Program

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Program Day 1  September 29th (Tue), 2026

8:15 – 9:00     Registration

 

9:00 – 9:05     Opening Remarks by Prof. Motohiro Horiuchi (Hokkaido Univ.)

 

9:05 – 9:10     Announcement from the Committee

 

9:10 – 11:00    Session 1: Veterinary Science chaired by Dr. Michito Shimozuru

O-1 Shunnosuke Kira (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-2 Hexelsa Joy Cuesta Nunez (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-3 Khaled Mahmud Sujan (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-4 Yixuan Du (Hokkaido Univ.)

L-1 Invited Lecture chaired by Mr. Saman Kumara Piyadasa

Human–Elephant Coexistence and Conservation for Ecosystem Health: Integrating the One Health Approach

by Dr. Malaka Abeywardana (Elephant Transit Home, Department of Wildlife Conservation)

 

11:00 – 11:20   Break

 

11:20 – 13:30   Poster Session 1 (odd number)

Flash Talk 1

Poster Core Session 1

Extended Poster Session 1

 

13:30 – 15:05  Session 2: Research Tool Development chaired by Dr. Michihito Sasaki

O-5 Yumem Mimura (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-6 Md. Jannat Hossain (Gifu Univ.)

O-7 Cynthia Sipho Khumalo (Hokkaido Univ.)

L-2 Invited Lecture chaired by Dr. Michihito Sasaki

Songbirds: What shapes species-specific vocal behavior?

by Dr. Noriyuki Toji (Hokkaido Univ.)

 

15:05 – 15:25   Break

 

15:25 – 16:10  Session 3: Public Health Sciences chaired by Dr. Shouta Nakayama

O-8 Tohyama Mana (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-9 Kwadwo Yeboah Boateng (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-10 Hau-you Tzeng (National Chung Hsing Univ.)

 

**L-3 Invited Lecture by Dr. Andrew Oxley (Deakin Univ.) has been cancelled.**

 

 

Program Day 2  September 30th (Wed), 2026

8:30 – 9:00     Registration

 

9:00 – 10:35    Session 4: Pathogen Characterization chaired by Dr. Norikazu Isoda

O-11 Khesara Sastrin Prasita Negara (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-12 Chihiro Kaneko (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-13 Sehui Han (Hokkaido Univ.)

L-4 Invited Lecture chaired by Dr. Norikazu Isoda

From Chile to Antarctica: The Southern Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b and Its One Health Implications

by Dr. Victor Manuel Neira (Univ. of Chile)

 

10:35 – 10:50   Break

 

10:50 – 13:00   Poster Session 2 (even number)

Flash Talk 2

Poster Core Session 2

Extended Poster Session 2

 

13:00 – 14:35  Session 5: Vaccine and Drug Development chaired by Dr. Tomoe Kitao

O-14 Richard Obeng-Kyeremeh (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-15 Fumiya Horio (Hokkaido Univ.)

O-16 Patient Okitale Talunda (Hokkaido Univ.)

L-5 Invited Lecture chaired by Ms. Mungunsar Chuluun

From Hepatitis C Virus to a Diversifying Genus: Taxonomy, Host Range, and Genomic Diversity of Hepaciviruses

by Dr. Lkhagvasuren Damdindorj (National Univ. of Mongolia)

 

14:35 – 14:50   Break

 

14:50 – 17:30  Student Session

 

17:45 – 18:45  Closing Ceremony