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

2026-04-06