Events

　We are delighted to organize “Special Lectures from Outstanding Young Scientists” as a series of FIBER International Summit for Nucleic Acids (FISNA). At this lecture series, young researchers—including doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers expected to spearhead cutting-edge research internationally within the nanobiotechnology field—will present their ongoing research findings. In this time, Ms. Ayako Iwake from School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo and Mr. Naoya Mochizuki from Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University will give a talk. Prof. Chun Kit Kwok from City University of Hong Kong will also present his recent works as a special guest. Let’s join us!

　This lecture will be held in person and also streamed online. We also welcome participation from researchers in companies and other organizations across a wide range of fields.

◆ Date & Time：Friday, January 16, 2026
　 9:30 AM JST – 11:30 AM JST (Registration: 9:15 AM – )
◆ Venue：Konan University, Okamoto Campus iCommons P3
◆ Lecture Language： English
◆ Chair：Shuntaro Takahashi 
Associate  Professor, Frontier  Institute  for Biomolecular  Engineering Research (FIBER)/ The  school of  Frontiers of Innovative  Research in  Science  and  Technology (FIRST), Konan University

【Rising stars session】　9：30 – 10：00
・Lecturer：Ms. Ayano Iwake
・Affiliation：School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
・Lecture Title：Systematic evaluation of secondary structure requirements in 5′-extended pegRNA

【Rising stars session】 10：00 – 10：30
・Lecturer： Mr. Naoya Mochizuki
・Affiliation：Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan
・Lecture Title：Enhanced Recognition of Double-Stranded DNA with Shifted Parallel PNAs and Its Application

【Special lecture】 10：40 – 11：30
・Lecturer：Prof. Dr. Chun Kit Kwok
・Affiliation：Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong
・Lecture Title：RNA G-Quadruplex Structures: Key Regulators in Biology and Promising Targets for Disease

*please refer here for the detail.

If you would like to participate, please register by 3 PM JST, January 15 (Thursday) , 2026 from the WEB registration form below.

★　WEB registration form ★ 

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【Contact Information】
Port Island Campus Office, Konan University
Phone：078-303-1147
FAX: 078-303-1495
E-Mail: fiber@adm.konan-u.ac.jp
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