Ethological dynamics in diorama environmentsGrant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)
NEWS
- 2023.11.23
Associate Prof. Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2) and Prof. Makoto Iima (Team B02-2) have co-edited a special topic titled 'Advances in the Physics of Biofluid Locomotion' in the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (JPSJ). The research teams led by Prof. Takuji Ishikawa (Team B01-1) and Prof.
Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Team B02-1) have also contributted to this special topic.JPSJ Special Topics URL
https://journals.jps.jp/toc/jpsj/2023/92/12 - 2023.11.15
The symposium "The survival strategies of unicellular organisms on a microscale" at the 61st annual meeting of Biophysical Society of Japan co-hosted by our research area was held in Nov 15th, 2023 at Nagoya Congress Center.
"The survival strategies of unicellular organisms on a microscale"
Organizers Kage Azusa (Gakushuin Univ.)、Nomura Mami (Yamagata Univ.)、Shiba Kogiku (Univ. of Tsukuba) Date Wednesday, November 15, 2023 14:00-16:30 Venue Nagoya Congress Center Speakers Shashank Shekhar (Emory Univ.), Syun Echigoya (Hokkaido Univ.), Romain Brette (Sorbonne Univ.), Mami Nomura (Yamagata Univ.), Susumu Takatsuka (Sony Group Corporation), Kohei Yoshiyama (Univ. Shiga Pref.) 
- 2023.11.10
The Diorama-Ethology ciliate workshop was held in Nov 10th, 2023 at Gakushuin University and online.
- 2023.10.27
The research of Associate Professor Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2) of the planning group was introduced in the scientific magazine New Scientist.
Paper
「Odd Elastohydrodynamics: Non-Reciprocal Living Material in a Viscous Fluid」
https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXLife.1.023002New Scientist
「Sperm caught breaking Newton's third law of motion」
(October 28, 2023 issue)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2397442-sperm-caught-breaking-newtons-third-law-of-motion/ - 2023.10.25-26
A joint seminar was organized by the Issac Newton Institute (Cambridge) and the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University.
Dr. Kogiku Shiba (University of Tsukuba), the leader of the planning group of this project, gave an invited lecture and introduced the results of his research on chemotaxis of sperm motility and research activities in the area of Ethological dynamics in diorama environments.
Titles and abstracts of the presentations can be found below.
INI-RIMS joint seminar | Fluid Mechanics for Life
In addition, videos of the joint seminar presentations are available at
https://www.newton.ac.uk/seminar/40055/
https://www.newton.ac.uk/seminar/40530/This joint seminar was jointly organized by the "Role of Boundaries in Biological Fluid Dynamics" meeting held by the Institute for Mathematical Analysis, Kyoto University, and the INI research program "Mathematics of movement: an interdisciplinary approach to mutual challenges in animal ecology and cell biology".
https://fluid.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/2023年度研究集会「生物流体力学における境界の役/
https://www.newton.ac.uk/event/mmv/
- 2023.10.24
October 24, 2023: NHK Science ZERO introduced our research project “The mysterious world of slime molds that approaches the “intelligence" of single cells”
(broadcasted on November 13, 2022) has been remade into "The Superpowers of Slime Molds" for overseas use, and it was broadcasted internationally on NHK WORLD-JAPAN.
This program can also be viewed on NHK+ and NHK On-Demand.The Superpowers of Slime Molds
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2015308/ - 2023.10.10
The workshop on the ciliates will be held in November 10th, 2023 at Gakushuin University.
Please visit the workshop webpage below.
https://ajar-squirrel-1c2.notion.site/Diorama-Ethology-Ciliate-Workshop-30e65af00c1b42dabf8d4e58443ec5ae【Title】
Diorama-Ethology Ciliate Workshop【Date and venue】
November 10th, 2023
Online: Zoom
Onsite: Room 101, South Building No. 7, Gakushuin University【Program】
13:00 Venue open 13:30-14:00 Masatoshi Ichikawa (Kyoto Univ.)
“Rheotaxis of ciliates”14:10-14:40 Azusa Kage (Gakushuin Univ.)
“Long-term tracking of *Paramecium*”14:50-15:20 Itsuki Kunita (Univ. of Ryukyus)
“Slow Time-Constant Channel Responses Driving Intellectual Behavior in *Paramecium*”15:30-16:30 Romain Brette (ISIR, Sorbonne Univ.)
“Integrative modeling of *Paramecium*, a “swimming neuron””17:00-19:00 Social gathering
(onsite only; details will be announced after registration) - 2023.10.9
On October 9, 2023, at "Scientists Festival that You Can Visit" (Akihabara, Tokyo)”, sponsored by the Japan Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS) and supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Science Council of Japan, the Union of Japanese Societies for Biological Science, etc.), professor T. Nakagaki of B02-1 group gave a lecture titled “Cellular Ethological Dynamics for Proto-intelligence Observed in Diorama Environments" at the session "Interesting and Serious Scientists: The World of Ig Nobel Prizes”, and participated in the panel discussion, to show the research activities of our research project.
