AT The 14th Japan-China-Korea International Postgraduate Academic Forum (On line) hosted by the University of Tsukuba, Ms. Naomi Watanabe presented a paper titled “Establishment and characterization of nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells from wild-derived mouse strains”. She successfully completed her first English presentation and the Q&A session. After evaluation by reviewers, she was awarded the Silver Award. Congratulations!

The 115th SRD Meeting was held onsite (The University of Tokyo) and online hybrid. Dr. Kimiko INOUE has won the SRD Outstanding Research Award 2022. “Elucidation of abnormalities induced by somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques and development of methods for their improvement.”

Dr. Kento Miura, Hiroshima University, came to our lab for a collaborative experiment to generate new mice cloned from antigen-specifice T cells.

An meeting of RIKEN public relations staff was held at our center. Public Relations staff from RIKEN centers including Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science (RNC), and Bioresource Research Center (BRC) visited our laboratory and experienced our routine tour course for students.

Naomi (Ms. Watanabe) & Aya (Dr. Uchida) were awarded the best poster presentation awards at the 2022 study meeting for young researchers held on July 6th and 7th. This meeting was hosted by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, Program of totipotency: From decoding to designing. Naomi Watanabe: Best poster presentation award　 Title: An establishment and characterization of nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells from wild-derived mouse strains. Aya Uchida: Best poster presentation award Title: Protaminization of somatic cell nucleus – A potential tool for animal cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer – Original “Totipotency” T-shirts were given to them as special presents.

The 19th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR) was held in Bologna, Itary, on June 26-30. *Oral Presentation* Atsuo OGURA：How to improve mouse cloning *Poster Session* Kimiko INOUE：Elucidation of placenta-specific imprinted genes responsible for hyperplasia in somatic cell nuclear transferred placentas Michiko HIROSE：Generation and analysis of Acrosin knockout hamsters

The 63rd JSOR (Japan Society for Ova Research) Meeting was held in Kyoto City. Ms. Narumi OGONUKI made a presentation and won the JSOR Outstanding Presentation Award. Title: Birth of mice from meiotically arrested spermatocyte following biparental meiosis in halved oocytes

The 69th JALAS (Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science) Meeting was held in Sendai City, Miyagi Pref. Five members made presentations at the meeting. *Symposium 2* Theme： The Golden Hamster： Revisited old animal models for new ideas Atsuo OGURA: Reproductive and developmental characteristics of the golden hamster and generation of knockout hamsters *LAS Seminar 3*　 Theme: Learn more, laboratory species! Michiko HIROSE: Cute, but so great, “hamster” *Poster Session* Kimiko INOUE：Elucidation of placenta-specific imprinted genes responsible for hyperplasia in somatic cell nuclear transferred placentas　 Ayumi HASEGAWA：Effects of superovulation treatment on pregnancy and strain differences　 Naomi WATANABE：An establishment and characterization of nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells from wild-derived mouse strains