The 71st Seminar and Annual Meeting for Cryobiology and Cryotechnology, 2026
| Date: | May 30 (Sat) – 31 (Sun), 2026 |
| Venue: | TOKACHI PLAZA |
Seminar Program
May 30th
【Seminar theme: Low-temperature Science in Crop and Livestock Agriculture】
| 10:00~10:05 | Opening remarks |
(Chairperson: Jun KASUGA) |
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10:05~10:45 |
The mechanism by which pig oocytes are damaged by low- and high-temperatures during cryopreservation |
10:45~11:25 |
Cryopreservation using polymer compounds: Applications in the agricultural and livestock field |
11:25~12:45 |
Lunch break |
12:45~13:25 |
Soil frost control: Development, advancement, and its role in sustainable agriculture |
13:25~14:05 |
Advances in freezing tolerance research for wine grapes in heavy-snowy and cold regions —From understanding the freezing behavior of winter buds to practical estimation methods for the freezing tolerance— |
14:05~14:45 |
Seed germination control under low temperature |
14:45~15:00 |
Break |
Annual Meeting Program
May 30th
【General presentation】
| (Chairperson: Yoshitake AKIYAMA) | |
15:00~15:15 |
Development of a cryopreservation process simulator for human induced pluripotent stem cells |
15:15~15:30 |
Development of germ cell transplantation technology for amphibian genetic resource conservation |
15:30~15:45 |
The effect of introducing hydrophobicity in cell cryopreservation using zwitterionic polymers |
15:45~16:00 |
Break |
(Chairperson: Satoshi KIDOKORO) |
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16:00~16:15 |
Fructan dynamics between source and sink tissues during cold acclimation in wheat |
16:15~16:30 |
Freezing behaviors and freezing process in wintering Camellia japonica flower buds: visualization using Cryo-MRI |
16:30~16:45 |
Do garlic storage leaves undergo supercooling underground during winter? |
May 31st
【Best Presentation Award nominates】
| (Chairperson: Shigesaburo OGAWA) | |
9:30~9:45 |
Freezing behavior of xylem ray parenchyma cells in coarse roots of Abies sachalinensis seedlings |
9:45~10:00 |
Mechanisms regulating root growth direction in response to low temperature |
10:00~10:15 |
Genetic Variation of Chilling Tolerance and Acclimation Ability in Hokkaido Rice Varieties |
10:15~10:30 |
Cold hardiness–photosynthesis relationships in subtropical and temperate citrus species |
10:30~10:45 |
Sandwich thawing improves the morphology of powder-form superflash-frozen human platelets |
10:45~11:00 |
Novel cryopreservation technology development of CHO cells using a disaccharide aqueous solution |
11:00~11:15 |
Break |
【Special seminar】
| (Chairperson: Tadanori SEI) | |
11:15~11:55 |
H2O Science |
11:55~13:15 |
Lunch break |
13:15~13:55 |
Business meeting |
13:55~14:00 |
Best Presentation Award ceremony |
14:00~14:15 |
Break |
【General presentation】
| (Chairperson: Keita ARAKAWA) | |
14:15~14:30 |
In silico identification and characterization of intrinsically disordered proteins in the resurrection plant Selaginella tamariscina using deep learning models |
14:30~14:45 |
Inter-annual changes in water absorption of winter buds in Japanese beech |
14:45~15:00 |
Freezing tolerance and cold acclimation in the Zytnematophyte Mesotaenium |
15:00~15:05 |
Closing remarks |