Japan Society for the Advancement of Science Annual Conference 2023
https://meetings.jaas.science/ - 2023.10.7-8
The workshop for young scientists was held in Oct 7-8th, 2023 at Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba.
The event was attended by 35 people, including 4 lecturers and 19 young people (students and postdocs), and we were able to have lively discussions and exchanges.
Dr. Eriko Watanabe of the University of Electro-Communications was invited from the "Research on Transdisciplinary Study of Scattering and Fluoroscopy" (https://www.org.kobe-u.ac.jp/scattering_clairvoyance/) for an interdisciplinary exchange program.
- 2023.10.2
October 2, 2023, in the popular series "President Interview No. 107: Expanding possibilities by changing your perspective ~ Two perspectives and knowledge
to find clues to solutions" in the magazine "People and Systems" published by NTT Data Engineering Systems, Inc., the research of Planned Research group B02-1,
"Skillful behavioral abilities of protists including slime molds" was introduced.
"People and Systems" published by NTT Data Engineering Systems, Inc.
https://www.nttd-es.co.jp/magazine/backnumber/no107/no107-specialreport.html - 2023.9.27
September 27, 2023, (NPO) hello tomorrow Asia Pacific SUMMIT 2023 (held at National Gallery Singapore, Singapore) Alternative Intelligence Session
“Brainless, but capable of complex decision-making” by Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Hokkaido University) of B02-1 group gave a Keynote Speech
“Capable of remembering, anticipating, and deciding, to think that single-celled organisms are stupid would be wrongful,” followed by a panel discussion
“Hidden in plain sight: intelligence as we don't know.” He introduced some of the research in this area.
Hello Tomorrow APAC Summit 2023
https://www.hello-tomorrow-apac.org/apac-summit-2023 - 2022.9.15
The 4th Area Plenary Meeting and the 3rd Discussion Meeting were held at Hokkaido University.
There were 68 in-person participants and 26 online participants.
Two academic investigators and five evaluation team members were also in attendance to give their comments.
- 2023.9.15
On September 10, 2023, Professor Nishiyama of Group A01-01 appeared on NHK Science ZERO and introduced algae biofuel production.
"The mysterious world of slime mold approaching the "intelligence" of single cells"
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/episode/te/JVYKRNX7NK/Rebroadcast September 16
- 2023.9.12
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Hokkaido University) of B02-1 group wrote an article about research in this area and scientific research in general, in the Hokkaido Shimbun's evening column “GYOGANZU (Fisheye)”.
September 12, 2023
"When humans return to being single-celled"
Movement of sperm as a single-celled organism during the change of generations in humans.August 29, 2023
"Researcher's role"
Switching of phototaxis in Chlamydomonas.July 4, 2023
"Small hairs in the body are amazing"
Ciliary movement from unicellular to multicellular organisms.June 13, 2022
“Dandelion by the edge of fence"
Understanding the functions of living organisms through fluid dynamics.January 7, 2022
"Mathematical model to understand weather and corona infection"
On the importance of mechanical study. - 2023.9.8
Prof. Kazuo Inaba (A01-2 group) was awarded the Zoological Society of Japan Award 2023.
Award winner lecture summary
https://www.zoology.or.jp/annual-meeting/3/prizewinner/
- 2023.9.3
Associate Professor Shinichiro Maruyama in the Publicly Offered Research group and his colleagues have identified a new pathway by which sugar is released by coral symbiotic algae. This pathway involves the largely overlooked cell wall, showing that this structure not only protects the cell but plays an important role in symbiosis and carbon circulation in the ocean.
Published in eLife
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.80628Press release of the research (Tohoku Univ.)
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/press/researchers_unearth_new_process_algae_pass_nurtirients_to_coral_host.html - 2023.9.1 On August 26th, 2023, research on "skillful behavior of protozoa" by Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Hokkaido University) of B02-1 group was introduced in the video content of the web media "Rike Lab".
- 2023.9.1
Dr. Kazuhiro Aoki (A01-1 group) and his colleagues found that the spread of a red tide is caused by changes in the diurnal vertical migration (DVM) pattern of the causative phytoplankter. The results were published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin.
【Title】
Dynamics of a fish-killing dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi red-tide captured by composite data sources.【Author】
Kazuhiro Aoki, Koichi Sugimatsu, Naoaki Yoshimura, Yoshiyuki Kuroki, Hiroki Nakashima, Keisuke Hoshina, Keisuke Ura【Paper Description】
In this study, controlling factor of a horizontal expansion of a fish-killing Karenia mikimotoi red-tide was clarified in the Yatsushiro Sea using multiple data sources. The backscattering data of the current meter captured the modulation of DVM (shallowing of the night distribution). It was suggested that the horizontal expansion of the bloom was driven by the strong surface current and the modulation of DVM.【Link】
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23009062
- 2023.8.22
On August 22nd, 2023, assistant Professor Yukinori Nishigami (Hokkaido University) of B01-1 group, jointly with B02-1 group,
accepted overseas students (9 students from university and high school) supported by SAKURA Science Program (JST) and
conducted a hands-on learning program on ecology and behavior of protist.
