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Seminars and Annual Events


Cherry-blossom viewing during the cherry-blossom season, hiking to Okamoto for plum-blossom viewing during the plum-blossom season, birthday parties, and many other events.

Scientific societies attended include the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Japanese Biochemical Society, Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research, and the Japanese Society of Connective Tissue Research as well as Gordon Conference of Proteoglycan, International Glycoconjugate Symposium, International Carbohydrate Symposium, and American Glycobiology Symposium.

Journal Club & Progress Report
  • Every Monday morning, from 9:30.
  • In the journal club, one of the graduates, research students, and undergraduates introduces one or pleural recent interesting papers together with associated information.
  • In the progress report, two persons on the shift present the results of their own experiments.
Special training seminar
  • Lecturers in Japan or from overseas are invited, and 5-10 seminars/year are held.
  • After each seminar, a discussion and a party for friendship are held.
Department tour
  • The seminar students engaged in graduation research, special research students, graduate students, and staff members make an overnight tour.