2026 Speakers

Prof. Crispin Dass
Curtin University, Australia

Crispin Dass is a Research Professor in the School of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences at Curtin University. He graduated from Charles Sturt University (Wagga Wagga, NSW) in 1999, completing his PhD after a BAppSci (Hons) from the same university. He has done post-docs in Sydney, Melbourne and training workshops in CA, USA. He is currently an administrator, teacher and researcher at Curtin University in the areas of metabolism, cancer and diabetes, with focus on drug discovery, development and delivery.

Prof. Yasuhiro Morisaki
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Yasuhiro Morisaki is Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University. He graduated from Kyoto University in 1995, and then, he received Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 2000. After a six-month postdoctoral stay at Osaka National Research Institute, he joined the group of Professor Yoshiki Chujo as Assistant Professor at Kyoto University in 2000. From 2004 to 2005, he carried out postdoctoral work at the University of Alberta. He became lecturer at Kyoto University in 2008 and full Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University in 2015. His research interests focus on polymer and organic synthesis, in particular, cyclophane chemistry.