- 2023.08.10
Associate Professor Hironori Ueno (Group B01-1) introduced the field of "Ethological dynamics in diorama environments" in the university collaboration course "Let's observe the world of micro organisms!".
【Couse Title】
Let's take a peek into the world of micro organisms!【Date】
Thursday, August 10, 2023, 13:30-15:30【Place】
KARIYA Cultural Center "AIRIS"
- 2023.07.19
The 20th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held in Fisheries Technology Institute (Goto).
- 2023.7.2
Associate Professor Katsuhiko Sato and his colleagues in B02-1 group found that nematodes transfer to insects using an electric field. This result provides an important insight into the mystery : how is small organism that slowly crawls on the ground able to spread around the world?
published in Current Biology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.042Press release of the research (Hokkaido Univ., Hiroshima Univ.)
https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/news/pdf/230703_pr2.pdf
https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/news/2023/07/post-1255.htmlArticles in Newspapers etc
・Nihon Keizai Shinbun (2nd Jul.)
・Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun (6th Jul.)
・Yahoo!Yahoo! News (6th Jul.)
・Yomiuri Shinbun (31st Jul.)
・Hokuriku Chunichi Shinbun (6th Jul.), Hokuriku Chunichi Shinbun (6th Jul.) etc - 2023.06.27
In April 2023, UK based organization [Braintastic! Science] piloted their new show for children, Amazing Animals, at the Edinburgh Science Festival, featuring the work of B02-1 group (Professor T. Nakagaki).
In April 2023, UK based organization [Braintastic! Science](*1) piloted their new show for children, Amazing Animals, at the Edinburgh Science Festival, featuring the work of Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki. During the show, founder and presenter Ginny Smith introduced the families to the amazing cognitive abilities of animals including crows, chimps and dolphins as well as the surprising puzzle-solving skills of the humble slime mould. The audience were challenged to solve a simple maze, and to connect the Tokyo area subway map, before seeing the slime mould’s solutions, and hearing about how effectively they can solve puzzles like this, despite not having a brain! The show was received really well, and Braintastic! Science now plan to add it to their repertoire, taking it to schools and festivals around the UK and (occasionally) elsewhere, sharing the amazing abilities of the slime mould, and the work of the Professor Nakagaki group, with a wide and diverse audience.
(*1) Braintastic! Science
https://www.braintasticscience.com/
- 2023.6.20 List of Achievements for FY2022" is now available.
- 2023.06.03
Associate Professor Hironori Ueno (Group B01-1) introduced the field of "Ethological dynamics in diorama environments" in a university laboratory tour of the SS Science Club of Toyota Nishi High School which is a super science high school (SSH).
【Couse Title】
Toyota Nishi High school Laboratory tour【Date】
Thursday, March 30, 2023, 15:30-17:30【Place】
Aichi University of Education
- 2023.05.18
The 18th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held in Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- 2023.04.04
【2023.05.10 Publish】
A book related to protists, the subject of research by Ethological Dynamics in Diorama Environments, entitled "Dictionary of Protists" (Asakura Shoten) has been published. Seven members of the the planned research group and the publicly offered research group were involved in the project as editors and authors."Dictionary of Protists" (Asakura Shoten)
https://www-asakura-co-jp.translate.goog/detail.php?book_code=17181&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ja - 2023.04.02
April 2, 2023. The research of Assistant Prof. Yu Fukasawa et al. of the publicly solicited group was published in Nihon Keizai Shinbun "Mushroom conversation? Electrical potentials were detected".
Nihon Keizai Shinbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO69816960R00C23A4MY1000/ - 2023.03.24
The research team led by Assistant Prof. Yu Fukasawa (Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University), a member of the publicly solicited group issued a press release.
Tohoku University (JP)
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2023/03/press20230324-01-rainfall.html - 2023.03.30
Associate Professor Hironori Ueno (Group B01-1) gave a lecture in "Meeting for development of teaching materials using microorganisms" - observation of microorganisms contained in water from a nearby pond using a microscope.In this lecture, we introduced the research activities of "Ethological dynamics in diorama environments".
Couse Title:Meeting for development of teaching materials using microorganisms
Date:Thursday, March 30, 2023, 15:30-17:30
Place:Aichi University of Education
- 2023.3.16-17
【March 16-17, 2023】
The third area meeting was held online for research exchange.
- 2023.3.15 Assistant Professor Yu Fukasawa (Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University), a member of the publicly solicited group, has published 2 papers.
