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■Basic Information
Title: 9th Annual Meeting on Molecular Robotics
Dates: Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13, 2026
Venue: Sakura Hall, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University

■Participation / Presentation Registration Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:00 PM (extended)  Abstract submission is now closed.
Presentation title submission form
https://forms.gle/AsvdVVa1ciMNMHor8
Participation registration (Peatix)
https://molbot-fy2025.peatix.com

■Awards
Student Presentation Award
Young Researcher Encouragement Award (students and researchers within 5 years after obtaining their PhD)
*Please apply when submitting your presentation registration. We encourage you to apply.
*The Young Researcher Encouragement Award will be selected only from poster presentations.
*If you have received the Young Researcher Encouragement Award (Poster Award) in the past, please note that you will not be considered for selection even if you apply this time (multiple awards of the same prize are not permitted).

■Program

March 12, 2026 (13:00–18:30)

• 12:30–13:00 Registration
• 13:00–13:05 Opening Remarks
• 13:05–14:05 Student Presentation Session
• 14:05–14:55 Special Lecture 1: Prof. Kingo Takiguchi (Nagoya University)
  　　　　　　　　“Orientation of Tracks and Number of Motors (Key Considerations in Using Cytoskeletons and Molecular Motors)”
• 14:55–15:05 Break
• 15:05–15:45 Special Session 1: TBA
• 15:45–15:50 Move
• 15:50–16:35 Poster Session (odd-numbered posters)
• 16:35–17:20 Poster Session (even-numbered posters)
• 17:20–17:30 Break / Move
• 17:30–18:20 Special Lecture 2: Prof. Satoshi Murata (Tohoku University) “Molecular Robotics: Where We Came From, Where We Are Going (tentative)”
• 18:20–18:30 Group Photo / Announcements
• 18:30–19:50 Networking / Technical Exchange

March 13, 2026 (09:00–17:45)

• 09:00–09:30 Registration
• 09:30–10:30 Special Session 2: “Frontiers in Protein Design”
  • Prof. Zu-Gui Peng (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) “Creating Large Membrane Peptide Nanopores”
  • Prof. Shingo Honda (University of Washington) “Protein Origami”
• 10:30–10:40 Break
• 10:40–12:10 Special Session 3: “Principles and Design of Molecular Machines”
  • Prof. Shoichi Toriyabe (Tohoku University) “On What It Means for Molecules to Move: What Can Physics Teach Us?”
  • Prof. Yoshikazu Toyoda (Tohoku University) “Design and Development of Artificial Molecular Machines with Future Bio-Applications in Mind”
  • Kohei Kishida (Tohoku University) “Study of a Molecular Machine for DNA Transport Between Bacterial Cells (tentative)”
• 12:10–13:10 Lunch
• 13:10–13:55 Poster Session (last digit 0–4)
• 13:55–14:40 Poster Session (last digit 5–9)
• 14:40–14:50 Break / Move
• 14:50–15:00 Sponsor Presentations
• 15:00–16:00 Toward Social Implementation of Molecular Robots
  • Prof. Ichiro Yoneda (University of Yamanashi) “Monitoring Bacterial Contamination and Assessing Health Risks in Aquatic Environments”
  • Prof. Keita Nakayama (Waseda University) “Issues and Precautionary Approaches for Product Safety Under Scientific Uncertainty in Causality: Case Studies of Nano/Microplastics and PFAS Pollution”
• 16:00–16:10 Break
• 16:10–17:15 Contributed Oral Presentations
• 17:15–17:45 General Assembly / Closing Ceremony / Award Ceremony