You are warmly invited to attend the 16th Japanese Drosophila Research Conference (JDRC16), taking place from September 17 to 19, 2024, at the Sendai International Conference Center. This conference aims to offer a platform to learn about the latest advancements in Drosophila research and to foster networking among researchers in Japan. We also extend a welcome to researchers from other fields who have an interest in Drosophila studies.

JDRC16 will feature a diverse range of presentations covering various aspects of Drosophila research, including genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, development, physiology, evolution, neuroscience, and more. The conference also serves as a valuable opportunity for young researchers and students to present their work.

We look forward to welcoming you to Sendai and hope that this meeting will be an exciting and inspiring event for all Drosophila researchers!

Erina Kuranaga
Chief organizer, JDRC16
Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

JDRC committee member

  • Erina Kuranaga (Tohoku University/Kyoto University) | Chief organizer
  • Azusa Kamikouchi (Nagoya University) | Organizer of the last JDRC (JDRC15)
  • Takashi Suzuki (Tokyo Institute of Technology) | Organizer of the next JDRC (JDRC17)
  • Tatsushi Igaki (Kyoto University)
  • Ryusuke Niwa (Tsukuba University)
  • Hirotaka Kanuka (Jikei University School of Medicine)
  • Makoto Sato (Kanazawa University)
  • Kaoru Sugimura (University of Tokyo)
  • Aya Takahashi (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
  • Shigeyuki Koshikawa (Hokkaido University)

JDRC16 Program committee of All-Tohoku

  • Shoichiro Kurata (Tohoku University)
  • Tamaki Yano (Tohoku University)
  • Toshiharu Ichinose (Tohoku University)
  • Naoyuki Fuse (Tohoku University)
  • Hiromu Tanimoto (Tohoku University)
  • Ayako Abe (Tohoku University)
  • Masayuki Koganezawa (Tohoku University)
  • Masakazu Yamazaki (Akita University)
  • Nobuhiro Yamagata (Akita University)

JDRC16 office

  • Erina Kuranaga (Tohoku University/Kyoto University)| Administration staff
  • Komaki Ninomiya (Tohoku University) | Administration staff
  • Sayaka Sekine (Tohoku University) | Administration staff
  • Hiroyuki Uechi (Tohoku University) | Administration staff
  • Arata Kuranaga (Tohoku University) | Assistant