- 2023.03.10
The research team led by Assistant Prof. Yu Fukasawa (Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University), a member of the publicly solicited group issued a press release.
Tohoku University (JP)
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2023/03/press20230310-02-mycelial.html - 2023.3.10
Assistant Professor Nishigami of Group B01-1, Associate Professor Sato, Professor Nakagaki, Postdoctoral Researcher Atsushi Taniguchi, Postdoctoral Researcher Charles Fosseprez, and graduate students of Group B02-1 gave a class to 40 students at Hokkai High School as part of the Hokkaido University Academic Fantasista Project (in collaboration with the Hokkaido Shimbun).
The theme was "Exploring the Ecology and Behavior of Protists", and participants learned hands-on through laboratory practice and lectures. - 2023.3.8
Assistant Professor Nishigami of Group B01-1, Associate Professor Sato, Professor Nakagaki, Postdoctoral Researcher Atsushi Taniguchi, Postdoctoral Researcher Charles Fosseprez, and graduate students of Group B02-1, in cooperation with the SSH project of Keisei High School in Hokkaido, accepted 14 foreign high school students (India and Australia) of the JST Sakura Science Program and others for a one-day experience.
The theme was "Exploring the Ecology and Behavior of Protists", and participants learned through laboratory practice and lectures. - 2023.2.23 The research by Prof. Nakagaki et al. in Group B02-01 was reported in the Mainichi Newspaper in an article titled "Amazing Ability of Slime Molds: 'Intelligence' Learned from Single-Celled Organisms", which was published online on the 21st.
- 2023.2.19 Professor Nakagaki, a member of Group B02-01, gave a talk on "Clever Single Cells" to elementary school students as part of the science club activity of "Team Kujira-go" an NPO (nonprofit organization) that conducts hands-on learning activities on marine ecosystem and environment for children, who will be responsible for future science.
- 2023.2.17
One-day workshop on mathematical life science was held at Kyoto University in collaboration with other KAKENHI projects in Transformatice Research Areas A.
「Methods and Applications in Mathematical Life Sciences --Transformative Research A: 3G+∞ Fusion Meeting —」
- 2023.2.15
The research team led by Prof. Shinya Sato (Team B01-2) in the Planning Group issued a press release.
Fukui Prefectural University
Lake Biwa Museum
PublicationThe discovery of the invasive diatom from Kinki Area has been reported in newspapers and other media.
Yomiuri Shimbun Online
Asahi Shinbun Digital
Mainichi Shimbun
Shiga Prefecture
NHK NEWS WEB - 2023.01.28-29
Math & Modeling Lecture in Sendai was held.
Date : 28-29 Jan, 2023
Place: Kawauchi Hagi Hall, Tohoku University
- 2023.1.18
Two presentations related to this project, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics in 2022, were selected as "Noteworthy Research in 2022" in Nagare, the Journal of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 6 (2022)!
One is entitled “Position-Control Experiments of the Localized Bioconvection of Euglena by Non-Uniform Light Environment” by Prof. Hiroshi Yamashita (Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University), Prof. Nobuhiko J. Suematsu (Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University) and Prof. Makoto Iima (Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University) et al., who are members of group B02-2. The other is entitled "Microswimming Theory of Odd-elastic Materials" by Prof. Kenta Ishimoto (Research Institute for Mathematical Science, Kyoto University) et al., who is a member of group B01-2.
In addition, a photograph of the experiment taken by Prof. Yamashita was adopted for the cover of Nagare, the Journal of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 6 (2022)!
- 2023.1.15 January 15, 2023. The research of Professor Nakagaki et al. of B02-01 group was published in Nihon Keizai Shimbun "Learning from Living Things No.13 -The Optimal Route Guided by Slime Molds-".
- 2023.1.12
A study on "force-sensing cilia" (Prof. Ishikawa of Group B01-1 participated) was published in Science.
Press release "Force determines asymmetry in body building"
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2023/01/press20230112-01-leftright.htmlJournal URL
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq8148 - 2022.12.8
The workshop on gamete cell motility for the members of our research area was held at Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba.
- 2022.12.7
Published December 10, 2022
Associate Prof. Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2) published a book “Microbial Fluid Mechanics: Exploring Motion, Shape and Flow of Life” (Saiensu-Sha)SAIENSU-SHA WebSite
https://www.saiensu.co.jp/search/?isbn=978-4-7819-1559-3&y=2022
- 2022.11.18 Lecture video for junior and senior high school students by the Council of Joint Usage/Research Centers in National Universities (JURC)- As part of the Knowledge Base [SUGUWAKA Academia] series, Assistant Professor Nishigami (Group B01-01) and Postdoctoral Researcher Taniguchi (Group B02-01) , Prof. Nakagaki (Group B02-01) and others created and published “Ethological Dynamics in Diorama Environments at a Glance".
