🎉Congratulations to Dr. Aiko Sada
@Aiko_Sada
on her new appointment as Professor of Kyushu University! Thank you to Prof. Sada for 4 years of hard work and support! She will be supporting as cross-appointed professor at IRCMS, Kumamoto University.💐👩🔬🥰
Esther Bassey (University of Uyo, Nigeria) has completed the
#IRCMS
#Internship
Program under the supervision of
@YuichiroArima
. She spent her internship with us from February to March 2024. We wish her continued success in her future endeavors.🔬✨
#Kumamotouniversity
Dr. Hitoshi Takizawa (
@TakizawaLab
) has inherited a director position from Dr Toshio Suda, with
#IRCMS
identitiy. He has promised to further develop a research friendly system for better future.
#KumamotoUniversity
Dr.
@Aiko_Sada
, Dr.
@YuichiroArima
, Dr.
@TakizawaLab
, students and IRCMS office joined the 3rd kumadai-hub poster session!✨We were able to foster lively exchanges among students and researchers.🤝Exciting prospects for future collaborations and interactions! 🚀🔬
Today, Professor Sada attended her last PI meeting and gave us her farewell. We already miss her..🥲Big thanks to Professor Sada for her incredible work as a PI for the past four years! 🙏🩷We sincerely wish you all the best for your future endeavors!
#KumamotoUniversity
Congratulations!🌸🎓㊗️
Madhura-san (Mizuno lab.)finally got her Ph.D.
We wish her all the best in her future successes.
#kumamotouniversity
#ircms
#国際先端医学研究機構 #熊本大学
Dr. Toshio Suda received the 2022
#ISEH
Outstanding Mentor Award. He has encouraged many graduate students and young
#researchers
. Also, as the Director of the
#IRCMS
, he mentors all the people in the organization, including the administrative staff.
Photo by
@The_Ito_Lab
Today we had a wonderful Keynote at the 5th KU-
#KAIST
Joint Symposium given by Dr. Keisuke Ito
@The_Ito_Lab
from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Thank you also for the over 100 participants that joined us. It's always fun to learn about research! ✨
#KumamotoUniversity
#IRCMS
🎉Dr. Takatsugu Ishimoto appointed as a chief of Division of Carcinogenesis at The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research! Thank you to Dr. Ishimoto for 7 years of hard work and support! He will be supporting as visiting professor at
#IRCMS
.💐👨🔬
📣We're seeking qualified applicants for independent faculty positions at the rank of Full
#Professor
or Associate Professor. The positions are available from February 1st, 2024, or as soon as possible.
#pi
#newpi
#Japan
#researcher
#stemcell
We have started the symposium on New Horizons in Developmental Biology
#IRCMS
@kumamotoUniv_PR
. Please join and discuss with us!!
Registration is open to everyone:
[Event] 90th IRCMS Seminar-Symposium on New Horizons in
#Developmental
#Biology
🌏🧬
📅9:30-18:45(JST), February 20th, 2023
🚩Onsite & Online
Registration link 🔽
Dr. Tatsuyoshi Kono
@TatsuKono
from Indiana University had an exciting keynote lecture titled STIM1 Interacts with G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor Signaling to Maintain β Cell Identity in Female Mice.🐭🔬🧬
🎉 Prof.
@Aiko_Sada
hosted an awesome Happy Hour at the IRCMS lounge! 🍻Prof. Sada and others engaged in a game of dominoes, adding a fun and interactive element to the gathering. It was an enjoyable evening filled with camaraderie and entertainment!😆
#GoodTimes
#HappyHourFun
Awarded: Dr. Suda wins the 2020 E. Donnall Thomas Prize
ASH will honor Toshio Suda, MD, PhD with the 2020 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize for his outstanding contributions to the field of stem cell research.
#ircms
#ash
#hematology
#award
#prize
Dear Paul, I am deeply saddened to hear about your news. I remember the days when we discussed about science and life, and learned a lot from you.
We all pray for your soul in Kumamoto.
