2017 Year-End Review
It is already two years since I started at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science. I am not a beginner any more. Good things in 2017: We have got some nice grants. We submitted the first paper from our lab, which is now under review. I traveled a lot to give talks around the world (mainly thanks to the collaboration with Bio-Rad). I have got to know many scientists. Some promising new projects have launched in the lab. Things that need improvements in 2018: I have to
サイエンスカフェを開催 / Organize a Science Cafe
サイエンスカフェを開催しました。遺伝子とDNAをテーマに、バナナからのDNA抽出、ヒト培養細胞（HEK293細胞）の核染色と観察を、参加者にやっていただきました。また、講演では遺伝子とは何か、遺伝物質としてのDNAの発見、二重らせん構造の特徴、DNA複製、遺伝暗号についてお話ししました。遺伝を身を以て示すために、私の家族も参加しましたし、私の子供の友達も多く参加してくれました。一般の方々、まして小学生に話すとなると、うまく伝えるのは至難の業で、どう話すか腕が試されるところです。不正確なことを伝えるわけにはいきませんが、かと言って細かいことを話しても全体の理解の妨げになります。微妙な線です。自分の本業が何なのかを忘れてしまうくらい、準備は入念に行いました（医学研職員なので、これも本業か）。
でも、参加者のみなさんが楽しそうに実験をしているのを見て、準備した甲斐があったと思いました。私達にとってはこれ以上ないくらい日常風景に溶け込んでいる遠心機が、あれだけ大勢の人達の注目を集めるのを見るのはこの先二度とないかもしれません。また、バナナDNAもかな
One-Day Lab Trip to Hakone/箱根へ日帰り研究室旅行
最近忙しくてなかなかここに書けず、もうほぼ二ヶ月前になってしまいましたが、箱根に日帰りで研究室旅行に行ってきました。本当は泊まりでどこかに行きたいところですが、子供がいるとなかなか難しいです。
フォレストアドベンチャー箱根というところで、滑車を使って谷川渡りみたいなことをしたりするアスレチックに行きました。ずっと木の上にいる感じでした。全員無事完走しました。みんな元気です。 帰りに小田原に寄ってご飯を食べて帰ってきました。海鮮丼おいしかったです。この前後も忙しく、というか忙しくないときなんてほとんどないわけですが、思い切って１日休みを取ってリフレッシュできました。研究室のみんなにとってもそうであったと願っています。次はどこに行くか考えます。 We went to a one-day lab trip to Hakone almost 2 months ago now. I had been too busy to write this up here. I would love to go an overnight-trip, but it
Institutional seminar by Dr. Bruce Conklin/Bruce Conklin博士の医学研セミナー
Last month, we hosted an Institutional seminar by my postdoc mentor, Dr. Bruce Conklin. Actually, he visited the Institute 2 years ago, right before I started here. Time flies. I think the projects in the Conklin lab have evolved a lot in a more clinical-oriented way. It was fantastic to see the projects flourish. Many people have left the lab like I did, but many good people have joined the lab as well. That is how a healthy lab respires. He had great discussions with our la
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