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