iPSCs: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges

Jan 26–29, 2026 |  Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan
Scientific Organizers: Shinya Yamanaka, Yanhong Shi and Yasushi Kajii

  In Person
  On Demand

Jan 26–29, 2026 |  Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan
Scientific Organizers: Shinya Yamanaka, Yanhong Shi and Yasushi Kajii

Supported by the  Directors' Fund
Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, January 26, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Shinya Yamanaka, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto Univ, Gladstone Institutes
20 Years of iPSCs, Past, Present, and Future
iPSC-based Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
9:00–11:15 AM
Fred H. Gage, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
iPSC-based Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery for Neurological Disorders
Lorenz Studer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
An Epigenetic Barrier in Human iPSC-based Cortical Neurons
Deepak Srivastava, Gladstone Institutes
iPSC-based Modeling of Heart Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
3D Modeling using Organoids and Organs-on-a-Chip
5:00–7:00 PM
Guo-li Ming, University of Pennsylvania
Using iPSC-Derived Organoids to Study Neurodevelopment and Disorders
Melissa Hector-Greene, Washington University in St. Louis
Modeling Dilated Cardiomyopathy using iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes and Engineered Heart Tissues
Christine L. Mummery, Leiden University Medical Center
Heart-on-a-Chip for Studying Cardiovascular Development and Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Human iPSC-based Therapeutic Development I
8:00–10:30 AM
Yanhong Shi, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
Developing Human iPSC-based Cell Therapies for Myelin Disorders
Mathew M. Blurton-Jones, University of California, Irvine
Therapeutic Potential of Human iPSC-derived Microglia
Marinna Madrid, Cellino Biotech
Creating an Industrial Revolution for Personalized Cell Therapies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Unlocking iPSC Innovations: Towards Life-Transforming Drugs Through the Ten-Year T-CiRA Academia-Industry Collaboration Program
10:30–11:30 AM
Yasushi Kajii, Takeda Pharmaceutical Inc.
Open Innovation Setting of T-CiRA to Transform Academic Insights into Drug Seeds
Yoshinori Yoshida, CiRA, Kyoto University
Cardiomyopathy Project: Drug Discovery for Cardiac Diseases Using an Innovative iPS Cell-Based Platform
Poster Setup
11:30–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:30–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Human iPSC-based Therapeutic Development II
5:00–7:00 PM
Hongjun Song, University of Pennsylvania
Studying Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Cortical Neurogenesis Using Human Organoid Models
Mingxia Gu, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Therapeutic Development Using iPSC-derived Heart, Lung and Vasculature Organoids
Hideyuki Okano †, Keio University School of Medicine
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Clinical Trials Testing PSC-derived Products
8:00–11:00 AM
Masayo Takahashi, Kobe Eye Center, VCCT Inc.
Lessons Learnt from Retinal Regeneration using Autologous and Allogeneic Human iPSC-derived Cells
Keiichi Fukuda, Keio University School of Medicine & Heartseed Inc.
Cardiac Regeneration Using iPSCs
Jun Takahashi, CiRA, Kyoto University
iPSC-based Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Speaker to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
AI and Machine Learning in iPSC Research and Applications
5:00–6:45 PM
Feng Guo, IU
Brain Organoid Reservoir Computing for Artificial Intelligence
Speaker to be Announced
Katriina Aalto-Setala, Tampere University
Artificial Intelligence for Cardiac Drug Study
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 30, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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