The 70th Seminar and Annual Meeting for Cryobiology and Cryotechnology, 2025
| Date: | May 22(Thu) - 23(Fri), 2025 |
| Venue: | Tsukuba Center Inc., Ibaraki |
Seminar Program
Thursday, May 22, 2025
【Seminar: "The Biology of Hypometabolism and Anhydrobiosis"】
10:10–10:15 |
Opening Remarks |
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(Chair: Takahiro Kikawada) |
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| 10:15–11:00 | S01 |
Genome Resilience Mechanisms of Radioresistant Bacteria |
| 11:00–11:45 | S02 |
Analyzing Tardigrade Anhydrobiosis at Higher Resolutions |
| 11:45–12:45 | Lunch Break |
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(Chair: Takahiro Kikawada) |
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| 12:45–13:30 | S03 |
Reading Day Length and Suppressing Metabolism: Photoperiodic Induction of Diapause in Insects |
| 13:30–14:15 | S04 |
Decoding the Biological Clock through Developmental Diapause in Turquoise Killifish |
| 14:15–14:30 | Break |
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【General Presentations: BP Award Entries (Day 1 Afternoon, 10 presentations)】
(Chair: Daisuke Takahashi) |
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14:30–14:45 |
BP01 |
Effects of Calcium Salts on the Glass Transition Temperature of Maltose |
14:45–15:00 |
BP02 |
Discovery of a Novel Fungus that Secretes Ice-Nucleating Substances |
15:00–15:15 |
BP03 |
Toward the Development of a Novel Cryopreservation Method for Intracellular Delivery of Polymeric Cryoprotectants |
15:15–15:30 |
BP04 |
Measurement of the Temperature Dependence of Dehydration Rate in AQP4-Overexpressing Cells |
15:30–15:45 |
BP05 |
Gene Insertion by Recombinase-Mediated Cassette Exchange in the Desiccation-Tolerant Pv11 Cell Line |
15:45–16:00 |
Break |
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(Chair: Jun Kasuga) |
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16:00–16:15 |
BP06 |
Analysis of Tissue Specificity in Gene Expression Patterns during Induction of Anhydrobiosis in the Sleeping Chironomid |
16:15–16:30 |
BP07 |
Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity of Mucopolysaccharides Derived from Squid Ink |
16:30–16:45 |
BP08 |
Study on the Inhibitory Effects of Extracts from Discarded Wakame Seaweed Parts on Ice Crystal Coarsening |
16:45–17:00 |
BP09 |
Generation and Observation of Calcium Signals Associated with Extracellular Freezing in Plants |
17:00–17:15 |
BP10 |
Improvement of Freezing Tolerance during Cold Acclimation and the Involvement of SYT1-Mediated Mechanical Stress Tolerance |
18:00–20:00 |
Reception |
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Annual Meeting Presentations
Friday, May 23, 2025
【General Presentations: BP Award Entries (Day 2 Morning, 3 presentations)】
(Chair: Daisuke Tanaka) |
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9:30–9:45 |
BP11 |
Morphological Changes in Komatsuna Tissues under Low Temperature |
9:45–10:00 |
BP12 |
Analysis of Cold Acclimation Mechanisms and Dynamics of Fructan Accumulation in Wheat under Diurnal Temperature Fluctuations |
10:00–10:15 |
BP13 |
Development of a High-Speed MRI Imaging Method to Visualize the Dynamics of Plant Freezing Patterns |
10:15–10:30 |
BP14 |
Seasonal Changes in Freezing Resistance in the Root Systems of Sakhalin Fir Seedlings |
10:30–10:45 |
Break |
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【General Presentations (Day 2 Morning, 4 presentations)】
(Chair: Kazuaki Matsumura) |
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10:45–11:00 |
G01 |
Abscisic Acid-Mediated Growth and Stress Responses of ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 2 (EIN2)-like Protein in the Charophycean Alga Chara braunii |
11:00–11:15 |
G02 |
Characteristics of Ice-Nucleating Activity in Flower Bud Scales of Rhododendron and Its Relationship with Phylogeny |
11:15–11:30 |
G03 |
Effects of Dehydration-Associated Environmental Stresses, Including Freezing, Hyperosmotic Stress, and Salinity, on the Zygnematophycean Alga Mesotaenium |
11:30–11:45 |
G04 |
Patterns of Freezing Injury in Garlic Cultivated in the Tokachi Region of Hokkaido |
11:45–13:00 |
Lunch Break |
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13:00–14:00 |
General Assembly |
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14:00–14:05 |
Award Ceremony of the Society for Cryobiology and Cryotechnology |
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【Award Lecture】
14:05–14:45 |
P01 |
Award Lecture |
14:45–15:00 |
Break |
【General Presentations (Day 2 Afternoon, 3 presentations)】
(Chair: Shinsuke Seki) |
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15:00–15:15 |
G05 |
Specific Hydration State of an Aqueous Carboxylated Poly-lysine Solution with Cryoprotective Activity |
15:15–15:30 |
G06 |
DNA Damage Response in Anhydrobiotic Organisms and Its Consequences |
15:30–15:45 |
G07 |
State of Water and Behavior of Fish Muscle Proteins during Gelation of Frozen Surimi with a High Sugar Concentration |
15:45–15:50 |
BP Award Announcement and Award Ceremony |
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15:50–15:55 |
Closing Remarks |
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