Osaka University, International Center for Biotechnology

Presentation on research outcomes of Student Exchange Support Program (4th Phase) was completed.   Photo

Ms. Aun Praoparotai (Mahidol University, Graduate School of Tropical Medicine, Thailand), Special Research Student, joined ICBiotech and makes her research at Fujiyama Lab. for about a month.

Mr. Tuan Hoang Viet (Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Vietnam), Visiting Researcher, joined ICBiotech and makes his research at Fujiyama Lab. for about a month.

New B4 students were assigned to ICBiotech.
Fujiyama Lab.: 6 students of Biotechnology Course and 1 student of Chemistry-Biology Combined Major program
Molecular Microbiology Lab. :3 students of Biotechnology Course

Ms. Uda joined as an administrative assistant. We are happy to have her at ICBiotech.

"Organization" and "ICBiotech Exchange Agreements" are updated.

Assistant Professor Hiroshi Kinoshita (Lab. of Molecular Microbiology) , Assistant Professor Takao Ohashi (Fujiyama Lab.) and Ms. Megumi Okamoto (Administrative Assistant) left on March 31. We are very much grateful for your cooperation.

Specially Appointed Associate Professor under the Cross-appointment Agreement, Dr. Enkh-Amgalan Jigjiddorj (Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Mongolia) held a seminar.
Date：March 29 (Fri.) 13:00-14:30
Place：ICBiotech building (α) 4th floor seminar room
Title：Isolation, identification and taxonomy of microorganisms   Photo

Three members of Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, visited ICBiotech.
Visitors:
Prof. Irma Isnafia Arief
(Prof., Head of Department of Animal Production and Technology )
Assoc. Prof. Dr Asep Gunawan
(Vice director of Student Affairs General Competence Education Program)
Dr. Cahyo Budiman (Lecturer)    Photo

We had a farewell party for Assistant Professor Hiroshi Kinoshita (Lab. of Molecular Microbiology), Assistant Professor Takao Ohashi (Fujiyama Lab.), Specially Appointed Associate Professor under the Cross-appointment Agreement, Dr. Enkh-Amgalan Jigjiddorj (Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Mongolia) and Ms. Megumi Okamoto (Administrative Assistant) and welcome party for Ms.Terumi Kikuchi (Technical Assistant at Fujiyiama Lab.).   Photos

Specially Appointed Associate Professor under the Cross-appointment Agreement, Dr. Enkh-Amgalan Jigjiddorj (Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Mongolia) held a seminar.
Dr. Enkh is a UNESCO alumni and got PhD by researched done at ICBiotech.
Date：March 14 (Thu.) 13:30-14:30
Place：ICBiotech building (α) 4th floor seminar room
Title：Exploring microorganisms in Mongolia：diversity, conservation, and utilization Photos

The opening ceremony for the Osaka-Mahidol International Office (Mahidol University, Thailand) was held. Prof. Kazuhito Fujiyama (Director of ICBiotech) participated in it.   Photo

One Ph. D. student of ICBiotech had an oral presentation for the defense of his Dr. thesis.  Photo

One student from Mahidol University in Thailand joined the ICBiotech for the Student Exchange Support Program and started her program. She will stay at Uchiyama Lab. for about a month.

Dr. Enkh-Amgalan Jigjiddorj (Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Mongolia), Specially Appointed Associate Professor under the Cross-appointment Agreement, joined ICBiotech and makes her research at Fujiyama Lab. for a month.

Ms. Kikuchi joined as a technical assistant at Fujiyama Lab. We are happy to have her at ICBiotech.

Recruitment: Assistant Professor at ICBiotech, Osaka University   More details
Application deadline is April 10th, 2019.

One student from Mahidol University in Thailand joined the ICBiotech and makes his research at Fujiyama Lab. for three months under the international internship program.

"Organization"-"Visiting Professor/Scholars" is updated.

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

Mr. Teetouch Kajornchaitut (Mahidol University in Thailand) made his presentation under the support of Double Degree Program (DDP).   Photos

Presentation on research outcomes of Student Exchange Support Program was completed; three students of the Student Exchange Support Program supported by JASSO.   Photos

Visiting Associate Professor Saori Kosono (Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo) held a seminar.
Date：February 7 (Wed.) 13:30-15:00
Place： Suntory Memorial Hall (C3-531) at Osaka University
Title：Protein lysine acylation in bacteria: a potential impact on metabolism   Photos

Visiting Professor Yasuhiro Igarashi (Toyama Prefectural University) held a seminar.
Date：February 6 (Wed.) 10:30-12:00
Place： Suntory Memorial Hall (C3-531) at Osaka University
Title：Natural product research from microorganisms of tropical and marine origins   Photos

Workshop on collaboration between Osaka University and Japanese companies 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

Sakura science program (JST) under the operation by ICBiotech has started. Participants (10 persons); Brunei (1), Cambodia (1), Indonesia (1), Laos (1), Malaysia (1), Mongolia (2) and Taiwan (3)   Photo

"Organization"-"Center Staff" is updated.

One student from Mahidol University in Thailand joined the ICBiotech and makes his researches for one month under the support of Double Degree Program (DDP).

Three students from Thailand and Philippines joined the ICBiotech for the Student Exchange Support Program supported by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) and started their program.
They will stay at Fujiyama Lab. and Synthetic Bioengineering Lab. for about a month.
Visitors； Chulalongkorn University (1), Kasetsart University (1), UPLB (1)   Photos