16th International Congress of Protistology 2025, Joint meeting of ICOP/ISOP 2025 June 22 (Sunday), - June 27 (Friday), 2025. Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea (TBC)

Program at a glance

JUN. 22(Sun.), 2025

JUN. 22(Sun.), 2025
Time NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Chobyungdoo International Hall Room A Room B Room C
16:00 Registration & Ice breaking
19:00 Refreshments

JUN. 23(Mon.), 2025

JUN. 23(Mon.), 2025
Time NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Chobyungdoo International Hall Room A Room B Room C
8:40-9:00 History of Protistology Research, Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes
Plenary Lecture 1) Mann Kyoon Shin -History of Protistology Research in Korea, Emergence of Eukaryotes
Poster Session
9:00-10:00 Plenary Lecture 2) Andrew Roger: The early-branching eukaryotes
10:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30:11:00 Coffe Break(NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Lobby)
11:00-13:00 Special Symposium Poster Session Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium
13:00-14:30 Luncheon
14:30-16:30 Session Poster Session Session Session Session
16:30-17:00 Break
17:00-19:00 Session Poster Session Session Session Session

JUN. 24(Tue.), 2025

JUN. 24(Tue.), 2025
Time NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Chobyungdoo International Hall Room A Room B Room C
9:00-10:00 Diversification of Eukaryotes - Fossil Evidence
Plenary Lecture 3)Shuhai Xiao : the origin and early diversification of
eukaryotes, multicellular organisms, and animals 
Poster Session
10:00-10:30 Coffe Break(NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Lobby)
10:30-12:30 Special Symposium Poster Session Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-16:00 Session Poster Session Session Session Session
16:00-16:30 Break
16:30-18:30 Session Poster Session Session Session Session

JUN. 25(Wed.), 2025

JUN. 25(Wed.), 2025
Time NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Chobyungdoo International Hall Room A Room B Room C
9:00-10:00 Ecology 1
Plenary Lecture 4)Thomas Mock; the adaptation and evolution of marine
microalgae (Phytoplankton) and their microbiomes (e.g. bacteria) in the oceans 
10:00-10:30 Coffe Break(NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Lobby)
10:30-12:30 Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00 Conference Tour

JUN. 26(Thur.), 2025

JUN. 26(Thur.), 2025
Time NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Chobyungdoo International Hall Room A Room B Room C
9:00-10:00 Cell Biology
Plenary Lecture 5)Gautam Dey : European Molecular Biological Laboratory (EMBL), DE;
evolutionary cell biology, mitosis, life cycle
10:00-10:30 Coffe Break(NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Lobby)
10:30-12:30 Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-16:00 Session Session Session Session
16:00-16:30 Break
17:00 Performance
18:00 Banquet

JUN. 27(Fri.), 2025

JUN. 22(Sun.), 2025
Time NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Chobyungdoo International Hall Room A Room B Room C
9:00-10:00 Ecology 2
Plenary Lecture 6)Jana Milucka ; endosymbiotic bacteria in ciliate host,
N cycling
10:00-10:30 Coffe Break(NEW MILLENNIUMHALL Lobby)
10:30-12:30 Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium Special Symposium
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-16:00 Session Session Session Session
16:00-17:00 Closing Ceremony