2025 East Asian Single-Molecule Biophysics Symposium
(Singapore, November 24 to 26)

The East Asian Single-Molecule Biophysics Symposium 2025 will bring together leading researchers from across East Asia, including Singapore, South Korea, China, and Japan. This annual symposium fosters collaboration and scientific exchange in the field of single-molecule biophysics.

Conference site:

The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, U-Town, National University of Singapore
Address: Education Resource Centre, 8 College Ave W, Level 2, Singapore 138608

Suggested Accommodation:

Please write to ⤷easmb2025@gmail.com if you wish to receive hotel booking details for our partner hotels offering NUS-exclusive rate to EASMB2025 participants.

(1) Park Avenue Rochester
Address: 31 Rochester Drive, Queenstown, Singapore 138637

(2) Citadines Science Park Singapore
Address: 7 Science Park Drive Singapore 119316

Organising Committee

• Ming LI (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA)
• Hiroyuki NOJI (University of Tokyo, JAPAN)
• Jie YAN (Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE)
• Tae-Yong YOON (Seoul National University, SOUTH KOREA)

Core Committee

• Chair: Jie YAN (Department of Physics, NUS)
• Co-chair: Wohland Thorsten (Department of Biological Sciences, NUS)
• Secretary: Tee Yeehan (Mechanobiology Institute, NUS), Lu Jung Hsuan (Mechanobiology Institute, NUS)

Local Scientific Committee

• Slaven Garaj (Department of Physics, NUS)
• Luo Min (Department of Biological Sciences)
• Wang Zhisong (Department of Physics, NUS)
• Ziqing Winston Zhao (Department of Chemistry, NUS)
• Loh Ne-Te (Department of Physics, NUS)
• Zhao Wenting (School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, NTU)
• Johan van der Marrel (Department of Physics, NUS)

 Registration Fee

Registration

On-site registration will not be permitted.

Registration Period: Until October 30th, 2025

Special Registration Notice

For STUDENTS from the Department of Physics, CBIS, SCBC–Biophysics, and IDMxS members only.
Please register using the dedicated link provided below. Submission of an abstract is mandatory to complete your registration.
Complimentary seats are available in limited numbers. Final selection of participants will be determined by the Organising Committee.

Abstract Submission for Short Talk & Poster Session

We invite researchers to present their work in the Short Talk or Poster Session of the symposium. Please submit (1) your abstract as a Word document, together with (2) your registration payment invoice to ⤷easmb2025@gmail.com by 20 October 2025. Please include the following in your document:

• Talk Title
• Author(s), Affiliation, Country of Institute
• Name of Presenter
• Email of Presenter
• Position of Presenter: Graduate student/Post-doctoral research/PI
• Keywords (3 or 4 words)
• Abstract (250 words)

In your email, kindly indicate your preferred format of presentation (Short Talk and/or Poster).

Abstract Submission Deadlines

Short talks
Extended submission deadline: 19 September 2025
Announcement of selected short talks: 29 September 2025

Posters presentation
Submission deadline: 20 October 2025

Authors of selected Short Talks and Posters will be notified via email.

The East Asian Single-Molecule Biophysics Symposium (EASMB) unites leading scientists, primarily from East Asia, to advance single-molecule biophysics research. The symposium fosters collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exploration of future applications in this specialized field.

EASMB currently rotates among four core countries—China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore—each with a strong presence in single-molecule biophysics. An international committee oversees the event, with each country nominating invited speakers. The symposium evolved from a bilateral Japan-South Korea Single-Molecule Symposium, becoming the EASMB in 2018 with the inclusion of Singapore, and then China in 2019.

The inaugural EASMB took place in Okayama, Japan, in 2018. The second meeting was held at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2019.

The third symposium, planned for Chengdu, China, in 2020, and the fourth, planned for Singapore in 2021, were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The third EASMB was held virtually from Singapore in October 2022. In-person meetings resumed in Wenzhou, China, in 2023, and Busan, South Korea, in 2024, attracting over 100 participants.

EASMB has grown into a pivotal hub for scientific exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration, dedicated to advancing single-molecule biophysics through sustained engagement of East Asian researchers.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following sponsors:

• Bruker Pte. Ltd.
• Leica Microsystems (SEA) Pte Ltd
• Lumicks