presentations in the corresponding field.
1. Object / Phenomenon, etc.
| Categories | Topics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molecular | a | Gene / Nucleic Acid |
| b | Genomic Information | ||
| c | DNA replication | ||
| d | Recombination / Mutation / Repair | ||
| e | Epigenetics / Chromatin | ||
| f | Transcription | ||
| g | RNA / Ribonucleoprotein | ||
| h | Translation | ||
| i | Protein (Structure) | ||
| j | Protein (Function) | ||
| k | Carbohydrate / Lipid / Metabolite | ||
| l | Molecular Evolution / Comparative Genomics | ||
| m | Others | ||
| 2 | Cell | a | Chromosome / Nuclear Body |
| b | Phase Separation | ||
| c | Protein Processing / Transport / Localization | ||
| d | Cytoplasmic Membranous Organelle | ||
| e | Cell Adhesion / Cell Motility / Extracellular Matrix | ||
| f | Cell Membrane / Cytoskeleton | ||
| g | Cell Proliferation / Division / Cell Cycle | ||
| h | Signal Transduction (Post Translational Modification) | ||
| i | Signal Transduction (Bioactive Substance) | ||
| j | Cell Aging / Cell Death | ||
| k | Others | ||
| 3 | Development and Regeneration | a | Organogenesis / Morphogenesis / Regeneration |
| b | Stem Cell | ||
| c | Cell Differentiation | ||
| d | Early Development | ||
| e | Reproduction | ||
| f | Others | ||
| 4 | Animal and Plant Physiology, and Diseases | a | Symbiosis / Parasitism |
| b | Biological Rhythm / Biological Clock / Sleep | ||
| c | Brain / Nervous System / Neurodevelopment / Structure | ||
| d | Brain / Nervous System / Behavior | ||
| e | Brain / Nervous System / Disorder | ||
| f | Immunity / Inflammation | ||
| g | Infection / Virus / Vaccine | ||
| h | Aging | ||
| i | Cancer Cell | ||
| j | Cancer Tissue / Cancer Therapeutics | ||
| k | Metabolism / Nutrition | ||
| l | Genetic Disorder | ||
| m | Plant | ||
| n | Macrobiology / Ecology | ||
| o | Others | ||
2.Methods, etc.
| i | Nucleic Acid Engineering / Genome Editing |
| ii | Protein Engineering |
| iii | Genome Engineering / Cell Engineering |
| iv | Developmental Engineering / Organoid |
| v | Optgenetics / Electrophysiology |
| vi | Systems Biology |
| vii | Synthetic Biology |
| viii | Chemical Biology |
| ix | Structural Biology (X-rays, Cryo-EM) |
| x | Prediction of Function / Drug Design |
| xi | Bioinformatics |
| xii | Omics Analysis |
| xiii | Single Cell Analysis |
| xiv | Imaging |
| xv | Super-resolution Imaging / Specialized Imaging Technology |
| xvi | Image Analysis / Bioimage Informatics |
| xvii | Etiological Analysis / Diagnosis |
| xviii | Behavior Analysis |
| xix | Screening |
| xx | Robotics / Laboratory Automation |
| xxi | Deep Learning / Machine Learning |
| xxii | Mathematical Model / Simulation |
| xxiii | Others |