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Special Lecture by 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Pursuing What You Want to Do and Believing in What You Find Interesting
— A Scientific Journey Accompanied by Autophagy —

Information

Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi, the 2016 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine, gives special lecture. Professor Ohsumi, who has made significant contributions to life sciences, will reflect on his half–century career as a researcher and discuss the importance of pursuing what you want to do and believing in what you find interesting. Through his research on autophagy reaching the fundamental mechanisms of life phenomena, Professor Ohsumi will discuss the significance of basic science, the appeal of intellectual exploration, and his message to young researchers and students who will shape the future.

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Date

Saturday, November 22, 2025 15:30 – 17:30 (JST)

Venue

  • Aobayama Commons, Aobayama New Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
  • Online

Capacity

Onsite: 250 (First–come–first–serve basis, registration required)
Online: 250

Speaker

Asako Sugimoto (Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku University / Director of Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University)
Yoshinori Ohsumi (Honorary Professor, Cell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Institute of Science Tokyo)
*All lectures will be given in Japanese

Registration

Registration deadline: Friday, November 14, 2025, 17:00 (JST)
Registration Form

Time Schedule

Chair: Yukiko Fujimura (Voiceover Japan)
15:30 – 15:35
Opening Remarks
Teiji Tominaga (Tohoku University)
15:35 – 16:00
Asako Sugimoto (Tohoku University)
From research on yeast to the world: Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi's research on autophagy and its wide impact
16:00 – 17:00
Yoshinori Ohsumi (Institute of Science Tokyo)
Reflections on half a century of research
17:00 – 17:25
Q & A session
17:25 – 17:30
Closing Remarks
TBD

Poster

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Hosted by

  • Tokyo Electron Limited
  • Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University

Co–hosted by

  • Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
  • Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
  • Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
  • Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University
  • Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
  • Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo), Tohoku University

In cooperation with

  • natural science
  • Sendai City Board of Education
  • Ohsumi Frontier Science Foundation

Contact

Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University
Email: tfc_se*grp.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)