| Judges | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Shigeo Koyasu | Keiko Univ. School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology Professor (Koyasu Lab.) | The Main Judge |
| Akihiko Nakano | Univ. of Tokyo Graduate School of Science Department of Biological Sciences Professor | |
| Doug Sipp | RIKEN CDB scientific manager | |
| Hidenori Ichijo | Univ. of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Medical Pharmaceutics The Laboratory of Cell Signaling Professor | |
| Hiroki Ueda | RIKEN CDB Creative research promoting program Labolatory for System Biology group leader | |
| Hiromitsu Nakauchi | Univ. of Tokyo The Institute of Medical Science Center for Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Stem Cell Therapy Professor | |
| Kiyotaka Okada | Kyoto Univ. Graduate School of Science Department of Botany Professor | |
| Kyosuke Nagata | Univ. of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Institute of Basic Medical Science Department of Infection Biology, Doctoral Programin Social and Environmental Medicine Professor | |
| Makoto Matsuoka | Nagoya Univ. Bioscience and Biotechnology Center Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding Professor | |
| Masatoshi Hagiwara | Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Reserch Institute & School of Biomedical Science Department of Functional Genomics Professor (Hagiwara Lab.) | |
| Raj Ladher | RIKEN CDB Creative research promoting program Laboratory for Sensory Development group leader (Ladher Lab.) | |
| Sakayu Shimizu | Kyoto Univ. Graduate School of Agriculture Chair of Applied microbiology Division of Applied Life Science Professor (Shimizu Lab.) | |
| Tadayuki Imanaka | Kyoto Univ. Graduate School of Engneering Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Professor (Imanaka Lab.) | |
| Takeshi Urano | Nagoya Univ. School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry II Assistant Professor | |
| Yasushi Hiromi | National Institute of Genetics Developmental genetics of organogenesis Division of Developmental Genetics Professor (Hiromi Lab.) | |
| Yoshiko Takahashi | Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) Department of Biosciences Professor | |
| Yukiko Gotoh | Univ. of Tokyo Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Laboratory of Cell Signaling Professor (Gotoh Lab.) |
About 10 judges will judge oral sessions each day.