2025/9/22 New member@Nagoya
3rd-year students have just joined us! Welcome!
2025/9/18 JST project@Nagoya
Dr. Maho Yagi-Utsumi received the new grant by the Japan Science ans Technology Agency (JST).
https://www.jst.go.jp/kisoken/presto/application/2025/250918/250918presto.pdf
2025/9/8 Joint research meeting@Okazaki
Dr. Mitsuyama visited ExCELLS and held a meeting regarding laboratory automation.
The launch of the experimental automation robot is also progressing smoothly.
2025/9/5 Forum@Gifu
At the 21st Forum of the Glycoscience Base for Chubu, Assoc. Prof. Yagi delivered an invited talk while Ikumi and Aya presented posters.
2025/9/4 Meeting@web
In the afternoon, we had a meeting with Dr. Hajime Sato from Burker Japan.
2025/9/4 Meeting@web
Enjoyed a discussion with Dr. Warren Wakarchuk from the University of Alberta!
2025/9/2-3 Meeting@Uji
Participated in the 2nd retreat of the Spin-L Young Researchers’ Group.
Ken has received the Outstanding Poster Award.
2025/8/30 Anniversary party＠Nagoya
We held a party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kato Lab!
In addition to the current members, many alumni also gathered, and we had a nostalgic and enjoyable time together.
2025/8/26-29 Sumposium@Kyoto
Prof. Kato and Assoc. Prof. Yagi participated in the AMED International Symposium “Proteostasis in Biology and Medicine.”
2025/8/21-22 Visitors@Okazaki
The Yanaka group is visiting for the ExCELLS Joint Research.
2025/8/21-22 Forum@Kitakyushu
Ryuhei gave an oral presentation at the 22nd Physical Pharmaceutics Forum for Young Scientists.
2025/8/19 Thesis defense＠Nagoya
The final examination of Fumiko’s dissertation was successfully completed.
2025/8/12 Joint research meeting@Okazaki
We held a joint research meeting in Okazaki with the Deep-Sea and Deep Subsurface Life Research Group.
The discussions were productive, and the social gathering afterward was very lively and enjoyable.
2025/8/6 [Press Release] Expanding the Chemical Space of Antimicrobial Peptides via Enzymatic Prenylation
Our recent work has been published in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
DOI：10.1021/jacs.5c06850
2025/8/6 [Press Release] “Molecular meridians” reveal how glycans control antibody behavior — unlocking new possibilities for therapeutic antibody design
Our recent work has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
DOI：10.1073/pnas.2505473122
Press Release：excells.orion.ac.jp/en/news/12670
EurekAlart!：eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093737
2025/8/4 Collaborative discussion@web
We held a kickoff meeting for the ExCELLS Project Research on “Simulation of Living Systems.”
2025/8/2-3 Open Campus@Nagoya
An open campus event was held at Nagoya City University.
Sora, Kotaro, Hiroki and Kazuya served as the campus guide.
2025/7/30 Meeting@web
We held a meeting for joint research with Dr. Takemura (Tokyo University of Science) and Dr. Murata.
2025/7/28-8/1 Workshop@Telluride
Saeko contributed to the Protein Dynamics Workshop 2025.
2025/7/25 Meeting@web
We enjoyed a discussion with the Mitsuyama Group and the Kaizu Group.
2025/7/25 Meeting@web
We had an online meeting with Dr. Yanagisawa and Dr. Hirokawa from the University of Tsukuba.
2025/7/23 Meeting@Nagoya
We had a research meeting with Prof. Kaji from Nagoya University.
2025/7/18 Get-together@Okazaki
Enjoyed a summer get-together with PIs from IMS to cool off and enjoy some lively exchange!
2025/7/16-18 Meeting@Nagoya
We participated in the 77th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Cell Biology.
Seigo presented a poster.
2025/7/15 Site visit@Tokyo
Prof. Kato visited the Institute of Science Tokyo as the program officer for the AMED Proteostasis Program.
2025/7/14 Collaborative discussion@web
Had a meeting with the Tojima Group at RIKEN.
2025/7/9-11 Visitor＠Okazaki
Graduate students from Institute of Science Tokyo are visiting for joint resarch.
2025/7/9 Networking@Okazaki
A networking event for the Core for Spin Life Sciences was held in Okazaki.
2025/7/7 Site visit@Tokyo
Prof. Kato visited the University of Tokyo as the program officer for the AMED Proteostasis Program.
2025/7/5 Award@Nagoya
Kazuya received the presentation award from the 71st Tokai Branch Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. Congratulations!
2025/7/5 Meeting@Nagoya
Hiroki and Kazuya gave a presentation at the 71st Tokai Branch Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.
2025/7/4 BBQ party @ Okazaki
As part of ExCELLS’ social activities, we participated in a BBQ party. This year, we were blessed with good weather and had a great time.
