Meeting Sessions I. Genetics, genomics and evolution Co-Chair: Renjie Jiao, Che-Kun James Shen II. Developmental mechanisms Co-Chair: Kwang-Wook Choi, Xinhua Lin III. Signal transduction and cell biology Co-Chair: Hiyashi Shiego, Lei Zhang IV. Stem cell Co-Chair: Hongyan Wang, Rongwen Xi V. Physiology and metabolism Co-Chair: Chao Tong, Chi-Kuang Yao VI. Neurobiology Co-Chair: Kei Ito, Li Liu