The 12th research meeting of the International Leading Research project “Key-Molecule Network in Plant Reproduction (KEPLR)” was held under the organization of Prof. Takayuki Kohchi.
The meeting featured invited talks by Professor Ueli Grossniklaus, Vice-Director of KEPLR.

Event Details

• Date & Time: April 15, 2026, 12:50–17:30 (Doors open at 12:40; closing at 17:50)
• Venue: Campus Plaza Kyoto, Lecture Room 4 (6th floor), Kyoto, Japan (Hybrid format)

Program
• 13:00–14:00
Lecture 1: Ueli Grossniklaus (University of Zurich)
Can orphan crops help to mitigate climate change?
• 14:00–14:30
Lecture 2: Dr. Yoko Ikeda (Okayama University)
Switching Epigenetic States: DNA Methylation and Demethylation in Marchantia Reproduction

• Discussion Session

• 16:20–16:50
Lecture 3: Koichi Yamamori (Okayama University), Mitsuki Miwa (Kyoto University)
How does the gametocidal gene induce chromosome breakage in wheat? — Single-pollen RNA-seq analysis and molecular biological analysis in yeast —
• 16:50–17:10
Lecture 4: Takeru Kumagai (Kyoto University)
snRNA-seq and Epigenomic Analysis of Germline Differentiation in the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
• 17:10–17:30
Lecture 5: Hanako Shimizu (Kyoto University)
Seasonal enhancers in a perennial plant, Arabidopsis halleri subsp. gemmifera