March 25th, 2025

8:50am-

Registration, Coffee and Snacks, Poster preparation

9:15am-

Opening Remarks

     Fumiyuki Noro, University of Tsukuba, Japan

9:20am-

Opening Session: In Memory of Dr. Larry Young: Highlights of His Achievements

     Anne Murphy, Georgia State University, USA

     Sonoko Ogawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan

   Video Clips from friends, research collaborators, and comrades.

10:30am-

Session 1: Molecular, Cellular, and Neuroendocrine Bases of Social Bonding in “Voles”

    Robert Liu, Emory University, USA

    Mohamed Kabbaj, Florida State University, USA

    Tai Fadao, Shanxi Normal University, China

    Katsuhiko Nishimori, Tohoku University, Japan

    Zachary V. Johnson, Emory University, USA

12:45pm-

Group Photo, Lunch, and Fuji Film Presentation

1:30pm-

Session 2: Data Blitz by Young Investigators

2:20pm-

Poster Session

3:20pm-

Session 3: Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Underlying Social Behavior Across the Lifespan

    Miranda M. Lim, Oregon Health and Science University, USA

    Tomoko Soga, Monash University, Malaysia

    Elizabeth Hammock, Florida State University, USA

    Teruhiro Okuyama, University of Tokyo, Japan

    Aras Petrulis, Georgia State University, USA

5:30pm–

Poster Session, Social Gathering

7:00pm–

Congress Dinner

March 26th, 2025

8:30am-

Morning Social Gathering

9:05am-

Session 4: Biology of Social Interaction in Diverse Species with Evolutional Perspectives

    Sarah Woolley, McGill University, Canada

    Hideaki Takeuchi, Tohoku University, Japan

    Qi Zhang, University of Tsukuba, Japan

    Dingzhen Liu, Beijing Normal University, China

10:50pm-

Session 5: Oxytocin and Social Cognition

    Takefumi Kikusui, Azabu University, Japan

    Karen L. Bales, University of California, Davis, USA

    Hidenori Yamasue, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan

    Tatsuhi Onaka, Jichi Medical University, Japan

12:40pm-

Lunch, Poster Session/Data Blitz

1:30pm -2:30pm

Dr. Larry Young’s Legacy Continues

Part 1 

  Video Clips from friends, research collaborators, and comrades.

Part 2

    Wen Sung Lai, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

　Yasuhiko Kondo, Teikyo University of Science, Japan

　Hirotaka Sakamoto, Okayama University, Japan

    Zuoxin Wang, Florida State University, USA

2:30pm

Closing Remarks

Geert J. de Vries, Georgia State University, USA

Fumiyuki Noro, Japan, University of Tsukuba
https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/researcher/0000001502

Anne Murphy, USA Georgia State University

https://www.murphylabatgsu.com/

Sonoko Ogawa, Japan Tsukuba University

https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000001581

Robert Liu, USA  Emory University

https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/liulab/

Mohamed Kabbaj, USA Florida State University

https://med.fsu.edu/biosci/kabbaj-lab

Tai Fadao, China, Shaanxi Normal University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fadao-Tai

Katsuhiko Nishimori, Japan  Fukushima Medical University

https://researchmap.jp/ishikorobisawa?lang=en

 Zachary V. Johnson, USA, Emory University

https://med.emory.edu/directory/profile/?u=ZVJOHNS

Miranda Lim, USA Oregon Health & Science University.

https://www.ohsu.edu/people/miranda-m-lim-md-phd

Tomoko Soga, Malaysia, Monash University

https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/tomoko-soga

Elizabeth Hammock, USA, Florida State University

https://psychology.fsu.edu/person/elizabeth-hammock

Teruhiro Okuyama, Japan The University of Tokyo

 https://www.iqb.u-tokyo.ac.jp/okuyamalab/

Aras Petrulis, USA Georgia State University

https://www.petrulis-devrieslab.com/

Sarah Woolley, Canada, McGill University

https://www.mcgill.ca/biology/sarah-woolley

Hideaki Takeuchi, Japan  Tohoku University

https://sites.google.com/view/molecular-ethology-laboratory

Qi Zhang, Japan　Tsukuba University

 https://www.qizhanglab.com/contact-us

Dingzhen Liu, China, Beijing Normal University
https://bsee.bnu.edu.cn/Home/People/c9572d2b7035437cb6cb2057ae59b67b.htm

Takefumi Kikusui, Japan Azabu University

https://sites.google.com/carazabu.com/lab-kaizai/

Karen L. Bales, USA, University of California, Davis

https://biology.ucdavis.edu/people/karen-bales

Hidenori Yamasue, Japan  

https://www.hama-med.ac.jp/uni-e/academics/fac-med/dept/psychiatry/index.html

Tatsuhi Onaka, Japan, Jichi Medical University

https://researchmap.jp/tatsushionaka?lang=en

Wen Sung Lai, Taiwan National Taiwan University

http://www.psy.ntu.edu.tw/index.php/members/faculty/fulltime-faculty/1955-lai-wen-sung

Yasuhiko Kondo, Japan, Teikyo University of Science

https://www.ntu.ac.jp/research/kyoin/seimei/animal/kondou.html

Hirotaka Sakamoto, Japan, Okayama University
https://sites.google.com/view/okadaishinkeikodo/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0?authuser=0

Zuoxin Wang, USA  Florida State University

https://psy.fsu.edu/~wanglab/

Geert de Vries, USA Georgia State University

https://www.petrulis-devrieslab.com/