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2026
- Jun. 18
- Brain enzyme caught doing something unexpected — it builds polysialic acid on itself (Assistant Professor HANE Masaya, WU Di, Professor SATO Chihiro)
- Jun. 18
- Professor Hitoshi Sakakibara combines genetics and chemical precision to uncover the root signal that tells a plant’s leaves and flowers to grow
- May 20
- Personal support alongside formal programs keeps Nagoya University’s early-career researchers on track (Assistant Professor HAGIO Hanako)
- Apr. 28
- Scientists pave the way for fast, cost-effective custom enzyme development (Professor NAKANO Hideo, Associate Professor COROVIC Jasmina)
- Apr. 13
- New international laboratory GlycoMIRAI set to advance glycoscience research across France and Japan (Professor SATO Chihiro)
- Mar. 26
- From engineered fungal molecules to drug leads: Chem-bio hybrid synthesis for antiparasitic drug discovery (Professor KITA Masaki, Associate Professor TSUNEMATSU Yuta)
- Jan. 13
- Food critics or food grabbers? When choosing food, wood mice split into careful examiners who sniff and handle, and quick nut grabbers. (Professor KAJIMURA Hisashi)
2025
- Nov. 17
- Five Nagoya University researchers named on 2025 list of world’s most cited scholars (Professor SAKAKIBARA Hitoshi)
- Oct. 28
- Scientists develop an efficient method of producing proteins from E. coli (Professor NAKANO Hideo, Associate Professor KATO Teruyo)
- Oct. 8
- Researchers discover enlarged areas of the spinal cord in fish, previously found only in four-limbed vertebrates (Assistant Professor HAGIO Hanako, Professor YAMAMOTO Naoyuki)
- Jul. 15
- Simple schizophrenia diagnosis using an acidic glycan in the blood (Professor SATO Chihiro)
- Apr. 30
- Seasonal changes affect alcohol tolerance and your waistline (Professor SUMIYAMA Kenta, Assistant Professor REN Liang, Designated Assistant Professor NAKAYAMA Tomoya)
- Apr. 15
- First new plant tissue discovered in 160 years boosts crop yields (Designated Professor NOTAGUCHI, Designated AssociateProfessor KASAHARA Ryushiro, Designated Assistant Professor OKADA Kentaro)
- Apr. 8
- Nagoya University welcomes North Carolina agricultural trade mission, highlighting international partnership
- Mar. 26
- Were our blue oceans once green? (Professor FUJITA Yuichi)
- Mar. 14
- Emeritus Professor Kumi Yoshida of Nagoya University Receives the Japan Academy Prize(Professor Kumi Yoshida (Graduate of the Graduate School of Agriculture))
- Jan. 16
- How crickets co-exist with hostile ant hosts(Professor TAKEMOTO Daigo, Assistant Professor MITAKA Yuki)
- Jan. 8
- Study identifies coastal black pine trees resistant to tsunamis and strong winds (Associate Professor TANIKAWA Toko)
2024
- Dec. 13
- Unique motor control system of frogfish’s specialized ‘fishing rod’ discovered(Assistant Professor HAGIO Hanako, Professor YAMAMOTO Naoyuki)
- Nov. 22
- Three Nagoya University Researchers named Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2024 (Professor SAKAKIBARA Hitoshi)
- Aug. 7
- Controlling lipid levels with less side effects possible with new drug (Professor YOSHIMURA Takashi)
- May. 8
- Serotonin neurons improve fertility by sensing energy availability, suggesting treatment for depression-related infertility (Professor OHKURA Satoshi, Designated Associate Professor, NAKAMURA Sho, Associate Professor UENOYAMA Yoshihisa)
- May. 7
- New mirror that can be flexibly shaped improves X-ray microscopes (Assistant Professor INOUE Takato)
- Mar. 19
- Why do tree frogs lay their eggs on the ground?(Professor KAJIMURA Hisashi)
2023
- Dec. 26
- Brain cell discovery sparks hope for fertility treatments(Associate Professor INOUE Naoko, UENOYAMA Yoshihisa)
- Dec. 7
- Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals (Assistant Professor IIDA Atsuo, Professor HONDO Eiichi, Associate Professor ABE Hideki)
- Nov. 7
- The fascinating relationship between mice and a plant that flowers once a century in terms of seed dispersal(Professor KAJIMURA Hisashi)
- Jul. 31
- Discovery of key genetic sequence essential for plant reproduction (Associate Professor Ryushiro Kasahara)
- May 18
- Uncovering the role of ATP in ovulation suggests new treatment for infertility (Associate Professor UENOYAMA Yoshihisa)
- Apr. 14
- Using a new technique, PESI/MS/MS, to analyze the nutritional compounds in crops (Professor SHIRATAKE Katsuhiro)
- Mar. 31
- Symbiotic yeast helps longicorn beetles eat wood (Lecturer TOKI Wataru)
- Mar. 23
- Enzyme-regulating macrophages found in both humans and mice open the door to translating findings in mice into human therapies (Assistant Professor TATSUKAWA Hideki)
- Feb. 10
- Researchers decode 95.6% of the genome of Nicotiana benthamiana(Designated Professor NOTAGUCHI Michitaka)
2022
- Dec. 16
- Two fungi work together to kill fig trees (Professor KAJIMURA Hisashi)
- Nov. 14
- Grass puffer fish communicate with each other using a non-toxic version of their deadly toxin (Associete Professor ABE Hideki, Professor NISHIKAWA Toshio)
- Oct. 31
- A pheromone that explains why puffer fish spawn on beaches under moonlight (Professor YOSHIMURA Takashi)
- Oct. 28
- Study sheds light on life cycle of tree roots (Associate Professor TANIKAWA Toko)
- Sep. 27
- Differences in fungus found in reared and wild ambrosia beetles suggest artificial method to prevent wilt disease in trees (Professor KAJIMURA Hisashi)
- Sep. 8
- Once in a century flowering and seeding of dwarf bamboo boosts mice populations (Professor KAJIMURA Hisashi)
- Feb.25
- The root of it: Understanding molecular basis of lateral root development in rice (Associate Professor TAKAHASHI Hirokazu, Professor NAKAZONO Mikio, Assistant Professor NISHIUCHI Shunsaku, Professor INUKAI Yoshiaki)
- Feb.4
- Underwater ‘breathing’ plants could be key to stress-resistant crops (Professor NAKAZONO Mikio, Associate Professor YAMAUCHI Takaki)