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October 10, 2025 Public presentations of PhD thesis defense

October 10, 2025, 10:30~
Elda Nurafnie Binti Ibnu Rasid
(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroko Isoda)
Thesis title: “Elucidation of Anti-Obesity Mechanism of Vigna umbellata Extract in vitro and in vivo”
Joint Use Facility Building A-A301

Congratulations on the award!

Doctoral course student Nanda Yuli Rahmawati recieved the Runner-up for the Best Poster Award at The 15th AMMRA & AMPC Meeting!

The title of the presentation:
“Refined and Minimally Invasive Mouse Model for Endometriosis Using Luminescent Donor and Hairless Recipient.”

Congratulations on the award!

Doctoral course student BAIG MOHAMMED MUZERUDDIN recieved the Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award at The 8th Asia-Pacific Congress of Sericulture and Insect Biotechnology (8th APSERI 2025)!

The title of the presentation:
“Polyunsaturated fatty acid rescue Samia ricini adults from artificial diet-induced malformations.”

September 3, 2025 Public presentations of Master thesis

Date & Time: September 3, 2025, 14:00-
Venue: Laboratory of Advanced Research A #107

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)