At the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan (2025), we had 314 presentations eligible for the Student Excellent Presentation Award. After rigorous evaluation, the Society selected 5 presenters for the Best Student Presentation Award and 57 presenters for the Student Presentation Award.

Congratulations to all the award recipients.

We would like to express our gratitude to the professors who conducted the selection process.

Best Student Presentation Award (5 presentations)

  • 1Dp08
    Haoyu Zhang （Grad. Sch. Eng., Tohoku Univ.）
    Structural and functional analysis of glutamate receptors in cyanobacteria
  • 3Bp09
    Kazuki Uchida （Grad. Sch. Eng., Kyushu Univ.）
    Protein-functionalized Liposomal Drug Formulations Designed by Site-Specific Protein Conjugation Based on a Spontaneous Covalent Bond Formation System
  • 3Ep02
    Akinobu Katano （Grad. Sch. Eng, Kobe Univ.）
    2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid production using nitrogen metabolism
  • 3Fp13
    Mika Nishimura （Grad. Sch. Adv. Sci. Eng., Waseda Univ.）
    Development of bacterial low input RNA-seq for comprehensive gene expression dynamics analysis of bacterial populations
  • 3Gp03
    Anno Katasho （Grad. Sch. Agric., Kyoto Univ.）
    Identification and characterization of urolithin 9-dehydroxylase in Enterocloster bolteae DSM 15670T

Student Presentation Award (57 presentations)

