IUPS Beacon 2026 Physiology Orchestration of multiple systems
“IUPS beacons are intended to be small focused meetings on a timely topic in physiology which will provide participants with an immersive and interactive scientific exchange of ideas that is especially aimed at benefitting early career researchers”
All participants will be outside their scientific comfort zones for several sessions and encouraged to take a new way of looking at their research questions.
Date:
15. 09. – 16.09.2026
(full 2 days)
Venue:
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Okazaki Conference Center (OCC) (belongs to 3 national institutions in Okazaki)
Co-host:
National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Okazaki
See also our post regarding the successful beacon meeting
The IUPS Beacon Symposium 2026 brought together 105 participants from Japan and around the world. The symposium was co-hosted by the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Japan, and the Organizing Committee was chaired by Professor Kazuhiro Nakamura of Nagoya University.
An outstanding lineup of invited speakers and their presentation titles can be found in the symposium program.The symposium program is available here for download:
The theme of the symposium was “Physiology Ahead: Orchestration of Multiple Systems.” The orchestration of multiple organs/ systems is a fundamental concept in physiology and, at the same time, an exciting and rapidly developing area of research.
The symposium brought together 14 invited speakers, including 7 from overseas, and 91 general participants, including 50 from overseas. Participants came from China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the USA, and Viet Nam (Region/ Country). Among all participants, 44 were students.
We would especially like to thank the many overseas participants who traveled to Japan to join the symposium.
Notably, the symposium featured as many as 69 poster presentations. Both the lecture and poster sessions generated lively and in-depth discussions among the participants.
IUPS provided travel grants to 15 overseas participants and 7 domestic participants, helping to facilitate broad participation, particularly by early-career researchers and students.
At the information exchange party, participants, including many students, enjoyed lively conversations and actively built new connections and networks across generations, disciplines, and geographical regions.
The symposium highlighted an important message for the future of our field:
Physiology is borderless—across disciplines, generations, and regions!
Organizing Committee:
Professor Kazuhiro Nakamura (Chairperson) (Nagoya University)
Professor Takeshi Hiyama (Vice-Chairperson) (Tottori University)
Professor Satoshi Koba (Member) (Tottori University)
Professor Yoshihiro Kubo (Member, Secretary-General) (NIPS, President of IUPS)
Sessions:
— 14 Invited Lectures (7 overseas, 7 domestic)
— 69 Posters with 1min Flash Talk