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Dr. Fujishima wins Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (NRMCB) Poster Prize at RNA2009

IAB scientist Dr. Fujishima was awarded Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (NRMCB) Poster Prize at The 14th annual meeting of the RNA Society (RNA2009).The title of the poster is "Tri-split tRNA: A novel type of transfer RNA produced from three transcripts via trans-splicing",the world's first discovery of genes in jigsaw-like pieces from an archaeon living in hot spring.

Measurement of internal body time by blood metabolomics

A study by a group of IAB researchers including Yuji Kakazu and Professor Tomoyoshi Soga working in collaboration with Yoichi Minami, Takeya Kasukawa and Hiroki R. Ueda, Team Leader, of Laboratory for Systems Biology and Functional Genomics Unit, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (Director: Masatoshi Takeichi) reveals a method for measuring bodily time by analyzing metabolic products in the blood using a combined liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry technique developed at IAB. This new approach to reading circadian status is published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online (PNAS Online) on 1 June, 2009.

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"CE/MS method" wins The Prize of the Chairman of Hatsumei Kyokai (Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation)

IAB scientist Prof. T. Soga was awarded The Prize of the Chairman of Hatsumei Kyokai (Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation) for "Invention of CE/MS method" (Patent No. 3341765) at 2009 National Commendation for Invention, sponsored by Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation.

164th Committee on Genome Technology

The 30th Workshop of the 164th Committee on Genome Technology was held on Apr 24-25, 2009 at Tsuruoka Metabolome Campus. This event was sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

IAB joint research project selected as "City Area Program"

IAB will be a partner in a project entitled "Project for creation of high-functional food science industry cluster" led by Yamagata prefecture and Tsuruoka city, that was selected as "City Area Program" by MEXT, a Ministry of the Japanese government.

"What is a City Area Program?" >>

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Professor M. Itaya and Assistant Professor K. Tsuge win the 19th NikkeiBP Technology Award

IAB scientists Prof. M. Itaya and Assistant Prof. K. Tsuge were awarded the 19th NikkeiBP Technology Award, Category of Medicine & Biotechnology. on April 6, 2009.

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IAB students win prize at The 9th Japan Biotechnology Business Competition

The research project of IAB students Mr.Kazuhide Sekiyama and Mr.Junichi Sugahara got the first prize in the 9th Japan Biotechnology Business Competition.

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