Events
RIKEN-Tsinghua International Summer Program (RISP) 2025
Lecture Course: June 20-25, 2025
RIKEN IMS-JSI International Symposium on Immunology 2025: June 26-27, 2025
Application Deadline: January 10, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) will hold an international summer program, the RIKEN-Tsinghua International Summer Program (RISP), in June 2025.
IMS and the Institute for Immunology at Tsinghua University (IITU) have agreed to alternate hosting an annual international summer program as part of our collaborative efforts. The program was held at IITU in 2019, at RIKEN IMS in 2023 (postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic), at IISU in 2024, and in 2025 it returns to RIKEN
Program description
This program aims to provide young scientists with the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge immunology and related areas such as genomic medicine, disease system biology, and bioinformatics. The agenda will consist of lectures by internationally distinguished scientists in these fields, and oral and poster presentations by each participant.
Approximately 40 Ph.D. students and young post-doctoral fellows will participate in the lecture course at the RIKEN facility in Yokohama and RIKEN IMS-JSI International Symposium on Immunology in the Tokyo area.
Eligibility
Ph.D. students or early-career postdoctoral fellows within approximately 3 years of completing their Ph.D.
Lecturers
Masayuki Amagai (RIKEN)Hisashi Arase (Osaka University)
Uttiya Basu (Columbia University)
Cevayir Coban (The University of Tokyo)
Xiaoyu Hu (Tsinghua University)
Marcela V. Maus (Harvard University)
Yasuhiro Murakawa (RIKEN)
Emmanuelle Passegue (Columbia University)
Erika Pearce (Johns Hopkins University)
Hai Qi (Tsinghua University)
Francisco J. Quintana (Harvard University)
Gabriel D. Victora (The Rockefeller University)
Expenses
LodgingThe RISP organizers will arrange accommodation for all participants at Hotel Mets Yokohama Tsurumi. RIKEN will cover all lodging expenses for a total of 9 nights (check-in on June 19 and check-out on June 28). Hotel Mets Yokohama Tsurumi: https://www.hotelmets.jp/en/tsurumi/
*Cancellation policy
Cancellations after May 19, 2025 will incur a cancellation fee, which will be charged to the participant who cancels. This policy applies without exceptions, including in cases of personal emergencies.
Travel
Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses (round-trip airfare and ground transportation) and for making travel arrangements.
Meals
Participants are responsible for covering their own meal expenses throughout the program.
Program information
RISP2025 will consist of two parts: a lecture course, and a scientific symposium.
Lecture Course: June 20 (Fri)-June 25 (Wed), 2025
Lectures by internationally distinguished scientists
Poster presentations and short talks by each participant
Venue: IMS, RIKEN Yokohama Campus
1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
https://www.ims.riken.jp/english/about/access.php
RIKEN IMS-JSI International Symposium on Immunology 2025: June 26 (Thu) and 27 (Fri), 2025
The Symposium is a series of annual conferences hosted by RIKEN IMS in conjunction with the Japanese Society for Immunology (JSI).
Venue: Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo (tentative)
7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/adm/iirc/en/access.html
Ph.D. students or early-career postdoctoral fellows within approximately 3 years of completing their Ph.D. Selection will be made on a competitive basis.
Application procedure
The following documents are required for RISP2025 applications. Click the links to download the application forms and fill them out completely. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
[Download Forms]
1. Application Form A
Please do not modify the template.
Please name the file with application date (MMDD) as “Firstname_Lastname_A_MMDD” and submit it in EXCEL format.
Example: John_Smith_A_1223.xlsx
Please submit the following documents 2-3 or 2-4 (if applicable) in a single PDF file titled
"Firstname_Lastname_B_MMDD".
Example: John_Smith_B_0105.pdf
2. Application Form B
Please do not modify the template.
This form consists of the following three sections. Start each section on a new page.
3. Letter of Recommendation
A signed recommendation letter from the applicant's supervisor, addressed to the “RISP2025 Organizing Committee”. Note that the secretariat may contact your supervisor directly for confirmation.
4. Consent Form (EU and UK residents only)
To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), RIKEN is now required to obtain your consent in collecting personal data. Please sign the consent form and submit it to us.
1. Application Form A
Please do not modify the template.
Please name the file with application date (MMDD) as “Firstname_Lastname_A_MMDD” and submit it in EXCEL format.
Example: John_Smith_A_1223.xlsx
Please submit the following documents 2-3 or 2-4 (if applicable) in a single PDF file titled
"Firstname_Lastname_B_MMDD".
Example: John_Smith_B_0105.pdf
2. Application Form B
Please do not modify the template.
This form consists of the following three sections. Start each section on a new page.
(1) Curriculum Vitae
This section must include the categories below. Do not exceed two pages for section (1).
- Education: Provide institution names and the highest degree obtained, including years. Start with your most recent degree.
- Research experience and career
- Publications and awards
(2) Purposes for Participating in the Summer Program/ Self-promotion
Write a summary of your research background including specific fields, experimental work, laboratories, and how you plan to incorporate what you learn at RISP into your current and future research work (maximum 300 words).
(3) Presentation Abstract
Participants will give a PowerPoint oral presentation and a poster presentation during the lecture course. All applicants must submit an abstract (maximum 300 words) describing these presentations.
This section must include the categories below. Do not exceed two pages for section (1).
- Education: Provide institution names and the highest degree obtained, including years. Start with your most recent degree.
- Research experience and career
- Publications and awards
(2) Purposes for Participating in the Summer Program/ Self-promotion
Write a summary of your research background including specific fields, experimental work, laboratories, and how you plan to incorporate what you learn at RISP into your current and future research work (maximum 300 words).
(3) Presentation Abstract
Participants will give a PowerPoint oral presentation and a poster presentation during the lecture course. All applicants must submit an abstract (maximum 300 words) describing these presentations.
3. Letter of Recommendation
A signed recommendation letter from the applicant's supervisor, addressed to the “RISP2025 Organizing Committee”. Note that the secretariat may contact your supervisor directly for confirmation.
4. Consent Form (EU and UK residents only)
To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), RIKEN is now required to obtain your consent in collecting personal data. Please sign the consent form and submit it to us.
Please upload your application documents via the link below and inform us (risp2025[at]ml.riken.jp) that you have uploaded them. We will send you an e-mail to confirm receipt of your application. We recommend that you apply as early as possible in order to avoid any problems. You will receive a notification of your results by e-mail within 10 weeks after the application process is closed.
Upload link: https://riken-share.ent.box.com/f/c4fb49335eae4154a62b7104ae99bdb9
Applications must be received by January 31, 2025, 5 PM (JST).
*If the upload link does not work, please contact the RISP2025 Secretariat.
Contact
RISP2025 SecretariatRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan
E-mail: risp2025[at]ml.riken.jp