- 2022.11.13
On November 13, 2022, Prof. Nakagaki and others from the B02-01 group appeared on NHK TV program SCIENCE ZERO and introduced our research project.
"The mysterious world of slime mold approaching the "intelligence" of single cells"
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/episode/te/DRJYK5PP8L/Summary article "The common sense of single cells has changed!
The "information processing ability" of the mysterious creature "slime mold" was amazing! ”
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/blog/bl/pkOaDjjMay/bp/pd8k3w0eDR/"Doctor's room" "When Dr. was a child. Vol.9"
https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/blog/bl/pMLm0K1wPz/bp/pARk6ajkJP/Rebroadcast November 19, 11:10 a.m.~
- 2022.11.10
Prof. Takuji Ishikawa (Team B01-1) received the Fluid Science Research Award
- 2022.11.4
November 4, 2022 Exhibited at Science Agora sponsored by JST: We were able to welcome more than 550 visitors in two days.
Visitors can directly observe 30 kinds of protozoa using 4 different microscopes according to their interests, and wrote short comments to share with other visitors.
- 2022.11.2
Professor Kazuo Inaba (Team A01-2) appeared in the NHK BS Premium program "Humanience: 4 Billion Year Plan" and his research on cilia was introduced.
Title
Humanience: 4 Billion Year PlanDate
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 22:00-22:59
[Rebroadcast] : Thursday, November 3, 2022 23:00-23:59Broadcasting
NHK BS Premium
*To be made available on NHK On DemandDetail
NHK ～HUMANIENCE～ - 2022.11.1
November 05-06, 2022
We will exhibit at "Science Agora 2022", one of the largest science events in Japan, in collaboration with Prof. Nakagaki's lab in Team B02-1 and Ethological dynamics in diorama environments (project number 406).Title
SCIENCE AGORA 2022Date
Friday, 4th– Sunday, 6th NovemberHost
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Detail
SCIENCE AGORA 2022 [No.406] The Microorganisms: Unexpected Teachers for Tomorrow's Challenge?!
- 2022.10.29
One-day Workshop on Cellular-level ethological dynamics towards "proto-intelligence" was held at Kyoto University.
Two speakers from overseas and four from Japan gave lectures. Forty participants attended in person and 30 participated online.
- 2022.10.25 The research group of Assistant Professor Kogiku Shiba (Team A01-2) and Professor Kazuo Inaba (Team A01-2) have issued a press release on the scientific paper published online in "Current Biology".
- 2022.10.11、2022.10.17 Senior Scientist Tomoyuki Shikata (Planning Team A01-1) was interviewed by the Asahi Shimbun about the harmful red tide in Hokkaido last autumn. The result was published in the morning edition and the electronic edition of the Asahi Shimbun.
- 2022.10.2 The research by Prof. Noritaka Hirohashi, a member of the publicly offered research group, was featured in the Sankei Shimbun's Close-Up Science section as a special feature article titled "The Reality of the Giant Squid of the Deep Sea in Reproduction" (web version and 10/2 Kanto morning edition and 10/17 Kansai evening edition).
- 2022.10.1
Associate Prof. Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2) received the 11th Hiroshi Fujiwara Prize for Mathematical Sciences
- 2022.9.22 Associate Professor Kenji Kikuchi (Team A02-2) and his colleagues presented a research paper entitled "Reciprocating intestinal flows enhance glucose uptake in C. elegans" with Professor Takuji Ishikawa (Team B01-1).
- 2022.9.10
On Saturday, September 10, Dr. Taniguchi and Dr. Charles Fosseprez, postdoctoral fellows of group B02-01, accepted a one-day college experience (five students) from Hokkaido Keisei High School, a super science high school, and conducted a hands-on course on an overview of "Ethological dynamics of protists in diorama environments".
[Program]
Hokkaido Keisei High School SSH 1-day experience program
Commemorative photo after the course
- 2022.9.2 Senior Scientist Tomoyuki Shikata (Plannning Team A01-1) was interviewed by the Nishinippon Shimbun about the harmful red tide in a coastal area of Kyushu this summer. The result was published in the morning edition and the electronic edition of the Nishinippon Shimbun.
- 2022.8.28
Associate Professor Hironori Ueno (Group B01-1) gave a lecture "Let's look into the world of microorganisms" - introduction of various microorganisms and their research, observation of microorganisms in water using a microscope - at the Miyoshi City Library Learning Exchange Plaza "SunLive". In this lecture, we introduced the research activities of Ethological dynamics of protists in diorama environments.
【Course Title】
Let's look into the world of microorganisms【Date】
Sunday, August 28, 2022, 13:00-15:00【Place】
Miyoshi City Library Learning Exchange Plaza "SunLive"【Contents】
introduction of various microorganisms and their research, observation of microorganisms in water using a microscope. In this lecture, we introduced the research activities of Ethological dynamics of protists in diorama environments.
