2026/3/31 Farewell＠Okazaki
Farewell to Lina. We wish her continued success in all her future endeavors.
2026/3/30 Cherry blossoms@Okazaki
The cherry blossoms along the Yamazaki River are in full bloom again this year, creating a beautiful spring landscape.
2026/3/30 Visitor@Okazaki
Dr. Sota Sato from JEOL visited ExCELLS.
2026/3/29 Symposium@Tokyo
Prof.Kato participated in the public symposium organized by the Union of Japanese Societies for Biological Science. A photo with Dr. Mariko Hasegawa, one of the symposium panelists.
2026/3/26-29 Academic Meeting@Suita
The 146th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan was held at Kansai University.
Prof. Kato delivered an award lecture, and Rina, Ikumi, and Sora gave oral presentations.
2026/3/26 Award@Osaka
Professor Kato has received the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award 2026.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 「Annual Awards 2026」: https://www.pharm.or.jp/eng/news/news_202512173990.html
2026/3/26-27 Visitors@Okazaki
Members of the Caaveiro group at Kyushu University are visiting ExCELLS for collaborative research.
2026/3/25 Graduation day@Nagoya
Congratulations on your graduation! We wish to see your further growth and success.
2026/3/25 Award@Nagoya
Ryuhei and Sora received the Chubu Student Award 2025 from the Japanese Biochemical Society. Congratulations!
2026/3/25 Collaborative discussion@web
Had a meeting with Dr. Araki and Dr. Koga to discuss our collaborative research.
2026/3/24 Advisory Visit@Tokyo
Professor Kato visited RIKEN as an advisor.
2026/3/24 Meeting@Tokyo
Prof. Kato attended the preparatory meeting for the 12th Japan-France Frontiers of Science (JFFoS) Symposium. Having been involved in FoS activities for many years, this will mark his final contribution to the program.
2026/3/24 Collaborative discussion@web
Had a meeting with Dr. Momiyama to discuss our collaborative research.
2026/3/23 Meeting@Okazaki
The progress report meeting for the ExCELLS “Exploration of the Boundary between Matter and Life” team was a hit! The discussion was very lively and engaging.
2026/3/19 Seminar@Okazaki
A research presentation meeting was held to summarize the research activities carried out over the past year by colleagues in Okazaki.
2026/3/18 Annual Meeting@Shizuoka
Itsuki, Ren, and Maho attended the FY2025 Chubu Branch Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan.
Itsuki presented his research results.
2026/3/17-18 Project meeting@Tokyo
Participated in the 2025 Proteostasis Area Meeting. Enjoyed lively discussions!
2026/3/16-18 Visitors@Okazaki
Junpei and Koki from the Yanaka group at Institute of Science Tokyo are visiting ExCELLS for collaborative research.
2026/3/16 Meeting@Tokyo
We participated in a research evaluation meeting regarding our collaborative project with JAXA.
2026/3/14 Meeting@Tokyo
Kotaro and Maho attended the 10th Tardigrade Research Meeting.
2026/3/14 Symposium@Okazaki
Attended the joint symposium of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences and the Molecular Science Forum.
A photo with Dr. Junichi Watanabe from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
2026/3/13 Thesis Presentation@Nagoya
Sora, Kazuya, and Sota gave presentations on their graduation research. Afterward, we enjoyed a celebratory drink together!
2026/3/12 Collaborative discussion@web
Participated in a project meeting of the next-generation antibody program supported by AMED.
2026/3/11 Visitors@Okazaki
We held a meeting with colleagues from the National Institute of Informatics.
(Photo: networking reception)
2026/3/10 Retirement Celebration@Okazaki
Attended a retirement celebration in Okazaki honoring Prof. Hiromi Okamoto and Prof. Toshihiko Yokoyama on the occasion of their retirement.
2026/3/9 Collaborative discussion@Yokohama
We visited the Innovation Unit of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation and held a meeting with the SI Business Division.
2026/3/9 Visitors@Okazaki
Participants of the ARIM workshop visited the Open Mix Lab.
2026/3/6-7 Joint research@Osaka
Ryuhei carried out MS analysis in the Uchiyama group at Osaka University.
2026/3/5 Special Lecture@Nagoya
We held a Special Lecture of the Tokai Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, inviting Prof. Kuranaga (Kyoto University) as a guest speaker.
2026/3/2-4 Meating＠Jeju Island, Korea
The 2026 Japan-Korea Symposium on Biomolecular Complexes via Multidisciplinary Approaches was held at Jeju island in collaboration with the groups of Dr Ji-Joon Song (KAIST) and Dr Takayuki Uchihashi (Nagoya University).
Rina, Ikumi and Ryuhei presented their research topics.
2026/2/28 Celebration Event@Nagoya
We attended the retirement celebration in honor of Prof. Naohide Hirashima.
2026/2/27 Meeting@Tokyo/Okazaki
Prof. Kato had the opportunity to hold a discussion with Prof. Masahiro Ikoma, Director of the Astrobiology Center.