Hitoshi Takizawa IRCMS, Kumamoto, Japan
We opened for entries of FY2024 IRCMS research internship program🔬✨
<Duration>
2 to 8 weeks until early March 2025.
<Application Period>
Monday March 4th to Friday April 5th, 2024 (JST)
Apply here👉
#Internship
#ResearchIntern
#stemcell
#aging
#biology
[Publications Update]
Lab: Takatsugu Ishimoto
@LabIrcms
(IRCMS Visiting Professor)
Title: Mesothelial cells with mesenchymal features enhance peritoneal dissemination by forming a protumorigenic microenvironment
Find out more
@CellReports
#Cancer
📸Group photo at the 26th IRCMS Symposium. Thank you to Dr. Passegué and Dr. Collins
@ameliecollins79
for coming from
#US
to Kumamoto. Also, a special shoutout to Dr. Yamashita from
@English_IMSUT
for making this symposium possible! Look forward to seeing you next time!😊👋
Dr. Galipon
@jgalipon
from Keio University gave us the wonderful presentation for our D5 lecture series. Thank you for the very long trip from Yamagata to Kumamoto! 🦈🐻🗾
#IRCMS
#KumamotoUniversity
JSPS Core-to-Core Program Virtual Mini Symposium on Chromatin Structure and Function
📅Tue. 14 June 2022. 9:00-11:00 (JST)
Speaker
Dr. Pedro P. Rocha from
@NICHD_NIH
Dr. Leah Rosin
@ScienceLeah
from
@NIDDKgov
Dr. Azusa Inoue
@a_z_usa__
from
@riken_en
Dr. Ayaka Ito
@AyakaItoPhD
from
@NagoyaUniv
gave a great lecture titled Molecular crosstalk between lipid metabolism, inflammation and autoimmunity and we had deep discussions.🔬🧬✨
IRCMS will start a new lecture series for especially young researchers for a motivational purpose. It is a series, so young researchers to look forward to future presentations.
📸Group photo at the 21st
#IRCMS
Symposium on The Dynamics and Development of Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells! A sincere thank you to all speakers for wonderful talks! We really enjoyed the stimulating discussions of HSC research. See you next time!😉👋
Dr.
@NRivron
and Dr.
@harunobu_kagawa
from
@oeaw
gave a lecture at D5 seminar. The seminar was co-hosted by
@IMEG_KumamotoU
. We were very exciting to hear their interesting research on "Blastoids." It was a great pleasure to meet you in person. Thank you for joining us!🙌😉
The 107th IRCMS Seminar was held on April 26th, 2024 at IRCMS. Dr. Ichiro Manabe from Chiba University visited IRCMS and gave us a lecture, with about 50 participants exchanging ideas and opinions. 🙋♂️Thank you for joining us!🙌
[ Publications Update ]
Daisuke Kurotaki
Title: Chromatin structure undergoes global and local reorganization during murine dendritic cell development and activation (Published in PNAS)
Find out more
@PNASNews
#熊本大学
#research
Had a blast at the 7th KU-KAIST Symposium in Korea! 🌐Huge thanks to Prof. Koh Gou Young
@gou_koh
🙌Grateful for the warm welcome from the
#KAIST
community, with special shoutout to Prof. Pilhan Kim for serving as the symposium chair! Excited for future collaborations!🤝🔬
Prof. Hiroshi Kagami from
@ShinshuUni
and his students visited Prof. Sheng's laboratory,
#IRCMS
, Kumamoto University. Prof. Kagami specializes in the field of
#chicken
stem cell engineering and has been working in an academic exchanges with prof. Sheng. 🐓🐣 🔬
#stemcell
Suizenji Jojuen Garden is a beautiful place surrounded by nature.
You can enjoy strolling in the garden while looking at beautiful scenery. Please come and see them.
(Photo by Dr. Sada of IRCMS, Kumamoto University)
#groundwater
#green
#water
#Japanesegarden
#tree
#kumamoto
Today, we had a fire and disaster drill! 🚒🔥 Everyone came together for hands-on training to prep for actual emergencies.
