2023/3/31 Meeting@Nagoya

We enjoyed the Chubu Branch Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan.

2023/3/31 Fafewell@Okazaki

Saemi, thank you very much for all your help so far!

2023/3/31 Cherry blossoms@Okazaki

The cherry blossoms on the Otogawa River are in full bloom!

2023/3/30 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki/Fukuoka/Seoul

We enjoyed a Discussion with Dr. Jung Ho Lee (Seoul National University).

2023/3/30 Visitors@Okazaki

ExCELLS welcomed the distinguished visitors from the Research Promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

2023/3/29-30 Meeting@Kyoto

Maho participated in a research meeting on Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S).

2023/3/25-28 Academic conference@Sapporo

We attended the 143rd Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. This is the first time Rio and Mei have presented at an academic conference.

2023/3/24 Visitor@Okazaki

Collaborative discussion with Prof. Takemura (Tokyo University of Science), which was very exciting!

2023/3/24 Graduation day@Nagoya

Congratulations on your graduation! We wish you new breakthroughs.

2023/3/20-23 Visitor@Okazaki

May-san is staying at Okazaki for collaborative experiments.

2023/3/20 Retirement celebration event@Okazaki

Participated in the retirement celebration for Prof. Masahiro Hiramoto and  captivated by the wonderful singing.

2023/3/20 Collaborative discussion@Nagoya

Enjoyed a collaborative discussion with Dr. Uchimura (University of Lille)!

2023/3/17 Visitors@Okazaki

Dr. Yoshiki Yamaguchi and Noriyoshi Manabe (Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University) are visiting ExCELLS.

2023/3/16 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki

Today we have a meeting with the people from Taiyo Nippon Sanso.

2023/3/16 Farewell@Okazaki

We enjoyed a luncheon for farewell for Shigetaka, Saemi, Kana, and Seiji.

2023/3/16 Cherry blossoms@Nagoya

The cherry trees on the Yamazaki River are already in bloom.

2023/3/14 Seminar@Okazaki

The 27th ExCELLS seminar welcomed Dr. Takuro Tojima (RIKEN) as a lecturer.

2023/3/14 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki

Had a meeting with Dr. Murata in the morning.

2023/3/7-8 External evaluation@Okazaki

Prof. David A. Leigh (University of Manchester) visited us for IMS external evaluation.

2023/3/6-7 Symposium@Tokyo

Hirokazu presented at the International Symposium Beyond Organelle Zone.

2023/3/6 Meeting@Okazaki

The ExCELLS team meeting for ‘Exploration of the Boundary between Matter and Life’ project was filled with lively discussions.

2023/3/3 Master’s thesis presentation@Nagoya

Kana, Seiji and Shiori’s master’s thesis presentations have just finished successfully.

2023/3/1 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki/Osaka

Enjoyed a meeting with the Kikuchi Group (Osaka University) and the Nemoto Group to discuss the ExCELLS research project.

2023/2/28 Farewell@Okazaki

Rina, thank you very much for all your help so far!

2023/2/28 Thesis defense@Nagoya

The final examination of Taiki’s dissertation was successfully completed today.

2023/2/27-28 Faculty development@Gamagori

Enjoyed in-depth discussions among ExCELLS PIs.

2023/2/22 Collaborative discussion@Web

Enjoyed a collaborative discussion with the Sugiyama Group!

2023/2/21 Farewell@Okazaki

We enjoyed a luncheon for farewell for Rina.

2023/2/19-20 Project meeting@Tokyo

Presented our progress report on the research the CREST ‘Cell Dynamicsl’ project meeting.

2023/2/16 Collaborative discussion@Web

Enjoyed a meeting with Dr. Morito and Dr. Uchihashi groups.

2023/2/14 Visitors@Okazaki

Yobinori Takumi-san and Yasu-san visited our lab to record a YouTube video introducing our research.

2023/2/14-15 Improved instrument performance@Okazaki

Significant strides are being made in enhancing the efficiency of remotely automated measurements on the 800 MHz NMR spectrometer at ExCELLS.

