Four senior students presented their undergraduate thesis work at the Osaka University Hall. They did an excellent job of clearly conveying the data they had accumulated. Great work, everyone!We would also like to thank our alumnus, Mr. Watanabe, for coming to watch the presentations and for taking photos.

From our laboratory, Ms. Nakane and Ms. Fukuda were selected as Outstanding Presenters. Congratulations!

We hosted the 1st Kansai Xenopus Mini Meeting at the Toyonaka Campus of U-Osaka.

Participants from a total of four laboratories from Kobe University, Kyoto University, and Kyoto Sangyo University joined us. The meeting had a relaxed atmosphere, with presentations mainly given by students. It was a great opportunity for active and meaningful interactions!

Thank you very much to everyone who participated!

We held our annual joint symposium with National Tsing Hua University at the Toyonaka Campus of the University of Osaka.

As a guest speaker, Dr. Takeharu Nagai from the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, U Osaka, gave a lecture. From NTHU, six students and three faculty members participated, while from U Osaka, seven students and three faculty members presented their work. Members of our lab provided great support behind the scenes, including venue setup, session coordination, and guiding the campus tour. Thank you very much!

The international conference organized under the Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research (A) “Mechanics of Biological Order,” in which A. Shindo is a participant, The 85th Fujihara Seminar: The Mechanics of Life Across Scales, was held on Awaji Island (https://multicellular-mechanics.org/ja/news/1627). Researchers in mechanobiology from around the world gathered for the meeting. A. Shindo gave an oral presentation, and S. Kato presented a poster.

Invited speakers Dr. Lance Davidson (University of Pittsburgh) and Dr. Fengzhu Xiong (Gurdon Institute) also stopped by the Toyonaka Campus. Thank you for visiting us! The okonomiyaki we all shared together was delicious!

S. Kato and A. Shindo participated in the JST-EMBO Meeting held at EMBL Heidelberg, Germany. A.S. gave an oral presentation, and S.K. presented a poster. The three-day meeting featured presentations from researchers across various fields in Japan and Europe. It provided ample opportunities for discussion, allowing us to receive valuable suggestions from different perspectives. We also had the opportunity to tour EMBO and visit research labs at EMBL, which made for an incredible and inspiring experience. 

We are truly grateful to the organizers for hosting us and providing such a valuable opportunity. We look forward to continuing our research while fostering further collaborations in the future!

Our four senior students presented their graduation research at the Osaka University Hall. With their dedicated practice, each of them delivered great presentation. From our lab, Tadashi W. and Taishi H. were selected as outstanding presenters.

Congratulations!!

From November 24 to 26, 2024, the 1st Asia Xenopus Conference was held at Osaka University's Toyonaka Campus, Yoichiro Nambu Hall (with the first day taking place at the Senri Life Science Center). We welcomed two keynote speakers from the United States, and more than 80 participants.

A big thank you to all the participants, our lab members, and student volunteers from outside the lab! We deeply appreciate the generous support from Osaka University and our colleagues in South Korea, which made the successful organization of this event possible. The 2nd Asia Xenopus Conference will be held in South Korea in two years. See you there!!

From September 24th to 28th, S. Kato and A. Shindo, along with six PhD students from our department, visited National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Hsinchu, Taiwan, for a joint symposium between the College of Life Science and Medicine and our department. It was a vibrant event where students and researchers from diverse fields came together for exciting discussions. We also had the chance to explore NTHU's impressive research facilities, including a room full of rare frogs! We are very grateful to everyone at NTHU for their warm hospitality. Our departments have enjoyed over 10 years of close collaboration through a  double-degree program. Learn more here! (https://www.bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/graduate-school/).

Registration is still continued !! https://2024.xenopus-asia.org/registration/ 

The 1st Asian Xenopus Conference will be held from November 24 to 26, 2024, at the Osaka University Toyonaka Campus. Researchers from across Asia who use Xenopus as a model in developmental and molecular biology will gather for this event. We are honored to have two keynote speakers from the United States: Dr. Ken Cho from UC Irvine and Dr. John Wallingford from UT Austin. We welcome the participation of students and postdocs all over the world! Ignore the deadline on the poster for a while....!

We participated in the 83rd Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting held in Atlanta, USA. The conference featured nine oral presentation sessions and three poster sessions, fostering active discussions. In addition to research presentations, there were workshops with journal editors and sessions on topics such as congenital viral infections. S.  Kato presented a poster in the Morphogenesis session, and A. Shindo gave an oral presentation in the Nutrition and Development session.

The freshman practical exercises were conducted in our lab. Great job with the intricate tasks of cutting and pressing embryos. Thank you to the seniors for your assistance!

Goodbye and thank you, Kumamoto. We moved to Osaka!