WHAT'S NEW (archive)
PUBLICATION
2020.12.16
Our paper on stem cell dynamics of the ocular surface epithelium is out in Development! Congratulations, Ryutaro! I am proud of you and your hard work. Thank you Dr. Hiromi for your continued support.
Defining compartmentalized stem cell populations with distinct cell division dynamics in the ocular surface epithelium
Ryutaro Ishii, Hiromi Yanagisawa, Aiko Sada
Development, 2020
https://dev.biologists.org/content/147/24/dev197590
The paper was submitted through Journal-independent peer review platform, Review Commons. We had a great experience.
MEETING
2020.12.16
We are thrilled to announce that our Japan - Singapore Skin Webinar Series will start on January 12, 2021. These seminars are free for members of JSID and Skin Soc Singapore. For more information, and to register, please visit our website below.
FUNDING
2020.12.16
Aiko received a research grant from Uehara Memorial Foundation. Thank you for the support of our research.
MEETING
2020.12.3
Aiko gave a talk at MBSJ2020. Thank you for the discussion and nice talks!
MEETING
2020.11.19
A PhD student Yen presented her work at weekly IRCMS meeting (WIM). Very good presentation! Thank you for the discussion and feedback.
Recruitment
2020.11.5
Graduate school applications will be open soon for 2021 April enrollment. If you're interested in pursuing research with us as a master or doctor student, please do not hesitate to contact me!
Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Admissions.
LAB NEWS
2020.11.2
A new postdoc Nguyen has joined our lab! Welcome to Kumamoto :)
MEETING
2020.10.29
Erna presented her work at weekly IRCMS meeting (WIM). Well done! We got very good questions and feedback.
FUNDING
2020.10.26
Aiko received a research grant from Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders.
LAB NEWS
2020.10.24
We opened for entries of IRCMS fellowship to support master and doctor course students at Kumamoto University (April 2021 enrollment)
<Duration>
The period of Fellowship will be from after applicant’s enrollment to March, 2022 (max 10 months).
<Application Deadline>
November 30, 2020
<Application Procedure>
see IRCMS website for detail
AWARD
2020.10.17
We are honored to receive Healthy Longevity Award at interstellar initiative. Thank you team members, Martina and Ahmet for great collaboration and discussion. Excited to start our new project!
FUNDING
2020.9.24-25
Aiko presented our work at online meeting of JSDB (Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists).
FUNDING
2020.9.11
Erna received a grant, JSPS KAKENHI, for research activity start-up. Congratulations!
FUNDING
2020.9.11
Aiko is selected for the interstellar initiative 2020.
FUNDING
2020.7.30
Aiko received a new grant, JSPS KEKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) on glycan and skin stem cell aging project. We will keep going!
LAB NEWS
2020.7.23
We opened for entries of FY2020 IRCMS research internship program. If you are interested in, please contact me!
<Duration>
2 to 8 weeks between late October 2020 and early March 2021
<Application Period>
July 20th (Mon) to August 31st (Mon), 2020 (Japan Standard Time)
<Application Procedure>
see IRCMS website for detail
PUBLICATION
2020.7.23
Our paper is published! Congrats, Lal for your nice work.
Oinam L, Changarathil G, Raja E, Yen Ngo YX, Tateno H*, Sada A*, Yanagisawa H: Glycome profiling by lectin microarray reveals dynamic glycan alterations during epidermal stem cell aging.
Aging Cell, e13190, 2020. *corresponding authors.
doi: 10.1111/acel.13190
EurekAlert! AAAS
Skin Stem Cells Shuffle Sugars as They Age
Please check our news as well.
FUNDING
2020.4.1
Aiko received JSPS KEKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B).
LAB NEWS
LAB NEWS
2019.2.21
We opened for entries of FY2020 IRCMS research internship program.
<Duration>
2 to 8 weeks between June 2020 and early March 2021
<Application Period>
February 21 (Fri) to March 22 (Sun), 2020
<Application Procedure>
see IRCMS website for detail
LAB NEWS
2019.2.17
Aiko Sada received the Woman Scientist Award at Kumamoto University. Still so few women in science in Japan, but I hope we can change this for future generations.
MEETING
2019.12.3-6
Aiko gave a talk at the annual meeting of the MBSJ (Molecular Biology Society of Japan) on December 3 in the session of Morphostasis: the crossroads between developmental and disease biology. Thank you all for great talks and discussion!
MEETING
2019.11.13-14
After KU-KAIST joint symposium, Aiko moved from Daejeon to Busan and attended ACGG (Asian Community of Glycoscience and Glycotechnology) conference. A PhD student Lalhaba Oinam (University of Tsukuba) received a poster award on the project of glycan profiling of aged epidermal stem cells. Congratulations, Lal!
MEETING
2019.11.11-12
Aiko and other PIs in IRCMS attended and gave a talk at Kumamoto Univ-KAIST joint symposium in Daejeon, Korea. High level of research, stimulating talks and discussion - we really enjoyed the symposium. We thank people in KAIST for their warm and kind hospitality!
IRCMS NEWS
2019.11.01
The application for IRCMS fellowship is now open. This fellowship provides financial support for graduate students. For more details, check this page or contact me.
FUNDING
2019.10.17
Aiko received research grants from the Mitsubishi foundation, the Ichiro Kanehara foundation and the Sumitomo foundation.
LAB NEWS
2019.10.01
Sada lab started! Find us on Facebook and Twitter too.