Regional Meeting Awards

The Physiological Society of Japan holds regional meetings across seven areas nationwide. Aiming to serve as a platform for young researchers to present their work, we will introduce the Regional Meeting Awards for outstanding presentations.

Award Recipients

• The 76th Meeting of West Japan Physiological Society: The Physiological Society of Japan - Kyushu Encouragement Award (October 31st ～November 1st, 2025)

  The Physiological Society of Japan: Kyushu Encouragement Award (Postgraduate and Early-Career Researchers Category)

  • Kentaro Mizushima, Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University: Protective Effects of a Novel Mitochondrial Fission Inhibitor on Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
  • Naoyuki Mitarai, Department of Physiology, Kyushu Dental University: Changes in TRPV1- and TRPA1-dependent airway defence reflexes in rats with pharyngolaryngeal mucosal injury
  • Norito Washimine, Department of Nephrology and Physiology of Organ Function, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University: Mechanisms underlying the development of salt-sensitive hypertension mediated by renal macrophages via acetylcholine

  The Physiological Society of Japan: Kyushu Encouragement Award (Undergraduate Category)

  • Miho Shimamura, Department of Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University Graduate School: Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Immune Responses Mediated by Bacteria-Specific Modified Nucleosides
  • Yasufumi Kaino, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Joint School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University: A Study of Spinal Mobility Enabling Twisting Behaviour in Cats
• The 77th Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan: Encouragement Award(November 15～16, 2025)
  • Tomoko Ichihara, Department of Physiology and Biophysics,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University: Analysis of the glucose transport mechanism of the sodium-glucose cotransporter hSGLT3 under acidic conditions
• The 117th Meeting of Kinki Physiological Society: Outstanding Young Researcher Presentation Award (November 29th, 2025)
  • Moe Asayama, Department of Cell Physiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine: Otopetrin1 serves as an acid-sensing mechanism for the swallowing reflex
  • Tsugunori Maruyama, Department of Nutritional Chemistry, Division of Food Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University: Deficiencies in medium-chain fatty acid metabolism in the liver alter lipid preferences, leading to fatty liver and impaired glucose tolerance
  • Stefan Peyda, Department of Neurobiology, Division of Advanced Brain Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University: A Novel Synapse Organizer Rapidly Salvages Hand Dexterity & Drives Corticospinal Rewiring in Spinal-Injured Primates
  • Kōta Morishiro, Laboratory of Biological Function Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University: Development and implementation of an ultra-fine fluorescent endoscopic imaging system capable of dual-wavelength simultaneous imaging for in vivo neural activity recording
  • Yuki Maeda, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Wakayama Prefectural University of Medicine: Analysis of the molecular basis underlying the Na⁺/Ca²⁺ selectivity of voltage-gated channels

• The 72nd Meeting of Chubu Japan Physiological Society: Chubu Encouragement Award (October 17～18, 2025)
  • Jiaying Liu, Department of Integrative Physiology, Division of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jichi Medical University: The role of the extracellular turret region in the gating mechanisms of HCN and Kv channels
  • Tomoki Sato, Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Shizuoka Prefectural University: Synergistic changes in skeletal muscle phospholipid quality and improvements in endurance exercise capacity resulting from endurance training combined with linoleic acid intake
  • Akira Murakami, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Prefectural University: Intracellular temperature regulators and fatty acid desaturases contribute to skeletal muscle regeneration mechanisms
  • Yukiko Imi, Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Shizuoka Prefectural University: Mechanisms of thermogenesis regulation in brown adipose tissue via PDK1-mediated control of succinate uptake
  • Yuki Oba, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Prefectural University: Development of Chemical Modification Techniques for Phospholipid Head Group Structures to Elucidate the Significance of Membrane Phospholipids
• The 255th Meeting of Tokyo Physiological Society (Kanto-Tokyo Regional Meeting) : Best Presentation Award (October 4th, 2025)
  • Ryuya Kurashima, Department of Physiology, Tokyo Dental College: Piezo1-TRPV1/TRPA1 channel coupling via the intracellular PLA2-COX1 pathway
  • Kanna Sunama, Graduate School of Sports and Health Science, Juntendo University: An Investigation into the Sensory Modalities Involved in the Transmission of Exercise Motivation
  • Haruya Yagishita, Department of Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo University of Science: Potassium ion channels involved in firing patterns and memory consolidation during hippocampal ripples
  • Sayuki Oka, Department of Cell Physiology, Tokyo Medical University: Investigation of the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of the prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 in the ductus arteriosus, which is responsible for foetal circulation
  • Toranosuke Hamada, Fourth-year student, Teikyo University School of Medicine: Red nuclei and their networks in mice