Korea-Japan International Symposium on Protein Science
Korean Society for Protein Science (KSPS) 2025
Institute for Protein Research (IPR) Seminar
NEXUS-BINDS Symposium

Korea-Japan International Symposium on Protein Science
Korean Society for Protein Science (KSPS) 2025
Institute for Protein Research (IPR) Seminar
NEXUS-BINDS Symposium

Venue: Convention Center Arcrea HIMEJI, Himeji, Japan
Date: June 20–22 (Fri–Sun), 2025

Program Schedule (Day 1, 20 June (Fri))

Venue: Room 407, Convention Center Arcrea HIMEJI
15:40-18:10PS-APPA-KSPS-PSSJ Joint Workshop (PSSJ 2025): Protein Science from Classical to Latest Approaches
Chair: Tomohide Saio (Tokushima Univ. Japan)
Protein Society (PS), Asia Pacific Protein Association (APPA),
Korean Society for Protein Science (KSPS), Protein Science Society of Japan (PSSJ)
15:40-15:45Opening Remarks
Young-Ho Lee (Korea Basic Science Inst., Korea)
15:45-16:20Endless Recycling of PET Plastics Using PET Depolymerases
(KSPS) Kyung-Jin Kim (President of KSPS, Kyungpook National Univ., Korea)
16:20-16:55Mechanisms of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation and Inhibition in Parkinson’s Disease
(PS) Jean Baum (Rutgers Univ., U.S.A.)
16:55-17:30How a Dormant, but Essential, Enzyme in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is Activated 20,000-Fold
by a Cell-Wall
(APPA) Kurt Krause (President of APPA, Univ. of Otago, New Zealand)
17:30-18:05Structural Basis for the pH-Dependent Functional Regulation of the Cytochrome b6f Complex
(PSSJ) Genji Kurisu (Director of Inst. for Protein Research, Head of PDBj, UOsaka, Japan)
18:05-18:10Discussion

Program Schedule (Day 2, 21 June (Sat))

Venue: Room 407, Convention Center Arcrea HIMEJI
9:00-10:00Registration
10:00-10:05Welcome Speech
Genji Kurisu (Director of Inst. for Protein Research, Head of PDBj, UOsaka, Japan)
10:05-10:10Opening Remarks
Tsuyoshi Inoue (President of Annual Meeting of PSSJ, UOsaka, Japan)
10:10-10:20Introduction of the Joint Conference and Recent advances in protein science
Young-Ho Lee (Korea Basic Science Inst. Korea)
Session I. Frontiers in Cutting-Edge Technology and Computational Science
Chair: Young Jun Im (Chonnam National Univ., Korea)
10:20-10:45Holotomography and Artificial Intelligence: Label-Free 3D Imaging, Classification,
and Inference of Live Cells, Tissues, and Organoids
YongKeun Park (Korea Advanced Inst. of Science and Technology, Korea)
10:45-11:10Capturing Enzymatic Reactions by Serial Femtosecond Crystallography
Eriko Nango (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
11:10-11:35Network Structure of Biomolecular Condensates
Jeong-Mo Choi (Pusan National Univ., Korea)
11:35-12:00Control of Concerted Functions Exerted by Protein Complexes Using Computational Protein Design
Takahiro Kosugi (Inst. for Molecular Science, Japan)
12:00-13:30Japan Electron Optics Laboratory (JEOL) Luncheon Seminar
MC: Jiyeon Han (Univ. of Seoul, Korea)
13:30-15:10Session II: Poster Session (Room 401, 402, and 403)
Odd-numbered posters: 13:30 - 14:20 (50 min)
Even-numbered posters: 14:20 - 15:10 (50 min)
15:10-15:20Coffee Break (Room 405 and 406)
Session III. Advances in Protein Misfolding Disorders and Antibody Development
Chair: Kazumasa Sakurai (Kindai Univ., Japan)
15:20-15:45Chemical Strategies to Study Multiple Facets in Dementia
Mi Hee Lim (Korea Advanced Inst. of Science and Technology, Korea)
15:45-16:10Understanding Disease Mechanisms by In Vitro-Generated Amyloid Fibrils
Motomasa Tanaka (RIKEN (The Inst. of Physical and Chemical Research), Japan)
16:10-16:35Development of Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting c-Kit
Sang Gyu Park (Ajou Univ., Korea)
16:35-17:00Computational and Experimental Approaches for Antibody Dynamics and Interactions
with Amyloid Fibrils
Koichi Kato (Inst. for Molecular Science, Japan)
17:00-17:10Group Photo
18:00-20:00Banquet (Hotel Monterey Himeji (14th floor))
Kampai Speech
(President of KSPS, President APPA, and President of PS)
MC: Tomohide Saio (Tokushima Univ., Japan)