  • 1Ap02
    Ryusei Matsumoto （Sch. Life Sci. Technol, Science Tokyo）
    Analysis of the evolutionary dynamics of polyphosphate kinase 2 identified promiscuous and highly active enzymes for practical applications
  • 1Ap09
    Ryosuke Kojima （Grad. Sch. Sci. Technol., Kyoto Inst. Technol.）
    Screening, analysis and application of glycosyltransferase of phloroglucinol
  • 1Ap15
    Toya Yoshida （Grad. Sch. Pure Appl. Sci., Univ. Tsukuba）
    Synergistic activation of L-lactate oxidase via mutagenesis and liquid-liquid phase separation
  • 1Bp08
    Rina Hamasaki （Grad. Sch. Eng., Tokyo Univ. Agric. Technol.）
    Modification of single-chain fragment variables (scFv) using DNA aptamers and photoreactive G4 ligands
  • 1Cp02
    Haruka Nishiwaki （Grad. Sch. Eng., Univ. Osaka）
    Exploration of aldoxime dehydratases which catalyze new-to-nature radical ring-opening reaction of cycloketone oximes and elucidation of its function
  • 1Cp03
    Daisuke Yonemoto （Grad. Sch. IST, Univ. Osaka）
    Relief of feedback inhibition of lysine biosynthetic enzymes by a phage-assisted continuous evolution
  • 1Cp14
    Reini Mori （Grad. Sch. Agric., Meijo Univ.）
    Functional and structural analysis of a decarboxylative vanillate 1-hydroxylase from the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium
  • 1Dp11
    Takuto Yahara （Grad. Sch. Agric. Sci., Tohoku Univ.）
    Engineering Rice Suspension Cells for High-Level Secretion of the Antimicrobial Protein Lysostaphin
  • 1Ep14
    Haruki Inoue （Grad. Sch. IST, Univ. Osaka）
    Development of time-resolved 13C-metabolic flux analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • 1Fp07
    Kako Miura （Grad. Sch. Sci. Technol. Innov., Kobe Univ.）
    Introduction of Heterologous phaC gene into Purple Non-Sulfer Bacteria for PHBH Production
  • 1Hp05
    Ayuki Hamaguchi （Grad. Sch. Eng., Sojo Univ.）
    Physiological analysis of Pulcherriminic acid production genes in basidiomycete yeasts
  • 1Hp12
    Masaki Yokoyama （Grad. Sch. Agric. Sci., Tohoku Univ.）
    Functional evaluation of an inducible gene expression system in Aspergillus oryzae
  • 1Hp13
    Keishu Kawatomi （Grad. Sch. Bioresour. Bioenviron. Sci., Kyushu Univ.）
    Analysis of the relationship between microtubule and tubulin mRNA dynamics in Aspergillus oryzae
  • 1Hp14
    Kazuki Oga （Dept. Appl. Chem., Fac. Sci. Eng, Waseda Univ）
    Generation of the deletion strains, by genome editing technique, in relation to the mycotoxin biosynthesis gene clusters in the citric acid-hyperproducer Aspergillus lacticoffeatus WU-2020
  • 1Ip05
    Shin Ozawa （Grad. Sch. Sci. Eng., Chiba Univ.）
    Three-dimensional culture of liver cells utilizing microparticle-connected hydrogel sponges
  • 1Jp01
    Shinta Ijichi （Grad. Sch. Life Sci., Gakushuin Univ.）
    Development of a drug discovery platform based on biosynthetic system of natural cyclic peptides
  • 1Jp02
    Kohei Kaneda （Grad. Sch. Biosci. Biotec., Fukui Pref. Univ.）
    Exploration of the cryptic bioactivity in peptide natural products by enhancement of cell membrane permeability
  • 1Kp08
    Yuma Yamamoto （Grad. Sch. Integr. Sci. Technol., Shizuoka Univ.）
    Biotreatment of raw wastewater by a microalgae-bacteria consortium
  • 1Lp10
    Kanami Muraki （Grad. Sch. Agric. Life Sci., Hirosaki Univ.）
    An engineered Pseudomonas sp. NGC7 for selective vanillate production from sugarcane bagasse lignin-derived aromatic compounds
  • 1Mp04
    Kohei Yamada （Grad. Sch. Life Environ. Sci., Univ. Tsukuba）
    Structural study of a soluble polysaccharide with immunostimulatory activity from broccoli compared with other polysaccharides from Brassicaceae
  • 1Mp08
    Yasushi Nishida （FIRST, Konan Univ.）
    Macrophage response induced by water-soluble beta-glucan nanoparticles: Rapid activation and anti-inflammatory effects triggered by solubilization
  • 1Np15
    Chisato Murakawa （Grad. Sch. Agric., Tokyo Univ. Agric.）
    Identification of Ditryptoleucine biosynthetic genes in Aspergillus oryzae
  • 2Ap05
    Hideki Kato （Fac. Sci. Technol., Tokyo Univ. Sci.）
    Substrate specificity of CYP107J1 from Bacillus subtilis
  • 2Bp09
    Yuki Yokoe （Grad. Sch. Biosci., Nagahama Inst. Bio-Sci. Technol.）
    Optimization of tyrosine crosslinking reaction toward molecular spinning of nanofiber proteins
  • 2Cp09
    Toya Sasaki （Grad. Sch. Environ. Life Sci., Okayama Univ.）
    Validation of a Protein Engineering Strategy for Hyperthermophilic Proteins Using ProteinMPNN
  • 2Dp04
    Yoshinori Tokita （Grad. Sch. Eng., Univ. Osaka）
    Creation of Non-Toxic Potatoes Lacking Steroidal Glycoalkaloids through 16DOX Knockout Using CRISPR/Cas9
  • 2Fp02
    Haruka Teraki （Grad. Sch. IST, Univ. Osaka）
    Engineering E. coli for enhanced use of the reverse glyoxylate shunt to increase acetyl-CoA supply
  • 2Fp04
    Ryosuke Horiba （Grad. Sch. IST, Univ. Osaka）
