iPSCs: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges

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

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

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***Meeting program subject to change.

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
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 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
9:30–11:45 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
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 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
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Human iPSC-based Therapeutic Development I
8:30–11:00 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
9:30–9:50 AM
Unlocking iPSC Innovations: Towards Life-Transforming Drugs Through the Ten-Year T-CiRA Academia-Industry Collaboration Program
11:00–12:00 PM
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
Lunch
12:00–1:00 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 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, UCLA
Therapeutic Development Using iPSC-derived Heart, Lung and Vasculature Organoids
Hideyuki Okano, Keio University
Clinical Trial and Reverse Translational Research of iPSCs-based Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Clinical Trials Testing PSC-derived Products
8:30–11:30 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
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 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, Indiana University
Brain Organoid Reservoir Computing for Artificial Intelligence
Casey Gifford, Stanford School of Medicine
Deep Learning Models Uncover Complex Motif Syntax Employed during Cardiac Organoid Differentiation
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
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Friday, January 30, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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