RIKEN Public Relations staff from RIKEN centers visited RIKEN Tsukuba
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.
Awarded the best poster presentation awards at the study meeting of the Program of totipotency, held for young researchers.
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.
ICAR2020+2, Bologna, Itary
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 Meeting -Kyoto-
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 Meeting -Sendai, Miyagi-
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
