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東京農工大学 農学部附属 硬蛋白質利用研究施設 応用蛋白質化学研究室 准教授　山本和博

NEWS

・25th-27th June, it was an exciting three days, beginning with the Young Researchers’ Seminar, where I had the privilege of sharing my research journey. One of the highlights was seeing my first students in Japan present their work with such confidence and excellence.

・Our review selected as the Editor’s Choice for July 2026 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage!

・On 24th June, just before our M1s heading to the conference at Waseda and then on to the summer school in South Korea, they have prepared wonderful gifts for our B4s to wish them the very best in their upcoming Master’s entrance examinations. Such a thoughtful gesture and a great example of the supportive culture we’re building in the lab. I think this is going to become one of our lab’s traditions!

・On 5th June, Kazu was  invited to give a seminar at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). A special thank you to Nanami Nishijima for the kind invitation and for giving me the opportunity to meet your mentor, Professor Yoshio Kato. I look forward to further developing our collaboration!

・On 3rd June, we had a fantastic lab social , with bowling, cooking, and plenty of laughter.
Professionally, it was a great team-building exercise. Personally, it was simply a lot of fun and the food was delicious! A big thank you to everyone who joined and made it such an enjoyable day.

・Our M1 student, Aoi Suzuki, has been awarded a prestigious “Innovation of FUJI scholarship” https://innovation-of-fuji.or.jp/business/. Well deserved! I’m looking forward to seeing how you continue to develop!

・Our M1 student, Aoi Suzuki, has been awarded a prestigious “Innovation of FUJI scholarship” https://innovation-of-fuji.or.jp/business/. Well deserved! I’m looking forward to seeing how you continue to develop!

・Excited to see our paper out on 17th May: Proteomic signatures of equine dental tooth tissues in ageing and disease! Great study, and likely the last paper with Liverpool as my sole affiliation.

・In early May, Kazu’s first Japanese commentary since returning to Japan has been republished in two additional monthly publications: The Cell (Vol. 58, No. 5) and Allergy & Rheumatic Diseases (Vol. 46, No. 625).

・On 1st May, after plenty of rain, the sunshine finally returned and welcomed us. We enjoyed a lovely BBQ together with Shinji Miyata’s lab and the labs of Yohei Yamagata and Mizuki Tanaka. A big thanks goes to my B4s for making this happen! Apologies, we were having too much fun to take any photos…

・On 30th April , Kazu Ooi (Kanazawa University) visited us and delivered an inspiring seminar that our students thoroughly enjoyed. We look forward to further developing our long-standing collaboration on temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis!

・In April, several new members joined our team. Join me in welcoming Ryo Muko, Yuna Sekido, Naoya Shara, Baldorj Nomin, Kiri Nakamura, and Kaho Ueyama! We’re excited to have you on board and look forward to working together and seeing you grow&shine!!!

・On 6th March, Kazu was awarded the JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Project grant in collaboration with the Royal Society (UK). This 2 year’s initiative connects TUAT with the University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool. We are excited to further strengthen our collaboration with Dr. Joan Chang, Dr. David Wilkinson, and their students!

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