- 2022.8.26 Professor Nakagaki of Team B02-01 will give a lecture on "Ethological dynamics of protists in diorama environments" for high school students at "Academic Fantasista 2022," a project promoted by Hokkaido University and the Hokkaido Shimbun as part of the "Science and Technology Dialogue with the Public" project by the Cabinet Office.
- 2022.8.25
Dr. Yuasa, Dr. Onizuka, and Dr. Kitatsuji (TeamA01-1) conducted outreach activities at a work-study program held at Hatsukaichi Municipal Ohno Junior High School.
- 2022.8.24 Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki introduced research results and concepts related to our project on the website “RIKE Lab - Research Institute for Ideal Working Style in Science -"
- 2022.8.21
Prof. Kazuo Inaba (Team A01-2) conducted outreach activities at a lecture for high school teachers held at Hakodate Shirayuri Gakuen Junior & High School.
- 2022.8.20
On August 20, 2022, the Plenary Meeting, with the participation of 74 in-person and 14 online, was held at Hokkaido University.
This was our first meeting in which all members participated.
Senior scientific research specialists and external evaluation committee members also attended the meeting to give their comments.
- 2022.8.15 Associate Professor Kenji Kikuchi (Team A02-2) participated as an online lecturer in "Field Biology of the Northern Sea, Intertidal Zone in Summer 2022" organized by Research Center for Marine Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, and conducted outreach activities to a total of five 2nd to 4th year undergraduate students from national, public and private universities.
- 2022.8.6
Assistant Professor Shiba Kogiku (Team A01-2) conducted outreach activities at Open campus in College of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba.
- 2022.8.5
Prof. Kazuo Inaba (Team A01-2) conducted outreach activities at an open lecture for high school students held at Shimoda marine research center, University of Tsukuba.
- 2022.8.4-6
Dr. Kitatsuji, Dr. Sugimatsu, and Dr. Yuasa (Group A01-1) observed a diurnal vertical migration of the toxic red tide dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi in the Yatsushiro Sea by R/V Yoko-Maru of the Fisheries Research and Education Agency on 4-6th August in 2022.
- 2022.8.1-5
Associate Professor Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2) conducted outreach activities at Mathamatics Public Lectures at Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University.
- 2022.7.25
Prof. Noritaka Hirohashi, a member of the publicly offered research group, conducted outreach activities for 13 high school students as a part of the STEAM project organized by Matsue Higashi High School.
Photo: a student dissecting a female of “akaika” squid - 2022.7.22 Publicly Offered Research, 2022FY has been adopted.
- 2022.7.21 The 11th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2022.7.6 Prof. Ishikawa (Team B01-1) wrote a commentary article on diorama environment.
- 2022.7.1
Published July 1, 2022
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Team B02-1) introduced research concepts related to our field in the general interest magazine "Mathematics Seminar" (Nippon Hyoron Co., Ltd.).The article "A Reliable Encounter between Mathematics and Biology in the Hodgkin-Huxley Model" in the special issue "Mathematics at the Boundary: Where Different Fields Meet,"
Vol. 61, NO. 7, 18-23 (2022). - 2022.6.30
Published June 30, 2022
The research by Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki et al. of the painting Team B02-1 was introduced as "Do organisms without brains have intelligence?" in "The Forefront of Life Science: Challenging the Wonder of Being Alive" by Team Pascal, published by Asahi Sensho (Asahi Shimbun Publications). - 2022.6.24
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Team B02-1) together with Associate Prof. Takaaki Aoki, Faculty of Education, Kagawa University, Associate Prof. Naoya Fujiwara, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Tohoku University, and Prof. Mark Fricker, Oxford University, presented their research paper, "A model for simulating emergent patterns of cities and roads on real-world landscapes.
Press Release
https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/all-roads-lead-to-big-cities/Asahi Shimbun web article on July 14, 2022, "Road Leads to Rome, Mucus 'Intelligence' Almost Replicates Italian City."
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ7F62K8Q76ULBH00M.htmlThe article "Italian Urban Development Verified by slime mold 'Intelligence';Research Team from Kagawa University, Hokkaido University, and Others Write Paper" appeared in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper on July 16, 2022.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S15357963.html - 2022.6.18
Assistant Professor Nishigami of Team B01-1, Professor Nakagaki of Team B02-1, Postdoctoral Researcher Atsushi Taniguchi, Postdoctoral Researcher Charles Fosseprez, Graduate Student Shun Echigoya, et al.
Dr. Atsushi Taniguchi, Dr. Charles Fossepre, and graduate student Shun Echigoya gave a science lecture for high school students at Asahikawa Kita High School in Hokkaido. The theme was "Exploring the Ecology and Behavior of Protists," and participants learned experientially through field practice, laboratory practice, and lectures. It was hosted by Hokkaido University and the Hokkaido branch of the Yomiuri Shimbun, and co-sponsored by Ethological Dynamics in Diorama Environments.