    Evaluating metabolic phenotype of Escherichia coli based on the transcription factor activity
  • 2Fp07
    Soichiro Hirai （Grad. Sch. IST, Univ. Osaka）
    Isoprenol production by co-culture of two Escherichia coli strains to eliminate competition for sugar utilization
  • 2Fp08
    Mitsuki Tomura （Grad. Sch. Bioresour. Bioenviron. Sci., Kyushu Univ.）
    Control of bacterial ratio in synthetic microbial consortium through Ile and Lys cross-feeding
  • 2Fp10
    Tomoki Tanaka （Grad. Sch. Sci. Eng., Kansai Univ.）
    Species-specific microbiome engineering using bacteriophages to control the function of microbiomes
  • 2Hp01
    Ken Sugiyama （Grad. Sch. Agric., Kyoto Univ.）
    Improvement of reverse transcriptase for activity control of Prime editing
  • 2Ip10
    Himari Sasaki （Dept.Med.Eng.,Tokyo City Univ.）
    Development of cultured leather
  • 2Lp08
    Naoto Hirose （Grad. Sch. Sci. Technol., Kyoto Inst. Technol.）
    Potential of Cellulomonas fimi as an electricity-generating microorganism
  • 2Mp08
    Hajime Torisawa （Grad. Sch. Life Environ. Sci., Univ. Tsukuba）
    Real-time detection of food contaminant bacteria by single cell innate fluorescent signature analysis
  • 2Op09
    Tsumugi Sakakibara （Grad. Sch. Integr. Sci. Technol., Shizuoka Univ.）
    Single-Bacterium Analysis for Membrane Vesicle Production Using NanoFlow iMM
  • 2Pp01
    Sota Inagaki （Grad. Sch. Integr. Sci. Technol., Shizuoka Univ.）
    Studies on infection of entomopathogenic fungi through the cuticle of silkworm larvae
  • 2Pp08
    Yusuke Ishii （Grad. Sch. Eng., Nagoya Univ.）
    Enrichment of soy protein-derived peptides that decrease pancreatic lipase activity using heat-treated porous silica gel
  • 3Cp02
    Keita Mimura （Grad. Sch. Arts Sci., Univ. Tokyo）
    Development of a Bacterial Luciferase for use as an aldehyde sensor
  • 3Cp12
    Shimma Fujiwa （Grad. Sch. Agric., Kagawa Univ.）
    Intraspecific diversity analysis of carbohydrate degradation regulatory mechanisms in Aspergillus oryzae
  • 3Cp13
    Naoki Shimada （Grad. Sch. Agric., Kagawa Univ.）
    Analysis of enzymatic properties and expression patterns of fucosidases in Aspergillus oryzae
  • 3Dp04
    Takeru Kurakawa （Grad. Sch. Sci. Technol., Shinshu Univ.）
    Comprehensive search for intracellular pH regulation genes in Bacillus subtilis by using Colony-live system
  • 3Dp08
    Kentaro Yazaki （Grad. Sch. Eng., Tokyo Univ. Agric. Technol./RCAM., Shinshu Univ）
    Development of bio-fluorometric gas sensor using nicotinoprotein carveol dehydrogenase
  • 3Ep03
    Ayana Mori （Grad. Sch. Eng, Kobe Univ.）
    p-Amino/nitrophenylalanine production with Escherichia coli
  • 3Ep05
    Shunsuke Konishi （Grad. Sch. Eng., Univ. Osaka）
    Microbial production of abiotic metalloporphyrinoids by new biosynthetic pathway directed toward diversification of enzyme cofactors
  • 3Ep12
    Keisuke Hamaguchi （Grad. Sch. Eng. Sci., Univ. Osaka）
    D-lactic acid production by Escherichia coli using chemically synthesized non-natural sugars
  • 3Fp04
    Chihiro Liu （Grad. Sch. Agric. Life Sci., Univ. Tokyo）
    Transcriptional Dynamics of Host Bacteria Immediately After Plasmid Acquisition
  • 3Fp11
    Kotaro Harada （Med. Inst. Bioreg., Kyushu Univ.）
    Development of a multi-mode HPLC analysis system for comprehensive and quantitative metabolite monitoring of culture media
  • 3Gp05
    Hiromu Inoue （Inst. Chem. Res., Kyoto Univ.）
    Role of the phospholipid transporter LetB homolog in the production of extracellular membrane vesicles by Shewanella vesiculosa HM13
  • 3Jp01
    Takeshi Tatsuta （Grad. Sch. Eng., Tokyo Univ. Agric. Technol.）
    Detection of indole and skatole in the air using DNA aptamer
  • 3Jp05
    Yuya Abe （Sch. Mater. Chem. Technol., Science Tokyo）
    Controlled synthesis of Au nanoparticles inside liposomes using mineralization peptides
  • 3Jp09
    Yuki Hagiri （Grad. Sch. Eng., Tokyo Univ. Agric. Technol.）
    Evaluation of antibacterial peptides using susceptibility testing of E. coli and ion current analysis
  • 3Kp03
    Maina Yonemura （Kagoshima Univ.）
    Degradation behavior of biodegradable polyamide iNylon
  • 3Lp10
    Rika Mizuno （Grad. Sch. Life Environ. Sci., Univ. Tsukuba）
    Mesophilic Methane Fermentation of Light Stimulated Fixed-bed Bioreactor Simultaneous with Ammonia-rich and Antibiotic-stressed
  • 3Mp04
    Mary Faith Adan （Dept. Biotechnol., Grad. Sch. Eng., Univ. Osaka）
    Metabolite profile of cocoa powder subjected to ultrasonic-assisted alkalization
  • 3Np04
    Kaede Kijima （Grad. Sch. Integr. Sci. Life, Hiroshima Univ./NRIB）
    Screening and analysis of genes responsible for low acetate productivity in sake yeast
  • 3Np07
    Motomu Yoshioka （Div. Biol. Sci., NAIST）
    Ethanolphilicity and its molecular basis in Fructilactobacillus fructivorans, a lactic acid bacterium adapted to narazuke