2020/3/31 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki/Nagoya/Taipei
Had a telework with Dr. Kay-Hooi Khoo, the ExCELLS Visiting Researcher
from Academia Sinica, for discussing ExCELLS Joint Researches.
2020/3/25 [Preprint] Amyloid formation under microgravity conditions
Our recent work has “Characterization of amyloid β fibril formation under microgravity conditions”posted on bioRχiv.
DOI：https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.23.004341
2020/3/25 Farewell＠Okazaki
Today is Tatsuya’s last day at work in Okazaki. We Wish you success at the new place!
2020/3/25 Graduation day＠Nagoya
Kana, Taiki, and Rino. Congratulations on your graduation from NCU!
2020/3/24 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki
Enjoyed discussion with Prof. Shigenobu (NIBB) and learned a lot from him!
2020/3/23 Graduation thesis presentation＠Nagoya
Rino presented her graduation thesis. We gave Kana a send-off.
2020/3/19 Commemorative talk＠Okazaki
Tatsuya, Ean Wai, and Meow presented their final research reports.We gave them a send-off with Takumi and Muneyuki.Best wishes for your continues success!
2020/3/18 Collaborative discussion＠Nagoya
Enjoyed a collaborative discussion with Dr. Kamiya (Nagoya University).
2020/3/16 Award＠Nagoya
Taiki was awarded from The Japanese Biochemical Society Chubu Branch. Congratulation! Congratulation!
2020/3/13 [Press Release] Passport tagging for express cargo transportation in cells
Our recent work “Improved secretion of glycoproteins using an N-glycan-restricted passport sequence tag recognized by cargo receptor” has been published in Nature Communications.
DOI：10.1038/s41467-020-15192-1
Press Release
Eurekalert!
2020/3/13 Commemorative lecture for retirement＠Osaka
Enjoyed commemorative lecture for retirement of Prof. Yuji Goto
(Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University) distributed live!
https://youtu.be/wqCcmZQFGNo
Thank you for introducing the anecdote.
2020/3/11 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki
Enjoyed a collaborative discussion with Prof. Uchihashi’s group!
2020/3/11 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki/Nagoya/Yonago
Had a teleconference on the ExCELLS Joint Research regarding chromosome engineering.
2020/3/6 Master’s thesis presentation＠Nagoya
Kana and Taiki presented their master’s thesis. Otsukaresamadeshita!
2020/3/5 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki/Tokyo/Uppsala/Nagoya
Enjoyed a teleconference of collaborations on giant viruses.
2020/3/4 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki/Nagoya
Had a teleconference on the ExCELLS Joint Research for investigating the cryptobiotic mechanisms in tardigrades.
2020/2/27-28 Collaborative experiment＠Yokosuka
Dr. Yagi visited JAMSTEC for a collaborative discussion and experiment.
2020/2/25 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki
Invited Prof. Satoshi Goto (Rikkyo University) and enjoyed a lively discussion for an ExCELLS collaborative research project.
2020/2/24-25 Experiment＠Tsukuba
Dr. Satoh carried out X-ray diffraction experiments in Photon Factory.
2020/2/18 Progress report＠Nagoya
Maho reported the research progress of PlasmaBio Consortium project at Nagoya University.
2020/2/13 Academic exchange＠Tsuruoka
Partcipated in the signing ceremony and a press conference of the comprehensive cooperation agreement between ExCELLS and Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University. Also enjoyed a collaborative discussion with the Dr. Arakawa group.
2020/2/7-8 ExCELLS Retreat for Young Scientists＠Gamagori
It was a lively and wonderful event!
2020/2/5 Welcome dinner＠Okazaki
Enjoyed a welcome dinner for Drs. Tanaka and Nishiguchi with the Uchihashi and Okumra lab members!
2020/2/5 Meeting＠Kumatori
Yasuhiro and Maho gave a poster presentation at 54th KURNS Scientific meeting.
2020/2/4 Collaborative discussion＠Obu
Enjoyed discussion with Dr. Katsuhiko Yanagisawa at National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.
2020/2/3 New members＠Okazaki
Drs. Sae Tanaka and Shigetaka Nishiguchi have just joined ExCELLS. Welcome!
2020/1/31 Progress report＠Tokyo
We reported the current state of the ‘Amyloid’ project at Tokyo office of Japan Space Forum.
2020/1/30 [Press Release] A unique archaeal protein complex having a spacious center surrounded by five columns
Our recent work “Supramolecular tholos-like architecture constituted by archaeal proteins without functional annotation” has been published in Scientific Reports.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58371-2
Press Release
Eurekalert!
2020/1/29 Master’s thesis presentation＠Okazaki
Taichiro presented his master’s thesis. Otsukaresamadeshita!
2020/1/28 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki
Enjoyed discussion with Dr. Daishi Fujita from Kyoto University.
2020/1/20-22 Collaborative experiment＠Tokai
May and Maho carried out the neutron experiments at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) in J-PARC.
2020/1/17 Colloquium＠Okazaki
Research Associate Professors Takatoshi Fujita and Kei-ichi Okazaki gave a talk at the IMS Colloquium.
(A snapshot at the after-party.)
2020/1/16 Collaborative discussion＠Okazaki
Enjoyed a collaborative discussion with Dr. Sae Tanaka (Keio University).
2020/1/16 Workshop＠Okazaki
Ean Wai and Meow had a poster presentation in SOKENDAI Asian Winter School 2020. Prof. Kato gave a lecture there.
2020/1/14 Seminar＠Tokushima
Dr. Yagi gave a talk at The 36th Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences seminar.
2020/1/14 Business trip＠Osaka
Participated in a meeting at Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University.
2020/1/11-12 Workshop＠Okazaki
We had an annual inter-lab seminar, the 9th ExCELLS/IMS-Yonsei Joint Workshop: Plasma Biology and Structural Biology, with Prof. Weontae Lee’s group from Yonsei University.
Prof. Uchihashi’s group (ExCELLS/Nagoya Univ.) and Dr. Tanaka (NIPS) also joined this workshop.We very much enjoyed discussion and interaction.
2020/1/8 New Year’s party＠Okazaki
Enjoyed the ExCELLS New Year’s party with very active young participants!
Tadashi participated in the event as ExCELLS Collaborative Research Coordinator.
2020/1/7 Workshop＠Nagoya
Chise, Kana, and Yudai presented a poster at “The 7th Joint Nagoya Meeting: Future perspectives on structural/functional analyses and molecular design of biomolecules”.
2020/1/7 [Press Release]Antibodies gather and form a circle for defensive attack!
Our recent work “On-Membrane Dynamic Interplay between Anti-GM1 IgG Antibodies and Complement Component C1q” has been published in International Jornal of Molecular Sciences.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010147
Press Release
Eurekalert!
2020/1/6 The first working day of the year＠Okazaki
Joined New Year Assembly.
Chris has been promoted to Project Assistant Professor.
Dr. Takumi Yamaguchi (JAIST) visited us for collaborative discussion.