Program Schedule (Day 3, 22 June (Sun))

Venue: Room 407, Convention Center Arcrea HIMEJI
9:40-10:40Session VII-1. NEXUS-BINDS Symposium
Chair: Yota Fukuda (UOsaka, Japan)
Network of Electron Microscopy and X-ray Crystallography User Support (NEXUS) Members
9:40-9:55NEXUS, a Network of Electron Microscopy and X-ray Crystallography User Support, in Korea
Kyeong Kyu Kim (Head of NEXUS, Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)
9:55-10:10Structural Basis for Plant Anion Channel Regulation by Phosphorylation and Lipids
Sangho Lee (NEXUS, Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)
10:10-10:25Unravelling Complex Poxvirus Morphogenesis Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Jae Kyung Hyun (NEXUS, Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)
10:25-10:40In Situ Characterization of Mitochondrial Hsp60-Hsp10 Chaperone Complex
Mitigating Folding Stress
Soung-hun Roh (NEXUS, Seoul National Univ., Korea)
10:40-11:00Coffee Break (Room 405 and 406)
11:00-12:00Session VII-2. NEXUS-BINDS Symposium
Chair: Hyung Sik Won (Konkuk Univ., Korea)
Basis for Supporting Innovative Drug Discovery and Life Science Research (BINDS) Members
11:00-11:15Academia Drug Discovery Promotion through the AMED-BINDS Project
Tatsuya Zenkoh (BINDS, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
11:15-11:30BINDS Enables Drug Discovery Ecosystem in Academia
Noriko Toyama-Sorimachi (BINDS, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
11:30-11:45Cryo-EM Facilities of Hokkaido University for Infectious Diseases
and AMED-BINDS International Collaboration
Katsumi Maenaka (BINDS, President of PSSJ, Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
11:45-12:00Protein Data Bank: the Single Global Archive of 3D Macromolecular Structural Data
Genji Kurisu (BINDS, Director of Inst. for Protein Research, Head of PDBj, UOsaka, Japan)
12:00-13:30Lunch
13:30-14:10Session Ⅳ. Early-Career Researchers’ Presentations
Chair: Chul Hong Oh (Korea Inst. of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea)
13:30-13:50Optogenetic Control of Actin Networks Drives Synthetic Cell Motility
Hideaki T. Matsubayashi (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
13:50-14:10Structural Basis of Chemokine Receptor CXCR1 Selectivity to the Monomeric CXCL8
Jae-Hyun Park (Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)
14:10-14:20Coffee Break (Room 405 and 406)
14:20-15:00Session V. Poster Awardee Presentations
Chair: Masaki Okumura (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
14:20-14:30Poster Award Winners’ Talk 1
14:30-14:40Poster Award Winners’ Talk 2
14:40-14:50Poster Award Winners’ Talk 3
14:50-15:00Poster Award Winners’ Talk 4
15:00-15:30Session VI. Industry Researchers’ Presentations
Chair: Min-Duk Seo (Ajou Univ., Korea)
15:00-15:10Industry Researchers’ Talk 1
15:10-15:20Industry Researchers’ Talk 2
15:20-15:30Industry Researchers’ Talk 3
15:30-15:50Coffee Break (Room 405 and 406)
15:50-16:00Awards Ceremony
Katsumi Maenaka (BINDS, President of PSSJ, Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
MC: Hyo Jung Kim (Woosuk Univ., Korea)
16:00-16:10Closing Remarks
Atsushi Nakagawa (UOsaka, Japan)

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