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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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November 1, 2023 12:15pm- Special Seminar

T-LSI special seminar

・Chemical Upgrading of Peptides Proteins
Lecturer: Associate Professor Kounosuke Oisaki 

・Regulation of Immune Signaling and Inflammation by Ubiquitin Modifications
Lecturer: Mads Gyrrd-Hansen

Date & Time: November 1, 2023 (12:15pm-4:30pm).  
Venue: Innovation Medical Research Institute

Please refer to the leaflet for details.

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October 20, 2023, 3:00pm- T-LSI Special Seminar (Prof. Hiromitsu Nakauchi)

T-LSI special seminar on “Translating Stem Cell Research: Academia to Industry” by Prof. Hiromitsu Nakauchi will be held on October 20, 2023 (3:00pm-4:30pm).  
Please refer to the leaflet for details.

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October 12, Congratulations on publication of paper on a new species!

Congratulations to Kento Miyazawa, a student of doctral corse, and Prof. Yoshihito Ohmura!

Miyazawa, Y. Ohmura
“Racoleus japonicus sp. nov. (Teratosphaeriaceae, Ascomycota), a new sterile filamentous lichen collected from Japan”
Taiwania (2023) 68(4), 417‒424.
DOI: 10.6165/tai.2023.68.417

September 21, Press release

The press release titled “Trigonelline Derived from Coffee Improves Cognitive Functions”(research achievement by Prof. Hiroko Isoda of Food Innovation course) was issued!

Trigonelline Derived from Coffee Improves Cognitive Functions – Research News

Congratulations on winning the award!

Two students from our program won Outstanding Presentation Award at 日本農芸化学会関東支部大会(2023/08/25).

・Yuki Utsugi, Doctoral course student in Drug Discovery
・Misa Sakai, Master’s course student in Drug Discovery

Read more about the awards

September 26, 2023 Participation in the “Tsukuba Conference 2023”.

We will participate in the “Tsukuba Conference 2023“!

Concurrent Session C-06

“Innovations in Life Sciences for a Sustainable Future: Contributions and Challenges to the SDGs”.

Date and time: Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 13:30 – 16:30 (Hybrid)
Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Centre, Room 304

For more information, please see the attached Flyer.