Osaka University, International Center for Biotechnology

Eight M1 students of Nihira lab. and Fujiyama lab. will participate in the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO and stay from 6 Aug. to 14 Sep.
at the following Universities; 1 student at Mahidol University, 3 at Kasetsart University, 2 at KMUTT, 2 at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

"Publication"-"Annual Report of ICBiotech" is updated.

Dr Elvi Restiawaty from Institut Teknnologi Bandung in Indonesia visited the ICBiotech.   Photos

Prof. Hisashi KOIWA (Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A & M University) held a seminar.
Date: July 18 (Tue) 14:45-16:15
Place: Suntory Memorial Hall (C3-531) at Osaka University
Title: N-glycosylation and targeting of Arabidopsis thaliana KORRIGAN1   Photos

Three graduate students in ICBiotech (English course) have successfully presented a defense of their master thesis.   Photos

The summer sky has got dazzling. The decoration of the Tanabata festival was colorful.   Photos

A delegate from Airlangga University in Indonesia visited ICBiotech, Nihira Lab. and Fujiyama Lab.   Photos

“Organization”-“Center Staff” is updated.

A delegate from KMUTT (King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi) in Thailand visited ICBiotech to study MONOTSUKURI Spirit of Japanese. Photos

Two members of Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University in Thailand visited ICBiotech.
Visitors; Assoc. Prof. Pongrama Ramasoota
Dr. Pannamthip Pitaksajjakul   Photos

A delegate from National Taichung Girls' Senior High School in Taiwan visited ICBiotech, Fujiyama Lab.   Photos

It is getting warmer and warmer.
The cherry trees around the ICBiotech are at their best.  Photos

“Organization” is updated.

New students were assigned to ICBiotech. Five B4 students to Nihira laboratory and One student (Chemistry-Biology Combined Major Program), six B4 students to Fujiyama laboratory.

Prof. Dr. Takuya Nihira has been appointed to lead ASEAN Center, starting from 1 April 2017. ASEAN CENTER FOR ACADEMIC INITIATIVES HP　

Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Fujiyama has been appointed to lead ICBiotech, starting from 1 April 2017. He succeeded Prof. Dr. Takuya Nihira who served this important position for three terms, from 2011-2016.

Two members of De La Salle University in Philippines visited ICBiotech.
Visitors; Joaquin Lorenzo V. Moreno, Ph. D.
Dr. Melanie C. David Ph. D.   Photos

Three members from VAST (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) visited ICBiotech, Nihira Lab. and Fujiyama Lab.   Photos

Twelve students in ICBiotech (Japanese course) have successfully defended their Master's thesis.   Photos

One student of the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO made his final presentation (4th group). Photos

“Organization”-“Visiting Professor / Scholars” is updated.

Dr. Chanita Boonmak (Visiting research scholar, Kasetsart University in Thailand) held a seminar.
Date: Feburary 6 (Mon.) 13:00-14:150
Place: Suntory Memorial Hall (C3-531) at Osaka University
Title: Multiple alkane monooxygenase genes in Geobacillus thermoleovorans B23   Photos

Dr. Takeshi HOSAKA (Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University) held a seminar.
Date: February 1 (Wed.) 16:00-17:00
Place: ICBiotech building (α) 5th floor seminar room
Title: Antibiotic hormesis and its applications in discovering new secondary metabolites from actinomycetes   Photos

We had a keynote lecture and introduction of companies who attended the workshop. All participants enjoyed talk and exchanged their experience on human resource development after the workshop. International students got wonderful chances to know Japanese company and people. Detail

Prof. Kaeko KAMEI (Dept of Bio-molecular Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology) held a seminar.
Date: January 25 (Wed) 13:30-14:30
Place: Suntory Memorial Hall (C3-531) at Osaka University
Title: Control of infectious disease   Photo

Dr. Chanita Boonmak (Kasetsart University in Thailand) visited ICBiotech and make her research at Fujiyama laboratory for two months. Photos

One student from Philippine visited the ICBiotech for the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO and started their program. He will stay at Fujiyama lab.
De La Salle University (1) Photos

Ten students of the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO made their final presentations (3rd group). Photos

A delegate from SMA Al Muslim in Indonesia visited ICBiotech. Photos

Prof. Rodriguez (Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California, Davis) visited the ICBiotech. He gave a lecture to G30 students (7th) and held the exchange meeting with many students (8th). Photos

A delegate from University of California Tokyo Study Center visited the ICBiotech.
Visitors; Dr. Fabio Rambelli (Director)
Ms. Kayo Takahashi (Manager)   Photos

It became much colder, the daytime became sharply shorter.The trees in front of the center are vividly autumn leaves.   Photo

A delegate from Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia visited ICBiotech.
Visitors; Prof. Ir. Hermawan Kresno Dipojpno, MSEE., Ph.D
Dr. Rizkita Rachmi Esyanti   Photo

Ten students from Thailand visited the ICBiotech for the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO and started their program. They will stay at nihira Lab., Fujiyama Lab., Fukusaki Lab., Watanabe Lab. and Synthetic Bioengineering Lab.
Visitors; Mahidol University (2), Chulalongkorn University (4), Kasetsart University (2), KMUTT (2)　 Photos

Six students of the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO made their final presentations (2nd group). Photo

Student Exchange Support Program is updated.

Dr. Konstantin Konstantinov ((PhD, Osaka Univ., 1991), Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Process Sciences at Codiak Biosciences, Inc, USA visited the ICBiotech. We held the exchange meeting with overseas students. Photo

Ten students from Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Mongolia, Taiwan visited the ICBiotech for the Sakura science program (JST) and received the orientation. Photo

Six students from Thailand visited the ICBiotech for the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO and started their program. They will stay at Fujiyama Lab., Muranaka Lab., Molecular Genetics Lab., Dynamic Cell Biology Lab., Synthetic Bioengineering Lab.
Visitors; Mahidol University (3), KMUTT (2), Kasetsart University (1)　 Photos

Six students of the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO made their final presentations. Photos

Two students in International Program of “Frontier Biotechnology” (English course) were assigned to ICBiotech； 2 to Fujiyama lab.