The 11th Global Network Forum on Infection and Immunity was held on February 6 (Thursday) and February 7 (Friday), 2025, as part of the Joint Usage and Research Center Project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. This forum was organized by the Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, and co-hosted by Chiba University, Synergy Institute for Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development (cSIMVa) and Chiba University, Center for Human Immunological Diseases and Therapy Development (cCHID). The event took place at the Research Building of Medical Science, Chiba University, in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation. On the first day, the flash talks and poster session featured 45 presentations, primarily by young researchers. The second day included invited lectures under the theme “"Synergistic Innovation of Microbiology, Mucosal Immunology and Vaccinology." Eight distinguished researchers from the United States, Hong Kong, and Japan gave excellent lectures covering a wide range of topics, including gut microbiota and fungi, vaccines, infectious diseases, AI/data science, and intestinal immunity. Over the course of two days, the forum welcomed a total of 255 participants, surpassing last year’s attendance. Engaging discussions took place between presenters and attendees, and thanks to everyone’s support, the event concluded with great success.
Jordan Kelly Villa（KOTAI Biotechnologies, Inc）
P-1 “Tracking viruses within tissues by complementary single-cell spatial transcriptomic technologies”
Takahisa Hishiya（Chiba University）
P-10“A novel subpopulation of fibroblasts involved in the formation of inducible bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue ”
Qiongyuan Zhang（Chiba University）
P-21 “Characterize the genetic features of intestinal Candida albicans -specific Th17 cells to identify the regulatory mechanisms in mucosal homeostasis”
Fábio Seiti Yamada Yoshikawa（Chiba University）
P-24 “Sex bias in the immune response to the emerging fungal pathogen Sporothrix brasiliensis”
Aki Shibata（Chiba University ）
P-39 “Structural Insights into Pentacyclic Triterpenes as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Targeting MRSA”
Masato Suzuki（Chiba University）
P-45 “The Role of DnaJ in Regulating Bacterial Dormancy Depth Under Fluoroquinolone Exposure”
Hiroshi Nakajima (Chiba University)
Chair: Hiroshi Kiyono (Chiba University)
Rob Knight (UC San Diego (UCSD), USA)
“Scaling microbiome studies to address global problems”
Chair: Mitsutoshi Yoneyama (Chiba University)
Satoshi Uematsu (Osaka Metropolitan University)
“An enterococcal phage-derived enzyme suppresses graft-versus-host disease”
Eiryo Kawakami (RIKEN)
“Utilization of AI and data science in vaccine research”
Chair: Yoshiyuki Goto (Chiba University)
Hiutung Chu (UC San Diego (UCSD), USA)
“Host glycans shape early-life gut colonization and immune modulation”
Iliyan Iliev (Weill Cornell Medicine, USA)
“The Evolution of Fungal Symbiosis Within the Host: An Immunological Perspective”
Kenya Honda (Keio University&RIKEN)
“Mining the gut microbiota to develop rationally designed microbial therapeutics”
Chair: Naruhiko Ishiwada (Chiba University)
Yoshimasa Takahashi (National Institute of Infectious Diseases)
“Controlling antibody breadth to mutating viruses”
Hein Min Tun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China）
“Role of early-life gut microbiome in orchestrating immune system”
Yoshiyuki Goto (Chiba University)
