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About iSYM

Integrated Symbiology (iSYM) is an interdisciplinary research program at RIKEN, studying organism-organism interactions. High biological diversity, which is built on numerous organism-organism interactions, ensures natural sustainability for all life forms, including us.
We aim to understand how organisms interact with each other in the molecular level, revealing novel communication tools and controlling strategies developed by various life forms.

Recent Event

Symbiology Workshop 2019 & RIKEN-JSS Joint Symposium

Date: 2019 November 18-19

Venue: Yokohama RIKEN, Lecture Hall

Program: RIKEN-JSS Joint Symposium

Hosts: iSYM, Biology of Symbiosis and Japan Symbiology Society

iSYM Seminars

Date: December 18th, 2019

Venue: E717/719 East Research Building, Yokohama RIKEN

Time: 14:00-15:00
Speaker: Dr. David Nelson, Associate Professor of Genetics, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

Date: December 19th, 2019

Venue: C210/212 Central Research Building, Yokohama RIKEN

Time: 15:00-16:00
Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Castrillo, Research Fellow, Future Food Beacon of Excellence and the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton-Bonington, UK

Recent News Releases

2021/7/30 Dr. Kenya Honda	腸内細菌から産生される健康長寿に関わる胆汁酸　百寿者のマイクロバイオームで増加する新たな胆汁酸の生合成経路 Novel bile acid biosynthetic pathways are enriched in the microbiome of centenarians. Nature, doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03832-5
2021/7/15 Dr. Hiroshi Ohno	酢酸による免疫グロブリンAの機能制御ー腸内細菌の制御につながる新しい分子メカニズムの解明ー
2021/3/18 Dr. Hiroshi Ohno, Dr. Atsushi Miyawaki, Dr. Ken Shirasu and Dr. Yasunori Ichihashi received RIKEN EIHO Award (RIKEN Sginificant Achievement Award) and Dr. Takayuki Motoyama received RIKEN BAIHO Award (RIKEN Excellent Achievement Award)	理研栄峰賞、理研梅峰賞の授与について
2021/3/17 Dr. Atsushi Miyawaki received Japan Academy Medal	宮脇敦史チームリーダー、神谷勇治名誉研究員が日本学士院賞を受賞
2021/March Dr. Shunji Takahashi's interview is published in the March issue of RIKEN NEWS	理化学研究所『理研ニュース』2021年3月号
2021/January Dr. Aki Minoda's interview is published in the January issue of RIKEN NEWS	理化学研究所『理研ニュース』2021年1月号
2020/December Dr. Yasunori Ichihashi's interview is published in the December issue of RIKEN NEWS	理化学研究所『理研ニュース』2020年12月号
2020/November Dr. Ken Shirasu's interview is published in the November issue of RIKEN NEWS	理化学研究所『理研ニュース』2020年11月号
2020/9/3 Dr. Ken Shirasu	植物においてキノン化合物を認識する受容体を発見ー“魔女の雑草”の防除と寄生メカニズム解明に期待ー Parasitic plants attack crops when defending themselves from microbes

Recent Events

December 19th, 2019

Dr. Gabriel Castrillo

Research Fellow, Future Food Beacon of Excellence and the School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham
"Characterisation of the regulatory interplay between the plant microbiome and root endodermal cell wall diffusion barriers"

December 18th, 2019

Dr. David Nelson

Associate Professor of Genetics, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside
"The origins of karrikin and strigolactone signaling in plants"

Featured iSYM People

Dr. Taichi Umeyama
Laboratory for Microbiome Sciences, RIKEN IMS

Featured News Report

Sequel II System has been introduced!

"Sequel II System" has been introduced to RIKEN Yokohama. It has been installed next to Sequel. The read lengths is about eight times longer than original system!