The Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2026 was held in Singapore, organized by the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) on Jan. 5th-9th. Mr. Pham Dinh Quoc from our lab participated. Theme “Excite, Engage, Enable”

The 4th RIKEN Experimental Animal Network Meeting was held at RIKEN Center for Brain Science (Wako, Saitama) on Dec. 9th. Dr. Kimiko INOUE gave the group presentation in Session 2.

The 48th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan (MBSJ 2025) was held at Pacifico Yokohama (Yokohama, Kanagawa) on Dec. 3-5. Dr. Kohtaro MORITA gave a poster presentation. *Poster Presentation* Kohtaro MORITA: Development of a rat sperm cryopreservation and IVF method using a chemically defined preservation solution

The 11th Laboratory Animal Technology Research Exchange Conference of JAEAT(Japan Association for Experimental Animal Technologists) Ouu and Tohoku Branch was held at the Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku Univ. (Sendai, Miyagi) on Nov. 29th. Mr. Keiji MOCHIDA from our lab gave an educational lecture. Educational Lecture I: Freezing methods for mouse sperm in emergency situations

The 66th Lectures of TALAS(Tsukuba Association for Laboratory Animal Science) was held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center (Tsukuba, Ibaraki) on Nov. 28th. Theme: Approaches to Early Development and Implantation ~Reconstructing the “Original Form” with Stem Cells~ *Poster Presentation* Narumi OGONUKI: Offspring from mouse model of non-obstructive azoospermia with primary spermatocyte injection Michiko HIROSE: Establishment of embryonic stem cells from wild-derived strains of mice

The 35th Molossinus Colloquium was held at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science on Nov. 25-26. Ms. Ayumi HASEGAWA won the Moriwaki Kazuo Award 2025 at the 35th Molossinus Colloquium. “Development of assisted reproductive technologies for wild-derived mice” The following two members gave presentations. *Oral Presentation* Fumio IKE: Genome Analysis of Filobacterium rodentium Günther Strain *Poster Presentation* Keiji MOCHIDA: Efforts to establish a frozen gamete panel including wild-derived strains useful for polymorphism analysis.

The STEM Career Choice Support Symposium was held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center (Tsukuba, Ibaraki) on Nov. 9th, and was also online. The symposium, hosted by the Ibaraki Prefecture, aimed to stimulate interest in science and engineering careers among junior high and high school students, their parents, and teachers. Dr. Kimiko Inoue delivered the keynote address. Title： What Is Developmental Engineering?