Science Lectures
https://www.es.hokudai.ac.jp/news/2022-06-18-science-lecture/
Reported in the Hokkaido edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper on July 20, 2022.Hokkaido University Research Times
https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/researchtimes/science lecture 2022 part1
https://www.cris.hokudai.ac.jp/news/3196science lecture 2022 part2
https://www.cris.hokudai.ac.jp/news/3246Twitter
https://twitter.com/HokkaidoUnivPR/status/1572100190185869313?s=20&t=-4PihQ-L6SmjaeNEa-Nt1Q - 2022.6.17 Associate Professor Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2)'s lecture video for junior and senior high school students "Quickly Understand Academia. Quickly Understand Fluid Mechanics - The World of Microorganisms -" is now available.
- 2022.6.14
Research by Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki et al. of Project Team B02-1 was introduced in President online as "Rational Behavior without a Brain - An Amazing Single-Celled Organism that Won the Ig Nobel Prize Twice".
https://president.jp/articles/-/58010 - 2022.6.14
Authors: Yusuke Ushijima (Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Meteorological Research Institute) and Yutaka Yoshikawa (Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University :Group A01-1)
Titles: Nonlinearly interacting entrainment due to shear and convection in the surface ocean
Abstracts: This study reveals that sheared flow and convection nonlinearly interact in the ocean surface mixed layer, resulting in reduced entrainment of water from below the mixed layer. Overestimated mixed layer depths seen in many ocean general circulation model simulations may likely be ascribed to inappropriate representation of this nonlinear interaction by those models.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14098-w - 2022.6.14
【2022.10.29】 International workshop
One-day Workshop on Cellular-level ethological dynamics towards "proto-intelligence"【Date】
Saturday, 29th October, 2022【Place】
Hybrid style: Online + Maskawa Hall, Kyoto University - 2022.6.11
Research exchange meeting was held in Sendai.
- 2022.6.10
The 10th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held in Sendai.
- 2022.06.06
Associate Professor Ishimoto (Team B01-2) of the Planning Team made a press release.
Never too odd to learn how to swim
-Examining the odd locomotion of microswimmers-The content of the announcement has been published in scientific newspapers and other media.
・The Nikkei
・Phys.org - 2022.6.2 Associate Professor Hironori Ueno (Team B01-1) conducted outreach activities at a Senior High School Affiliated to AICHI UNIVERSITY of EDUCATION.
- 2022.5.29
Published May 29, 2022
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki of Planning Team B02-1 introduced their research in the general-interest magazine "Ale -Genre indefinite culture magazine-".Interview article in the special feature "Rehabilitation of Gathering": "Toward a Slime Mold Life: On the Way of Physical Ethology of Cells"
Vol. 11, 186-217 (2022). - 2022.5.19 The 9th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2022.5 Technical support for sperm chemotaxis research was provided among Teams A01-2, A02-2, and B01-2 to help strengthen collaboration.
- 2022.5.1
Published May 1, 2022
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Team B02-1) introduced their research in the magazine "Eureka" (published by Seidosha).The article "Ethological Dynamics in Diorama Environments of Scleromycetes - Foraging Behavior in a Maze as an Example" in the special issue "The World of Fungi - Mushrooms, Molds, and Yeasts"
Vol. 54-6, NO.789, 277-281 (2022). - 2022.4.20
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki of Planning Team B02-1 presented "Online Science Cafe "Schrödinger's Wednesday (Wednesday Night Live 19:30-21:30)" and exchanged opinions with participants on the theme "Formulation of proto intelligence by Ethological Dynamics in Diorama Environments".
https://wirelesswire.jp/2022/04/82145/ - 2022.4.16
The 8th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
Shimoda Seaside Experiment Center, University of Tsukuba
- 2022.4.2 Associate Professor Kenji Kikuchi (Team A02-2) cooperated in an interview with the Asahi Shimbun newspaper "Nono-chan's DO Science: Why can water striders walk on water?".
- 2022.3.11-14 Technical assistance on ciliate swimming observation and mechanistic modeling was provided among Teams B01-1, B01-2, and B02-1 to promote stronger collaboration.
- 2022.3.11-12,18-19 Associate Professor Kenji Kikuchi (Team A02-2) participated as a lecturer in the 10th transgrade training course "Fluorescence Microscope Assembly Training" organized by Associate Professor Keiko Numayama, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, and conducted outreach activities to a total of 49 participants including junior high and high school students and teachers.
- 2022.3.17 The 7th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2022.02.17 The 6th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2022.02.03
The joint research team of Assistant Professor Shojiku Shiba (Team A01-2) and Professor Kazuo Inaba (Team A01-2) of the project team issued a press release.