#SafetyFirst
#firedrill
#training
🔦🧑🚒
Now he is in Kyiv defending his own country. He sent a message hoping that people in Japan can know more about injustice suffered by the Ukrainian people. We support Alex and wish him well amidst the chaos of war.
- Guojun Sheng, IRCMS
Mr. Gaurav Kumar (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India)has completed the
#IRCMS
#Internship
Program under the supervision of Guojun Sheng and spent with us from this Jan to March. We wish you the best in your future endeavors! 🙌
The 21st IRCMS Symposium on The Dynamics and Development of Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells was held on Feb. 20-21, 2024. Thank you for all who participated in the symposium!🌎✨
#IRCMS
#KumamotoUniversity
#symposium
@TakizawaLab
Six years ago, Alex (middle) was a Ukrainian intern at IRCMS, Kumamoto University for two months. At the end of his internship, he also visited the historic Fifth High School building and met the University president.
"Workshop 2023 summer
#Hematopoietic
stem cell homeostasis and leukemic evolution" was held on August 16th, 2023. Prof. Suda and Prof. Sashida from
#IRCMS
had a research presentation. Thank you to
@The_Ito_Lab
and
@Bowmaniacs_Lab
for organizing the event! See you next time!🌍✨
Christmas is coming soon, isn't it?🎅🎁🌟
In SAKURA MACHI
#Kumamoto
, a Christmas Market is being held!🎄✨Christmas trees and beautiful decorations are everywhere. You can also find stalls with delicious food and drinks. 🌭 🍺
#Christmasmarket
In our institute, we embrace the spirit of “science is a marathon, not a sprint”. It was fun to join the
#Kumamoto
Castle Marathon as a member of team
#IRCMS
.
#KumamotoUniversity
What a hectic day it is today with Kumamoto Castle marathon! I had lots of fun with our run members from
@IRCMS_KU
before start, I hope everybody finished the line safely and joyfully !!!
Dr. Nami Sugiyama
@nami_sugiyama
from
@ETH_en
has given a presentation for our D5 seminar series on 12/21. A total of 38 people attended the seminar. We also had a luncheon gathering between IRCMS students and Dr. Sugiyama.
We look forward to seeing you next time!🥰✨
We are pleased to announce that Professor Dr. Hitoshi Takizawa (
@TakizawaLab
) has been appointed as our new director and associate professor Dr. Yuichiro Arima (
@YuichiroArima
) as vice director on the first day of a new fiscal year, April 1st. 🎉👏👏
[ Publications Update ]
Lab: Dr. Takatsugu Ishimoto
Title:
Protocol to Establish Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts from Surgically Resected Tissues and Generate Senescent Fibroblasts
#IRCMS
#STARProtocols
Please refer to the following URL for the details.
👉
[Event]
#IRCMS
Mini-Symposium on Physiological Regulation of Animal
#Development
and Homeostasis
📅9:00-13:00(JST), July 29th, 2022.
🚩Onsite & Online (Please register to participate!)
Registration link is here👉
📢Call for
#postdocs
!
@MiharadaL
is aiming to discover novel regulatory mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cell and fetal development. We are currently recruiting a highly motivated and talented
#postdoctoral
researcher. Please RT😉🤩
#stemcell
#IRCMS
Dr. Yuichiro Arima
@YuichiroArima
gave a lecture titled Protective Effects and Therapeutic Applications of Ketone Body Metabolism in Liver. 🔬🫀We had deep discussions.👥
#KumamotoUniversity
#IRCMS
Ms. Yulanda Antonius (University of Surabaya) has completed the IRCMS Internship Program under the supervision of
@MiharadaL
and spent with us from this February. Hope it was a good opportunity for her to grow her academic skills and knowledge in the field.✨🔬
Dr. Sada Lab's research was introduced in J:COM's "Gate to the Philosophia" TV program. The video has been uploaded to YouTube channel of Kumamoto University and IRCMS. Please check this out.
Please check the video here