Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan

We are writing to inform you that we have received a request to distribute direct mail from the Zebrafish and Medaka Drug Discovery Research Association.
Zoological Society of Japan Secretariat

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Everyone

This year's Zebrafish and Medaka Drug Discovery Research Meeting will be held in Hokkaido.

In-person and online events
Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19
Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu City (a neighboring town of Sapporo; 16 minutes from JR Sapporo Station to the nearest station (Oasa Station), followed by a 17-minute walk from the station. About 20 minutes by bus from JR Shin-Sapporo Station or Shin-Sapporo Subway Station).
Online presentations are also available.

Abstract submission deadline: October 11 (Fri). Please register from the website at the end of the page.
Registration deadline: End of October

An increase is expected from now on, but both the number of abstract submissions and the number of registration participants remain low.

Although I cannot finalize the schedule yet because the abstract submission deadline is approaching, it would be fine to aim roughly for from the afternoon of the 18th to just after noon on the 19th. As is also the purpose of this workshop, with the goal of translating basic research into social implementation, we have invited corporate speakers, including those from overseas, to give keynote and special lectures this time. We sincerely hope you will deepen your friendships at the banquet.

Research meeting registration fee: General: 4,000 yen, Students: Free
*Presentations by students and young pre-degree corporate researchers will be recognized and awarded based on voting results.

For the special lecture, we are asking instructors from industry, focusing on content that is useful for the social implementation of basic research.

Keynote Speech: Dr. Izuru Miyawaki, Sumitomo Chemical
The Use of Zebrafish in Drug Discovery and Its Potential: Focusing on Toxicity Evaluation (Working Title)

・Special Lecture: Dr. Arantza Muriana (Co-founder of Biobide, USA, a company conducting zebrafish-based assays and drug discovery)
Validation and Qualification of New Alternative Methods (NAM) for human safety and toxicity to decrease animal testing. Case studies of the Zebrafish Developmental and Neurodevelopmental assays.
*Remote participation

Special Lecture: Dr. Han Wang (Leader of the China Zebrafish Research Group)
Presentation title undecided
* In-person participation, including the social gathering

In addition, please visit the following research group website.

https://sites.google.com/view/zmdd2024/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0

We look forward to your presentations and participation.
Also, if you know anyone who might be interested, we would greatly appreciate it if you could recommend them.

I look forward to working with you.