On November 10, an award ceremony of the 2023 Kyoto Prize, which honors outstanding achievements in the fields of science and the arts, was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center (Kyoto City). On the following day, November 11, a commemorative lecture by the laureates was held. In the Advanced Technology section, the prize was awarded to Professor Emeritus Ryuzo Yanagimachi of the University of Hawaii, U.S.A., for his research on mammalian fertilization mechanisms and the establishment of the ICSI technique that laid the foundation for infertility treatment. Unfortunately, however, Dr. Yanagimachi passed away on September 28 (Japan Standard Time) after the award decision was made. Dr. Hidenori Akutsu of […]

On Nov. 8, 2023, the 45th Hokkaido University Veterinary Academic Exchange Funding Lecture Series, “Mechanisms of Reproduction and Development Revealed by Animal Experiments,” was held at Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University. Dr. Atsuo OGURA gave a lecture titled: “Developmental engineering techniques for small laboratory animals and their research applications” Organizers: Prof. Masami Morimatsu and Prof. Takafumi Sunaga, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University

2023 RIKEN Tsukuba Open Campus was held onsite and online hybrid. Theme: What is the Bioresource Research Center? We held a laboratory event. *Origin of Life: Let’s Observe Ova and Sperm*

The 168th RIKEN BRC Seminar was held at the RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Moriwaki Kazuo Hall and Zoom hybrid. Dr. Fumiko Kasuga Graduate School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University / Interfaculty Initiative in Planetary Health Former Vice President of Science Council of Japan Title: In Search of Collaboration and Cooperation in Science

The 53rd Japanese Society for Spermatology Meeting was held at Aobayama Commons Tohoku University Aobayama New Campus (Sendai, Miyagi).

Dr. Hino visited our laboratory for collaborative experiments with Ogonuki-san. He observed the chromosomes of the oocytes injected with spermatocytes and transfered his techniques to Ogonuki-san.

The 10th Wakate BRC Conference (WBC) was held at Moriwaki Hall (RIKEN Tsukuba) and Zoom (Hybrid) on Oct.3. Five members of our lab gave poster presentation as follows. Joint projects with mutual-benefit association (a Yakult break, a social gathering) were also prepared to make this a lively meeting. *Poster Presentation* Naomi WATANABE: Preservation of wild-derived mouse strains by nuclear transfer using peripheral blood cells Takaki TATEBE: Analysis of protein degradation systems in SCNT embryos Michiko HIROSE: Generation of knockout hamsters as a new experimental model strategy. Shogo MATOBA: The protection mechanism of embryogenesis by the placenta and the consequences of its disruption. Dinh Quoc PHAM: Establishment and characterization of transgenic […]

Dr. Rashmi Parihar from the Indian Institute of Technology came to BioResource Research Center (BRC) for a 3-week training course. She will set up the assisted reproductive technique system in her mouse facility. During the first week, Mochida-san and Hasegawa-san trained her for the basics of IVF and embryo/sperm freezing.

Tsukuba Conference 2023 was held at Tsukuba International Congress Center (Ibaraki Pref.) and Web Hybrid from Sep.26 to 28. Mr. Takaki TATEBE of our lab gave a poster presentation. Main Theme: Design the Future -Curiosity-driven Quests for Global Solutions- Session C-07: Frontiers of Medical & Life Sciences            -International Student Presentations of Medical and Life Sciences- *Poster Session* Title: Analysis of protein degradation systems in SCNT embryos