2026/2/26 Master’s thesis presentation＠Nagoya
Katsuki and Ryuhei’s master’s thesis presentations have finished successfully.
2026/2/26 Visit@Tokyo
Had the opportunity to visit the Robotics Innovation Center at Institute of Science Tokyo, which is soon to hold its official opening ceremony.
(Photo: reception gathering)
2026/2/25 Report Meeting@Okazaki
An activity report meeting for the Spin Life Frontier project was held at the Yamate Campus.
2026/2/25 Thesis defense＠Nagoya
The final examination of Jinbo’s dissertation was successfully completed.
2026/2/24 Final Lectures@Nagoya
We attended the final lectures delivered by Prof. Junpei Yamanaka and Prof. Naohide Hirashima.
2026/2/24 Meeting@Tokyo
Maho gave a presentation at the PRESTO meeting.
2026/2/20 Visitor@Okazaki
Dr. Takuya Torizawa (Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) visited ExCELLS.
2026/2/19 Seminar@Okazaki
We invited Dr. Mio Iwasaki (Kyoto University) as a speaker for the 53rd ExCELLS Seminar.
2026/2/17-18 Retreat@Toyota
NCU Life Science & IBS Joint Retreat was held.
Ikumi, Aya, and Dr. Tomita gave research presentations.
2026/2/16 Review Meeting@web
Angela’s internship evaluation was conducted jointly with SpaceMed.
2026/2/14 Memorial Gathering@Okazaki
Attended the memorial gathering and tribute symposium for Dr. Teizo Kitagawa.
2026/2/13 Seminar@Okazaki
We hosted Dr, Akimichi Morita (Nagoya City Univ.) as a speaker for the 52nd ExCELLS Seminar.
2026/2/12 Collaborative discussion@web
Enjoyed a meeting with Dr. Satoshi Toda (Univ. Osaka) to discuss our collaborative research.
2026/2/12 [Press Release] Stereochemical and Structural Characterization of Methionine Oxidation in the IgG1 Fc Region by Integrated NMR and LC-MS Analysis
Press release: https://www.excells.orion.ac.jp/en/news/13683
DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c06092
EurekAlert!: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1119370
2026/2/12 [Press Release] Unlabeled NMR Approach with Site-Specific Methyl Assignments for Structural Evaluation of the IgG1 Fc Region
Press release: https://www.excells.orion.ac.jp/en/news/13673
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c18997
EurekAlert!: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1119356
2026/2/9 Colloquium@Okazaki
Attended an IMS colloquium where Keisuke Takahashi (Hokkaido Univ.) was invited as a speaker.
2026/2/4 Meeting@Okazaki
Attended a research meeting where Tohru Natsume (AIST) was invited as a guest speaker.
2023/2/2-3 Symposium@Okazaki
The 8th ExCELLS Symposium was highly successful and well attended. Maho and Prof. Kato delivered lectures.
2026/1/31 Collaborative discussion@web
Had a meeting with Dr. Matsuo (Hiroshima University) to discuss our collaborative research.
2026/1/29 [Press Release] The antibody’s hinge as a structural “control hub” ～Single-amino-acid deletion reshapes antibody structure and function～
Press release: https://www.excells.orion.ac.jp/en/news/13509
DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02419
EurekAlert!: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114672
2026/1/27 Symposium@Tokyo
Attended the NMR Platform Symposium 2025.
2026/1/25-26 Meeting@Kumamoto
Maho gave a presentation at the PRESTO meeting
2023/1/22-23 Symposium@Suita
Participated in the 4th Protein Research Symposium.
2026/1/21 Meeting@Okazaki
Lina presented a poster at the SOKENDAI Asian Winter School.
2026/1/20 Site visit@Okazaki
Senior officials from MEXT, including Director-General Fuchigami of the Research Promotion Bureau and Director Tawara of the Office for Research Infrastructure, visited the three Okazaki institutes and ExCELLS.
2026/1/15 New member@Nagoya
Ren has just joined our lab!
2026/1/15-16 Project meeting@Nagoya
Presented our progress report on the research the CREST ‘Cell Dynamicsl’ project meeting.
2026/1/8 Visitor@Okazaki
Dr. Sota Sato from JEOL Ltd. visited our laboratory in Okazaki.
2026/1/8 New member@Okazaki
Lina from the the Universiti Malaya has joined our laboratory in Okazaki under the IMS-IIPA program.
2026/1/7 Meeting@Okazaki/Osaka/Tokyo
We were pleased to welcome Dr. Yukiko Kamiya (Kobe Pharmaceutical University) to Okazaki for a meeting on the Creation of Neo-Life Forms Project.
2026/1/6 New Year’s party@Nagoya
The staff of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Nagoya City University enjoyed a New Year’s party.
2026/1/5 Thesis presentation＠Nagoya
Jinbo has finished his Ph.D. oral defense.