Morphological differences in tardigrade spermatozoa induce variation in gamete motility
・TSUKUBA JOURNAL - Biology & Environment
・Press Release PDF (JP)
・Articles - Nazology.net
・paper & Detail - 2022.01.27 The 5th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2022.01.11
On January 11, 2022. Assistant Professor Yukinori Nishigami (Research Group B01-1)., together with graduate students Mr. Shun Echigoya, Associate Professor Katsuhiko Sato (Research Group B02-1).), and Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Research Group B02-1)., hosted six students from the Hokkaido Keisei High School, a super science high school, for a one-day university training program at the Institute of Electronic Science, Hokkaido University.
Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Yukinori Nishigami and others, the program students studied and conducted experiments on the theme of "Exploring the Behavior of Protists," and then presented and discussed their findings.
- 2021.12.23
23 Dec. 2021. Research by Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Research Group B02-1) and his colleagues has been published in Research News, Hokkaido University Homepage. Two Ig Nobel laureates discuss "Research that makes people laugh and then think"
Two Ig Nobel laureates discuss “Research that makes people laugh and then think”
- 2021.12.21
Dec. 21, 2021. Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki's (Research Group B02-1) research was introduced in "Kawaijuku Mirai-buku Plus Mirai-buku", a website for introducing "Outstanding Research Achievements" in collaboration with the Cabinet Office.
‘Equation of motion of slime mold: Does a single-celled organism move like a railroad network? Behavioral study of slime mold using computers'
・Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki | Kawaijuku Mirai-buku Plus Mirai-buku
- 2021.12.16 The 4th General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2021.12.15-16 Associate Prof. Hironori Ueno (Team B01-1) conducted outreach activities at a high school attached to Aichi University of Education.
- 2021.12.14
Associate Professor Kikuchi of the Planning Team made a press release.
・School of Engineering, Tohoku University
・Facebook
・TwitterThe content of the announcement has been published in scientific newspapers and other media.
- 2021.12.13 Q&A for Publicly Offered Research Application has been posted.
- 2021.12.11 Associate Prof. Kenta Ishimoto (Team B01-2) received the MIMS Mimura Award.
- 2021.12.04
Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Research Group B02-1) introduced his views on proto-intelligence at the panel discussion and talk event of "Challenge Field Hokkaido Seminar: What is fusion? Dec. 04, 2021, Sapporo.
- 2021.11.27
The 3rd General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea at Hatsukaichi City
- 2021.11.25 Publicly Offered Research information has been released.
- 2021.11.24 We have released the site of Ethological dynamics in diorama environments.
- 2021.11.01 Planned Research has been released.
- 2021.11.01 This area has been adopted by the Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A).
- 2021.10.30
Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Research Group B02-1) and his group's research was introduced in the second volume of the book "Let's Talk about Disability! - Disability and Welfare as Considered by 'Kotonone'" edited by Kikuo Satomi, published on October 30, 2021.
Professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki (Research Group B02-1) and his group's research was introduced in the second volume of the book "Let's Talk about Disability! - Disability and Welfare as Considered by 'Kotonone'" edited by Kikuo Satomi, published on October 30, 2021. "Brainless slime mold solves the maze”, pp. 205-219. The research was introduced in the form of a dialogue with the editor Mr. Satomi.
・Seidosha | History / Documents: Let's talk about obstacles! Volume 2
- 2021.10.30
NHK BS1 World Documentary "Slime mold: A genius without a brain" televised the research of Prof. Toshiyuki Nakagaki and his group (Research Group B02-1).
NHK BS World Documentary "Slime mold: Genius without a brain" was aired (rebroadcast). In this documentary, Professor Nakagaki's laboratory was introduced as one of the world's masters of slime mold. This documentary was produced by ARTE France/Hauteville Productions and broadcasted in France and other countries, but NHK translated it into Japanese and broadcasted it.
"Slime molds," single-celled organisms that have characteristics of both amoebas and fungi, are now attracting attention in the world of science. The film depicts the forefront of research to utilize the "intelligent" properties of slime mold, which has no brain or nerves. One of the "intelligent" properties of slime mold is the ability to find the route to the exit of a maze in the shortest distance. One of the "intelligent" properties of slime mold is its ability to find the shortest route to the exit of a maze, and a scientist who used slime mold to create an efficient railroad map of the Tokyo metropolitan area won the Ig Nobel Prize. There are also hopes for the use of slime mold in medicine, environmental issues, and even in the development of bio-computers. The film depicts the forefront of research, including the eerily beautiful growth of slime mold, as well as B-grade horror film footage using slime mold as a motif.
- 2021.10.25 Associate Professor Hironori Ueno (Team B01-1) conducted an outreach activity at Aichi Prefectural Obu Higashi High School.
- 2021.10.21 The 2nd General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
- 2021.9.16 The 1st General Group Meeting (Regional Executive Committee Meeting) was held.
