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2023

April 10, 2023

UCLA-KU Online seminar series #5 has successfully finished

Dr. Motonari Uesugi and Dr. Jerome Zack gave lectures on their latest research. People from various fields attended and had a lively discussion. Thank you very much for your participation!!

For more information on this seminar, please click here.

2022

September 28, 2022

UCLA-KU Online seminar series #4 has successfully finished

Dr. Peter Bradley and Dr. Jun Suzuki gave a talk on the latest research in molecular biology. People from various fields attended and lively exchange of ideas took place. Thank you for participating!!

For more information on this seminar, please click here.

March 22, 2022

UCLA-KU Online seminar series #3 has successfully finished

Dr. Minoru Takata and Dr. Paul Boutros talked about the latest research on cancer. Many people attended, including students on spring vacation. Lively discussions took place. Thank you for participating!!

For more information on this seminar, please click here.

February 14, 2022

New paper is published!!

We have reported that PIP-Based KRAS inhibitor KR12 exhibits excellent tumor accumulation properties.


[Publication]

Higashi, Y., Ikeda, S., Matsumoto, K., Satoh, S., Komatsu, A., Sugiyama, H. and Tamanoi, F. (2022) Tumor Accumulation of PIP-Based KRAS Inhibitor KR12 Evaluated by the Use of a Simple, Versatile Chicken Egg Tumor Model. Cancers. 2022, 14, 951. doi: 10.3390/cancers14040951

2021

December 1, 2021

UCLA-KU Online seminar series #2 has successfully finished

Dr. Genhong Cheng and Dr. Takao Hashiguchi talked about the latest research on COVID-19. We had more participants than in seminar series #1, and a lively discussion ensued. Thank you for participating!!

September 22, 2021

UCLA-KU Online seminar series #1 has successfully finished

Dr. Caius Radu and Dr. Fuyu Tamanoi gave presentation on their researches. Many participants from various fields gathered and exchanged their views. Thank you for participating! 

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iCeMS

July 16, 2021

Cerebrate signing a global academic partnership with UCLA

Kyoto University signed a global academic partnership with UCLA; activity between Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and UCLA’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics (MIMG) in the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) and the College of Life Sciences. We will internationally cooperate in conferences, research projects, and postgraduate education and training.

Please see details from here.

July 14, 2021

New paper is published!!

We try to develop a new radiation therapy based on deeper understanding of  the photoelectric effect.

【iCEMs English】https://www.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/4273/

【Scientific Reports】

Higashi Y, Matsumoto K, Saitoh H, Shiro A, Ma Y, Laird M, Chinnathambi S, Birault A, Doan TLH, Yasuda R, Tajima T, Kawachi T, Tamanoi F. Iodine containing porous organosilica nanoparticles trigger tumor spheroids destruction upon monochromatic X-ray irradiation: DNA breaks and K-edge energy X-ray. Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 14;11(1):14192. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93429-9.


March 5, 2021

Newsletter vol.2

We have prepared an English version of the latest newsletter "KAWARABAN" vol.2 which contains the report of the online event held last December. The English version is available from here.

January 5, 2021

Happy New Year!!

The novel coronavirus is still spreading, but  we hope to hold events this year, utilizing online as well.

2020

December 11, 2020

Online symposium was held.

The online symposium titled "Coronavirus Infection and Nanomedicine" was held on December 5. Eleven speakers gave lectures, and we had a stimulating discussion on how to approach new coronavirus infections from the perspective of nanotechnology.

Please see details from here


August 7, 2020

Two papers are published. 

August 4, 2020

The Society of Nano Science and Technology  Statement on COVID-19

The Society of Nano Science and Technology, to which Prof. Tamanoi belong, released a statement on COVID-19. Prof. Tamanoi also participated in the process of making the statement. See the statement from here

April 20, 2020

Newsletter vol.1

We decided to send you newsletters for informing our recent conditions and encouraging other researchers to develop our and their studies. See from here.

March 17, 2020

[Postponed]  2nd QNM symposium

Due to corona virus, we decided to postpone our 2nd symposium. We are very sorry to inform this, but hope you understand the situation and expect the next one. 

February 6, 2020

2nd QNM symposium will be held on April 17

Our 2nd QNM symposium will be held on Friday, April 17th! It has been just decided! We hope much more people participate in!

A detail will be announced on this website, our official SNS, or Kyoto University Tamanoi Lab. Website. Please check it out!

January 6, 2020

A Happy New Year! 

A Happy New Year!!! How was your new year holidays?

Today is the first day of our work. This year, as well as the last year, we may keep studying in the domain of "quantum nano medicine".

Please keep watching us!

2019

December 13, 2019

1st QNM symposium has successfully finished 

We held our first symposium today!

More researchers than expected came, listened to lectures and discussed a lot.

Thank you for coming to our symposium and supporting us!

November 26, 2019

1st QNM symposium will be held on December 13

The program for our symposium on December 13, 2019 has been released!

The flyer is also coming soon! We hope to meet you all there!!

November 14, 2019

We open our website !

Our website has just been activated! Please keep looking at this site to check the progress of our research. 

October 5, 2019

The opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of Quantum Nano Medicine Center was held! Our loooong journey for development of quantum nano medicine has just started.  

October 1, 2019

QNM center starts our studies actively!

Quantum Nano Medicine Research Center starts our studies actively from TODAY!! The center is expected to have initiative to develop a new academic discipline integrating quantum beams and nanomaterials. Watch the next news!! 

July 23, 2019

QNM center has been approved  as one of the Kyoto University On-site Labs

UCLA-Onsite Laboratory "Quantum Nano Medicine Research Center" was approved as one of the Kyoto University Onsite Labs recently. See the announcement by Kyoto University (http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/about/events_news/office/kikaku-joho/kikaku/news/2019/190723_1.html ). 

This center, one of the onsite labs within the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), will initiate activity on October 1, 2019 and aims to advance a new field of research that emerged from the fusion of physics and medicine.

Professor Tamanoi will coordinate this center activity.