Archive of 2010 News&Events

Nice Step Researcher Award 2010

Mr.Junichi Sugahara(Doctoral couse student of IAB) and Mr.Kazuhide Sekiyama(President of Spiber Inc., graduated from IAB) won Nice Step Researcher Award 2010 of National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, MEXT.

One big step toward the physical check-up with saliva in Yamagata prefecture

Yamagata Dental Association (President: Dr.Keiichi Ishiguro) and IAB launched the research group to start the physical check-up with saliva near future.

Metabolome Analysis elucidates the change of taste of Dadacha-mame scientifically

IAB analyzed how metabolites change and how it influences to the taste by Metabolome analysis, when they're preserved. This is a collaborative research project with JA Tsuruoka (Tsuroka city, President : Mr.Imano) and Shonai division Yamagata prefecture(Mikawa town, President: Mr.Toshio Aida) to seek the best condition to preserve Dadacha-mame.

Metabolome analysis reveals the components of taste & flavor of Dadacha-mame

IAB analyzed the components of taste & flavor of Dadacha-mame(local variety of green soybeans) by Metabolome analysis. This is a collaborative research project with Yamagata University (Dr.Hiroaki Egashira, Faculty of Agriculture) and RIKEN PSC(Dr.Kazuki Saito).

Metabolome analysis reveals the components of good taste of "Tsuyahime", new brand rice of Yamagata prefecture

IAB reveals the components of good taste of "Tsuyahime", new brand rice of Yamagata prefecture, by Metabolome analysis. This is a collaborative research project with Yamagata Integrated Agricultural Research Center.

Dr.Nakada wins the BSJ Award for Junior Young Scientists at the Botanical Society of Japan

Dr.Takashi Nakada(research associate) received the BSJ Award for Junior Young Scientists at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan(Sep 9-11, 2010).

Scientists uncover shared phosphoproteome linking remote plant species

Researchers at RIKEN and IAB Keio University have shown that even the most widely-varying species of plants share remarkable similarities in the composition of proteins in them that undergo phosphorylation, a regulatory mechanism involved in various cellular phenomena. A database released by the group, with information on over three thousand phosphorylated proteins and phosphorylation sites in rice, opens new doors in the study and engineering of plants.

English Press Release(RIKEN's website) >>

IAB selected to host the Seventh Scientific Meeting of The Metabolomics Society

The Metabolomics Society announced that its Sixth Scientific Meeting will be held at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in June 2011. We are honored to have been selected and look forward to welcoming researchers in the field.(IAB hosted its First Scientific Meeting in 2005.)

Seventh Scientific Meeting of The Metabolomic Society website>>

Whole genome assembly of a natto production strain Bacillus subtilis natto from very
short read data

A group of IAB researchers including Prof. M. Itaya working in collaboration with Prof. Y. Sakakibara at Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University published the findings of a new study entitled "Whole genome assembly of a natto production strain Bacillus subtilis natto from very short read data" in BMC Genomics on April 16, 2010.

Article Abstract >>

Collaborative project between IAB and Imperial College London

The Institute for Advanced Biosciences announced that Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, UK) have announced funding for a collaborative project between Professor Masaru Tomita and Dr Douglas B. Murray of the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka (Japan) and Professors Ken Haynes, Stephen Muggleton and Michael Sternberg of the Microbiology and Bioinformatics Departments, Imperial College, London (UK).

(Dr.Ken Haynes(Professor of Imperial College London), Dr.Masaru Tomita(Director of IAB), Dr.Douglas Murray (Assistant Professor of IAB))

Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, starts a new drug developement in an All-Japan System

The Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University (Masaru Tomita, Director General), has announced the start of a new drug development program in collaboration with eight national research institutes based on the "Fundamental Research Promotion Program in the Healthcare and Medical Field" of the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (Koichi Yamanishi, Director General).

(Reference: FY2010 Projects by National Institute of Biomedical Innovation(Japanese) )

Dr.Osamu Shimomura visited IAB for the first time

Dr.Osamu Shimomura, visited IAB for the first time and he gave the talk to 130 audience including local junior high, high school students and Keio students.

Spring Science Camp 2010

A science training program for high-school students from all over Japan was held on Mar 25-27, 2010 at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in Tsuruoka. The event, Spring Science Camp 2010, was sponsored by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) , and also supported by the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies.

Science Camp website of JST (Japanese)>>

Program (Japanese) >>

Dr.Nakada wins the Young Scientist Award at Japan Society for Plant Systematics

Dr.Takashi Nakada(research associate) received Young Scientist Award at the 9th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Plant Systematics(Mar 25-27, 2010).