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January 19th-31st, 2024 Public presentations of PhD thesis defense (Nine presentations will be held)

January 19th, 2024, 13:30-
Rui Wang(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroko Isoda)
Thesis title: “Effect and Comparison Analysis of Olive Polyphenol Derivatives: Oleacein, Oleocanthal, Oleuropein on Adipocyte Metabolism and Inflammation
Cooperative Research Building A 301

January 19th, 2024, 15:00-
Sakura Mori(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroko Isoda)
Thesis title: “Inhalation Toxicity Assessment of Combustible Cigarette and Heated-tobacco Product
Cooperative Research Building A 301

January 22nd, 2024, 15:00-
Yuki Utsugi(Supervisor: Prof. Yusaku Miyamae)
Thesis title:”Development of Cleavable Degrons Using Short Ubiquitin-derived Linkers”
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 111

January 22nd, 2024, 16:00-
Yukari Moriya(Supervisor: Prof. Makoto Miyagishi)
Thesis title: “Generation of Advanced Antibodies Using Alternative Antibody Formats for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Osteoarthritis Pain
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 111

January 22nd, 2024, 17:00-
Toshihide Nishibata(Supervisor: Prof. Yusaku Miyamae
Thesis title: “Studies on Molecular Targeted Agents as Candidates of Combination Partner for Cancer Immunotherapy
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 111

January 23rd, 2024, 13:00-
Xiaouyu Song
(Supervisor: Prof. Yasuyuki Kida)
Thesis title: “Collagen Lattice Model, Populated with Cancer Associated Fibroblasts, Facilitates Advanced Reconstruction of Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment ”
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 205

January 23rd, 2024, 14:00-
Yuka Akagi(Supervisor: Prof. Yasuyuki Kida)
Thesis title: “Development of a Rapid and Wide-area Raman Microspectroscopy System for Cellular Diagnostics
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 205

January 31st, 2024, 9:30-
Yusuke Tomimoto(Supervisor: Prof. Tetsuya Sakurai)
Thesis title: “Comprehensive Mutant Search Method for both Improving Thermal Stability and Maintaining Affinity in Single-Domain Antibody Using Computational Methods
Laboratory of Advanced Research B911-1

January 31st, 2024, 11:00-
Zhaoyue Zhang(Supervisor: Prof. Tetsuya Sakurai)
Thesis title: “Prediction of RNA Subcellular Localization Using Deep Learning Algorithms
Laboratory of Advanced Research B911-1

 

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.

April 28, 2023 Application Guidelines are now available.

Application Guidelines are now available.
Please refer to the following page.

Master’s Program in Life Science Innovation / Doctoral Program in Life Science Innovation:

 

January 12th-25th, 2023 Public presentations of PhD thesis defense (Seven presentations will be held)

January 12th, 2023, 17:00-
Daisuke Kigami(Supervisor: Prof. Nobuyuki Hizawa)
Thesis title: “Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity, and Neurotoxicity of a Tropomyosin-Related Kinase A Inhibitor, ASP7962, in Rats
Online (Teams)*

January 16th, 2023, 10:00-
Sandra Somuah-Asante(Supervisor: Dr. Kazuichi Sakamoto)
Thesis title: “Investigation of the Anti-stress and Anti-aging Effects of Amber Extract in Caenorhabditis elegans
Online (Zoom)*

January 16th, 2023, 13:30-
Yuki Yamauchi(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroko Isoda)
Thesis title: “Elucidation of Mechanisms Underlying the Preventive Effects of Olive Fruit-Derived Maslinic Acid on Muscle Atrophy
Cooperative Research Building A 301

January 16th, 2023, 14:30-
Haidar Rafid Azis(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroko Isoda)
Thesis title: “Effects of Prohydrojasmon on Growth and Secondary Metabolism in Leafy Vegetables
Cooperative Research Building A 301

January 18th, 2023, 10:30-
Teetach Changwatchai(Supervisor: Dr. Marcos Antonio Neves)
Thesis title: “Molecular Distillation for Separation of Fatty Acids and Triglycerides
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 110

January 25th, 2023, 10:00-
Masahito Sato(Supervisor: Dr. Hidehiko Hirakawa)
Thesis title: “Engineered Antibodies with Dual Inhibitory Activity against Toll-like Receptor Family Members
Laboratory of Advanced Research A 205

January 25th, 2023, 13:00-
Akihiro Mizoguchi(Supervisor: Prof. Tetsuya Sakurai)
Thesis title: “Development of Privacy-preserving Machine Learning Methods for Metabolomics
Laboratory of Advanced Research B 1014 & Online (Zoom)*

* These PhD thesis defense will be conducted online presentation.
If you would like to attend, please contact to the T-LSI Office.