The 11th KEPLR Seminar was held on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), organized by Dr. Tetsuya Hisanaga (Junior PI).
Participants included members mainly from the Kansai area — the Kudoh Group, Nasuda Group, and Sato Group — as well as PIs and students from the Higashiyama Group and Tsuchimatsu Group in the Kanto region.
The following presentations were delivered, followed by active discussion:

Presentations
久永哲也（奈良先端大・久永G）
コケ植物の新奇卵分化制御因子EMUの機能解析
Functional Analysis of EMU, a Novel Regulator of Egg Differentiation in Bryophytes

森本莉生（奈良先端大・久永G）
ゼニゴケの卵形成を担う遺伝子の探索
Identification of Genes Responsible for Egg Formation in Marchantia polymorpha

増田和俊（東大・理・土松G）
海洋島で起こった雌雄異株性の進化：ムラサキシキブ属における性決定遺伝基盤の探索
Evolution of Dioecy on Oceanic Islands: Exploring the Genetic Basis of Sex Determination in the Genus Callicarpa

After the lectures, participants were given a tour of the research facilities at NAIST.