Our staff Shuuji Tsuchiyama and our students, Hidetaka Yoshimoto and Ayumi Mukunoki visited Institute Pasteur in Paris from Feb 7 to Feb 12, 2016. They discussed detailed parts and contents of the CARD-IP Mouse Sperm and Embryo Cryopreservation Course which will be held in Institute Pasteur from June 20th to June 24th, 2016. The course is organized by Dr. Jean Jaubert (Institute Pasteur) and Dr. Naomi Nakagata (CARD, Kumamoto University). Information about our course is published on the website (CARD-IP Mouse Sperm and Embryo Cryopreservation Course). The application deadline is closing. We look forward to meeting you in Paris.
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Laboratory mouse plays a central role to establish the comprehensive functional annotation of mammalian genome which will be useful to understand gene functions and causation of human disease. In the 209th CARD seminar, we invited lecturers from Spanish National Biotechnology Center (CNB-CSIC) and Institute Pasteur. Dr. Lluis Montoliu (CNB-CSIC) gave us a talk about the current topics of mouse repositories in Europe. Dr. Jean Jaubert (Instituet Pasteur) talked about wild-derived mouse genetic resources.
Mr. Hidetaka Yoshimoto is a graduate student of Nakagata Lab at CARD in Kumamoto University. He mastered basic skills of mouse reproductive technology and is interested in the study of cold storage of male reproductive cells and organ. In this September, he visited Dr. Martin Fray's lab at Mary Lyon Centre in Medical Research Council (MRC) Harwell in the UK for 3 weeks. He joined the cryopreservation training course as an instructor (Mouse Embryo and Spermatozoa Cryopreservation). During his stay, he shared the latest information of mouse reproductive technology and learned the system of animal experiment in the UK. Of course, he fully enjoyed the British life and culture, and he loves it. Finally, we would like to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Martin Fray, Dr. Mo Guan, Ms. Susan Rodger and all staff in Dr. Fray's lab for all your kind help and hospitality.
Advances in the Generation of Genetically Modified Animal Models: International Course & Symposium was held in Institut Pasteur de Montevideo (Uruguay) in 7-18 September 2015. Prof. Naomi Nakagata attended to the conference as an invited speaker and provided a lecture about mouse reproductive technology including in vitro fertilization, superovulation using inhibin antiserum. A report of the meeting was published in Transgenic Research (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11248-015-9913-5). Prof. Mariana Abreu who is a Professor of Laboratory Animal Science Institute in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro visited our lab from 17 to 20 August in 2015. Prof. Abreu gave us a lecture about Laboratory Animal Research in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil at the 208th CARD seminar in our center. We shared the latest information of our research about mouse reproductive technology. Our students, Hidetaka Yoshimoto and Ayumi Mukunoki are graduate students, demonstrated some techniques to show her well-established protocols in our lab. The academic exchange will be helpful to establish robust research infrastructure of genetically engineered mice in Brazil and make a strong relationship between Brazil and Japan.
The summer course was held at Model Animal Research Center (MARC) at Nanjing University in July 27-29 in 2015. More than 100 students were participated in the course from China and Japan. Lectures were provided in the course by top scientists in the field related to genetically engineered mice. Dr. Takeo gave a lecture about Application of Pharmaceutical Science to improve mouse reproductive technology in the course. Kenji Takemoto, who is a undergraduate student in our lab at CARD in Kumamoto University, demonstrated a procedure of mouse sperm cryopreservation. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn and share the latest knowledge of the research on genetically engineered mice.
http://summer2015.app.nicemice.cn/en/summer.php Prof. Naomi Nakagata and Dr. Toru Takeo have developed a new method of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, termed ultra-superovulation, in which ovulation of a very large number of eggs from one female mouse occurs. The results were published in PLOS ONE on May 29, 2015 (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0128330). This development makes it possible to analyze gene function more efficiently through mass production of knockout mice. The novel technique of superovulation was widely reported in the new paper and media article.
EurekAlert: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/ku-tso061915.php Kumamoto University News: http://ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/132/_ |
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