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July 2-15, 2025 Public presentations of PhD thesis defense

July 2, 2025, 10:00~
Nanda Yuli Rahmawati
(Supervisor: Prof. Atsushi Yoshiki)
Thesis title: “Three-Dimensional Morphological and Temporal Cytokine Analysis in a Luminescent Mouse Model of Endometriosis”
Joint Use Facility Building D#102

July 2, 2025, 17:00~
ZHE YANG
(Supervisor: Prof. Yusaku Miyamae)
Thesis title: “Study on Biphasic Cellular Response Triggered by Tetrandrine-mediated Dysfunction and Lysophagic Clearance of Lysosomes”
Laboratory of Advanced Research A#111

July 14, 2025, 14:00~
Tianyuan Liu
(Supervisor: Prof. Tetsuya Sakurai)
Thesis title: “Reserch on the Computational Analysis of Coding Long Non-Coding RNAs”
Laboratory of Advanced Research B#1111

July 14, 2025, 14:00~
Kazuhiro Ikkyu(Supervisor: Prof. Itoshi Nikaido)
Thesis title: “RPeptide Cancer Vaccine Screening Method Using Multi-task Learning”
Laboratory of Advanced Research B#1111

July 15, 2025, 15:00~
Mohammed Muzeruddin Baig
(Supervisor: Prof. Shuichiro Tomita)
Thesis title: “Study on the Role of Diet on Development and Reproduction of Eri Silkworm Samia ricini
Laboratory of Advanced Research A #205

Congratulations on winning The Award “GeroScience Publication Award Honorable Mention”!

Professor Hiroko Isoda recieved the Award “GeroScience Publication Award Honorable Mention” at American Aging Association 53rd Annual Meeting!

Transcriptomics and biochemical evidence of trigonelline ameliorating learning and memory decline in the senescence‑accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) model by suppressing proinfammatory cytokines and elevating neurotransmitter release, Sharmin Aktar · Farhana Ferdousi · Shinji Kondo · Tamami Kagawa · Hiroko Isoda, GeroScience (2024) 46:1671–1691.

May 14, 2025 Professor Hiroko Isoda and Dr. Meryem Bouhoute are interviewed by Journal ONE!

https://journal-one.net/jp/23586/

January 9th, 2025 Press release

The press release titled “Developing Software for Easy Estimation of 3D Gene Expression Distribution” (research achievement by Associate Proffesor Haruka Ozaki of Disease Mechanism course was issued!

Developing Software for Easy Estimation of 3D Gene Expression Distribution | Research News – University of Tsukuba

Original Paper
Title of original paper: Itomoseqr: a Bioconductor package for spatial reconstruction and visualization of 3D gene expression patterns based on RNA tomography
Journal: PLOS One
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311296

March 7th, 2025, Press release

The press release titled “Health Benefits of Cashew Nut Byproducts: Inhibiting Fat Accumulation” (research achievement by Prof. Hiroko Isoda of Food Innovation course was issued!

Health Benefits of Cashew Nut Byproducts: Inhibiting Fat Accumulation | Research News – University of Tsukuba

Original Paper
Title of original paper: Inhibitory effects of cashew Anacardium occidentale L. kernel, apple, and shell extracts on lipid accumulation and adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes
Journal: Scientific Reports
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-85727-3

 

Congratulations on receiving The Award of Japanese Society for Biomaterials (2024) (Japanese Society for Biomaterials)!

https://kokuhoken.net/jsbm/award.html

Yuji Teramra:Chief Senior Researcher, 
                                     Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute(CMB), AIST
                            Professor, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba
                     

Reseach Title:Cell/tissue surface engineering with amphiphilic polymers for regulation of immune response

Congratulations!!!

July 29, 2024, Press release

The press release titled “Development of a New Technology for Easily Evaluating Neuronal Activity Using Raman Spectroscopy” (research achievement by Dr. Yuka Akagi, graduated in 2024, and Prof. Yasuyuki Kida of Disease Mechanism course and AIST) was issued!

Topics | Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute Web Site (aist.go.jp)

July 22, 2024, Prof. Hiroko Isoda is reported on TSUKUBA FRONTIER!

Prof. Hiroko Isoda(Food Innovation Course, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences) is reported on TSUKUBA FRONTIER.

TSUKUBA FRONTIER #046:バイオアッセイで探る食資源の機能性 | 生物・環境 – TSUKUBA JOURNAL

June 21st, 2024, Press release

The press release titled “A rare olive compound oleacein functions as a TrkB agonist and mitigates neuroinflammation both in vitro and in vivo”research achievement by Prof. Hiroko Isoda of Food Innovation course and Prof. Kenichi Tominaga of Drug discovery course and AIST was issued!

オリーブの希少成分「オレアセイン」の抗うつ効果を発見 | 生物・環境 – TSUKUBA JOURNAL

December 15, 2023 16:45pm- Special Seminar

T-LSI special seminar

・Chemical Biology of Natural Product Biosynthesis
Lecturer: Prof. Mike Burkart (University of California, San Diego)

Date & Time: December 15, 2023 (16:45pm-17:45pm).
Venue: Room# 110(1st floor) of Laboratory of Advanced Research A

Please refer to the leaflet for details.

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