On February 27, 2026, ASHBi will host the “AMED‑MRC ASPIRE Engineering Biology Workshop – Towards reconstituting human kidney development and disease in vitro” at the Nitori Hall, a multipurpose hall in the Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology (CCII).

This joint workshop brings together leading researchers and young scientists from Japan and the UK to connect two rapidly advancing fields: kidney development and in vitro kidney and embryo models, with latests advances in synthetic and systems biology. By combining expertise in renal organogenesis and stem cell–based model systems with quantitative, programmable, and engineering-driven approaches, the workshop aims to explore new ways to analyse, control, and reconstruct kidney development and disease in vitro. The meeting is designed to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and seed new collaborations that will drive conceptual and technological innovation at the interface of developmental biology and synthetic biology.

Date：Friday, 27 February 2026, 10:00-18:00

Venue：Nitori Hall, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology (CCII), Kyoto University

Language：English