2026/9/29-30 Meeting@Suita
Participated in the 3rd Retreat of the Spin-L Young Researchers’ Group.
Ken has received the Outstanding Poster Award again this year.


2026/9/27 Symposium@Tokyo
Maho delivered a lecture and participated in a panel discussion at the 42nd NINS Symposium, “Open the Door to Science! Dear Wonder.”


2025/9/24 New member@Nagoya
3rd-year students have just joined us! Welcome!


2026/9/17 Research Meeting@Okazaki
Maho gave a presentation at the Okazaki Three-Institute Research Meeting.

2026/9/15-17 Meeting@Sapporo
Rina gave a presentation at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan.
2026/9/15 M.S.c. thesis defence@Slovenia/Web
Angela’s master’s thesis defence have just finished successfully.
Huge congratulations!

2026/9/14-16 Meeting@Fukuoka
Attended the 45th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research. Seigo received the Poster Award.



2026/9/11-12 Symposium@Nagoya
Attended the 23rd Symposium of the Japan Consortium for Glycobiology and Glycotechnology (JCGG), held at Meijo University.



2026/9/8 Collaborative discussion@web
We held a meeting to discuss collaboration between the Astrobiology Center and ExCELLS.

2026/9/7 Visitors@Okazaki
Director Ishida of MEXT’s University Research Facilitation Division and his colleagues visited the three Okazaki institutes and ExCELLS.


2026/9/5 Forum@Kasugai
At the 22st Forum of the Glycoscience Base for Chubu, Kotomi, Marina, Yu and Suzu presented their research posters.
2026/9/2 Visitors@Okazaki
A meeting to discuss our collaborative research with Dr. Yasuhiro Ozeki (Yokohama City University) and Dr. Yuki Fujii (Nagasaki International University).

2026/8/31-9/1 Workshop@Zurich
Visited Bruker Switzerland and participated in the Bio-NMR Workshop & Training.


2026/8/23-27 International Conferenc@Davos
We participated in the 31st International Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems (ICMRBS 2026) in Davos, Switzerland.
Prof. Kato delivered a plenary lecture, Saeko gave an invited lecture, and Maho presented a lightning talk.



2026/8/10 Collaborative meeting@Okazaki/web
We enjoyed a productive discussion on spin-related research.

2026/8/7 Workshop@Nagoya
We hosted the FY2026 “University-Wide Research Laboratory Experience Program,” welcoming 14 high school students to experience hands-on research on the theme of “Protein Structure and Function.” We had a great time!



2026/8/5 Visitor@Okazaki
Dr. Yasuo Suda (Kagoshima University) visited ExCELLS.

2026/8/1-2 Open Campus@Nagoya
Nagoya City University held its Open Campus event.
Maho gave a trial lecture.
Ryoji and Sora served as campus tour guides.

2026/7/31 Anniversary party@Nagoya
We celebrated the 26th anniversary of our laboratory with a party!


2026/7/31 Collaborative discussion@web
We had a productive meeting with Dr. Kano’s group from Institute of Science Tokyo.

2026/7/29-31 Visitors@Okazaki
The Open Mix Lab has been bustling with activity, welcoming members of the Nakagawa Group and many other visitors.

2026/7/28-30 Visitors@Okazaki
Members of the Yanaka Group are visiting ExCELLS for collaborative research.

2026/7/27 Meeting@web
We had an online discussion with Dr. Vishnu Srinivasamurthy of Mass Balance.

2026/7/23 Visitor@Okazaki
Dr. Takumi Higaki (The University of Tokyo) visited our laboratory in Okazaki.

2026/7/20 Award@Tokyo
Saeko received the 15th NINS Young Researcher Award and delivered a commemorative lecture to mark the occasion.


2026/7/17 Get-together@Okazaki
IMS PIs at the annual summer networking reception.

2026/7/15 Kickoff meeting@Okazaki
The kickoff meeting for the Integrated smart cloud Laboratory for Innovative Science (iLIS) was held.
2026/7/14 Project Meeting@Okazaki/Tokyo
We met online with Dr. Genkii Kanda of the Institute of Science Tokyo to discuss our collaborative research project.

2026/7/13-15 Meeting@Sapporo
Seigo presented his research at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Cell Biology.

2026/7/13 Visitors@Okazaki
Prof. Kenji Ishikawa and his research group from the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System are visiting ExCELLS for a collaborative research project.


2026/7/8 Collaborative discussion@web
We held an online meeting with Dr. Nattapong Chantipmanee from Kasetsart University, who will be joining our laboratory through the IMS International Internship Program.

2026/7/5 Conference@Nagoya
Kotaro gave an oral presentation at the 2026 Joint Scientific Meeting of the Tokai Block of the Japanese Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the Tokai Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.

2026/7/3 BBQ party@Okazaki
We participated in a barbecue party as part of an ExCELLS social event. Members of the Uchihashi group also joined, and we enjoyed a wonderful time together.

2026/7/2 Collaborative discussion@web
We held an online meeting with Ms. Natthida Khamma from Chiang Mai University, who will be joining our laboratory through the IMS International Internship Program.

