News 2015

Dec. 25, 2015
Dr. Jong-Myong Kim, Research Scientist of the Plant Genomic Network Research Team, received "The Best Paper Award, The 87th annual meeting, The Genetics Society of Japan"
Dec. 09, 2015
Dr. Yoshihiro Sohtome, Research Scientist of the Catalysis and Integrated Research Group, received "Banyu Life Science Foundation International Banyu Chemist Award"
Dec. 08, 2015
Dr. Ryo Takita, Deputy Team Leader of the Advanced Elements Chemistry Research Team, received "The 10th International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA-10) Asian Core Program Lectureship Award"
Dec. 08, 2015
Dr. Noriyuki Tezuka, Ryosuke Kawasumi and Miku Oi, Part-time Worker of the Advanced Elements Chemistry Research Team, received "CSJ Poster Presentation Award 2015 for Excellent Research"
Nov. 30, 2015
Dr. Yoichi Yamada, Deputy Team Leader of the Green Nanocatalysis Research Team, received "The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Divisional Scientific Promotions"
Nov. 24, 2015
Mr. Takanori Komatsu, Junior Research Associate of the Environmental Metabolic Aanalysis Research Team, received "The 19th International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR) Student Travel Award"
Nov. 24, 2015
Mr. Takanori Komatsu, Junior Research Associate of the Environmental Metabolic Aanalysis Research Team, received "The 54th Annual Meeting of the NMR Society of Japan (2015) Poster Award"
Oct. 30, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "Plant stress adaptation in the hot seat"; an overview of recently published research by the Plant Genomic Network Research Team
Sep. 25, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "Not all plant growth hormones are the same"; an overview of recently published research by the Plant Productivity Systems Research Group
Aug. 20, 2015
CSRS researchers have been selected for ASPB TOP AUTHORS
Aug. 13, 2015
Dr. Yozo Okazaki, Research Scientist of the Metabolomics Research Group, received "The Japanese Society for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology (JSPCMB) Award for Young Scientists"
Jul. 27, 2015
Dr. Keiji Numata, Team Leader of the Enzyme Research Team, received "Forum on Biopolymers Science, Societyof Polymer Science Young Scientist Lecture Award"
Jul. 27, 2015
Dr. Keiji Numata, Team Leader of the Enzyme Research Team, received "The Young Scientist Lecture Award, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ)"
Jun. 30, 2015
Dr. Yushi Futamura, Research Scientist of the Chemical Biology Research Group, received "Incitement Award of the Japanese Association fro Molecular Target Therapy of Cancer"
Jun. 19, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "Engineering a better reaction"; an overview of recently published research by Catalysis and Integrated Research Group
Jun. 10, 2015
Mr. Hidehito Hatanaka, Student Trainee of the Bioplastic Research Team, received "SPSJ SOM (The Society of Polymer Science Symposium on Macromolecules) PosterAward"
Jun. 10, 2015
Dr. Yatagai Fumio, Research Consultant of the Biomolecular Characterization Unit, received "ICRR2015 Excellent Poster Award"
Jun. 09, 2015
Dr. Momoko Ikeuchi, Special Postdoctoral Researcher of the Cell Function Research Team, received "The Botanical Society of Japan (BSJ) Young Botanist Prize"
Jun. 09, 2015
Dr. Keita Amagai (Visiting Scientist), Dr. Shunji Takahashi (Unit Leader), Mr. Hiroshi Takagi (Technical Staff), Ms. Noriko Shibazaki (Technical Staff) of the Natural Product Biosynthesis Research Unit and Dr. Hiroyuki Osada (Group Director) of the Chemical Biology Research Group received "Hot Topics Award at Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) 2015"
Jun. 04, 2015
Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki, CSRS Director, was selected as "American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) Corresponding Membership Award"
May. 22, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "A stress tracker for plants"; an overview of recently published research by Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit
May. 21, 2015
Dr. Ryo Takita, Deputy Team Leader of the Advanced Elements Chemistry Research Team, received "The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Young Scientists"
May. 20, 2015
Dr. Hiroyuki Osada, CSRS Deputy Director, was selected as "Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) Fellow"
May. 15, 2015
RIKEN Research - RIKEN People published "Engineering plants for large-scale bioproduction"; an article focused on Dr. Jo-Ann Chuah, Postdoctoral researcher of the Enzyme Research Team.
May. 14, 2015
Dr. Takeshi Nakano (Senior Research Scientist) and Dr. Ayumi Yamagami (Postdoctoral Researcher) of the Gene Discovery Research Group, Dr. Hiroyuki Osada (Group Director) of the Chemical Biology Research Group and Dr. Minami Matsui (Group Director) of the Synthetic Genomics Research Group received "The Excellent Paper Award Published in Bioscience, Biotechnology, & Biochemistry"
May. 01, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "Plants' control complex"; an overview of recently published research by Chemical Biology Research Group, Gene Discovery Research Group and Synthetic Genomics Research Group
Apr. 13, 2015
Dr. Yasunori Ichihashi, Special Postdoctoral Researcher of the Plant Immunity Research Group, received the "The Young Scientist Award for Plant Morphology" and "Hirase Award 2014" of The Japanese Society of Plant Morphology
Mar.27, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "Regulating root growth"; an overview of recently published research by Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit
Mar.13, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "A new crop on the web"; an overview of recently published research by Synthetic Genomics Research Team
Mar.12, 2015
RIKEN CSRS and Nagoya University's WPI-ITbM sign joint research collaboration agreement
Mar.06, 2015
Two articles of Dr. Ryoung Shin, Unit Leader of the Regulatory Network Research Unit, were published in "National Public Radio(NPR)" and "The Verge"
Feb. 20, 2015
RIKEN Research Highlights published "Sun safety for plants"; an overview of recently published research by Gene Discovery Research Group
Feb. 19, 2015
Dr. Yoshihiro Sohtome, Research Scientist of the Catalysis and Integrated Research Group, received the "Incentive Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan"
Jan. 15, 2015
Dr. Go Hirai, Senior Research Scientist of the Catalysis and Integrated Research Group, received the "Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2015"
Jan. 06, 2015
Dr. Hiroyuki Osada has been selected for the Inhoffen Medal