Interviews with Dr. Inoue and Ms. Ogonuki have been published as articles of BRC serials feature project ” Interview with women in research positions”. This project was supported by RIKEN’s plan “Diversity initiatives to support women’s active participation”. The joy of finding something new fuels my desire to train the next generation (Kimiko Inoue, Senior Research Scientist) Even people who aren’t good at science can become researchers. If you have an interest, just go for it (Narumi Ogonuki, Senior Technical Scientist)

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has selected new research proposals for FY2022 under its Fusion Oriented Research for disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST) program, and Dr. Shogo Matoba’s research proposal has been accepted. Title of the proposal: Protection of embryogenesis by the placenta and the consequences of its disruption.

“Smaller eggs enhance IVF outcomes for male infertility in mice” – Using half-sized eggs provides an avenue for childbearing in mice – RIKEN Site

“Birth of mice from meiotically arrested spermatocytes following biparental meiosis in halved oocytes” EMBO Reports Site BRC Site

“Mapping the chromatin landscape reveals determinants of placental stem cell identity” RIKEN Site