Tomoya KITAJIMA Lab for Chromosome Segregation RIKEN

How do chromosomes divide?

In a body, every single cell has the same number of chromosomes. This is because when a cell divides, the replicated chromatids are equally segregated into daughter cells. But, the first meiotic division is a clear exception. This division segregates maternal and paternal chromosomes for production of eggs and sperms, which are the origin of a new life. What is the story behind this division?

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10 December, 2024

Farewell Party

A farewell party was held to celebrate Osamu and Eishi's new jobs and Katerina's return home.

10 December, 2024

MBSJ2024

Shuhei Yoshida and Kohei Asai attended the 47th Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan held in Fukuoka from 27 to 29 November, 2024 and gave oral and poster presentations.

28 November, 2024

Visit to IAPG, Czech Republic

Tomoya Kitajima and Manami Koshiguchi visited the Czech Republic from November 18 to 22, 2024. Tomo gave an invited presentation at Oocyte Day held at IMG in Prague. They visited Dr. David Drutovic's lab at IAPG in Libechov to conduct collaborative experiments.

28 November, 2024

EMBO Workshop "Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental and Regenerative Biology"

At the EMBO Workshop “Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental and Regenerative Biology” held in Kobe, Japan on November 6-8, 2024, Tomoya Kitajima served as one of the organizers, and Osamu Takenouchi, Eishi Aizawa, So Shimamoto, and Manami Koshiguchi gave poster presentations. So received the Poster Award!!

22 November, 2024

"Dynamic Reproductive Lifespan" Next Generation Scientist Meeting

Tomoya Kitajima, Shuhei Yoshida, So Shimamoto, Mihoko Fushii, Manami Koshiguchi and Kohei Asai attended the Next Generation Scientist Meeting of Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas（A) "Dynamic Reproductive Lifespan" held in Otsu on 3 to 5 November, 2024 and presented their researches..

22 November, 2024

PRIMe Seminar

Tomoya Kitajima gave an invited presentation at PRIMe Seminar, Osaka University held in Suita on 11 November, 2024.

18 November, 2024

Lab Excursion

We went on a lab excursion to celebrate Kohei's paper and to welcome David and Katerina from IAPG, Czech. After harvesting potatoes at Nakai Farm in Kobe, we enjoyed a BBQ at Kobe Fruit and Flower Park.

18 November, 2024

IAPG researchers visit our lab from Czech Republic

As part of JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Project, Dr. David Drutovic（Group Leader) and Ms. Katerina Holubova (Trainee) from Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IAPG CAS) visited our lab. Katerina will stay for a month to learn live imaging techniques.