77Summer Program (RISP) from June 26-30, 2023. Originally initiated in 2006 as the RCAI International Summer Program, IMS has continued its legacy and, since 2019, expanded it into an international summer program, co-hosted with the Institute of Immunology at Tsinghua University as the “new” RISP. The core objectives of this program are to facilitate exchanges among young researchers engaged in medical research, particularly in immunology, and to nurture human resource development. De-spite facing challenges related to the ongoing impact of the new coronavirus during the preparation period, a total of 77 partici-pants, including lecturers, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers from Japan and around the world, actively engaged in the RISP.Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who participated in the RISP experienced academic growth and broadened their international perspectives through involvement in a comprehen-sive lecture course (held from June 26-28) and an illuminating international symposium (conducted on June 29-30), featuring distinguished researchers from Japan and abroad. The lecture course served as a valuable platform for students to delve into the latest advancements in the research field. During this course, students showcased their research through oral presentations and poster sessions. All presentations demonstrated a commendable scientific standard, fostering exchange and networking opportu-hosted by the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sci-ences (IMS) in conjunction with the Japanese Society for Immu-nology (JSI), was held June 29-30 at the Ito Hall, the University of Tokyo after being postponed on three different occasions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The symposium was entitled “The Im-mune System- Faster, Longer, Stronger”. The subtitle was inspired by a motto of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, “Faster, Higher, Stronger” which expresses our gratitude for the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 with aiming to develop better vaccine through un-derstanding the Immune System. In the symposium, 19 outstand-ing speakers presented their research, and attracted more than 350 participants. There were four sessions: (1) Immune Memory, (2) Age-related Immune response, (3) Immunometabolism, and (4) Regulation of inflammation. The program was well received among the audience according to our survey. Recent investiga-tions on the immune memory and inflammation provided new insights and showed perspective for a new strategy for vaccine de-velopment and control of auto-immune diseases. Elegant studies performed in age-related mmune response spotlighted the hetero-nities among participants from diverse research institutions and cultural backgrounds. This collaborative interaction is expected to make a significant contribution to the participants’ future re-search development and career progression.In summary, this program has yielded noteworthy results in nurturing the development of young medical scientists and fostering international networking. We look forward to further advancements in the future through continuous refinement and improvement.geneity in T cell subsets, immune responses and microbes during human aging. Studies performed in immunometabolism revealed new interconnections between immune cells via metabolites. The presentations of several young investigators who showed great promise for the future of immunological studies was especially impressive. Researchers also had a unique opportunity to directly communicate with a publisher and learn how to best present their results. All participants really enjoyed a face-to-face discussion after a long-time restriction of such style. Lastly, we sincerely ap-preciate the support from the Naito Foundation, Japan.RIKEN-Tsinghua International Summer Program (RISP) 2023 IMS successfully hosted the RIKEN-Tsinghua International The IMS-JSI International Symposium on Immunology 2023The IMS-JSI International Symposium on Immunology,
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