The 8th Institute for Biomedical Sciences International Symposium was held on February 28, 2018. On the theme of “Mammalian reproduction and evolutionary genetics”, researchers presented their latest studies and actively discussed these topics with the audience.

Dr. Marilyn Renfree and Dr. Andrew Pask of the University of Melbourne, Dr. Asao Fujiyama of the Research Organization of Information and Systems, and Dr. Fumitoshi Ishino of Tokyo Medical and Dental University were present as invited guest speakers. Dr. Shunsuke Suzuki and Dr. Kanako Morohaku from Shinshu University also gave interesting talks.