1st International Symposium on GPI and its Deficiency

第1回GPI国際シンポジウム

Date: September 10, 11, 2024 (on-site and virtual meeting)

Venue: Keizo Saji Memorial Hall, Nakanoshima Center, Osaka University
(大阪大学中之島センター 佐治敬三記念ホール)

Japanese
https://www.onc.osaka-u.ac.jp

English
https://mice.osaka-info.jp/en/venue_search/osaka-university-nakanoshima-center/

This event aims to bring together the leading scientists on GPI research and clinical researchers on GPI related rare diseases, such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and Inherited GPI deficiency (IGD) from around the world to exchange insights and discuss recent advancements in the basic science on GPI, the research on the pathogenic mechanism of GPI deficiencies and their treatment, such as complement inhibitors on PNH and gene therapy on IGD. All of the invited speakers will gather on site, and you can also join in web. Please come and join us!!

Special Lecture

Taroh Kinoshita
Osaka University, Japan

Biosynthesis and Transport of GPI and GPI-APs

Morihisa Fujita
Gifu University, Japan
Manuel Muñiz
University of Sevilla, Spain
William A Prinz
UT Southwestern, USA

Biosynthesis and Dynamics of GPI-related Molecules

Kouichi Funato
Hiroshima University, Japan
Yasu Morita
UMass Amherst, USA

Luncheon Seminar1

Norimitsu Inoue
Wakayama Medical University, Japan

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Lucio Luzzatto
University of Florence, Italy
Seishi Ogawa
Kyoto University, Japan
Shinji Nakao
Kanazawa University, Japan

Molecular Imaging of GPI-AP and Beyond

Satyajit Mayor
NCBS, India
Kenichi Suzuki
Gifu University, Japan

Synthesis and Structural Analysis of GPI

Daniel Varón Silva
FHNW, Switzerland
Zhongwu Guo
University of Florida, USA
Dianfan Li
CAS, China

GPI in development

Shanthini Sockanathan
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Akiko Satoh
Hiroshima University, Japan
Qi Zhang
University of Tsukuba, Japan

Luncheon Seminar2

Jun-ichi Nishimura
Osaka University, Japan

Sweets Seminar

Yasutaka Ueda
Osaka University, Japan

Inherited GPI Deficiency (IGD)

Philippe Campeau
University of Montreal, Canada
Peter Krawitz
University of Bonn, Germany
Yoshiko Murakami
Osaka University, Japan
Organizing Committee

Chair: Yoshiko Murakami (Osaka University, Japan)
Secretariat: Morihisa Fujita (Gifu University, Japan)
Norimitsu Inoue (Wakayama Medical University, Japan)
Jun-ichi Nishimura (Osaka University, Japan)
Yasu Morita (UMass Amherst, USA)
Reika Watanabe (La Jolla Institute for Immunology, USA)
Yuko Tashima (Nagoya University, Japan)

Organized by

The Japanese Association for Complement Research (JACR)
Laboratory of Immunoglycobiology, RIMD, Osaka University

Co-organized by

Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Nagoya University/Gifu University

Supported by

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
(AMED : 23bm1223019h0001, 22ek0109614h0001)
The Osaka Medical Research Foundation for intractable Diseases
Mizutani foundation for Glycoscience
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Novartis Pharma KK.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum Japan
The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University (BIKEN)

Contact Address

Yoshiko Murakami (Osaka University)
yoshikobiken.osaka-u.ac.jp

Morihisa Fujita (Gifu University)
fujita.morihisa.h3f.gifu-u.ac.jp

Registration for participants
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