2015/12/22 Joint seminar@Nagoya

    OIIB and NCU members got together for the seminar.

      2015/12/21 Day business trip@Higashi Hiroshima

        Arrived at Hiroshima University. It’s cold in Japan.

          2015/12/20-21 SAXS epxperiments@Tsukuba

            Akemi and Rina performed SAXS experiments at Photon Factory.

              2015/12/15-20 Pacifichem 2015@Honolulu

                Prof. Kato and Dr. Yanaka gave a talk at Paficichem 2015

                  2015/12/9-10 OIIB retreat@Okazaki

                    Kato’s lab organaized the retreat this year!

                      Enjoyed discussion from morning till midnight.

                        Arunima and Gengwei persented posters.

                          2015/12/1-4 BMB2015@Kobe

                            Prof. Kato and Dr. Miyata (Nagoya Univ.) organaized the Symposium
                            “Molecular system for creating, decoding, and destroying glycans”, in
                            which Dr. Yagi gave a talk. The banquet was held in a congenial atmosphere.

                              2015/12/1-3 NINS/IURC Colloquium@Kakegawa

                                Dr. Yanaka joined a multidisciplinary group discussion.

                                  2015/11/28 The 12th Forum of the Glycoscience base for Chubu@Nagoya

                                    Tong recieved the Young Scientist award!

                                      2015/11/26-27 Protein Institute Seminar@Okazaki

                                        Prof. Kato gave a talk. A lot of parcipitants joind the drinking party!

                                          2015/11/25 Collaboration@Okazaki

                                            Our collaborative research with Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. has just been published on PLoS ONE!
                                            DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140120

                                              2015/11/22-23 The 4th International Meeting on “Dynamical ordering and integrated functions”@Fukuoka

                                                Many research group members atended the meeting along with the foreign guests!

                                                  Many students from our lab joind the discussion!

                                                    Our lab member Zhu won the poster prize!

                                                      2015/11/19 Award@Nagoya

                                                        The certificate for the Best Presentation Award at the Tokai Branch Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan just arrived!

                                                          2015/11/18 The Special Lecture of Tokai Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan@Nagoya

                                                            Dr. Kouhei Tsumoto from the University of Tokyo visited us and gave a lecture!

                                                              2015/11/16 New member@Okazaki

                                                                Dr. Kuakarun Krusong from Chulalongkorn Univ. has just joined us!

                                                                  2015/11/12 The Special Lecture of Tokai Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan@Nagoya

                                                                    Dr. Alexander Wlodawer from NIH visited us and gave a lecture!

                                                                      We had delicious Japanese dinner.

                                                                        2015/11/10 Collaborative discussion@Nagoya

                                                                          We had collaborative discussion with Prof. Masaaki Sugiyama (Kyoto University).

                                                                            2015/11/9 Welcome party@Nagoya

                                                                              We had a party to welcome Rena to the NCU lab.

                                                                                2015/11/8 Outreach activities@Tokyo

                                                                                  “The second Science Cafe for junior and senior high-school girls” was held at the University of Tokyo. Dr. Yanaka and our alumna Dr. Kamiya talked with youger girls about excitement and fascination of science while having a cake and tea!
                                                                                  https://kato-group.ims.ac.jp/event/20151108.html

                                                                                    2015/11/6-8 The 54th Annual Meeting of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Society of Japan@Tsudanuma

                                                                                      Came directly from Korea.

                                                                                        2015/11/5-6 The 47th Annual Meeting of Korean Magnetic Resonance Society@Buyeo

                                                                                          The meeting was held in the historical place associated with the ancient kingdom Paekche.

                                                                                            Enjoyed an outdoor BBQ party!

                                                                                              2015/11/1 The Tokai Branch Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan@Nagoya

                                                                                                Rina and Yuki gave an oral presentation.

                                                                                                  Rina recieved the Best Presentation Award. Congratulations!

                                                                                                    2015/10/28 Farewell lunch@Okazaki

                                                                                                      We had a farewell lunch for Naito-san.

                                                                                                        Many thanks for all the help you have given us!

                                                                                                          2015/10/19-20 The 13rd Symposium of the Japan Consotrium for Glycobiology and Glycotechnology@Nagoya

                                                                                                            The Symposium organized by our project teams was a great success!

                                                                                                              Enjoyed multidisciplinary interaction!

                                                                                                                2015/10/17 Open campus@Okazaki

                                                                                                                  We preformed GFP denaturation and renaturation.

                                                                                                                    A lot of guests visited us!

                                                                                                                      2015/10/16 Promotion@Okazaki

                                                                                                                        Dr. Maho Yagi-Utsumi has just been promoted to Assistant Professor in IMS.

                                                                                                                          2015/10/13 Welcome party@Okazaki

                                                                                                                            We had a party to welcome new members to the Okazaki lab.

                                                                                                                              2015/10/13 New Member@Okazaki

                                                                                                                                Yohei Yamamoto-san from Tokyo University of Agriculture and technology has just joined us.

                                                                                                                                  We had collaborative discussion with Dr. Takeshi Kondo (Hamamatsu University School of Medical) at our Okazaki lab.

                                                                                                                                    2015/10/7 The 2nd Young Scientist Meeting on “Dynamical ordering and integrated
                                                                                                                                    functions”@Gamagori

                                                                                                                                      Rina presented her research topics on behalf of our group.

                                                                                                                                        2015/10/2 New member@Okazaki

                                                                                                                                          Jintawee-san from Chulalongkorn Univ. has just joined us!