2023/2/13 Collaborative discussion@Yonago/Nagoya/Okazaki

Enjoyed our discussion with the Kazuki Group!

2023/2/8 Visitors@Okazaki

“The 2nd Link Okazaki! “ organized by Dr. Sota Sato enabled a useful discussion to take place with people from the Okazaki Shinkin Bank and Shimadzu Corporation.

2023/2/8-10 Project meeting@Tokyo

Participated in the 2022 Proteostasis Area Meeting. It was the first face-to-face meeting where we could deepen exchanges with AMED-CREST/PRIME members.

2023/2/6 Collaborative discussion@Web

Enjoyed a meeting with the people of Taiyo Nippon Sanso!

2023/2/4 Seminar@Web

An introductory seminar on cryo-electron microscopy was jointly organized by the Institute of Drug Discovery Science of Nagoya City University and ExCELLS.

2023/2/3 Collaborative discussion@Web

Enjoyed a collaborative discussion with the Koga Group!

2023/2/2-6 Visitor@Okazaki

Dr. Suzuki (Aomori University) is staying at our Okazaki lab for collaborative research.

2023/2/1 Inspection@Nagoya

Maho received an online inspection of her PRESTO project.

2023/1/31 Collaborative discussion@Web

Enjoyed a discussion with the CREST team members!

In the afternoon, we have a meeting with Prof. Song (KAIST) and the Uchihashi Group.

2023/1/30-2/2 Training Course@Okazaki

Kengo, Tomoya, and Maho participated in a training course on “Cryo-EM Single Particle Analysis” held at ExCELLS.

2023/1/30 Collaborative discussion@Nagoya/Tokyo

Enjoyed a meeting with Dr. Masaharu Takemura (Tokyo University of Science)!

2023/1/28 Collaborative discussion@Web

Enjoyed a discussion on glyconinformatics!

2023/1/27 Lecture@Nagoya

Dr. Hirokazu Yagi gave a graduate school lecture at Kobe Pharmaceutical University.

2023/1/27 JST project@Nagoya

Dr. Hirokazu Yagi received the new grant by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

2022/1/26 Visitor@Nagoya

Dr. Koga (Asahikawa Medical University) visited our lab in Nagoya City University.

2023/1/23 Visitor@Okazaki

Seki-kun visited our Okazaki laboratory.

2023/1/23 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki/Nagoya/Tsuruoka/Hakata

Enjoyed a meeting on the ExCELLS Themed Research on anhydrobiosis of tardigrades!

2023/1/19-21 Overseas trip@Seoul

Symposium on Frontier Research for Disease-related Proteins and 2023 Korea-Japan Joint Meeting for Molecular Science with the lab members from the Weontae Lee Group (Yonsei University), the Ji-Joon Song Group (KAIST) and Dr.Takayuki Uchihashi Group (Nagoya University). Jinbo, Rio, Mei, and Kengo gave their first presentations abroad.

2023/1/17 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki

Enjoyed a meeting with Dr. Kamiya (Nagoya University) to discuss the ExCELLS research project.

2023/1/13 Collaborative discussion@Okazaki

Discussion with the Uchihashi Group.

2023/1/10 Collaborative discussion@Nagoya

Maho visited Prof. Eiji Kurimoto (Meijyo Univ.) for research discussions.

2023/1/7 Meeting@Nagoya

Jinbo, Katuski, and Daichi gave a poster presentation at the 18th Forum of the Glycoscience base for Chubu.

2023/1/5 New Year’s party@Okazaki

A New Year’s party with the members of the IMS Yamate Campus, welcoming Director Watanabe.

2023/1/5 Collaborative discussion@Web

An e-Meeting with Dr. Freedberg (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) with Dr. Suzuki (Aomori University) visiting the Okazaki Lab.

2023/1/5 Collaborative discussion@Web

This is the first e-meeting of the New Year for collaborative research in glycoscience.
Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year.

2023/1/5 Thesis presentation@Nagoya

Taiki has finished his Ph.D. oral defense.