The 14th WPI Science Symposium was held on November 15, 2025, at the Tsukuba International Congress Center (Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture). The event featured booth exhibitions from all 18 institutes of the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI), poster presentations and exchanges between high school students from across Japan and WPI researchers, and science talks by early-career researchers.
From Bio2Q, Dr. Keiko Matsuda, Jr. PI at Bio2-Core, gave a poster presentation titled “Elucidation of Synapse Formation Mechanisms in the CNS and PNS by C1q Family Molecules and Application Prospects.” She provided accessible explanations to high school students from across the country and general visitors, while engaging in discussions with researchers from other institutes. At the exhibition booth, booklets for junior and senior high school students and newsletters were displayed and distributed to communicate the research being conducted at Bio2Q and the passion of its researchers.