Programs

Program Theme

The KEAP1–NRF2 system plays a central role in cellular protection against environmental stresses and is increasingly recognized as a promising therapeutic target for oxidative stress-related diseases. This program brings together researchers to discuss recent advances in the molecular mechanisms of environmental response, disease biology, drug development, and clinical translation. As a new frontier in environmental response research, the program also addresses space life science and medicine, focusing on biological responses to the space environment. Building on the international Environmental Response symposium series, the program will provide a forum for exchanging and discussing the latest advances in KEAP1–NRF2 and environmental response research.

Events

Exploring Biology and Health in Space: Insights from JAXA Mouse Missions and Spaceflight Research
(March 26, 2027)

The Environmental Response VII
(March 27, 2027 – March 28, 2027)

Organizers

Masayuki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
Antonio Cuadrado (Autonomous University of Madrid)
Anna-Liisa Levonen (University of Eastern Finland)
Ken Itoh (Hirosaki University)
Dai Shiba (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Donna D. Zhang (The Scripps Research Institute)

Co–sponsored by

• Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation
• The NOVARTIS Foundation (Japan) for the Promotion of Science
• Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association

Supported by

• Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo)