Apr.1,2011:New member, Chiba san

 
Chiba Yasutaka san joined our lab as a junior research associate.
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Nov.1,2010:The JSCRP Prize awarded to Assistant Prof. E. Nambara

The 45th meeting of the Japanese Society of Chemical Regulation of Plants (The JSCRP) was held at Kobe university on Nov. 1st and 2nd.


The JSCRP Prize awarded was given to Assistant Prof. E. Nambara,Senior Visiting Scientist (The University of Toronto).


 
   

Jul.17,2010: Prof. Yuji Kamiya's award celebration party

   
Prof. Yuji Kamiya (Group Director, Growth Regulation Research Group) was awarded the Japan Prize of Agricultural Science and the Yomiuri Agriculture Prize on 5 April, 2010. To commemorate this accomplishment, the celebration party was held at Tokyo Grand Hotel.


53 people,from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south, shared this special evening with us although it was really hot day.


*The Japan Prize of Agricultural Science and the Yomiuri Agriculture Prize : the prizes are awarded to researchers who have made significant contributions to agricultural science. Prof. Kamiya was recognized not only for his internationally recognized giberillin research but also for stimulating the interest of young researchers with his research activities.


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Jul. 2010: RIKEN Yokohama OPEN House turn out to be successful

   
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RIKEN Yokohama and Yokohama City University Open Campus was held on July 3, 2010.

Just as last year, we had many visitors (Adults : 1,757 Children : 872 Total: 2,629) and we were so pleased to give them the opportunity to experience visiting the research centers and get exposed to advanced scientific research at RIKEN and Yokohama City University.

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Jun. 2010: IPGSA2010 in Tarragona, SPAIN

   
IPGSA Conference (International Conference on Plant Growth Substances) was held in Tarragona, SPAIN from June 28 thru July 2.
You can find photos of Group Director, Yuji Kamiya (a chair) and the venue (the Palau de Congressos de Tarragona) below.


Also, Yuji Kamiya was elected as the president of IPGSA from 2010 to 2013 for next three years.
Next meeting will be held in Shanghai, China in June 2013.


*Link:IPGSA website
 
 
 

Jun. 2010: ICAR2010 was held in Yokohama

   
The 21st International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, ICAR2010) was held on June 6 – June 10, 2010 in Yokohama, Japan.
It was successfully finished with about 1300 participants (33 countries).
Arabidopsis research has provided many breakthroughs in plant science in the last decade. New projects in plant research based on Arabidopsis knowledge will continue beyond 2010 by international cooperation. The ICAR 2010 highlighted recent advances in Arabidopsis research and its translational research using crops and trees.


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Apr 2, 2010: RIKEN Plant Hormone Research Network website

RIKEN Plant Hormone Research Network website has been launched.
(English only)

URL:http://hormones.psc.riken.jp/
 
 

April,2010 : Japan Prize of Agricultural Science awarded to Yuji Kamiya

   
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The award speech and celebration party were held at The University of Tokyo
on April 5th (Mon).


His interview was published in Yomiuri Shinbun on March 21 (on the 35 page in the morning edition). *only in Japanese


Link:Association of Japanese Agricultural Scientific Societies (only Japanese)
   

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